Paul Allen – Idea Man – autobiography wrap up

I actually finished reading Paul Allen’s book a while ago. I’ve been trying to balance my thoughts on it since then. Maybe its the case with most autobiographies, but you could be forgiven for thinking this is a book or bragging – founded a huge tech company, funded commercial space flight, owned sports teams, had [...]

WEBPRONEWS Interview: Blogging, your voice and getting found

I was pretty excited when WebProNews asked for an interview at the last Pubcon in Las Vegas. Here’s the interview with them where we talk about your voice in blogging, finding your voice and how to generate traffic. WebProNews interview with Duane Forrester It was an excellent 12 minutes with Abby Johnson and I’ve had [...]

Talking about mobile, advocacy, YouTube, social selectivity, Google v. TV networks and more

Two weeks ago I once again enjoyed the pleasure of sitting in on a Beancast, one of the premiere marketing podcasts available today. The title for the show ended up as: Step Away From The Bong Don’t Bogart this show, my friend! Quoting Bob, our often whity and always entertaining host, “Sometimes my ideas are [...]

How To Make Money With Your Blog now in Russian

Just got a copy from the publisher yesterday! Looks like we’re “international” now with How To Make Money With Your Blog! It’s pretty mind-blowing to see your book in a language foreign to you. It’s very different looking through it trying to match up what you think the content is with your memory of where [...]

SEO, IA and UX – the plot thickens

You know, it’s not every day you see the right conversations happening. A recent post by Adam Audette (here) spoke on the tri-mixed topics of Information Architecture (IA), User Experience (UX) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). For years many in the SEO industry have been blindly focusing on “simply seo”. To be fair, it’s tough [...]

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