Tuesday, July 31, 2007
LinkWorth: The Good
There are a number of link broker sites out there: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I'm not going to name the ones I don't like for a number of reasons, but I will tell you about one that I have been with for several years and that I am very happy with and that is LinkWorth.com.
There are a lot of reasons why I not only like LinkWorth, but also have been very loyal to them. When I was contacted directly by an advertiser after they canceled text ads on our sites, I was surprised that they wanted to do this to get a discount by bypassing LinkWorth. I promptly reported them to LinkWorth and told the former advertiser that I would never take their business, no matter how much they offered us.
I did this because LinkWorth provides a good service and charges about 30% for the text ad fee. This is not a small amount, but the other sites I have seen generally charge about 50%, or 30% of the "wholesale" price. I consider both of these to be excessive, although to be fair LinkWorth does take 50% of the fees when they take care of the marketing and placing of text ads. I have not tried the full service option but it may be worth it.
Once your site is set up in LinkWorth, you can add code to your site which allows the adding and removing of text ads on your site to be automated. If you've ever added and removed links as advertisers change, you know that can take some time and be a headache if you have a lot of sites.
LinkWorth also allows you to buy text ads on other sites and has different types of advertising options. And as a publisher you can also provide a number of options for advertisers.
We have been with LinkWorth for a number of years and also run Google AdSense on most of our sites. Over the past few years the income from AdSense has decreased, but the LinkWorth income has increased and we are now exceeding the most we have ever made with AdSense on a monthly basis.
If you have a web site or a blog and are not not offering text ads on your site, you are missing out on a great additional revenue stream.
[Note: This is not a paid post and it does not contain any paid text link ads. Some links may be affiliate links and can be easily circumvented if you wish. If you want to confirm that I really feel this way, please feel to comment. I really do like LinkWorth...]
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Before Buying A Cellular Phone
Before Buying A Cellular Phone
Buying a cellular phone may seem to be very easy when you have the money intended for the purchase but this is not the only consideration, you have to see to it that you are taking the right points before buying a cellular phone.
You have to consider first the type of phone you need or you want to have. There are three major types of cellular phones:
Analog phones
This type is really suitable for those who travel a lot. Price wise, it is less expensive if compared to alternative phones. This would be a great choice for those who have budgeted amount to purchase one. On the other hand, the quality of the sound from such phones is not that high as compared to alternatives. Another negative point to be considered is that rate minute is now rising as well.
Digital phones
This type of phone is really good when it comes to saving the cost of rates. These phones in general have better signals. The disadvantage point is that they could be very bad in receiving and maintaining signals. This could really be a big factor to consider.
PCS phones
This stands for Personal Communications. It is as practical as the digital phones when it comes to practical features this has to be considered a lot for it may make or break your satisfaction to the phone you have chosen.
What are the other features to consider?
You must consider before buying: dual mode phones, weigh, battery life, size, and also color. Though these are small details, they matter a lot to us. Be careful in choosing the phone to buy.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Now AKA is Also Known As....
ALWAYSKNOWNAS -YOUR ID
Stay Connected and Current
WHAT'S YOUR AKA?
Toronto, ON/April 20, 2006 - Bono. Sting. Superman. Everyone wishes they could be known by one, simple name. Well - this is your day.
AlwaysKnownAs, or AKA for short, is a simple, revolutionary way to keep in touch. It is a new online solution that uses names and nicknames to keep you in contact with friends, family and co-workers. Similar to keeping your cell phone number when you change phones, with AKA you keep your name forever. (After all, once you're Superman, you should always be Superman.) But it's not just a name, your AKA is a permanent link to your current contact information.
"It's a fast-paced world and as we move through different jobs and cities we lose contact with people," said Terry Anderson, founder of AKA. "AKA is simple and safe. By simply choosing and sharing your AKA, friends and colleagues can stay in touch wherever they are."
Stay Connected. First you choose your AKA name, then enter it with your contact information at AlwaysKnownAs.com, and include phone numbers, addresses, emails, etc. From there, you choose different levels of privacy, controlling how much information people can see and access. For example, Superman can choose to share his work contact information with colleagues, though his home address and phone may only be available to Lois. By having complete control over which information is hidden or visible, Superman can decide who sees his private info and who doesn't.
Looking for Superman? Simply enter his AKA name (Superman) at AlwaysKnownAs.com and his current contact information will be displayed. Since he's already chosen his public and private information, he knows his personal information is safe.
You control which of your information is hidden and which is visible to the public:
Any user can request to view your hidden information. You choose which of your information is shared with any user. And you can block any user from seeing any of your information.
If you choose, public information may include nothing more than your name and city. You get to choose exactly who can see more of your info on a case by case basis. With this personalized filtering system, AKA protects you and your information.
Automate Your Address Book. AKA Connect is a family of software plug-ins for major e-mail applications that let you add to or edit your address book effortlessly. Simply type in a person's AKA, and all their current contact info is automatically entered for you. In addition, if their information ever changes, your address book will be automatically updated. Plus we've developed a special interface that will soon allow popular web-based address books and e-mail applications to integrate with AKA. Currently supported address books include Microsoft Outlook and Blackberry. Support for Palm and Mac OS 10 Address Book coming soon.
AKA Beginnings. Backed by experienced management with proven records of accomplishment, AKA is a creative and fast-paced online service designed with the user in mind. Founded in January 2005, Terry Anderson and Greg Sharp developed AlwaysKnownAs.com based on the belief that the world needs a simple and safe way to for people to stay in touch with each other. Anderson is a former CEO and founder of e.Media group in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while Sharp is a former CEO and founder of Multimedia Productions Inc. (MPI) in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Sublime Solutions in Toronto, Canada.
"Everyone has been looking for permanence in a temporary world, for that one online ID that they can take with them anywhere. We believe this service is the right product at the right time," said Anderson.
Industry Facts. According to Internetworldstats.com, over 200 million people, or two-thirds of the American public are current Internet users. With the increasingly popularity of mobile devices such as smart phones, mp3 players, PDAs and the growing availability of WiFi access, the ability for people to stay current and connected has never been more important. AKA's services are developed to accommodate the fast-growing pace of Internet technology. New updates and additions will be made on an on-going basis.
I Want My AKA. The AKA service can be used by consumers and corporate Internet users over 18 years of age. Share your AKA name with others via e-mail, in a meeting, at a party, or printed on your business card. You do not have to be an AKA member to find out someone's contact details; however, to list your information on AKA, you must subscribe to the service. The cost is $9.95 per year, but for a limited time AKA is offered free for your first 12 months.
About AlwaysKnownAs.com
AlwaysKnownAs.com is a business offering a simple yet revolutionary online software service for consumers and corporate Internet users. The service, called AKA (short for "Always Known As"), is a new online service that provides a simple and secure way to always stay connected with your personal and business contacts. For your own AKA, go to www.AlwaysKnownAs.com.
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CONTACT: Susan Evans, Evans Larson, (612) 338-6999
E-mail: susan@evanslarson.com
Making the iPhone Easier to Use
San Diego-based iPhoneWare.com is poised to meet demand for accessories, tools, and software.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 2, 2007 -- Michael Deery, Prakash Gupta and Luis Sanchez are unlikely business partners. But their entrepreneurial spirit and love of new technology has brought them together to form iPhoneWare.com, one of the first companies developing software, tools, and accessories for the new Apple iPhone. Launching this Friday, June 29th, the iPhone is a cross between the iPod and a traditional cell phone.
San Diego native Luis Sanchez knew from a young age that he wanted to combine business and technology. Temporarily distracted by the mortgage industry, Sanchez has now returned to his first love, helping develop new products for the iPhone.
Prakash Gupta came to California in 2000 to pursue a Master's in Business Administration, but quickly founded his own custom software development company. As iPhoneWare.com's Vice President of Technology, Gupta is combining both business savvy and technology training.
Born and raised in Ireland, Michael Deery came to the University of San Diego on a soccer scholarship in 1994. Ten years later, he started mortgage company Citywide Financial. With the real estate boom ending, Deery was ready for a new challenge.
The three soon realized they shared an intense interest in the iPhone's upcoming release. "All three of us realized another door would be opening in the technology world with the iPhone," says Deery. With all the buzz surrounding the iPhone launch, consumers are clearly eager to adopt the new technology. But iPhoneWare.com is also developing tools to help businesses adopt the iPhone as well.
"The key to iPhone's long-term success will be its adoption by the business world as well as young consumers," says Gupta. "We're developing ways to fully integrate the iPhone with corporate networks, enabling full mobility."
About iPhoneWare.com
iPhoneWare.com offers accessories for the new iPhone and iPod. As one of the first companies offering gear for the iPhone, they are hard at work developing and finding tools for integrating the iPhone into everyday life. For more information, please visit http://www.iphoneware.com/.
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Press Contact: SADIE PETERSON
Company Name: iPhoneWare.com
Phone: 619-549-6838
Website: http://www.iphoneware.com
Monday, July 2, 2007
Apple iPhone Search Activity "Nuts!"
Searches for Apple iPhone Spike in Weeks Prior to Launch
June 29, 2007 - comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on US search activity related to the Apple iPhone, revealing that Americans have conducted an average of 274,000 iPhone-related searches per week since the beginning of the year. iPhone-related search activity is defined as all searches containing any derivation of the term "iPhone."
January iPhone Announcement and June Advertising Campaign Cause Spikes in US Search Activity
Product-specific search activity can provide an important gauge of consumer demand. comScore's study of iPhone-related search activity since the beginning of the year revealed some interesting insights into consumer demand and interest surrounding the iPhone.
When the product was first announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at Macworld on January 9, iPhone-related search activity jumped to more than 1.1 million searches during the week ending January 14. From February through May, the number of weekly searches ranged between 80,000 and 200,000, which still represented very high levels of search activity for an individual product. By comparison, even during the post-announcement period the number of iPhone-related searches was comparable with the number of searches for Motorola's "Razr," a well-established and popular cell phone already available to consumers.
As Apple's major iPhone advertising campaign touched off in June, search activity once again spiked with 704,000 iPhone-related searches for the week ending June 10, followed by 727,000 during the week ending June 17, and finally peaking with 1.2 million for the week ending June 24.
"The iPhone launch is likely to be one of the biggest product launches in history, and the activity we're seeing online clearly reflects widespread consumer interest," said James Lamberti, senior vice president of search solutions at comScore. "This study also helps underscore the significant role search plays in both online and offline retail, since many of those researching the product online will be lining up at the bricks-and-mortar retailers to purchase their new iPhones."
iPhone Searchers Interested in Price, Release Date
Through June 24, nearly 6.9 million searches were conducted that included the term "iPhone." Of those searches conducted, more than half (3.7 million) were for "iPhone," while nearly one in ten (638,000) were for "Apple iPhone." The most common related topics were price ("iPhone Price" with 217,000 searches and "Apple iPhone Price" with 57,000 searches) and release date ("iPhone Release Date" with 87,000 searches and "Apple iPhone Release Date" with 26,000 searches).
Top Click-Thru Destinations from iPhone-Related Searches
Week Ending Jan. 7, 2007 - Week Ending Jun. 24, 2007
Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore qSearch
Search Term Searches(000) Share of Searches
Total iPhone-Related Searches 6,860 100.0%
iPhone 3,722 54.3%
Apple iPhone 638 9.3%
iPhone Price 217 3.2%
iPhone Release Date 87 1.3%
Apple iPhone Price 57 0.8%
iPhones 41 0.6%
iPhone Cingular 36 0.5%
New Apple iPhone 34 0.5%
Apple iPhone Mobile Phone 26 0.4%
Apple iPhone Release Date 26 0.4%
iPhone-Related Searches Generate 2 Million Click-Thrus to Apple.com
iPhone-related searches generated more than 7.8 million click-thrus to Web sites since the beginning of the year, led by Apple.com with 2.3 million. Other top click-thru destinations include top gadget blogs Engadget.com (288,000 click-thrus) and Gizmodo.com (272,000 click-thrus). Meanwhile, the Web sites for AT&T and Cingular, which have the exclusive carrier rights to the iPhone, generated 151,000 and 124,000 click-thrus, respectively.
Top Click-Thru Destinations from iPhone-Related Searches
Week Ending Jan. 7, 2007 - Week Ending Jun. 24, 2007
Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore qSearch
Web Domain Click-Thrus (000) Share of Click-Thrus
Total iPhone-Related
Search Click-Thrus 7,873 100.0%
Apple.com 2,363 30.0%
Engadget.com 288 3.7%
Gizmodo.com 272 3.5%
Blogspot.com 217 2.8%
Google.com 199 2.5%
ATT.com 151 1.9%
Cingular.com 124 1.6%
YouTube.com 113 1.4%
EverythingiPhone.com 89 1.1%
CNET.com 85 1.1%
Added Mr. Lamberti, "In a previous study conducted by comScore, we found that product-related searches in the consumer electronics category can result in conversion rates as high as 25 percent within 90 days of the search - when one examines buying that occurs across all channels. Achieving such a high conversion rate may ultimately prove difficult with a new product, but if that assumption were to hold true it could yield as much as $1 billion in search-driven iPhone sales when factoring in the $500 to $600 price tag."
About comScore
comScore, Inc. is a global leader in measuring the digital world. This capability is based on a massive, global cross-section of more than 2 million consumers who have given comScore permission to confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that captures and integrates their attitudes and intentions.
Through its proprietary technology, comScore measures what matters across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes. comScore analysts apply this deep knowledge of customers and competitors to help clients design powerful marketing strategies and tactics that deliver superior ROI. comScore services are used by more than 700 clients, including global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Verizon, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Tribune Interactive, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestlé, MBNA, Starcom USA, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, Merck and Expedia. For more information, please visit www.comscore.com.
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Sunday, July 1, 2007
Anyone Can Get An iPhone
For most people, CellSwapper.com is the only way to get an iPhone without having to pay early termination fees of up to $250 when breaking an existing cell phone contract. Established in June 2006 by a team of envisioned solution seekers, CellSwapper has helped thousands in the US, Canada and the UK get out of unwanted cell phone contacts.
(PRWEB) July 1, 2007 -- Millions of consumers want the iPhone and yet most are locked into an existing cell phone contract. According to the US Public Interest Research Group, nearly half of all US cellular phone customers would switch, or consider switching, their current service carrier if they did not have to pay an early termination penalty of up to $250.
Cellswapper.com offers cell phone subscribers a way out of their current contracts by finding others who are more than happy to take over the remainder of the contract as a short-term commitment. This leaves the subscriber contract-free and significantly lowers the cost of buying the iPhone.
In anticipation of the iPhone launch, thousands of non-AT&T plans have already been posted on Cellswapper.com in the hope of getting contract-free before the pending release. The iPhone is expected to be one of the most demanded consumer electronic devices ever released. However, according to Harris Interactive, as many as 17 percent say they will be forced to wait for their current wireless contract to expire before purchasing.
"Using Cellswapper.com, the iPhone becomes accessible to anybody, even those who are currently locked in a non-AT&T contract," CellSwapper's co-founder Jeremy Greenberg asserts. "Early termination fees are a major barrier to widespread iPhone adoption and it seems the solution lies exclusively with Cellswpper.com".
Cellswapper.com also offers exclusive short-term contracts with terms as short as one or two months. Many of the plans on offer are unavailable anywhere else. Many of the plans are bundled with free phones and cash bonuses. Taking over a contract is 100% free, and the buyer also saves any activation fees usually associated with a new service contract.
About CellSwapper.com
CellSwapper.com is the online cellular marketplace that helps consumers get out of their cell phone contracts, without incurring any early termination fees, by finding an interested party take over the remainder of their contract. Established in June 2006 by a team of envisioned solution seekers, CellSwapper aims to serve the interests of US cell phone users and carriers, being committed to offering a revolutionary service of exceptional quality. Cellswapper has been featured in the New York Times, WSJ, Boston Globe and on ABC, NBC and CBS News, and in PC World magazine.
For additional information, please visit Cellswapper.com
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Press Contact: Adam Korbl
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Phone: 917-779-8317
Website: http://www.cellswapper.com
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