http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/ _uacct = "UA-1138250-5"; urchinTracker(); Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:49:47 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss New to the music community is up-and-comer JamsBio.com, described "The Memory of Music". Pretty good content, and they give away 2 free concert tickets for the concert of your choice, every 3 days...... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2008/04/introducing_jam.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2008/04/introducing_jam.html Marketing News Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:49:47 -0500 Christmas is coming. The SuperBowl is near. The ads are ramping up. But, I'm tired of ads. I'm tired of being yelled at. I'm tired of big companies trying to cram stuff down my throat. 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Even the best well-planned SMO campaign will fail if the content or message you are trying to spread is not strong, funny, controversial or... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/08/the_power_of_ru.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/08/the_power_of_ru.html Blog Research Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:03:59 -0500 After 12 months of research we have developed a mathematical equation that describes social media optimization and describe it in more detail here: www.yovia.com The theory is that like any network, the power of the network increases exponentially as the... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/08/social_media_in.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/08/social_media_in.html Blog Research Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:41:19 -0500 There has been recent speculation that Google and Facebook may be getting closer than online acquaintances should. Based on Google’s purchase of YouTube and Doubleclick, it is clear that when Google wants Google gets and money is no object. However... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/07/google_facebook_1.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/07/google_facebook_1.html Marketing News Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:23:27 -0500 We’re all familiar with friction as the force that tends to slow down moving objects. The amount of friction an object experiences is a factor of the medium through which it is moving. Well, we can think of the movement... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/07/friction_are_yo.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/07/friction_are_yo.html Ecommerce Best Practices Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:26:36 -0500 It's refreshing to find a site where there is no catch, no gimmick, just plain old free content. Users can get (the ever popular) free ringtones, wallpaper and videos for their phone, and there is NO CATCH! Amazing. Check it... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/free_content_fo.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/free_content_fo.html Top Video Sites Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:21:24 -0500 Harnessing Social Media EDITOR’S NOTE: You can listen to a recording of the clinic by using the link below. Harnessing Social Media Web 1.0 was the Web in its infancy, its first developmental stage. “Web 2.0” was coined by O’Reilly... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/harnessing_soci.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/harnessing_soci.html Ecommerce Best Practices Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:44:27 -0500 Published by MarketingExperiments.com The point is that any online sales page, or sequence of pages, includes some friction. That is to say, there are elements on every page that will slow down your visitors, make them pause, or maybe even... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/scissors_grease.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/scissors_grease.html Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:39:00 -0500 We've been experimenting for some time with the concept of blogging. Can blogs drive traffic, just by being blogs? What is the difference between a blog and just a normal website? Really, a blog is just a form of a... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/can_blogging_dr.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/can_blogging_dr.html Blog Research Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:30:02 -0500 Youtube, Blogs, Social Media....the web 2.0 is here, but what does it mean? Researchers at the Marketing Experiments Journal recently released a study where they compared Social Media Optimization (SMO) with paid search advertising. What they found was that they... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/the_power_of_so.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/06/the_power_of_so.html Blog Research Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:44:16 -0500 I need you to pass this site around so that I can get the fastest car on the block.... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/04/help_me_get_the.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/04/help_me_get_the.html Ecommerce Best Practices Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:32:03 -0500 The guys at Marketing Experiments launched this new eBook called StartSwinging. It helps people start an eBusiness.... http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/02/startswinging_p.html http://www.marketplacesnapshot.com/archives/2007/02/startswinging_p.html Ecommerce Best Practices Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:56:10 -0500 As of October 16, 2006 there is a new IRS tax law that may limit how much capital gains taxes you pay. 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