On Monday I finished Dan Brown’s latest, The Lost Symbol. It’s written in the same real-time, page-turning style as his other novels, and this time Robert Langdon’s adventure takes place in Washington DC. To save his friend/mentor/father-figure, Langdon must discover a long-lost Masonic secret buried in our nation’s capital. It’s kind of like a less [...]
In the pool, there are these handy lines painted or tiled on the bottom to help you keep going straight. They keep you on the right path and there are no forks in the road. Once you get out, things aren’t so easy. Some people cite religion or some other over-arching philosophy as their guiding [...]
Courtesy of Ms Ronan. Her analysis: This ad is phenomenal. It gets more hysterical every time you watch it. What makes this ad so amazing is the perfect casting. The match up between the line and the actor/actress delivering it is spot on. The match of the message to the visual arguably couldn’t be any [...]
What Every Google User, Advertiser, and Shareholder Needs to Know Last summer was kind of stressful. After careful consideration, and 2 years of Internet-business income history, I decided to quit my job (salary, benefits, company car, all gone). The very next day, Google decided my site was “poor quality” and “irrelevant” — and would no [...]
Last week I had the opportunity to attend Commission Junction’s annual CJU conference in Santa Barbara. It was great to meet up with many of my advertising partners in advance of the holiday season. I also realized it’s been 5 years since I first started doing affiliate marketing. Time flies! -Nick
I see these signs all the time driving, but have never seen a low-flying plane or helicopter patrolling for speeders. There’s no way it could be cost-effective. Are the signs just a deterrent? Has anyone ever been pulled over by a flying-cop? -Nick
