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December 2007

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#323 1:11:54

GNC-2007-12-07

Join us for the Christmas Round Table on TechPodcasts.com this Saturday. Looking for a camerman for CES let me know if you are Interested. Sponsors: Special Promotion code 20% off on 1 Year Shared Hosting Plans use Godaddy Code Todd20 [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No

Where are the podcast listeners going?

Todd made some comments in podcast #321 about audience rates stagnating for some major podcasts like TWiT. In yesterdays post he also discussed podcast advertising ROI being very good, which you would think would be driving more podcasters putting in effort to drive quality which would drive listener numbers. These two things don't seem to add up. While I have

MPAA receives DMCA takedown for copyright infringement

How do I love irony, let me count the ways. The MPAA has a stated hard line stance against infringement of copyright. "pirates are thieves, plain and simple" and has vigorously prosecuted both direct infringers and producers of DRM breaking software. In their website targetted at teaching kids about copyright (understandable by any kid with a law degree) they rigourously

I have removed Google Adsense from this Site!

For nearly the past 9 months my Google Adsense earnings have been absolutely crap and in all honesty I don't know why. For a period of at least three years the site earned between $125.00 and $200.00 a month by having Google Adsense on the site.

#322 1:15:21

GNC-2007-12-04

Special Favor to ask tonight first time in many months vote for show at Podcast Alley and write us a review on iTunes. Your support is greatly appreciated. Sponsors: Special Promotion code 20% off on 1 Year Shared Hosting Plans use Godaddy Code Todd20 [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free for 30

Matt Cutts On PayPerPost and Selling Links

Matt Cutts does not come straight out and hammer the PayPerPost bloggers and company model but the article applies to their business model and many other bottom feeders out their.

Why good marketing matters

A lot troubles me about the advertising revenue base that props up large amounts of the Internet.  The lack of any solid information on the success or failure of these type of ads causes alarm bells for me.  When I try to find any serious research on the topic, it either doesn’t exist or is so drowned out by SEO search results that its impossible to find.

Google anonymising street view

In conjunction with its European launch, Google Street View will now be proactively blurring any images it captures that would reveal someones identity.  Objects like faces and license plates will be obscured in the European version without the captured people having to complain first.

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