Google Testing Potential PPC Revolution

Being tested upon log out of millions of Bloggers using Google network. I think it's very effective. Different. Catches the eye.

Frenzied Waters (.com)

"James Hibberd, Senior TV Reporter and Senior Online Editor of the Hollywood Reporter died Monday, July 6, of a grisly shark attack..."

There's nothing like reading a pronouncement of your own death to give you pause.

This is Discovery Channel's way of promoting its annual "Shark Week" to reporters. They are promoting the event on the FrenziedWaters.com website. Check it out.

Source: THR.com

Web Development Made Easy

At least Elliot Silver makes it look that way. Congratulations on the launch of AthensVactions.com and thanks for sharing! What's even more amazing is when everyone says dotCOM is mined to extinction and runs after stupid domain strings and no-chance extensions, Elliot keeps hitting it out of the park.

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words...

Source: DrudgeReport

Twitterers are more interested in sex than the average Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn user

What Your Favorite Social Network Says About You
Anderson Analytics Survey Reveals Consumers' Likely Interests, Buying Habits, Media Consumption

In addition to being more interested in sex, the study claims Twitters as the super-user group. Twitterers are more interested than the others in many subjects but skew particularly high in all news categories, restaurants, sports, politics, personal finance and religion. They also especially like pop culture, with music, movies, TV and reading, ranking higher than average. And their buying habits mirror that. They're more likely to buy books, movies, shoes and cosmetics online than the other groups.

Twitterers are also entrepreneurial. They are more likely than others to use the service to promote their blogs or businesses. How do they keep going? Coffee, apparently. Some 31% buy coffee online, far above the average 21% of other social networkers.

They're more likely to be employed part-time (16% vs. 11% average), have an average income of $58,000, and average 28 followers and 32 other Twitterers they're following. They're not particularly attached to the site, though -- 43% said they could live without Twitter.

The crappy state of Internet ads

"And that's when Ben Kartzman, Spongecell's CEO, dropped a bomb: Thanks to those simple interactive features, Spongecell's ads increase click throughs by as much as 70%."

Fast Company on Internet ads: "Print readership is falling, and ad revenues are disappearing as a result. The Web hasn't been any kind of savior, for a simple reason: No matter how good your newspaper or magazine's site is, advertisers still don't pay as much to reach a Web reader as they will for a print reader, to the tune of about ten cents on the dollar. No wonder print publications have been so scared to migrate their businesses online--it's like asking them to move into a shiny new house that happens to be on pile of toxic waste."

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No Viagra For This Dead Wiener

RIP: Oscar Mayer Wiener Dead at 95

source and photo: TMZ

Palin Baby Daddy Tell All

"Leaving the restaurant, Levi offers a firm handshake and a glimpse of his very white teeth. Objectively, his future as a reality star seems bright. He certainly looks the part—great chin, perfect skin, and carefully gelled hair. True, he’s rarely answered a question with more than one sentence, and he claims he doesn’t enjoy having his picture taken. “I even have a hard time looking at a magazine and seeing myself,” he says, sounding sincere. (“I love seeing myself,” Tank mutters.) But when asked how, then, he handled being onstage at the RNC with that serene, gum-chomping smile, Levi just grins. “I can put on a show.”"

Via New York Magazine: Levi Johnston, possibly the country's most famous baby daddy, plans a tell-all book on the Palins.

To deal with the constant press inquiries and attention, the Johnston family turned to Anchorage lawyer Rex Butler for help, and he in turn set them up with Tank, a giant pile of a man who serves as Levi’s bodyguard, publicist, agent, and travel buddy. “I wouldn’t be able to do it without him,” Levi says of Tank.

Tank revealed that they're shopping a book because "there are still many untold stories about the Palins."

Schilling and National A-1 Duke It Out Over $1MM Domains

Just another day in the office for the ingenious Frank Schilling and the mysterious and private Rick London. But now a private commissioned study show a market deflation of 50% if one or the other would not compete in the same auctions. Developing... on VIP board.

Ps. We attempted to contact Rick London by email for comment, but he did not reply.

Medvedev Gives Obama The Cold Shoulder

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Photo-
Via DrudgeReport

TwitterCops.com

Whatcha goin ta do when dey come fur u?

Kudos to Gerber For Start Healthy Stay Healthy (.com)

When Michael Berkens appeared on our Domain Success program he spoke of the "second best name." And you often hear owners of the prime one-word domains argue value by explaining they are a one-of-a-kind asset-- that once they are gone, a competitor can never own them. In the baby department, J&J bought Baby.com way back when. So now after looking for a call-to-action name to augment their brand and target direct response content on a focused landing page, Nestle and Gerbers start to understand what we've known all along- and settle on the "second best name" (with $100 million in ad budget to make it known)-- StartHealthyStayHealthy.com.

Beyonce & Hamburger Helper Team on Show Your Helping Hand (.com)

As we said back in 1999 in our domain success primer- together a fresh domain name can take multiple brands to places they could never go alone. Thus this cause-related campaign to end hunger represents another example of ever growing mainstream adoption of call-to-action domain names that are easily recalled from a blink of an eye on a billboard or ad or even a TV commercial with one's back turned to the screen.

Looking For A Stripper Pole? Visit FlirtyStripperPole.com

Saw a smoking hot commercial for "Flirty Girl Fitness" with mistmatched call-to-action FlirtyGirlFit.com. Then while on the landing page I was compelled to click on the link with anchor text that read: "Looking for a Professional Stripper Pole? We give you all of the information you'll need to know about buying a quality pole at FlirtyStripperPole.com" Now who can refuse "quality pole!"

Senior Bath Tub (.com)

As Billy Mays said on Pitchmen- "we are in the business of introducing a problem they didn't know they had and offering a solution with a reason to buy now."

So the ad for Senior Bath Tub with matching call-to-action URL caught my attention because it seemed to have everything (sans the best pitchmen) it needed to succeed.

What is the value of a lead if the product sale price is $2995? Here's a product that generates interest via cheap local spots on national cable shows and closes the sale with a landing page from a single sponsor versus PPC or mini-site development. An option we often forget, but a path to riches with little work if you find the right partner.

@ Just $500- The Domain Steal of the Day

For  Sale: Whos The Real Daddy (.com)- Heavy traffic spurts at times when people seek the latest news on high-profile custody/paternity battles. Check it out  First one to email ofrager at aol claims it.

Twitter Blows Up With Sarah Palin Topic- You Betcha!

Google serving SarahPac Ads around all searches? Coincidence.

Check the twitter feed #Palin on her a lot of hate (about 9/10 tweets but then again Republicans aren't Tweetors) and reactions like:

RogerWilliamsNY Holy shit, Sarah Palin resigns! I'll miss her folksy blend of vapidity and ambition, you betcha...

ca7randall wow, Sarah Palin has finally realised what we already knew. she is a useless twat.
2 minutes ago from web

meghanchavalier Sarah Palin is resigning today as governor of Alaska...in other news...Alaska suddenly just became a vacation spot again

patrioticameric Here's to next 3.5 years of seeing Sarah #Palin all over U.S. pissing off libtards and building Conservative movement even more. #tcot #gop

fsbrainstorm RT @robroc: BNN is calling the #Palin news "Palin Pullout". I thought that what the family called its approach to birth control.
3 minutes ago from TweetDeck

bennyboobooboo Sarah Palin: Can't finish her term as governor, and can't SPELL the word governor. Coincidence? I think not.

fifthteencent Sarah Palin must be getting her own show on FOX news network.

pzlaw Sarah Palin quits for good(we hope)! No wonder the sun is shining!
2 minutes ago from web

Rubyclaygirl place a bet:1.sarah slept w/bristol babydaddy,2.husband is bristol babydaddy 3.hubby knockup someone, any takers? "Sarah Palin"

OuijaQueen THIS JUST IN: sarah palin resigns due to trying to get some attention away from michael jackson funeral!!!

joekv RT @KagroX:RT @KarlFrisch: So, when does the taping of Bravo's Real Housewives of Wasilla, Alaska begin? #palin

elisapiper In the last ten minutes, Sarah Palin bested #moonfruit as the top trending topic. And people don't "get" twitter.
3 minutes ago from web
atpburke #Sarah Palin: Is there anything more American than quitting your job on July 3rd?

Please_Truth White Lady takes over the news. LOL. LOL. LOL. LOL. LOL. LOL> Sarah Palin
4 minutes ago from web

HelenAmmoniac Sarah Palin resigned?! I suppose she wants to get back to her home in Alaska and look at that great view of Russia. Lol! PWNED

TwoBitHood SARAH PALIN...lmao the death of the King of Pop is eclipsed by the political suicide of the Queen of Pop Tarts.

VGrrrl So, what do y'all think? Has Sarah Palin

Great weekend off, only made better by the resignation of Sarah Palin

HealthcarePR RT @skydiver CNN reporting Sarah Palin stepping down. In other news, late night hosts suddenly have 80% less material to work with.
3 minutes ago from TinyTwitter

JaymEsch Sarah Palin saw how much money "Nailin' Palin" made in the porn industry and is hoping to land a spot in the sequel.

markbyrn Sarah Palin resigning to purse modeling career; doing a spread for Hustler Magazine next month. Developing story.

RT @aishatyler: Sarah Palin is RESIGNING! HOLY CRAP! Too much to hope she has a secret gay lover in Venezuela?http://tinyurl.com/m4y5xu less than 5 seconds ago
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RT memoirgirl RT @jamisonfoser: Dear Sarah Palin: Thank you for making this the best birthday ever. Love, America.
9 minutes ago

nanfit is amused by psycho sarah palin's news conference. Good news for Alaska. Is she on speed?

aaron_miller Sarah Palin resigning? Tina Fey might be a prime candidate to take her spot ;)

Update- Was Michael Jackson Murdered?

We were among the first to dare say what others were thinking. Now if you go to the supermarket checkout the tabloid headlines are "WHO Killed Michael?" And now TMZ is raising the motive we raised of insurance:

"He feared somebody wanted to kill him," Brian Oxman, Michael's family lawyer tells Life & Style. "He was even concerned people would kill him to somehow try to take control of the Beatles back catalog." 

AEG -- MJ Concert Insurance Covered Overdose
Posted Jul 3rd 2009 11:30AM by TMZ Staff
AEG took out a hefty insurance policy in case Michael Jackson's 50 London concerts fell through -- turns out the policy covered an MJ overdose.

AEG's chief executive Randy Phillips said the $17.5 million insurance policy from Lloyd's of London didn't cover a death from natural causes.

Phillips said the policy would still fall short of the money spent on Jackson's advance, producing the show, covering some of MJ's debts and paying his staff and rent -- which cost between $25 and $30 million.

AEG took out a hefty insurance policy in case Michael Jackson's 50 London concerts fell through -- turns out the policy covered an MJ overdose.

AEG's chief executive Randy Phillips said the $17.5 million insurance policy from Lloyd's of London didn't cover a death from natural causes.

Phillips said the policy would still fall short of the money spent on Jackson's advance, producing the show, covering some of MJ's debts and paying his staff and rent -- which cost between $25 and $30 million.

Best Outdoor Ad I've Ever Seen

This bus stop ad, recently erected in Hamburg, Germany, changes whether or not someone's looking at it. Using a built-in camera with eye-tracking technology, it can tell exactly when someone is checking it out.

It uses this to get across an anti-domestic abuse message. When no one is looking, it shows a man hitting his wife. But when you look right at it, it changes to a picture of the couple looking happy and normal. A cool piece of tech used to powerful effect.

Via @BruceTurkel