In your wildest of wildest dreams would you think Facebook and Geocities did similar things? Wall Street Journal reported: [The] ur-Facebook of 1994 was called GeoCities. And both its rise and fall are a history lesson for [Facebook founder Mark] Zuckerberg as his social-networking site... approaches its own crossroads...Back then, entries … [Read more] about Are Facebook and Geocities similar??
SMS 2.0 – what is it?
According to an article on AgencyFAQ, The Do-Not-Call Registry being put in place for regulating unwanted marketing calls and SMSes may seem like a dampener for mobile marketing firms, but there is a new breed of companies that is actually counting on it. Affle is one of them. The London based mobile technology company collaborated with Bharti … [Read more] about SMS 2.0 – what is it?
WANTED: Official memorabilia of Bangalore International Airport
A teenager from Poland sent me an email today, Dear Friend, My name is *******. I am sixteen years old and I am from Poland. I like planes and flying very much. My dream is to become a pilot in future. I send you and your airport big regards, and I have got a request: could you send me some official gadgets of your airport like pen, pins … [Read more] about WANTED: Official memorabilia of Bangalore International Airport
Basic rules on giving feedback
Blogging and User Generated Content (UGC) are the current mantras of the day but it has a lot of noise (many times or even most of the times!). I read very awful/rude feedback messages on blogs these days. Just yesterday I read a series of comments about a portal being acquired in India (I guess that story was based on 'True rumors'). People were … [Read more] about Basic rules on giving feedback
How many ads should we have on a page?
Online publishers always have a question - how many ads do I need to have on a page. If a publisher is not thinking about it, be assured he/she is not a quality conscious publisher. MediaPost has published a nice article about this topic - Do Garage Sales Lose More Money Than They Make? Few good points are, The issue is (still) that of clutter. … [Read more] about How many ads should we have on a page?