Facebook Advertising Heats Up

Facebook announced today that they will be implementing terms of service for Facebook ad providers. In their blog update Nick Gianos called it straight.
“Over the past year, we’ve focused on providing an environment for developers that rewards high-quality, third-party advertising and monetization practices. Through this process, it’s become clear that while you are working hard [...]

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Facebook fan pages, Interviews, KETR, Katie London, Publicity, Social Media, Texas A&M, audio, social media marketing »

Is social media all about connecting online or can it be used to keep people connected to what’s happening in their local community? I say it can do both, and here’s my story to back it up.
Our small East Texas town of Sulphur Springs is running a campaign to revitalize our historic downtown area. Last [...]

google adwords »

An aspect that often confuses those new to PPC – and many of those not so new -is Google’s quality score.
The quality score is a test of your keywords worthiness. The quality score is used on all your keywords, and is used by Google as a test of your campaigns relevance. The more relevant your [...]

Nexus, Podcast, Status Updates, Twitter, facebook, iphone »

Before we headed out for Affiliate Summit West last month, we recorded a podcast where we ask the question, “if you died today, what would your Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn status updates say about you for eternity?” And just to swing the pendulum wide, we also talked about using the iPhone for business. How’s that [...]

Contextual Advertising »

With Adwords bid prices going through the roof, and competition more fierce than ever, is it time to revisit the Google Content Network?

Google’s Content Network distributes PPC text and graphic advertising publishers sites, in the form of Adsense.
The content network differs from search PPC in that you aren’t bidding on search terms, at [...]

Advertising, Facebook Advertising, Social Media Trends, facebook »

Facebook announced today that they will be implementing terms of service for Facebook ad providers. In their blog update Nick Gianos called it straight.
“Over the past year, we’ve focused on providing an environment for developers that rewards high-quality, third-party advertising and monetization practices. Through this process, it’s become clear that while you are working hard [...]

Business Building, Fraud, Marketing, Scams, credibility, get-rich-quick, personal development, ponzi schemes »

I just had a friend of mine call me up to ask whether or not something was a scam. He had clicked to purchase a $3 informational brochure. The brochure wasn’t great, but it was probably worth the $3 he paid. He decided that continuing with that company really wasn’t going to give him what [...]