I really don't want to try InfoLinks.



They are similar to Kontera ads which highlight words on your site and pop up a small ad box when a visitor puts their cursor over the highlighted word.



Personally, I think the ads are annoying, misleading, and intrusive to quality content.



However, I have a couple of sites that aren't doing much so I am trying to monetize the visitors I do get ads much as possible. There is a chance I will end up taking these sites offline,… Continue

Goodnight newspapers. Goodnight tv. Goodnight magazines. Goodnight radio sleeze. The old lady is whispering hush because the internet is now the primary medium.



How could the internet not become the primary medium? All the other mediums are passive forms of media where someone chooses what content is available and then spoon feeds it to us as they please.



The internet is an open and active medium where we choose the when, what, where, and how.



Will there be… Continue

You know how sometimes you can have a friend or a family member who can change moods based on the smallest things? Well, that is my websites. They are really touchy sob's.



I always knew that small changes could make a big difference. I once added an extra space between two lines at the top of my site and doubled my conversion rate. I once added a new ad unit to the top of my site and greatly increased the click through rate of a different ad unit on the same page.



Because… Continue

I've been following the story about how Google is probably pulling out of the Chinese online market.



I think part of this decision is due to the lack of Google wanting to censor their listings according to the dictates of the Chinese government. I'm sure it also has to do with the fact that Chinese officials give preference to Chinese companies who tow the communist party line.



While researching the topic because of an interest in Google, I also came away from my research… Continue

I can't wait for the death of cable tv.



I can't wait for the birth of digital tv.



On cable tv, we can only access a few channels owned by a few large corporations. These are not the "mainstream media" channels. They are the "monopoly media" channels because they are the only things we can access through our cable television.



One day, we will be able to access anything we want on our telvisions through the internet. I can't wait for this to happen.



It… Continue