Category Archives: Marketing
What keywords drive 97% of Google's revenue?
Google gets most of it’s revenue from Adwords. But did you ever wonder what the top 20 keywords that drive that volume? WordStream, a provider of hosted software that automates most of the manual work involved with creating and optimizing both paid and natural search engine marketing campaigns, has done some research to discover which…
Social Media Revolution
Still unsure whether or not social media should be part of your digital marketing plan? Check out this fantastic video highlighting key statistics on social media.
Was 2010 finally the Year of Mobile?
I’ve been hearing that “this is the year of mobile” since 2001. I think we are finally at a place that mobile is really taking off and overtake PCs as the primary way we access the web in a few years. How will you know when it’s time for your org to go mobile? Take…
A fun view of Portland Oregon
In my recent travels to Hawaii and Orlando, I’ve had to explain to people why Portland is such a great place to live. Sure, it’s no Hawaii, but it does have it’s high points which this video outlines nicely. Great job Travel Oregon.
A visual history of the internet
I fondly recall my first experiences with the internet in college using Mosiac and terminals to send and receive email. Oregon State has a great computer lab donated by nearby HP which had the latest PCs (386!) and dot matrix printers. I never realized the internet had already been around some 30 years. Kudos to…
The Internet By the Numbers
Interesting statistics on the growth of the internet. Facebook continues its dominance (6 million page views a minute) and incredible growth (350+ million users). Incredible. Another stat that I find alarming is out of the 247 billion emails sent a day, 200 billion are spam! JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas…
State of the Internet 2009 Explained In One Giant Infographic
Some great stats represented in a very informative infographic from focus.com
What's your Online Identity score?
If you are looking for a job in this tight economy, recruiters and potential employers will surely be looking you up online. When a potential employer searches on Google or Yahoo for someone, they judge the results based on two factors: volume and relevance. Volume speaks to the quantity of results on the Web. If…
30 Essential Books for Web Professionals
Keeping up to date on the latest technologies, marketing concepts and internet trends can be a daunting task. There is never enough time in the day to stay on top of everything. Trying to find the right reading material can be just as challenging. To help, I’ve compiled a list of the essential books I…