Yes, Virginia, There Is An iPhone 5

October 4, 2011

Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say they heard on Twitter that there is no iPhone 5. Please tell me the truth; is there an iPhone 5? Virginia, your little Twitter friends are wrong. They have been affected by skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they can [...]

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Amazon Welcomes Back Its California Affiliates

October 3, 2011

Oh, so now you love me, Amazon? After dropping its affiliates as sacrificial pawns in its game with California over paying sales tax, Amazon won a one-year reprieve — and now it wants its pawns like me back. Welcome Back Here’s the email I just received: As you may have heard, California Governor Jerry Brown has [...]

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They Do Grow Up Fast

September 27, 2011

I heard the boys playing downstairs the other day, as I lay in bed, waking up on a Saturday morning. And it really came home to me more than ever. The times I’ll hear them both playing as kids, as they were, are becoming fewer and fewer. doing Parents I’ve known over the years, those [...]

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Why TechCrunch Won’t Just Go Poof, Though Eventually, It Might Decline

September 16, 2011

TechCrunch has lost its first writer, Paul Carr announcing his departure following Mike Arrington heading off. Let the echo chamber echo! The death of TechCrunch! No. Harmful to TechCrunch? Maybe. Publications don’t just go poof. Believe me. I know. I’ve resigned, restarted, been there & done that. Watching Mike struggle with the loss of his [...]

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Lessons & Thoughts On My Five Year Anniversary Of Starting A New Business

September 2, 2011

Five years ago, I found myself heading down an unexpected path, starting a new business to carry on the work I had been doing writing and speaking about search engines and search marketing. On this anniversary, a few thoughts on life along the way. My First Founder’s Story For those unfamiliar, I’ve been covering search [...]

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Deconstructing How The White House Blogged Nothing About The New Piracy Agreement

July 7, 2011

The White House decided a new voluntary agreement between ISPs and Hollywood on internet piracy was important enough to blog about. Unfortunately, the blog post pretty much said nothing. Since I already wasted time reading that White House post, I decided I should waste more time deconstructing what a waste of time it was. The [...]

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An Open Letter To Jeff Bezos On Terminating The Amazon Affiliate Program In California

June 30, 2011

Dear Jeff– Thank you for your letter today, informing me that after seven years of being one of your affiliates — and having earned for you about $150,000 in that time — that you “deeply regret” unilaterally terminating my contract with Amazon to be an affiliate. I also especially appreciated the part where you reassured [...]

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Dear BBC America: Would You Please Suck Less?

June 21, 2011

I’ve watched the BBC — the real BBC — for over 20 years. The ersatz “BBC America” that we get here in the United States has so little to do with the real BBC that I almost wish someone would file a false advertising lawsuit against it. On the off chance anyone from the real [...]

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A Rare Event: The Los Angeles Angels Actually Play In Los Angeles

June 20, 2011

Orange County is my home, so it kills me that my hometown baseball team — the Angels — pretends to be in Los Angeles when it is not. Even worse is when the franchise admits to its own fans the stupidity of its name. Case in point, this email I just received from the Angels: [...]

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The Nook Color Is Android 2.2? That’s An Embarrassment To Android Devices Everywhere

May 21, 2011

At the end of April, I read that the Nook Color was turning into an Android 2.2 device. Cool! I wanted a slip, cheap Android tablet. But in reality, calling the Nook an Android device is an embarrassment to Android devices everywhere. Cast your mind back to when the Android 2.2 “Froyo” upgrade news went [...]

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