I just got a Kindle 2 a couple days ago. Prior to ordering it, I was sort of skeptical of the concept of the Kindle. I didn’t really get the concept of reading a book on what essentially appeared to be an over-sized calculator. But after getting my Kindle 2 and playing around with it, I’...

The following is a transcript of the keynote address delivered by Gary Vaynerchuk, star of Wine Library TV and Director of Operations at Wine Library in Springfield, NJ, at Affiliate Summit West 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. The speech was delivered on Monday, January 12. Video is available at blip.tv and ...

The following is a transcript of the keynote address delivered by Gary Vaynerchuk, star of Wine Library TV, is Director of Operations at Wine Library in Springfield, NJ at Affiliate Summit West 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. The speech was delivered on Monday, January 12. Video is available at blip.tv and a...

Download audio file (geekcast52.mp3) Episode 52 of the Cast of Geeks was a complete failure. We had a rowdy 90 minutes of good content, and I realized at the end that I never started recording it. Then we recorded a quick 5 minute recap of the show that was never recorded. Fail, part deux. Only my v...

Download audio file (affiliatething-021709.mp3) This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talk about Snuggies, posting affiliate links on Twitter, new Facebook TOS, the Elite Retreat, and Peter Shankman on the O’Reilly Factor. Also, the breakup of LinkShare and...

Yesterday at church, the title of the sermon was “Give is a Four Letter Word” and it got me thinking about the perspective of so many marketers. They just don’t get the value and importance of giving. A couple weeks back, I exchanged some emails with somebody who interviewed me. He...

I fell off the wagon this past weekend. I went with two of my daughters to an indoor water park (brrr… it’s cold outside in NJ) and I got a bit out of control with fried chicken, cookies, beer, cheeseburgers, pizza, etc. I don’t play games when I go off the diet - I work hard and c...

Q: I was wondering how I can become a super affiliate… what would be the best way to go about it? A: That question is sort of along the lines of asking how can I become a Hollywood blockbuster actor or how can I become a quarterback in the NFL? There isn’t really a road map. It really co...

I am taking a step back to a section of my blog I was maintaining up until about a year ago… affiliate fatblogging. In late 2007 and early 2008, this was a regular installment where I would chronicle efforts to get healthier after so many years of being planted behind my desk for much of the d...

Welcome to Las Vegas to all of the folks that are here or still making their way to Affiliate Summit West 2009. We’re hammering out all of the last minute details for the conference, which kicks off tomorrow at noon with the Affiliate Meet Market and breakout sessions. I am very pleased to ann...