I originally planned on calling today's MediaPost column "Feeding the 5,000, Ten Plagues, and First-Page Rankings," in a reference to miracles. My wife thought it was too obscure and wordy. I let MediaPost's editors break the tie and they agreed. So, now that it has a more logical title, enjoy the r...

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 We social media types seem to spend an awful lot of time agonizing over ways to grow our network and (dare I say it) the amount of influence we wield.  This scenario is played out daily on Twitter and, in many ways, Twitter is a micro-representation of the larger social mediasphere.  For my own ...

There's something rotten in the Internet Economy, and I'm mad as hell that more people aren't even talking about it. My latest, angst-ridden rant from MediaPost....

First of all, in my opinion, the term Strategy can take on many different meanings. In the Search Industry, strategy is often confused with a plan which entails minimal tactical changes. C'mon people, it is JUST A Marketing PLAN , nothing more and nothing less. It is a well organized plan which has ...

97 Things To Do Before You Finish High School Teens don’t need TVs for graduation anymore. 62% of college students are watching television online. Teens are getting their booze for free from adults. 40% of underage drinkers say they got alcohol from adults. You may want to lock up your alcohol...

The following also is my latest MediaPost column… Acknowledge What You Don’t Know Venture capitalist Mike Hirshland recently explained how he was delighted when the CEO of one of his portfolio companies said to him: “I’d love some help here, I think we are doing the right things but to be ho...

Today's column comes with some personal news. You'll see it at the end, but I'll be writing MediaPost's Online Spin this summer, taking a hiatus from Search Insider after nearly four years. If you're reading the columns here, I'll still post them, but look for them on Thursday instead of Tuesday. Th...

This column appeared earlier this week in MediaPost. Trying to get people to care about privacy is like trying to get people worked up about the amount of fiber in their diet. Everyone knows they should do something, but hardly anyone wants to go out of their way. That may change when mobile adds a ...

To search is to discover. Perhaps there's a Latin phrase for that, or perhaps it is what it is. The intersection of search and discovery came to mind after reading "Jump Point" by Tom Hayes, a thought-provoking snapshot of the near future when there are three billion people connecting online. Hayes ...