Who Would Have Thought Jeff Jarvis Would Run an Ad for Dell Products?

Readers will remember that one of the companies I am involved with is CustomScoop, an online media monitoring service.  Our industry has typically been based on an "all you can eat" mentality, where there are no per clip fees or limits.  This can be explained by the original impetus for many of our services: a…

The BBC has an article on the rising use of the Internet in American politics, with a special focus on podcasts.

I’m at DEMOfall 05 today and tomorrow.  Some of what I post about it will be slightly off-topic for this blog, but becoming better aware of emerging technologies and companies undoubtedly helps many of my readers (and certainly influences my own efforts at innovation), so I’m going to share anyway. The basic concept of the…

Poynter Online reports: DenverPost.com’s podcasts are finding some funding. Executive producer Gil Asakawa reports that the retailer Best Buy is paying for a $30,000 campaign that begins October 3. The podcasts will have a short sponsor mention at the beginning, then a longer (10-second) product-specific mention at the end. [via Online News Squared]

Audi A3 camboomo! Blog ads turn out to be better value than Yahoo banners for Audi. (tags: Advertising Blogs) Matthew Hurst wonders where Technorati’s professiona product is? Announced for August release, nothing yet seen. (tags: Blogs MediaMonitoring) American Idol Comes to Internet Ad Campaigns Why shouldn’t online marketers let the public choose the star of…

I have decided to coin a new phrase today.  "Blackberry brevity."  I have realized that when I type emails on my Blackberry-esque device (it is actually a Palm Treo 700w), I often abbreviate — not only words, but I curb the length of my message to avoid having to do more thumb typing than absolutely…