Steve Blom's Articles http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Founder of the Million Dollar Homepage Should Send a Royalty Check To Digg.com and Its Members The phenomena of Alex Tew and the pixel site, Milliondollarhomepage.com, could be attributed in large part to what many call "The Digg Effect." If you are heavily involved in the tech world, you probably know what that means. If not, here is a brief prime... http://www.a1articles.com/founder-of-the-million-dollar-homepage-should-send-a-royalty-check-to-diggcom-and-its-members-23759.html 14th January 2006 AMERICANS FEEL OIL COMPANIES MANUFACTURED CURRENT ENERGY CRISIS! Scooop.net, a next generation media site based on democratic voting principles and active participation of its members, released some surprising results of from its weekly hot topic poll regarding the nations view on the relationship between oil companies... http://www.a1articles.com/americans-feel-oil-companies-manufactured-current-energy-crisis-17682.html 29th November 2005 Google Adwords copywriting and the Taguchi Method Adwords Copywriting and the Taguchi Sequence For people that are always probing the secrets to Google Adwords, testing different ads that get a better clickthrough rate, so that you can reduce your costs, is an ongoing game. Taguchi gives a new lev... http://www.a1articles.com/google-adwords-copywriting-and-the-taguchi-method-17153.html 25th November 2005 New Content Network Super-Targeting in Google Adwords New Content Network Super-Targeting in Google Adwords Submitted by steveblom on Tue, 2005-10-11 14:20. adwords news | Adwords Tips and Tricks For people that use the content network, you may have been aware about the ability to site target your camp... http://www.a1articles.com/new-content-network-supertargeting-in-google-adwords-15451.html 13th November 2005 HUMAN BILLBOARD SHAKES UP ADVERTISING WORLD You all may remember this famous headline which appeared on thousands of Internet sites, news outlets, and in the News of the Weird sections of local newspapers. This type of story gained momentum after Andrew Fischer of Omaha Nebraska auctioned his foreh... http://www.a1articles.com/human-billboard-shakes-up-advertising-world-14254.html 03rd November 2005 Religion And Technology For centuries, the systems of communications throughout the world have been swiftly evolving. In the 1400s, the printing press created the ability for mass publication and circulation of literature, opening the door for the Christian gospel to reach ... http://www.a1articles.com/religion-and-technology-12841.html 21st October 2005 The 7 Deadly Sins Of Marketing - #2: Anger Here is the second in our series of articles on the well known seven deadly sins and how they apply to marketing. The second deadly sin we will cover here is Anger. Now how could anger possibly have anything to do with marketing. Believe it or not, you... http://www.a1articles.com/the-7-deadly-sins-of-marketing--2-anger-12816.html 19th October 2005 Pixel advertising Works People in general are very curious about things that surprise or confound them. They want to find out the answers about something when confronted with questions or a mystery. Advertising is all about grabbing and keeping attention. This is what Pixelbay.o... http://www.a1articles.com/pixel-advertising-works-12606.html 17th October 2005 The 7 -- no 8 -- Deadly Sins Of Marketing Most of us have heard of the 7 deadly sins: Vanity, Anger, Envy, Lust, Greed, Sloth & Gluttony. But did you know that these could be applied to marketing? In fact learning how these sins can negatively affect your marketing can be a great help. We've ... http://www.a1articles.com/the-7--no-8--deadly-sins-of-marketing-12505.html 17th October 2005 ACCOUNTANT CLIENT ACQUISITION ADVANCED TRAINING Continuing education is a fact of life for CPA's, but why doesn't this normally extend out to client acquisition for most accountants. Frank Tirelli, who once held the position of Vice Chairman at Deloitte & Touche, has launched a web site devoted to noth... http://www.a1articles.com/accountant-client-acquisition-advanced-training-12396.html 16th October 2005 Retail Exterior Signage If you find yourself driving down the Meridian Park Boulevard in Concord, California, and you happen to be thinking about buying a car, one dealership may have a technological edge that will catch your eye-literally. No. You're not in Las Vegas. You're lo... http://www.a1articles.com/retail-exterior-signage-11939.html 12th October 2005 Milliondollarhomepage On September 5th, 2005, advertising as we all know it changed. An obscure 21 year old, Brit Alex Tew, seeking to earn money for college, sent out a press release on a free wire service announcing the launch of www.milliondollarhomepage.com . Tew decided... http://www.a1articles.com/milliondollarhomepage-11852.html 10th October 2005 Pixel Advertising While television advertisers are scrambling to conquer Tivo' and get people to actually look at their ads, a new breed of fast emerging media may be just what they've been looking for.The new media that could save the day for advertisers looking to recapt... http://www.a1articles.com/pixel-advertising-10491.html 01st October 2005 PUBLIC RELATIONS VERSUS "CONSUMER GENERATED MEDIA" FROM BLOGGERS PUBLIC RELATIONS VERSUS "CONSUMER GENERATED MEDIA" FROM BLOGGERS Marketing World News Special Report With the rise of Blogs across the U.S., a new type of information dissemination has grown to mammoth proportions—consumer generated media produced b... http://www.a1articles.com/public-relations-versus-consumer-generated-media-from-bloggers-9902.html 25th September 2005 FIGHTING INTERNET AND BUSINESS SCAMS – THE 21ST CENTURY BACKGROUND CHECK You would think that the internet scam artists would take a vacation from bilking unsuspecting victims during such recent natural disasters as hurricane Katrina, and the tsunami that killed over a quarter million people right after Christmas. "Not so.", s... http://www.a1articles.com/fighting-internet-and-business-scams--the-21st-century-background-check-9232.html 19th September 2005 HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF GROUP IS BORN -- Atlanta Entrepreneur Mobilizes Faith, Business and Hip Hop Mother Nature has reared her head and in a predictably unpredictable manner struck at the Gulf Coast with a vicious blow. In a more orderly fashion there is a common place where people seek solace and healing--in their faith. America, itself, is a countr... http://www.a1articles.com/hurricane-katrina-relief-group-is-born--atlanta-entrepreneur-mobilizes-faith-business-and-hip-hop-8079.html 08th September 2005 GROUND ZERO REVISITED – "Answering The Call" Reveals New Images Of 9/11 We are fast approaching the 4th anniversary of the event that shook the world, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, I still cannot erase those horrific images that were seared into my mind. Like most Americans my memory of that fateful day is... http://www.a1articles.com/ground-zero-revisited--answering-the-call-reveals-new-images-of-911-6842.html 28th August 2005 RELIGION AND ONLINE MARKETING – THE 21st CENTURY PULPIT While many industries are just getting up to speed in the world of internet marketing people like Rodney Sampson, founder of the World Christian Times, is running, not walking, down the path of real time 727-465-0936 fax internet promotions. Recently ... http://www.a1articles.com/religion-and-online-marketing--the-21st-century-pulpit-5280.html 17th August 2005 The secret of Adwords Copy Writing The secret of Adwords Copy Writing As you progress in your Google Adwords efforts, sooner or later you run into this- no matter how great your keyword choices are, unless you can make good ads your campaign is dead in the water. What is the secre... http://www.a1articles.com/the-secret-of-adwords-copy-writing-3743.html 02nd August 2005 Google has an Achilles Heal - Will their competitors notice? Even though Google Revenues continue to soar, the hidden problem that may stifle growth and may even allow Yahoo or MSN to overtake the paid search market in the future lies in two critical phrases: Customer Support, and Customer Training Approximatel... http://www.a1articles.com/google-has-an-achilles-heal--will-their-competitors-notice-3595.html 31st July 2005