More often then not, companies like talking with bloggers because we give free publicity, but if you give enough interviews, then sooner or later you’re bound to step on a land mine. After having spent a great deal of time researching Vois, I had a lot of questions with no answers, so I reached out [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Spam, Technology, VOD, Web 2.0 | Comments Off
Over the years, we’ve seen stock promoters use spam and junk faxes as a way to hype their securities and while these methods are still in use today, they lack a certain amount of credibility that most investors are looking for. With the masses growing increasingly numb to these tactics, the wolves of Wall St. [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: SA, Spam, Technology, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
Every now and then, a study will be released suggesting that DVR owners don’t actually skip very many ads. While I can understand why people would want to watch certain programs live, it’s always hard for me to take this kind of data seriously, because it tracks so differently, from my own DVR experience. I [...]
Posted on October 15th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Marketing, Media, Spam, Technology, TiVo | 3 Comments »
TiVo latest hook up with Pay Per Post is beginning to look less like a relationship and more like a one night stand, after the company responded to criticism of the program, by asking “postees” to pull the TiVo ads off of YouTube. In fairness to TiVo, there is evidence to suggest, that they had [...]
Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Marketing, Spam, Technology, TiVo, Web 2.0 | Comments Off
Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of different TiVo marketing campaigns. Some of them have been great and some of them have been bombs, but TiVo has never been afraid of taking risks, especially when it comes to generating publicity. Whether it was their funeral for the VCR or their ad throwing a TV [...]
Posted on October 3rd, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Marketing, Spam, TiVo, Web 2.0 | 12 Comments »
After doing my research on GrowthStockGuru’s most recent hot stock tip, I contacted the business press and asked for comments on why they would run an ad for a microcap company, whose former Director is married to a convicted stock promoter? I emailed Business Week twice and Smart Money once, but neither of them seemed [...]
Posted on June 15th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Marketing, Spam | 9 Comments »
(Click on the links to see larger images of the slides: Cover, Avalon, Global Telcom Holding Ltd, Godels, Solomon, Barber & Co., International Tea Company, Technology Resources Inc., WES Consulting, Contracted Services, Inc, MCG Diversified Inc., Electro Energy, Ivecon, Diane Harrison, Randall Drake) One of the problems with stock spam, is that it preys on [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Marketing, Spam | 7 Comments »
Over the last year, I’ve noticed a pretty big increase in the amount of stock spam that shows up in my inbox. It’s easy enough for me to delete these and move on, but there are a lot of people who take the bait and get burned on these types of promotions. Normally, I wouldn’t [...]
Posted on June 4th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Spam | 8 Comments »
Over the last few years, Google has become essential to how I surf the web. Whether it’s their minimalistic advertising or their superior search results, Google has become a daily staple in my internet diet. Last year, I signed up for Google’s personalized search program and after a year using the program, I’ve got to [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Marketing, Netflix, Search, Spam, TV, Technology, TiVo | Comments Off
From the first moment it was introduced, TiVo has been feared by the ad guys. For consumers it’s dramatically improves the television experience, but for content owners TiVo and other DVRs have created new challenges for them to address. For decades, Hollywood has made a killing by selling 30 second spots, but as we move [...]
Posted on March 7th, 2007 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Marketing, Spam, TV, Technology, TiVo, VOD | 3 Comments »