Twitter Expands Their Expand

Twitter Expands Their Expand

As of Wednesday, Twitter has expanded upon their Expand feature. The expand feature is what makes it possible for users to see Youtube videos and Instagram photos simply by hovering over a link. This gives users the option to preview what is being linked and to decide whether it is something worth clicking.  It ultimately … Read more

(PMI-TV) Kris Jones Loves ForumCon

…and we love Kris Jones. PepperJam founder Kris Jones goes absolutely nuts about ForumCon. He talks about how the exchange of ideas and networking opportunities at ForumCon is huge. He compares ForumCon to the “old” Search Engine Strategies. According to him people are more and more open about how to take forums to the next … Read more

New Skype Ads Appear During Calls

Since it was first revealed to the public in 2003-2004, people have been using Skype to stay in touch with friends and family face-to-face (or camera-to-camera). It is used in the business world for telecommuting and meetings with clients across the globe.  It’s hard to find anyone that hasn’t heard of this breakthrough software. When … Read more

VigLink Wins vBulletin

Internet Brands announced yesterday at ForumCon that it was exclusively going with content monetization company VigLink for its new release vBulletin 5 because as Internet Brands CTO Joe Rosenblum puts it “VigLink monetizes better than the competition, they are less intrusive than the competition, it is a better experience for users and the person buying … Read more

(PMI-TV) Content Syndication Works

Murray is out reporting from ForumCon this week for PMI. In this clip of Performance Marketing Insider TV, Murray Newlands interviews John Pettitt of Repost.Us at ForumCon 2012 in San Francisco to get his advice for brands and affiliates for content marketing.

(PMI-TV) Most Blogs Suck and Will Fail

Murray Newlands interviews BlogEngage founder Brian Belfitt about his service, BlogEngage and what makes blogs popular. He points out that in reality, not every blog will be a success but using specific tools you can ensure more people know about your blog and then have more chance to engage users and then produce revenue. However, … Read more

Kim Salvino Moves to Chateau 20

Chateau 20, the leading performance-marketing agency serving travel, lifestyle and entertainment brands, announces Kim Salvino as its new Director, Publisher Development. Salvino brings over seven years performance marketing industry experience and an award-winning resume to the specialty agency. “Kim brings amazing energy, top-notch ethics and broad experience to the team. She builds strong partnerships—which is … Read more

Twitter Advertises on TV?

In order to promote how effective online advertising is via Twitter, the social media company has started to buy advertising on television. Its first advertisement aired during a Nascar broadcast on TNT this past Sunday. As part of a partnership between Twitter and Nascar, the social media company is looking to establish some level of … Read more

Opt-in Page that Gives Results

Email marketing has always been a top priority of online marketers. And that’s simply because it works. However, to make email marketing work, you need to first get people to join your mailing list. This can be done in a number of ways, but the most preferred method is to use an email opt-in page … Read more

VIDEO: Microsoft’s Dirty Dance Routing PR Nightmare

In celebration Microsoft’s Azure update, it seems that some of the employees at Microsoft decided to celebrate in Norway, by doing a bit of a dirty dance routine. Not sure exactly what is so amazing about Microsoft Azure, but the dance routine had numerous drug reference, and the phrase “The words MICRO and SOFT don’t … Read more

Peter Wilson Named CEO of LashBack

LashBack, a leader in brand and compliance protection for advertisers, has appointed Peter Wilson as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.  Wilson was previously the President and CEO of Cutting Edge Media and the U.S. Head of Media & Technology Investment Banking at KPMG Corporate Finance, and is active in both the Executive Council … Read more

Affiliate Windows Launches in US

US based network, buy.at announces its rebrand to global parent company, Affiliate Window. This coincides with the US launch of its innovative and award-winning platform for advertisers and publishers. As the market leaders in UK, Affiliate Window plans to share its knowledge, experience and reach with the introduction of a comprehensive, unified solution for the … Read more

Two Weeks: $250,000 Facebook Revenue

Dru Mundorff has made in the last two weeks over $250,000 from Facebook. As the creator of LilyJade, a new browser application for Facebook, he’s created what could be the most effective Facebook campaign ever made. He claims that LilyJade is a way for Facebook users to assert control over their experience and eventually, as … Read more

Facebook Users Smoke Pot, Don’t Buy Anything

Comscore, the digital audience company that tells you where everyone is going, and what most agencies use to determine media buys has come out with an ultimatum: Stop saying Facebook ads do not work.  According to them, they have real proof that Facebook ads really do work, and that people need to stop bashing the … Read more