Comments Off on Public Surveillance Cameras

During my first vacation to Europe in early September, one of the things I noticed was the conspicuous presence of thousands of surveillance cameras in public places. Whether for general anti-crime or specifically aimed at terrorist campaigns, these cameras seemed to be everywhere. Read more »

Comments Off on Idiot Clicks: Why You Should Pay LESS for #1 PPC-Search Position

The Idiot Click: Why You Should Spend LESS Money for Top Position than #2 position at Google AdWords, Yahoo Internet Marketing (Overture), and MSN AdCenter (Bing).

> So to sum up: we could profitably pay up to 43 cents per click for ANY position other than #1, but we could only pay up to 33 cents per click for the #1 position. <

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Comments Off on I Got Bit by a Y2K Bug (Quicken)

December 31, 1999 — It wasn’t a nuclear meltdown, but it was quite a shock. Read more »

Comments Off on Blown to Bits (Evans & Wurster)

(December 28, 1999) You must read this book, “Blown to Bits.”

I rarely recommend books to others. Read more »

Comments Off on Trust But Verify: Internet Service Providers, Direct Email, and Investments

December 11, 1999 — Sometimes an idea sticks in my mind, and I find that it represents a common theme between a series of unrelated events. Recently, for me, one such theme is “trust but verify.” Read more »

Comments Off on Thoughts on Priceline.com and LastMinuteTravel.com

December 11, 1999 — Priceline.com claims to offer a unique, useful, consumer-helpful “angle” on travel.  I find it useless. Read more »

Comments Off on I Was Wrong (About this email virus)

(December 11, 1999) Oops.  I was wrong.

For years, I have received emails from friends and strangers alike, urgently warning me about email viruses that could be triggered simply by reading an email message. Read more »

Comments Off on Outsourcing Your Business

(December 11, 1999) Nobody actually wants to work for a living any more.

I’m certainly not the first person (or the thousandth) to write about “outsourcing,” but that won’t stop me from throwing in my two cents’ worth. Read more »

Comments Off on Adbility.com For Sale (1999)

After building my “Web Site Banner Advertising” site for more than three years, I listed the Adbility.com site for sale on eBay.  It sold for $168,800. Read more »

Comments Off on Wallace v. Welch: Spammer’s Frivolous Lawsuit Dismissed

On July 7, Sanford Wallace filed a frivolous, malicious lawsuit against Mark Welch in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Wallace notified the news media within minutes after filing the lawsuit. Read more »