Viajamos.com.br – the Brazilian Travel Social Network

On Tuesday, January 26th we launched Viajamos.com.br, a Brazilian travel social network.  We created this site for Azul, a Brazilian airline.
The site was launched at Campus Party, a huge technology event in Sao Paulo 11 days ago.  Since that time, we have seen exciting viral growth.  Within the last hour, the 30,000th person registered to [...]

Consulting for Social Media, Niche Social Networks & Digital Monetization

“Approximately once a decade, a radical new technology emerges that fundamentally changes the business landscape.  In every case, regardless of prior competitive dynamics, businesses that understand and appropriately adopt the technology win, while those that fail to do so lose.  In the 1970s, this was mainframe computing.  IN the 1980s, it was the PC. In [...]

Projected Increase in Online Advertising

Despite a declining economy, industry experts are projecting an increase in online advertising spending.  eMarketer’s projection, benchmarked against the latest Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) data, puts online ad spending at $25.7 billion in 2009. That is 8.9% over the $23.6 billion that will be spent in 2008, and pretty good considering how other advertising formats are [...]

Facebook Strengthening its Position in the Next Generation of the Internet

A little over a year ago Facebook empowered web developers to create applications that could run on the Facebook platform.  This simple decision has propelled Facebook to become one of the most popular sites on the Internet.  Now, Facebook is expanding that vision and hopes to allow web developers to use their platform to develop [...]

Which Ad Network is the Best?

Ward Andrews recently asked me which ad networks are the best to maximize revenues for website publishers. The following blog entry is a modified version of my email to him.
First, selecting the best ad network often depends on the niche of your site. For example, if you have developed a classic cars site [...]

Reflections of Christ

Each year, the Mesa Arizona LDS Temple hosts the largest annual, outdoor easter pageant with hundreds of cast members, an enormous set, and amazing costumes and music. The pageant has been held annually for 70 years, and I have had the privilege of attending many times.
This year, in addition to the pageant itself, the [...]

Grants from Google

If you work with a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides a community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts, [...]

The Credibility of Non-Authoritative Sources

When you want to buy a new car, do you go to the auto manufacturers’ websites (i.e. Ford.com or Chevrolet.com) to find out which vehicle is the best, or would you prefer to go to a 3rd-party auto website where you could read hundreds of car reviews and ratings by vehicle owners? Which information [...]

Sell to the Swing Group through the Eyes of the Love Group

Last year I took an insightful MBA marketing class from Dr. Gary Rhodes and Dr. Michael Swenson. The concept which stood out the most to me in their course was that we should “sell to the swing group through the eyes of the love group.”
When Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Swenson taught this principle, they [...]

FeedBurner & Feed-Based Advertising

I have implemented a new Subscribe feature which allows readers of this blog to subscribe for free and be emailed when new posts are added.
This new feature is powered by FeedBurner and only took a few minutes to implement. Not only does this service send my subscribers updates via email, but it also provides [...]