So I received this rather benign email that seemed like it may have been an actual friend. I explored the email because I wanted to see what loser friend of mine was actually using Classmates.com and not Facebook or even MySpace; yeah MySpace is so lame now. So I thought it would be funny to find out what loser is using Classmates.com Instead I was sent to this fantastic website:
I was surprised that some email spam marketer would do a bait and switch so hard; they aren’t even related! Nonetheless, I assume this spam marketer is actually making money from this - otherwise I don’t I would have received it. Perhaps it was a marketing ROI test, but I assume he is actually making affiliate revenue from this. We have never promoted adult websites through affiliate marketing, but spam is certainly one of the only ways to go in this industry.
I think this gives Classmates.com an excellent opportunity to sue the company putting this affiliate offer out there. The com...
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US Marine killing puppy video - Classic example of viral videos and negative public relationsFrom: bannerblindness.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 02:42:50
YouTube has drastically changed the way that the US Military has had to deal with public relations. Soldiers love to film combat and their activities - there is a saying in the military: “Joe always has a camera on him.” When inspecting a dead enemy soldier - or even a US soldier - you regularly find a camera, and its a piece of intelligence. In this case, US Marines murdering a puppy and filming it is going to cause serious PR and brand recognition damage to the US Marine Core,...
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Post Date: 2008-03-04 00:50:25
It has taken me forever to edit and post this video to YouTube. I hope you can learn more about PPC marketing on AdCenter with it. Microsoft introduced a new KW expansion tool that will basically generate insanely huge keyword lists - but I would debate the quality of these keyword lists. The results of one of their searches for “cars” didn’t seem relevant. Most PPC marketers will agree that though the volume on MSN and Live.com are a lot less than Google Adwords; it can...
more Ask.com returning to Ask Jeeves - too little too late?From: bannerblindness.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 00:31:10
Ask.com receives 1-4% of US search traffic and is finding it impossible to increase that number. Chances are, Ask.com will never be able to increase that number to a reasonable rate. So what is Ask.com doing to possibly increase those numbers? Not a whole lot: they are firing 40 non-producing employees and “focusing on married women looking to manage their lives.” I could care less what Ask.com does to increase their traffic and revenue numbers - because I don’t use it...
more Dermitage Scam - deceptive advertising fleecing females, but great marketing.From: bannerblindness.com
Post Date: 2008-03-08 14:07:38
I recently came across this Dermitage facial rejuvenation and wrinkle reduction product. Ever since I was a young boy I have seen products being advertised that claim to reduce wrinkles. I can also recall my Grandmother applying these products, her wrinkles were never reduced, but she did smell like an old woman with wrinkle cream (I love you Grandmother!). Below are a screen shot of the banner and website I came across:
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