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WSOP 2008
With this year's World Series of Poker about to start this weekend in Vegas, there's been a little bit of poker mania locally. Some friends are headed to Sin City to try their luck, and there's been...
View ArticleHiring update
Happy to announce that I've hired a Director of User Experience in San Francisco and two Community Support Specialists in Cape Town, South Africa.I've also added a job requisition for a Product Manager...
View ArticleBreeding sites
One of the real joys of working in the web world is discovering the incredibly random sites that people make with your tools.In the affiliate world, with eBay and Art.com, it was the super-specialized...
View ArticleWedding sites
Many people are using SynthaSite to create a website about their wedding.Here are some examples:Trevor & Christi included a map, reception details, and updates every few days.Mirka has a countdown...
View ArticleSynthaSite in the Wall Street Journal
Very excited to see SynthaSite mentioned in the Wall Street Journal this morning.The article has a teaser on the front page, with brings you to the first page of the Small Business Special Report,...
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Quot Libros, Quam Breve Tempus
Yes. So many books, So little time. :)This quotation aptly found on the home site of one of Amazon.com's top book reviewers.All encountered while I'm burning through "The PayPal Wars", a book I...
View ArticleAffiliate Summit West 2009
Having just returned from the Affiliate Summit in Vegas this weekend, I saw lots of opportunities for online marketing. The internet marketing space is thriving, and I'm looking forward to several...
View ArticleVegas with Vinny !
Just back from Vegas where 23 of us celebrated Vinny Lingham's 30th birthday in MASSIVE style. Full weekend of partying, "bling bling" themed dinner at Diego restaurant, then on to our own sky box at...
View ArticleSynthaSite raised $20 million Series B
Very happy to announce that SynthaSite has raised $20 million in financing as a Series B from Reinet Fund!This is a follow-on investment by the people who lead the Series A round of $5 million in...
View ArticleSynthaSite becoming Yola
We announced today that we're changing the name of our company from SynthaSite to Yola.Yola is much easier to say, spell, and type. It's friendlier and less-techy sounding too. And it is in keeping...
View ArticleVinny speaks at the Global Technology Symposium at Stanford
Vinny Lingham is speaking right now on a panel about how policy initiatives can affect innovation. Here's my summary of his points:"Are the right incentives in place at educational institutions to...
View ArticleCrediting Affiliates with Phone Calls
We're approaching some better solutions for one of the holy grails of affiliate marketing -- tracking phone calls and giving affiliates credit for them.RingRevenue has created a platform designed for...
View ArticleBusiness Week names Yola as a Top 50 Startup
Yola has been named one of the Top 50 Startups You Should Know for 2009 by Business Week.Business Week analyzed current startups for progress, traffic, mainstream media coverage, funding, blogosphere...
View ArticleEarn Money Making Websites
I'm launching a new program here at Yola. We're calling it the Yola Experts Program, and it's about people getting paid to design websites for other people.More info at: yola.com/yep.html .We've seen...
View ArticleGeorge R. R. Martin speaks
On Wednesday, July 27th, I saw the author of A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, speak at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City, California. The event was sponsored by Kepler's Bookstore in Menlo Park...
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Dad's Obituary
Robert T. Crotty, a writer, professor, and college Dean, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the age of 73 in Manchester, New Hampshire.Burial will be held at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford,...
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Quoted in Bloomberg's Tech Blog about marketing mobile devices
I was just quoted in Bloomberg News' Tech Blog. They contacted me and asked for my advice on how Research In Motion (RIM) should repair their approach to marketing Blackberrys.My first job in Silicon...
View ArticleSWAGs at ROI for Social Media
Good, reality-based discussion of how to best-guess approximate return-on-investment of social media campaigns by Lux Narayan for Forbes. Determining it as close as you can (which isn't that close):"3...
View ArticleMars Rover talk at PARC
Went to a talk today at PARC (A Xerox Company) on:"Exploring NASA Space Missions: Curiosity Rover and Beyond"It was part of their PARC Forum series. The speaker was Kendra Short, the Manager of the...
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