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.Com .Net and All the Rest

jcoronella — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:18:49 +0000

I just noticed that the default search options for the domain auction for DomainFest were .COM, .NET and Other. It seems that SnapNames thinks most domain buyers will have a preference for either .COM or .NET above all others.

Is this an indication that .NET’s are becoming a viable alternative to .COM’s?

I think so.

This post originated at the Online Marketer blog, home to marketing consultant John Coronella.

Web 2.0 Summit 2009 aka EliteCon

jcoronella — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:59:28 +0000

I’m on the fence about Web 2.0 Summit in October 2009. It’s an ‘invitation only’ conference that is also ‘fat wallet only’ at a whopping $4400 to attend. It really is the best networking show in the industry, with few other opportunities existing to meet and talk to the internet’s most influential, not to mention several of the world’s Billionaires and lots of members of the 9 figure club.

I registered and paid for the 2008 show, but didn’t get to attend due to the birth of my daughter. The 2007 show was killer, however. Like most conferences, it’s not about the talks, but all of the talks for 2008 are posted below.

Web 2.0 Summit 2008

Just don’t know if I’m going to bother this year. Seems irresponsible to drop that kind of cash. What do you think?

This post originated at the Online Marketer blog, home to marketing consultant John Coronella.

Affiliate Summit West 2009 in Vegas

jcoronella — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:31:42 +0000

Affiliate Summit West 2009

For anyone wondering, I’ll be heading to Affiliate Summit West in Vegas from 1/10-1/12. Last year’s Vegas show was great, and I’m looking forward to it once again.

The show is at the Rio, but I’ll be kicking it at Steve Wynn’s new hotel, Encore. I’m excited to see the new hotel since the Wynn has been my favorite Vegas hotel so far.

See you there?

This post originated at the Online Marketer blog, home to marketing consultant John Coronella.

Live Blogging: Inaccurate, Unedited Reporting

jcoronella — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:02:28 +0000

One of my pet peeves is live blogging. Live blogging, of course, is when a blogger tries to write about an event as it happens. It’s useless. No one wants to read inaccurate, unedited reporting. Maybe I’m just bitter that I’m at home this week, and not at Pubcon, and maybe I just can’t comprehend stream of consciousness writing, but I’ve never read a live blog that was at all useful.

For those of you living in a closet, I’m talking about people who try to keep up with a live speaker, or race to have the first post on breaking news. They just write as it happens. Have you ever tried it? It’s hard. And no one is good at it. There are lots of conference write-ups that are useful, and the authors above are great when they take the time to think about the post, and write clearly and concisely.

I read live bloggers regularly when they aren’t live blogging. I love their writing. I love their insight. I just can’t stand it when they try to be some sort of court stenographer.

Live blogging is shoddy journalism.

It’s a selfish disregard for reporting integrity.

Please stop.

Editors Note: Readers may note that the bloggers i mention live-blog better than I regular-blog. To that I say: “aren’t you glad I don’t live blog? Man, that would REALLY suck”

Editors Note #2:
I’ve pulled the individual bloggers from this post. I did not mean this as an attack on them, I simply feel that live blogging is beneath their skills and talents.

One more reason to hate live blogging

This post originated at the Online Marketer blog, home to marketing consultant John Coronella.

Coupon Code for PubCon Las Vegas 2008

jcoronella — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:16:37 +0000

PubCon Search Marketing Conference

If you can go to just one conference this year, this is the one.

You can get a discount of 20% by using the following code: co-94120

I get a kickback for this, but that’s not my reason for posting. All proceeds will go towards a round on me.

This post originated at the Online Marketer blog, home to marketing consultant John Coronella.