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“Soc” class finally pays off

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Sociology classes were always kind of laughed about. It wasn’t physics with a right or wrong answer. These were deep-thought classes inspired by early Greeks and Frenchman Auguste Comte. But you always wondered “what can we do with all this?” Enter 2008, and Social Media and Networking is rounding the second base. An ideal time [...]

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Web advertising continues to climb

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Stalelife created this banner ad that tripled the previous banner’s response rate. (Click to enlarge) It’s no real mystery – broadband is in 86% of the homes in the US. Nobody has to wait for video or flash to load, it just happens. And as a result, online advertising is up 27%. According to the [...]

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“5 Easy Pieces” To Socialize Your Site

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Is your website ‘shy’? Would you like to extend it’s reach? There are ample social and sharing avenues to help you get the word out. Here are basic descriptions of the top methods. 1.) Social Bookmarking – Users save links to web pages that they want to remember and/or share. To get your site into [...]

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Stalelife wins first tagline contest

April 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hooray beer! That wasn’t the tagline, but that was the sentiment at Stalelife when we became Internet famous on Adomatica. The blog covers the advertising market with a focus on Austin, home to our south office. You’re daily distraction from client satisfaction is Robert’s chosen winner for April’s tag. Let it be known, however, that [...]

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What We’ve Learned at SXSW (Part 2)

March 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A short video tidbit about a session Kurt attended at SXSW Interactive Festival. The Sweetspot >> What I learned at SXSW iF (Part 2)… from Kurt Pennypacker on Vimeo.

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