links for 2007-02-15

Name that link! Name it good.

Shoemoney says farewell. The people behind MLB are awesome (like all 6 of them) but it’s putting a performance tax on blogs that use them. How many more will follow suit?

Same great content, sexy new design.

I think they screwed it up because they made the movie then made the toys. It was always about the toys.

Welcome to the social.

Another take on it. OpenID is a bit hard to grasp until you actually use it. It is quite nice but I get suspect about everything M$ touches.

It’s a lot harder to carve out a niche in blogging. I think video podcasting is way easier to monetize if you have the right mix of skills. Just mix a good combo of sex, humor, and news. Not that easy I know but easier to differentiate than a blog.

El Presidente 2.0

Clones galore!

PPC or SEO? A badly executed PPC is just money down the drain but a bad SEO can hurt you for a very long time.

I hate seeing web services disappear for no good reason. I wonder if they can rebuild the goodwill though.

A well-written, promising series.

How can compete with an MP3 file found on an USB stick in Portugal for the latest song leak from NIN? Either it’s an enticing coincidence or someone who instinctively or purposely manipulates good buzz marketing. Watch for some stupid copycats.

Stats speak for themselves. Certainly puts me to shame. Subscribe to his feed and get a free ebook telling you how.

Funny rant calling it how it is. Gizmo geeks take heed.

Nice blog. Surprised I never saw it before.