So, I’m sitting in an upscale restaurant bathroom… *blush* …and I’m reading one of my favorite blogs on my iphone. I look up and I swear I see what appears to be an iPhone holder build in to the bathroom stall, next to the toilet paper dispenser. Could it be?
Seriously? Is this thing [...]
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The McGaw-Hill CEO just leaked some juicy tidbitsabout what Apple will be announcing Wednesday (tomorrow).
Yep, that’s right. Your apps are gonna be on the tablet (iPad?)!
From a marketing perspective, this is brilliant. People love their iPhone apps and the tablet will bring those apps from your hand to your lap and table [...]
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As the self proclaimed king of startups, I can tell you there is a new startup industry that looks to be the new “Gold Rush” of this century and unless you’ve been living under a rock — you already know it’s medicinal marijuana.
The recent California Supreme Court decision is the most recent in a chain [...]
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One app with two developers has earned over $1.28 million in profits for the developer.
DoodleJump required less than $5000 in development costs (estimate due to art and third party score server) and has sold over 1.85 million units, as of 1/20/2010 units sold. That’s $1.83 million in sales. With Apple’s 30% cut of the [...]
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Voice Band and their video demos. It’s all about going viral. Their strategy is a great one. Audio/video centric app, promoted on YouTube, perfect!
Incredibly good example of iPhone app marketing combined with YouTube marketing meets brilliant use of iPhone technology. Clever, yet not too risky twist on Rock Band trademark.
These truths [...]
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Previous Linux DDOS Defense post:
- Linux DDOS Defense with .htaccess
Linux has a great multipurpose tool called iptables. Blocking IPs in iptables blocks the IP from using any of the server resources not just the web server. This is effective against broad range attacks target multiple ports (FTP, telnet, http, etc.). Unfortuneately, many server admins [...]
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See my next Linux DDOS Defense post for more techniques to mitigate DDOS damage.
Lately, it seems DDOS attacks have become a more popular way for a tech savvy customer or competitor to attempt a bit of revenge. I’ve consulted on several emergency projects within the past month in which a client’s server – web [...]
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Yesterday evening some of the features of the new iPhone OS 4.0 leaked in San Francisco. These are unconfirmed by Apple. However, they have a big announcement scheduled for January 27th (one week from today). This will likely be the details on the Apple Table “iTablet” and the new 4.0 version of [...]
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The following is via David Gonzalez of AIMEN:
Please RSVP to this coming Austin Internet Marketing Entrepreneur
Network (AIMEN) mixer here: http://budurl.com/AIMEN609
It’s this coming Tuesday, 6/9/09: mark your calendar now
Details:
When: Tuesday, 6/9/09 —> 7:00 to 9:30 PM
Where: Six Lounge
117 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 78701
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I’m often surprised at how many of my clients (even the technical ones) don’t understand what a conversion rate is. There are all kinds of definitions floating around. As is often the case, the simple one is the right one.
What is Conversion Rate?
Conversion rate is the ratio of visitors to desired action. Whatever your goal, [...]
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