Darren Rowse

I emailed Cary Miller this morning to ask how hi Cancer NewsWatch blog is going (you might remember I mentioned it a while ago – Cary’s wife Lori is battling cancer and he started the blog (I think after a conversation we had) to do something positive in the midst ...more

There is an interesting thread going on over at Webmaster World titled How much is an AdSense website worth? The discussion revolves around selling websites and determining what price is fair. It’s interesting to see the variety of approaches people take to determining a site’s worth. The dominate theory seems ...more

There is a good look at the Pros and Cons of Contextual Advertising over at Online Journalism Review today. Here’s a couple of snippets. Firstly a look at successful use of Adsense – they go to the usual suspects including Jason Calacanis: ‘For a general news site, the breaking news ...more

Is anyone else getting attacked by dumb ass comment spammers? I don’t mean people that are dumb because they engage in comment spamming – I mean they are dumb because they seem to have forgotten something in their spam – a link to their sites. Today I’ve been hit with ...more

Lip-Sticking has a good interview with ProBlogger Tris Hussey from Larix Consulting. In it he speaks a little about the Professional Bloggers Association which I’d been wondering about as it’s been very quiet of late after it’s initial burst of publicity. Is it just another one of those good ideas ...more

Peter has something good to say about those times when you have nothing to say – writers block. His advice? Say something – even if it doesn’t feel too profound. It’s a good point. In fact it’s a strategy I use regularly and find to work for me. It’s quite ...more

While we’re on the topic of books (see a couple of posts back) – can I also recommend “The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations” (phew – quite the mouth full) a book by James ...more

I’m covering some of the news on the London Explosion here as we have family who use the tube in the areas affected and are waiting for word. Phones are down and we’re a touch worried so I thought I’d do something productive. Update – as I’ve updated on my ...more

Jon over at Smart Money Daily has a plan – it’s a plan to make $1,000,000 gross income in a year from his online projects. Ok – you might think Jon’s thinking a little too big – and maybe he is – but the think I like about his plan ...more