Archive August 2005
Thursday 01 September 2005
Starting with the September 1, 2005 live show, The Chris Pirillo Show is moving to a new time. The live broadcast will now take place between 6-9PM Pacific (GMT -8). Based on a ton of listener feedback, this time shift should make everyone happy. For the September 1 show we will be taking live calls [...]
Search Marketing in a SNAP
SNAP.com offers a different way to search the Web, offering dynamic results as-you-type, similar to what you might get from Desktop search products like the Windows Desktop Search component of the MSN Toolbar or like the X1 desktop search product. At SES San Jose, Chris talked with Tom McGovern, CEO of SNAP, about another groundbreaking [...]
Help Katrina Victims
One of my friends is trying to get the Craigslist postings re: Katrina victims posted and announced through as many sources as possible. As you look at these listings he's included, you will find there are enormous resources available to victims of the Katrina hurricane – but no one knows about them unless they know [...]
Opera Browser: FREE!
If you've always wanted to have the Opera browser (without paying for it, and without putting up with the advertisements in the client), now's your chance. “For one day only, you can get an ad-free version of Opera. Simply e-mail registerme@opera.com to obtain a registration code. This offer is valid from 12 a.m. Tuesday, August [...]
Jill Whalen on Search Engine Optimization
To excel in a highly competitive space, you must be willing to embrace your detractors and do what you know works best. I don’t know of an online business with more competition than search engine optimization. To my mind, top search engine results should be about providing information and resources most relevant to the search [...]
Telemarketer Honeypot
I have not been blessed with telemarketing calls since the first night we recorded them. Then again, I'm not sitting in front of those phone lines all day long (they're in the other room, and the machine does not ring aloud by design). If you've ever been stuck inside one of those Web forms that's [...]
Gnomedex in 2006 – Squared!
As Ponzi noted (in a not so subtle way), we're working on the Gnomedex conferences for 2006. Yes, that's a plural. We hit critical mass with 5.0, and instead of changing the formula for a sold-out success, we're doubling our efforts. Thinking: part I in April and part II in September. There are so many [...]
Fall into Autumn
As we drove away from a great BBQ over at Maryam and Robert Scoble's place yesterday, I rolled down my window to let the convertible cab breathe a bit (we didn't have the roof down because it looked as though rain was impending). As we rolled down the street, I took a deep breath and [...]
Insider Pages Changes Local Search
One of the toughest parts of finding a specialist is determining whether a person or company does good work. Sometimes a friend or neighbor may know a good carpenter, but what if you need a plumber and can’t find a good recommendation. After recently moving to Seattle following thirty years in Des Moines, IA, I’m [...]
Google Talk: Bad Name
Yes, the world is still abuzz about Google Talk (myself included, sadly). It's the best desktop VoIP I've ever used, and will become a regular staple on our show. However, the name sucks – seriously. The UI needs help, too (but it all starts with a good, natural name). Instead of complaining for the sake [...]
Brett Tabke on Webmaster World
The term Webmaster brings visions of power-mad geeks surrounded by empty Mountain Dew bottles and pizza boxes lording over their online domain. This pre-Google man, with long unwashed hair and a three-day-old t-shirt is the gatekeeper between people trying to find your information online and the company marketing wonks who want to reach the people. [...]
Best of The Web
You seen the worst of the Web. Those phishing scams, the Paris Hilton video, hamster dance; how could it get worse? Where do you find the good stuff? If you’re looking for above average, the outlook remains unclear, but if you want the Best of The Web, there is an answer. Best of The Web [...]
How Not to Get Fired for Emailing
If someone sees you reading a message from Scoble, merely claim that “Scoble” is a new finger fungus that you're doing research on. They'll never come near you again. Send every message in red 96pt bold italic Arial Black. Nobody will read them – ever. Then, you can say as many bad things about your [...]
Lockergnome's Firefox Tips
Mitch Keeler has been writing a FireFox tip every day for the past couple of weeks. We'll have amassed hundreds in no time at all. If you have something to submit, send it on! Firefox's Web Developer Skinning the Fox Really Odd Firefox Extentions ForecastFox Using Keywords With Firefox Load Web Sites in Firefox Sidebar [...]
Call me on Gizmo, Skype, or Google Talk NOW!
We do a live show every Thursday night… but tonight, we're going to have a deathmatch between these three entrants… Skype, Gizmo, and Google Talk. In fact, I hope to have it so that we'll have three calls (one from each client) going on at the same time. And yes, we'll be recording it. I'm [...]
