In order to keep everything up front about this blog, I will be making a regularly scheduled disclaimer post. This information is also available on the Bob Angus About page. Here is my disclaimer and disclosure: bobangus.com is the home for the network of community websites managed by me, Bob Angus. This blog provides Read More
Web Services Reviews – Week 1 Introduction
I am currently working on Commission Junction’s Web Services. CJ has delivered APIs and resources for both publishers and advertisers to tap directly into the affiliate platform and wealth of data. Working on the various web services projects has been amazing as it puts me in contact of the true innovators in internet Read More
Jack Hates My Angus
What could wake Bob Angus from his blogging hibernation? An attack on the great Angus name! A new ad campaign from Jack-in-the-Box suggests that the Angus is a part of the cow, not a prime breed of cattle. Namely, it refers to the Angus – without the ‘g’. Am I mad? No. The campaign is actually pretty funny, Read More
Linkbaiting and Freebaiting
Viral marketing is now a cornerstone of most brand campaigns and is a line item in every marketing budget. In the blogsphere, viral marketing in the form of linkbaiting is often sighted as the primary method to driving traffic to a blog. If done well, linkbaiting is second only to great content in growing readers. Today, Read More
Back to Basics: Learning CSS
One of my 2007 New Year’s resolutions has stalled out. I am getting nowhere fast on my objective to launch 10 new content websites by May. 10 sites?! That should be a slam dunk, even if I am focusing on my projects only a couple of hours a day. Well, I wasn’t making headway. So it is best to raise a red flag now, rather Read More