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08.11.09Amazon S3 bucket limitSo, today I learned that Amazon S3 limits the amount of buckets you are allowed to have at any one time. This was a HUGE pain in the ass for me, as I just rewrote my S3 caching libraries to separate my caching into daily buckets. The idea I had was that I would keep 30 days worth of buckets before automatically shuffling all those buckets into long term archival at the end of each month. You see, Amazon S3 doesn't allow for folders within buckets (not technically, I'll get to that later), and I think it's bloody ridiculous for me to ...
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06.25.09Survey Says: Ipsos Reid presentation to BC Hydro on Social Network MarketingUPDATE: I've had to remove the presentation due to a DMCA complaint. *sigh* I wanted to share some interesting tid-bits with you all from a recent Ipsos Reid presentation (June 18th) on Social Network Marketing. This presentation was made to BC Hydro, the major Power authority in British Columbia (that's in Canada, dummy). The average Canadian: 5.4 hrs/week spent on Social network sites, about 1/3 of total Online time. LinkedIn captures 70% of the share of Social Networking in the workplace. The stuff teens do online is very different from adults, and VERY limited: socializing, music, and gaming. 88% of Adults use the internet to visit a ...
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01.31.09Will Google stop SERP scrapers by going Ajax?Some of you might have noticed the buzz going around the net today about Google's SERPs going ajax. There is a great post about it here: Google Web Search Ajax I've heard more than a few people asking if this will stop automation software from crawling Googles SERPs to retrieve rankings or Adwords data. In short, the answer is no. I doubt this development would be solely intended to stop people from using automated rank checkers or content scrapers, but Google has to know that whatever they change, people will simply adapt and evolve their software to keep pace. My personal opinion is ...
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01.25.09Never Up-Sell a CustomerWe went out to buy a new couch today, which its FAR down on my list of favorite things to do on a sunday afternoon. I always find furniture shopping to be a harrowing experience, especially when dealing with commissioned sales people hovering like vultures. Currently we have two big ultra-modern leather couches in our media room. We have been thinking that they're a bit too stiff, a bit too cold. Basically, you have to be a contortionist to perform any kind of cuddling while watching a movie...so...it was time for a new couch. In the first store we stopped at, we ...
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10.04.08People are talking about your niche, but where?!?!My curiosity has always been a great asset. I've always been interested in the social psychology behind word-of-mouth marketing, group trends, memes, etc. I've learned a ton from tracking emerging memes and seeing how/where they spread. The techniques and discipline applied to researching memes can also be applied to brands and niche specific search queries. Its useful to research this kind of information because it lets you know where your audience is communicating. Knowing where your brand/niche evangelists are communicating is an incredible asset, because they really have their fingers on the pulse of that brand/niche, and people LISTEN to ...
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