Monthly Archive July, 2008

How Facebook Can Monetize Birthdays

July 13, 2008

Background It was recently my birthday and I received a massive number of wall posts on my Facebook profile. This Birthday Effect is propagated when Facebook advertises a user’s birthday to a user’s friends on the Home page via a profile link. I call this hyperlink the Birthday Link. The effect occurs for virtually every [...]

Advertising,Internet,Monetization | 1 Comments

Finally a Blog

July 6, 2008

After years of writing only impromptu articles, I’ve decided to take the leap and write on a routine basis via this blog. Why a Blog A blog is a powerful, thought-provoking medium of discussion. Blogging gives me the opportunity to explore my ideas with a wider audience. Tangentially, I seek deeper understanding of the topics [...]

Blogging,Internet | 2 Comments