Why do people become so stingy once they're online? by Andrew Brown. Apparently one fifth of the global population, or 1.2 billion people, have some sort of internet access. 1.2 billion people. That's got to be a marketer's heaven surely. But... Some people will say there has never been as large a market in the history of the world as these 1.2 billion, but it would be just as ... Read full entry

Jennifer What's Jennifer Ringley been up to lately? I'm seeing loads of search engine referrals for her at the moment. I've mentioned Jennicam, her website which she shelved several years ago, a few times before, but I'm wondering what she has done just recently to trigger so many searches on her in the past 24 hours. Anyone know anything?... Read full entry

Who was the first "pro blogger"? Who was the first person to make some sort of monetary income from their blog or online journal? Before continuing let's define "pro blogging" for the sake of this discussion to mean an individual deriving an income from their personal website, online journal, or blog. My nomination for the title is Jennifer Ringley, and her now defunct website "JenniCam". Launched in 1996, before the word blog had ... Read full entry