Jun

3

Watch Out Seattle - Here Comes Trouble

Filed Under Seattle

Ablola Brothers on the Space Needle
Bernard and Francis Ablola - Seattle Space Needle

The Ablola Brothers are in town and up to no good!

After the delayed flights, and lost luggage, my wife and I finally touched down in the Emerald City late Wednesday night. Bernard has been a great host, showing us his neighborhood, taking us on the MS tour, and exploring the touristy spots of downtown Seattle (pictures to come). The weather here has been amazing. Luckily we missed the downpours from Tropical Storm Berry, back home.

It’s Sunday morning and the Search Marketing Expo events begin this evening, kicking off with the Search Bash sponsored by MS. The plan for the day is to explore the festival at Pikes Place Market before checking into the hotel and getting my business game face on.

See you all at SMX.

May

30

Microsoft Surface - I want one.

Filed Under Seattle, Microsoft

This is like something out of the movie Minority Report. My friend Todd pointed me to Microsoft Surface. Surface is a desk-like display that lets you grab and manipulate data with your hands using natural gestures and touch. It lets you interact with handheld units and transfer information to work collaboratively around the table.

I’m leaving for Seattle tonight to spend a few days visiting my brother before Search Marketing Expo. A stop to tour the MS campus is definitely on the agenda. Does anyone know if a working model is on display at Redmond?

May

10

StomperNet $1 - 30 Day Trial

Filed Under Search Industry News, Search Engine Optimization, StomperNet

If you’re in Internet or search engine marketing and haven’t heard of StomperNet you must have been living under a rock. These guys (Brad Fallon and Andy Jenkins) know how to launch a product and have been going full steam this past week for the reopening of membership to the try it before you buy it crowd (like me). I just signed up for StomperNet’s $1 dollar trial and have been looking through the members area. I must say there there is a ton of information that full members get. Unfortuntely, $1 members don’t get full access. The 30 day trial opened today and closes Friday at midnight. I say it’s worth taking a look at, and much better than the $795 per month price take usually attached. I’ll keep you up to day of my progress through these next 30-days. $795 a month is a lot of cash to spend on a program, but if it works - it works.

May

4

Happy Birthday adCenter!

Filed Under Business & Career, Search Industry News, Search Engine Optimization

Microsoft - Adcenter

A year ago today at the Strategic Account Summit, Microsoft announced the launch of adCenter. Today marks a big day for the release of our product.

Apr

17

Next Week Season Finale of The Apprentice

Filed Under The Apprentice

Bernard and James - The Apprentice

Bernard R. Ablola and James Sun - Downtown Seattle, April 15th, 2007. (Photo taken with my Tmobile dash)

So we are down to the final four. On tonight’s episode everyone was a winner. Donald Trump gave the remaining contenders a week pass to go home and spend time with their family and friends before next week’s finale in Los Angeles. James, the owner of the internet company, Zoodango, impressed the Renuzit executives and has a strong chance in the final boardroom scene with the Donald. James is vocal, excited and has proven to be a successful project manager in several occassions on the show. Good luck next week, you will do great! Looking forward to next weeks finale in LA.

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