Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Life is all about timing. Driving along the N7 yesterday, some glass from a recent accident was sprayed by an oncoming car, and hit my car straight on, smashing the glass of the windscreen. If I had braked one second earlier, I would not have been hit by the glass, and possibly if I had accelerated one second earlier, the glass would have flown through the window and straight into my eye. But since the timing happened the way it did, my shatterproof glass now have a huge dent in it with spider lines accenting the strength of the impact.

Whether timing is based on fate or luck, the founders of TradeDoubler were definitely at the right place at the right time, in 1999 when the company grew from a dream to a reality. For all those internet marketers who are tired of beating their heads against the wall trying to convince their fellow South Africans that advertising on the internet is a reality which is exponentially growing.... finally we have a solid argument. For those who don’t keep up with the exciting online news, AOL has put in an offer to buy out TradeDoubler for $900 million! TradeDoubler's goal is (as stated on their website) "to improve your online business".

Technology is moving fast. So fast it is sometimes impossible to keep up to date with all the new developments. Within 2 years, laptops will be the size of a fist, with more features than humanly possible to imagine. And as if comfort is not the top priority, the keyboard will open out to ensure touch typing addicts never have to learn a new skill.

I personally believe one of the most valuable traits I ever learnt was touch typing. For those who have never taken the time and frustration to slower their speed down to ensure the correct fingers are placed on the correct keys, you will probably not know why typists choose to type with perfect finger posture. There is a silent therapeutic advantage to touch typing which no one ever discusses but all typists know exist. Typing is like playing a musical instrument. It allows the creative side of your brain to form patterns with your fingers, while the left side checks if the right side is typing reader friendly sentences. One of the only other times one uses both sides of ones brain is in a game of chess.

You are probably reading this and wandering why I am not disclosing the daily happenings of the TrafficSynergy team. Today was one of our most successful days to date. We have moved forward with a number of exceptional advertisers, details to follow when the relevant documents are signed. What I can tell you, is we have another awesome one day click drive with Musica. This means that the Musica click campaign will once again be active. The exceptionally high payouts are returning to make it worth your while promoting Musica. We have also added a number of new banners to brighten up your web pages. The banners include top Play Station 2 Games, Cricket 2007 and Eragon, the XBox 360 game Rainbow 6, Gwen Stephanie, Snakes on the Plane, SmackDown verses Raw, and DVD Step Up Banners. Move fast, this campaign will only last one day, so get those clicks going.

Lots of exciting developments we will soon be able to tell you about, so keep reading.

Coffee getting COLD yet?

ASK!!! ASK!!! ASK!!!

...and if you don't have anything to ASK, then tell us! tell us what you think about everything and anything which has got to do with internet marketing and making cash on the net...

When is 4.0 going to get the first mention? We haven't even got onto 2.0 yet, and already the futurists are talking about 3.0, semantic indexing, and letting the search engines tell us what we should be asking.

and yet we can't even find the number of the new restaurant that opened down the road!!!

lets go back to 1.0 and GET IT RIGHT!!!