FTC misses ‘ruthless democracy’ of online content

My new Connect post offers comment on the FTC’s proposed move to legislate against bloggers who fail to declare their commercial interests, against the best interests of their readers. My view, essentially, is it’s understandable and has its merits, but that the battle for popularity on the web is so powerfully democratic as to render [...]

Brand bidding in AdWords leads to higher CPCs and lower CTRs

Realising that ‘extracts’ might fall foul of Google’s duplication rules, I’ll write a very short precis in future of posts I write elsewhere, so… My new Connect post looks at new figures from the IPA Search Group that show Google’s move to allow competitors to bid on brand terms has delivered higher CPCs and lower [...]

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