Excerpt: Web 2.0, finally is all the rage for big business, but does it really make sense to take advantage of all the social elements of Web 2.0 for your company? That depends on what you feel you can offer that could be a collaborative fun-fest. Yes, it is a good thing to put in the means to allow surfer…

Excerpt: You've seen them in use since the late 90s and I still scratch my head as to why they are still in use. I give you the top 3 crappiest marketing slogans still in use today: 3. Synergizing eBusiness – Who made up that word? Synergy? "Yeah! That word sounds cool! Let's use it!" *BARF* 2. Getting I…

Excerpt: Yes, it is true, the New Kids on the Block are getting back together. No more games! This is for Real! *HACK COUGH SPEW* …

Excerpt: Not to be outdone by Apple and my Google's upcoming gPhone (Android), MS has announced the development of mPhone. In a recently interview with the MS product development team we found out some really cool stuff! According to MS: "We've decided to stick to the idea of picking a cool name for this…

Excerpt: These pictures are incredibly funny. Nothing like snapping the camera at just the right moment to preserve embarrassment forever! …

Excerpt: Recently I've been challenged to get first page listings in Google for the term Jordans. I don't know if I can do it considering that there are quite a few shoe sites already listed for Jordans.  But listen, I don't really want to talk about shoes.  What I would like to talk about are the …

Excerpt: I can't stand football, but when I have writer's block and it is around mid January I can always rely on the Super Bowl hype to get my gears spinning again. Just look at my post from last year, Why the Bears Will Win the Super Bowl.  I had no idea that my silly post would end up being the 2nd…

Excerpt: Drudge Report recently posted a horrible photo of Hillary. I'm not a fan of her, but heck, everybody deserves a good run through Photoshop. I've created quick tutorial of how to clean up even Hillary's "wrinkled" image.…

Excerpt: Thanks again for Killjoycomics.com!…

Excerpt: Many of you don't realize this, but this is the best time of year to start blogging about stuff.  There is a ton of "stuff" going on to blog about...Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, Ramadan.  This is your chance to get pegged by Google for certain key phrases. Last year I blogged with&nb…

Excerpt: I am driving home and the iPhone's bill stinks because I am calling you on my cell phone with voice command, something that the iPhone does not have. listen Powered by Jott…

Excerpt: I am driving in my car to work thinking about writing a new blog post because this whole jott thing is pretty cool and a buddy of mine at work is thinking it's a pretty cool thing too. So what I'm doing is I set the jott phone number on my voicemail(?) speed dial on the blackberry and as they call …

Excerpt: Okay, I've set up a Jott account and I'm actually posting this long post to tonyrocks.com using that(?). For work best, it is pretty cool. I'm very happy with it, but not really happy with it. I'm still still trying it out but as you can see it does work and it's pretty cool. Maybe I'll stop swervin…

Excerpt: This is one scary Halloween video produced by my brother Bill.  He is one crazy dude! I freaked out when I watched it the first time. …

Excerpt: Or Britney Spears, however you want to spell it.  Michael over at wolf-howl.com has recently demonstrated two crucial search engine marketing concepts, buzz targeting and link baiting.  With all the hoopla of Britney Spears' horrible attempt at a comeback, Michael decided to be creat…

Excerpt: I'm not sure any of you are familiar with the Toy Boat Tongue Twister floating around on YouTube, but man, my brother Bill over at Bill Schiffbauer has made THE BEST version of the Toy Boat Tongue Twister. Check out his video below: So if yo wanna give it a try, say "Toy Boat" ten times as fas…

Excerpt: Technorati Tags: drugs I found this hilarious clip from an old episode (heck, I guess they are all old) of the Facts of Life.  I remember when it first aired, but also I do remember seeing bongs/pipes being sold at commercial record stores.  My favorite line of this clip is "We're a t…

Excerpt: Ok guys, this is your chance to answer this question, totally anonymously...without letting your other half know.  You know she's asked you that question and you know that you have an answer.  But dare we speak the truth? Heck no if we want to live another day. Recently I was asked that ve…

Excerpt: I Stumbled across this really funny clipping from Viral Plaza.  I'll let you do the reading.  Just a good way to get people off their lazy butts. …

Excerpt: Recently there have been a ton of posts and e-books floating around about and old technique of using online classified sites to promote affiliate programs, in particular AdultFriendFinder.com and Craigslist.  The concept is simple, sign up for an affiliate account with AdultFriendFinder.com a…

Excerpt: You would think Londoners would be thrilled about all things related to the fact that they will play host to the 2012 Olympic Games...but that is not true.  First off, usually the first exciting piece of marketing collateral for playing host to the Olympics is to come up with a hot and creative…

Excerpt: I'm sure many of you have already heard or seen the video of David Hasselhoff (aka Michael Knight) stoned drunk and eating a burger.  But you know, it all seems suspicious to me.  Yes, it was hard to watch the old Knight Rider slurring and and looking totally un-cool, but at the same time…

Excerpt: Yes, it is amazing how quick Mothers Day showed up this year.  The typical mail thinks contemplates getting his wife a gift, all the way to the actual date of Mothers Day.  Sometimes maybe all the wife needs is a good laugh. Of course if you think that then you will be sleeping on the cou…

Excerpt: Since getting a new record deal with Spectra Records this year, Tommy Tutone has been quickly flexing their creative juices to come up with a follow-up hit to their 1982 chart topper, Jenny (867-5309). Trying to keep hip and up to date with the innernet, blogs, emails, computer modems and hard…

Excerpt: I'm sure you've seen the spy programs out there, you know, the ones that say Spy on Your Wife, Spy on You Children.  Spy on anything used on your computer. Well you don't have to actually buy those things if you only want to see what is going on with chat sessions. Now I don't think it is a go…

Excerpt: I've been in a few bands before and yes they were all terrible.  However, I don't think we were ever this bad.  Wow.  They do a rendition of Europe's The Final Countdown and it actually gives me post-traumatic stress syndrome from living as a teenager in the 80's.Turn up the volume on…

Excerpt: I've just moved TonyRocks.com over to HostGator.  The fees at the last webhosting place caused me to move.  Also, with HostGator I can host an unlimited amount of domains. So far I'm pretty pleased with the move, although I'm a little bummed that I'm losing my ASP.net hostin…

Excerpt: I'm totally amazed at how popular breakdancing, poppin' and lockin' and Beat Boxing has become in the past few years.  Being a child of the 80's I can totally admit to throwing down the cardboard and doing a few back spins here and there.  But you know, I've come across a few videos of ki…

Excerpt: Tonight while watching Desperate Housewives my eyes were blasted with a new marketing campaign for Windows Vista.  The whole concept revolves around the idea of "The WOW Starts Now!" Wow, I guess we are to be thrilled about Vista being released.  So much that MS has trademark yet another …

Excerpt: Recently I've been on a retro computing kick.  I don't know what it is but I am always amazed to see how much stuff you can pull out of a machine from the early 80s.  The retro computing scene is running full-speed around the world.  People are coming up with new games for old p…

Excerpt: What can I say other than I should have wasted my time watching the actual Superbowl instead of the commercials.  Sad to say this but Kevin Federline saved the evening for me: …

Excerpt: I have to say I'm in love with the publishing power of Squidoo.  I've just signed up and created my first "lens" about how those "Get Your Free XXXX" websites work.  I figured I'd write something about this because of the tons of pop-ups and banner ads floating around now about Getting a …

Excerpt:  I really enjoy spreading horrible buzzwords around the office.  If you don't know what I mean by buzzword then please look at the TonyRocks.com Corporate Buzzword (and phrase) Generator and you'll get the picture.  You've probably even participated in the viral act of spreading crapp…

Excerpt:  If you are like me you really enjoy watching the show Pimp My Ride on MTV.  I LOVE seeing those guys turn the biggest pieces of crap into super pimp machines.  I drive an old Ford  Taurus with 156,000 miles and think that it is a perfect candidate for a pimping. The problem tho…

Excerpt: What makes for a successful viral marketing campaign is one that keeps coming back to haunt you.   A few months ago I planted a seed to a viral marketing campaign that continues to bring back visitors.  The simple campaign, if you really want to call it that, was the famous Pittsburg…

Excerpt: Or atleast it appears to have hired Radio Shack to design their latest MacBook. I mean, come on...what is the deal with that chicklet looking keyboard? All of you Mac freaks who just drool over every design that Apple ever releases are in complete denial or on drugs if you think the new MacBook i…

Excerpt: You have to wonder these days if GM is up to something.  I’ve notice some strangeness on a few select GM brands, in particular Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac.  Before I get to that, just take into consideration that GM is losing money left and right and that Toyota just cakewalked pas…

Excerpt: Sadly, so many people nominated me that they closed out voting on this!  Ah well.  Let's see what happens next week. Hey gang, I need your help.   MarketWatch.com is currently running their CEO of the year for 2006.  Since I am the CEO of Tony Rocks LLC, I figured heck, I'm…

Excerpt: We've secretly obtained some photos of Castro which is proof that he is not dead, but totally alive and well.  Hopefully these will dispell any ideas or thoughts that Cuba's leader is not around.   Here is a photograph of the supposedly dead Castro standing in front of a water fl…

Excerpt: Today the official TonyRocks.com Honda CRX will be treking accross the eastern United States to Indiana today.  If you do spot it, take a picture of the super hot Honda CRX.  You can't miss this thing...the wheels are painted gold and so are the tires. The first to submit a photo of the T…

Excerpt: It is amazing how much response I've received from my last playstation iii posting. My traffic from Google has doubled since posting this. What was I up to? Well I have been anxious to see what the latest offering from the sony playstation console realm. So I figured I'd see if anyone el…

Excerpt: TMX Elmo is on the radar for parents to spend their money on.  This is the 10th aniversary version of the popular Tickle Me Elmo doll released last century.  Hehe.  Last century...too funny.  Anyways, I'm writing about this TMX Elmo because it popped up on in google zeitgeist as …

Excerpt: Some of the best viral marketing campaigns succeed for reasons such as uniqueness, but many times (and this is mostly the case with e-cards) seasonal demands call for it.  E-cards for example are always in demand for every season, especially when you are a lazy sob like myself and forget to pi…

Excerpt: by Tony Rocks Who wants what you are selling? Sure, you may have what you think is a great product, but maybe not everyone would agree with you. The thing is that you need to find your target market. Watch for the latest trends and you may want to subscribe to a couple advertising/marketing magazi…

Excerpt: Of course not, well, actually I'm not sure. Heck, I don't even like playing video games but I'm alwas anxious to see how the lastest machines handle graphics, speed, details and sound. The Playstation II is still pretty awesome if you ask me, but I'm sure many of you are ready to move on to Playstat…

Excerpt: You know I am still wondering about this whole social networking deal. Yes it seems to work, but I don't now if I'm totally sold on the whole concept. Social networking sites like Digg, Friendster, Facebook and Myspace are pretty neato, but you know do you actually get alot of marketing power …

Excerpt: I've finally made public a great newsletter written by myself explaining how to make some cash with Adsense. The special report is called Adsense Ignitor and it is totally free! Inside you'll learn... How one simple formula can increase your Adsense earning power like you would not …

Excerpt: Just last month my wife had mentioned to me that she had just spent a certain amount of money for a shirt online, but was angry because her girlfriend had told her that she had coupon code to use for the website, which would have saved my wife 20% on the purchase. I thought to myself, oh cool! …

Excerpt: You know, I just love Graywolf's SEO blog. That guys comes up with some of the coolest stuff in SEO and Viral Marketing. Definately worth a bookmark. Not too long ago he posted about a new hot viral type website that promotes the push to using Firefox as your preferred web browser. The site is ca…

Excerpt: Viral marketing can be a good thing for you if done properly. The biggest mistake I see is when companies try to purposely start a viral campaign and EXPECT the audience to get it. This approach usually leads to the campaign fizzling out or never even getting passed along. The rule of thumb is that…

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Excerpt: I wanted you to be the first one to know...Dr. Joe Vitale just opened the doors to Hypnotic Selling Secrets. Take a look at the image near the bottom of the page - it's a photo showing the entire course. http://www.hypnoticsellingsecrets.com You'll have access to nearly everything Joe has…

Excerpt: Yes, it has been quite a while since I've last emailed you. Funny story...Keith Wellman wasn't the only person who bought a house this past month :) Yes, I to fell victim to the whole "building equity" scam of buying a house. The banks always tell you to build your equity...why? So you can borr…

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