Web sites, Blogs and Sundries We Sometimes Read
and Occasionally Recommend

What you don't know might hurt you or not knowing it might have saved you a lot of time. These are some of the online media we peruse.

• Nielsen Net Ratings: The venerable market researcher also covers the web.
• Craigslist: The power of simplicity. This arch vanilla site is rich with content and contacts. It loads fast and is easy to navigate. We wish we had thought of it.
• Comscore: We track the news releases of this research vendor because of the interesting data they contain.
• Forrester Research: Some free content and analysis from this consulting and research house
• PR Wire: Have you ever wondered where those press releases go?
• Wall St. Journal: A generous free version, with a more complete version for subscribers.
• Search Engine Marketing Blog: Search marketing can get rather specialized. Explore and kibitz on ways to get on page one.
• Knowledge @ Wharton:
Free newsletter and podcasts on marketing, strategy, and a wide range of business topics from America's first business school.
• Working Knowledge: Occasional insights and summaries of Harvard Business Review articles mixed with pitches to buy content.
• Adwords learning center: Google's on line university of paid search
• Yahoo Search Marketing: How to do search marketing from the perennial second place.
• Add Me: Hints for the web hopeful and ecommerce ambitious. The free newsletter is less valuable.
• Search Engine Watch: Hardly a good example of web design but amid the dross you'll find nuggets of useful tips for web marketers.
• Pay Pal: Things to consider when you want to get paid on the web.
• REI: This long time merchant with deep roots in direct marketing has developed a superior shopping site. From search to product information to comparisons to a no registration required shopping cart.

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