Cyber Monday vs Black Friday

Pretty late on this one but I was browsing while awaiting a password to be sent to my email account. Thought it was an interesting insight into Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Seems Black Friday was more harsh to online retailers than Monday, with Thursday feeling a pull as well.

The local news reported that Cyber Monday is more a myth than reality as shoppers continue buying big until the last minute. Truly, heavy shopping days appear between Dec 5-15 according to last year's numbers at least with buyers becoming more computer savvy and waiting until the last minute before the "will arrive by Christmas" deadline on shipping. Check it out, espcially if you're a retailer or consumer.

AOL Gives Away Free Movies!

Can't beat free. AOL Video has decided to give away a free video download to each consumer beginning at 6am on Saturday - that's tomorrow folks.

According to TechCrunch AOL Video is normally lacking in selection and high in price, but who can argue with free?

A head's up though> I shot over to AOL Video's homepage and didn't immediately see a link to download for free or read a story on it. Hey, I'm a regular gal and don't have time to search for it. Hopefully it'll be easy to navigate tomorrow. Not that I couldn't find it if I tried, I'm just not going to try :)

Check it out. Reportedly, 30+ titles will be available for the choosing, not surprisingly many Christmas selections will be available. However, Spiderman 2 is another option, so hey, chose and download.

You'll need a good movie to:
a) get you in the holiday spirits
b) get you away from the holiday spirited
c) flop in front of after stuffing yourself silly with turkey, ham, trimmings and wassail

Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Danny Sullivan Says Farewell to Search Engine Watch Hello to Search Engine Land

As noted in the Bruce Clay blog that I read regularly and mentioned across the bogosphere Danny Sullivan is leaving Search Engine Watch. Yesterday was his last day, he has posted a fare-the-well post to his supporters and peers .

In his post he recollects the history of SEW, it's creation, success and expansion. Many of us visit SEW forums regularly and are very fond of Danny's work. I, for one, will be following him to his new perch at Search Engine Land to continue following the master.

Danny is also taking along quite a few fellow writers, I think SEL will be a hit site in no time. It's talent base is impecable already and though he's splitting with his "baby", SEW, he's leaving optimistically and professionally. As he's clearly stated he holds no grudge and plans to point to SEW in his future posts, both in reference to his former works and to anything worthy of linking to in the future.

It's a good read and if you want to say goodbye there's a thread available to do so.

But remember the following quote put best in the Bruce Clay blog:

If you want to say goodbye to Danny, a thread has been started over at Search Engine Watch. However, let’s remember that Danny is moving to Search Engine Land, he’s not dying. Let’s try and keep those comments meaningful, but upbeat. Got it?

And, if you're interested in checking out his new digs, here's Search Engine Land.

Danny Sullivan Says Farewell to Search Engine Watch Hello to Search Engine Land

As noted in the Bruce Clay blog that I read regularly and mentioned across the bogosphere Danny Sullivan is leaving Search Engine Watch. Yesterday was his last day, he has posted a fare-the-well post to his supporters and peers .

In his post he recollects the history of SEW, it's creation, success and expansion. Many of us visit SEW forums regularly and are very fond of Danny's work. I, for one, will be following him to his new perch at Search Engine Land to continue following the master.

Danny is also taking along quite a few fellow writers, I think SEL will be a hit site in no time. It's talent base is impecable already and though he's splitting with his "baby", SEW, he's leaving optimistically and professionally. As he's clearly stated he holds no grudge and plans to point to SEW in his future posts, both in reference to his former works and to anything worthy of linking to in the future.

It's a good read and if you want to say goodbye there's a thread available to do so.

But remember the following quote put best in the Bruce Clay blog:

If you want to say goodbye to Danny, a thread has been started over at Search Engine Watch. However, let’s remember that Danny is moving to Search Engine Land, he’s not dying. Let’s try and keep those comments meaningful, but upbeat. Got it?

And, if you're interested in checking out his new digs, here's Search Engine Land.