After a long period with ‘twijfels over Belgié’, they disappeared into sillty air at #gwo10 with Admiral Freebee, Selah Sue and Isbells. Great and innovative music!

Admiral Freebie: ‘i wanna get away before i stay the same’

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Send from my handheld

Friends, sun and a just in time arrival in Vlieland. Into the great wide open has begun.

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Send from my handheld

Taking tomorrow off after a long and eventful week.I couldn't go to a festival with a more fitting title than this one: into the great wide open. Seven of my best friends on an island in the north of The Netherlands with great weather.

Just had a meeting with Google. Even though most things were familiar, it was interesting to see the breadth in their portfolio. We discussed what Google could do for our iPhone app promotion. One of the major hurdles is the lack of measurement possibilities in the iTunes store. This means no CPA bidding as we can’t measure any conversions. I wonder if Apple will ever share this kind of data, as it would stimulate publishers to drive more traffic to the iTunes store.

For me this trip was a logical step: i have the savings to do it, it looks like a worthwhile endavour, i’ll regret it when i don’t. So: go for it. Looking at the storm of reactions, i slowly begin to realise how privileged I am. Quitting your job for a year in your mid 30’s because it seems like fun to travel around the world for a year or so; is something i’ll probably truly appreciate in a couple years from now.

Last night I played untill late with a new SEO tool. It’s for my partner’s wedding photography website (www.demooistefotovanjeleven.nl). i got attracted by the ease with which you can handle small seo/sea accounts. With only a little bit of effort we managed to pull in over two thousand euro worth of assignments in just a couple of weeks (which i consider quite good for a starting wedding photographer outside the peak season). All this for a marketing investment of just 200 euro’s.

Thanks to to this new keyword tool i’m confident that we’ll be able to accellerate her business even further (she’s already looking for a backup photographer as she can’t handle all the assignments herself). All this thanks to her photo skills, a great photography website, and a nicely humming Google SEO/SEA campaign.

This is for Google Chrome users only. Definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in a browser, ever. It’s highly personalized, dynamically generated, local. 

Hmm, it seems like we’ll be getting flash after all thanks to Skyfire!

After informing the team yesterday, I’ve spoken with @Marcdrees with whom I agreed that he would publish my departure on RecruitmentMatters. Good to receive so much positive feedback after my departure from co-workers, clients and suppliers. Maybe it’s because they’re jealous… 😉