You were probably just as surprised as I was when Scott Brown won the Massachussettss elections. I mean, clearly, he was an underdog when the race started. What I admired about this guy is that he knew how to work the social media and especially Google Adwords to mobilize volunteers and voters. Read the rest of this entry »

This video gives you an update on what’s happening with our families in Haiti.  You just can’t make this up.  I thought I was in the movies

Out of all the stories that came out of Haiti, this is the one that broke my heart the most. I watched the rescue of this little girl as it was going on live. You’ll see why it broke my heart.

As an update…Three of my wife’s close relatives have been found ok. One of them was plucked from the rubbles of a crumbled building. still no word yet on my relatives.

On a sadder note…We just learned the town my wife’s father was staying got totally demolished. We initially thought he was far enough away and did not get impact of the quake. But the quake traveled real far. So far still no word from him. Will keep you updated

Anyway here is that video

This post has nothing to do with Google Adwords and nothing to do with marketing, but everything to do with me.

Many of you know my family is from Haiti.  Right now my wife and I have lots of family members that are unaccounted for.  We are hoping that when phone lines open up we will be blessed with good news.  My father in law is in Haiti on vacation.  We have not heard a word from him.

Watch this video showing the exact moment the earth quake hit.  Watch the buildings in the back as they fall apart

The Google Adwords blog recently announced that it is going to change its policy on the display URL. The display URL is the URL that you use within your Adwords ad. This especially affects people who have sites that are on shared or hosted domains, such as Blogspot.com. Read the rest of this entry »