Microsoft is suing Amish Shah, Jay Styles and two companies (the creators of the Magic Bullet System guru product) for using Microsoft trademarks and cybersquatting on Microsoft trademarks. And for contributory infringement. This should send an epic shockwave through the “guru” ranks – The lawsuit talks about contributory trademark infringement and contributory cybersquatting. That means…
Practical checklist to spotting internet scammers trying to fleece internet marketers. The only thing you need is a bit of an ability to read your own emotions and this handy list. Don’t surf without it! You know you are about to get scammed when: You feel you’re going to lose out if you don’t do…
I have an RSS feed that uses a Google query for my name… And no, my real name is not “Slave”. Every day I get random stuff from Technorati in that feed. I don’t quite get it – It seems that Google is picking up my name as part of the post tags! My name…
Brilliant article from Ian Lurie on the Internet Marketing Gold Rush – via Ran Aroussi’s mailing list. Some questions for self-reflection: If you are selling something to people interested in making money online, who are you aligned with? Al or Seth? If you are interested in internet marketing, who are you talking to? Al or…
