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Tribe.net and the 2257 law

Pr0n-meistress Violet Blue says: Tribe.net is *voluntarily* applying the 2257 laws to itself — its members, the tribes and the very architecture of Tribe itself. Federal law 2257 now requires website owners to keep *physical* records documenting, among other...

Customer acquisition via call centers

Bill Broadbent at Instinct Marketing said: If the average call cost is $10 and you have a ballpark labor cost of $4 per call (20 minutes with $12 total hourly comp) and say a 20% optimistic closing ratio (from call to paying customer) you’re looking at an...

The Real Autumn Marzec?

Robin Hamman blogs about the Match date-baiting lawsuit. He’s done some Googl’ing and dug up a photo of Autumn Marzec, who’s sworn statement confirms she has never been an employee of Match.com, nor was she ever paid to go on dates with any members...

Myspace, the full story

Cliff Kurtzman sent me a link to his article, The Acquisition of MySpace. Great stuff, a must-read if you’re at all interested in the history of Myspace and want to know more about it’s financials. Also talks about Friendster. [tags: myspace]