So, I’ve been doing a little copywriting for Tam over at Inspirationail and when she told me she was headed to PubCon in London I decided I couldn’t let her go empty handed.

Somehow we came up with the idea of Internet business playing cards…

Nailin’ It

Here’s the Paige Filler card, and If you want to see the rest of the deck you can find them over at Inspirationail.

Missed Out?

There are only about 100 in circulation (and 200 printed) so if you didn’t get one then you missed out on the best bussiness cards ever! according to a Mr Javier Moral.

Pubcon London?

As for PubCon? Tam said most of the people were cool and helpful, allowing her to learn a lot. Although those knocking her size should be careful.

If you are interested in attending the next Pubcon, be sure to read & leave a comment on Marketing Pilgrim’s SEM contest for a chance to win an all access pass.

Oh, and keep an eye on Inspirationail, there is some fantastic and fun viral stuff coming in the future. Lets just say it won’t be your usual crapbait.

What I Can Say

In addition to their listed prizes, I’ve added a couple of my own.
1. I enlisted the help of Frank Sinton to donate some free advertising ($1000 worth to be precise) on his video megasite MeFeedia. (disclosure: Frank is a friend and a client).
2. I will be giving away $300 of copywriting (or consulting if you prefer).

All you have to do to win is leave a comment on the post (you could potentially win one part of $11K in prizes).

Meanwhile…

A list of the judges.

• Danny Sullivan – SearchEngineLand.com
• Rand Fishkin – SEOmoz.org
• Jill Whalen – HighRankings.com
• Lee Odden – TopRankMarketing.com
• Michael Gray – Wolf-Howl.com
• Mona Elesseily – PageZero.com
• Barry Schwartz – RustyBrick.com
• Kalena Jordan – SearchEngineCollege.com
• Michael Jensen – SoloSEO.com
• Linda Bustos (our 2008 winner) – Elasticpath.com
• Joseph Morin – Storybids.com
• Todd Friesen – PositionTech.com
• Kim Krause Berg – UsabilityEffect.com
• Vanessa Fox – NineByBlue.com
• Joost de Valk – Yoast.com

Many of which have taught me a thing or two.

What are you waiting for? Think of something clever to say and head on over, I hope you enjoy the article.

Good luck to all of the other competitors and a special thanks to Andy Beal for providing this opportunity. Be sure to follow Andy on twitter and keep up with progress of the contest.

Buckle the hatches, we’re going to take a look at a few more

Information Hurricanes

Image from ZaNiaC
Some information can be so powerful that it feeds on itself forming a hurricane. This immense force can move across the web leaving a devestated landscape in its wake. Fired up with the mob mentality and connected to millions of others, the information hurricane can be a dream for some, and for others, their worst nightmare.
What does this mean?
The savvy are now using these hurricanes to promote a cause or to expose their dirty laundry so they can make moves while the majority are preoccupied with the storm. This tactic has always been used by politicians and corporations, but the web has changed the rules.

Why is this so important?
When the tempest gets going and starts building speed, it doesn’t leave much time for considered thought. In the information frenzy many can be swept up and thrashed. Others never even find out, especially if they are not connected.

Electronic Droughts

Image from Ozyman
Information drought can take many forms. From lack of connection, lack of technology, lack of education, to censorship and walled gardens.

What does this mean?
Large parts of the world will remain offline or off the information grid, some will have access only to mobile devices. Some will be Many are already faced with walled gardens of information.

Information drought is and will become more prevalent. Like natural droughts, some parts of the world will be more prone to them. The determining factor will not be natural causes, but dependent on the ROI seen by large corporations and the government in those regions.

Why is this so important?
Without information it is impossible to make informed decisions, especially in emergencies. People will be at the mercy of ‘those that know‘.

Not to mention that accurate information about cultures and traditions will be lost for those without the technology to record and document them.

Black Holes

Ok, for this one we are really heading out to space. It’s not really a natural disaster, but the implications are huge.

Image from Science
This is not about Google or one specific company, but they provide the most powerful example.

Youtube has Millions and millions of embeds (ok, so that’s in links, but even if a fraction are embeds that is a lot for this purpose). Many people questioned Google buying youtube, I didn’t. Many question youtube’s profitability. I don’t.

What does this mean?
If Google decides to broadcast a message, it is now possible for them to control millions of sites instantly.

This alone is more powerful than any media company in existence.

Ever.

Even News Corp can’t compete with the user generated beast that youtube represents. User generated does not necessarily mean user control.

Why is this so important?
Add the amount Google controls through some of its other properties (Feedburner, blogger, adsense, search, reader, analytics, connect and the rest of its services). It becomes extremely clear that should Google ever feel the need to have its own public service announcement, it will be the loudest message the planet has ever heard.

Google can become a giant black hole sucking in everything around it, should it choose to do so. And all this done at the stroke of a key (or 10 thousand)…

The machine has been using us for years and we are powerless to stop it. Let’s hope those who are controlling the machinery really do no evil and have everyone’s best intentions at heart.

The pen is now mightier than 1000 swords, but machines… they still scare me.

Oh and there is a new design & features and even a movie…

I wrote an article about the basics of protecting your website(s) called Prevent Your Site from Being Hacked for Hostgator’s blog and it just went live.

Be sure to check it out for a list of tips that may prove helpful, and at the very least serve as an important reminder about web security.

It’s called Predictive Copywriting – Fight Big Publishers and Win in 2009

Give it a quick read, you never know you may like it. It may even make you a little richer and more beautiful (well, maybe not more beautiful you ugly sod, but who needs looks when you can buy as much attention as you like?).

On a serious note, it does have a few tips that I hope will be useful

Anyway, I digress; check out the article on predictive copywriting and the rest of SEO Scoop from the talented Razzle Dazzle, both are good reads.

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