Well, this was too good not to share - when I heard about the flying shoes and W.

Well, this was too good not to share - when I heard about the flying shoes and W. I had to see a video of  it (and there always seems to be videos of everything, these days).

But, since Webmetricsguru.com is a Web Analytics Blog - it seems unfair to write about something like Flying Shoes, without talking about how we can track the effects.

By the way, I wonder if, after this incident in Iraq, if Secret Service will now make all reporters take off their shoes when attending a Press Conference with a President, in much the same way that we have to take our shoes off when we and put them through scanners every time we take a domestic or international flight.

First, I looked at Radian6 Influential Tracker Widget to see what might be the most Influential source of media here and it’s coming from a YouTube Video by “LiberalBias100“.

Still, with influence in mind - I went to BlogPulse and caught the Conversation Seed - a tool that Blogpulse has and I rarely ever successfully used.   According to BlogPulse - since the shoes flew off and were thrown at George W. Bush today several posts have already been written.

Noticed that quite a few smaller blogs picked up the story first - it would be nice if Blogpulse published the time lines and influence of each blog whose post appears below.

Conversation Seed:  +iraqi throws shoes at Bush

• 12/14/2008 Live From Bush Liberator Square In Baghdad! (from: Dohiyi Mir)
• 12/14/2008 (Video) Iraqi journalist throws shoes at George W. Bush (from: The Shotgun)
  • 12/14/2008 “This is a farewell … you dog!” (from: FR33 AGENTS)
• 12/14/2008 Your Turn: Lame (Duck) Iraq Visit Guarantees Bush Shoe-In As Worst President Ever (from: BAGnewsNotes)
• 12/14/2008 You Dog!! (from: Dani Love’s journal)
• 12/14/2008 Iraqi Reporter Throws Shoes at Bush, Calls Him ’Dog (from: Valerie - MySpace Blog)
• 12/14/2008 Angry Iraqi throws shoes at President Bush in Baghdad (from: An America Martyr - MySpace Blog)
• 12/14/2008 Iraqi Reporter Throws Shoe At Bush During Press Conference (Photos) (from: Gateway Pundit)
  • 12/14/2008 These Iraqis Should Ask The Olympics For A Shoe-Throwing Event (from: OutOfTheBlue)
  • 12/14/2008 Even Helen Thomas Never Did This (from: Dan Cleary)

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Vice President/ Director ? Strategy & Analysis About Digitas: Founded in 1980, Digitas?one of the world’s leading digital marketing and media companies?is at the forefront of the new digi…

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The Nominating Committee Announces Candidates for Election to the WAA Board of Directors! OR as the official message goes: “ A month ago we put out the Call for Nominations to fill the vacant seat on the WAA Board of Directors . We were delighted by the enthusiastic response we received, and are pleased to announce six qualified and committed nominees for the Board.

The Nominating Committee Announces Candidates for Election to the WAA Board of Directors! OR as the official message goes:

“A month ago we put out the Call for Nominations to fill the vacant seat on the WAA Board of Directors. We were delighted by the enthusiastic response we received, and are pleased to announce six qualified and committed nominees for the Board.”

Find the complete message here: http://www.webanalyticsassociation.org/aboutus/specialelection2008

The slate:

• Dennis R. Mortensen, Director of Data Insights, Yahoo!
• Akin Arikan, Senior Segment Manager for Internet Marketing, Unica Corporation
• Nicolas Babin, Executive Vice President, International & Marketing, AT Internet – publishing XiTi
• Matthew Langie, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omniture
• John Payne, VP of Product Management & General Manager, Coremetrics
• Mark Wachen, CEO, Optimost

All adult people, with adult pictures and adult titles and goals - and with that in mind, I would probably vote for Akin, as he seems very much like an entrepreneurial doer! Which is something I believe this organization could benefit from. They asked me two question:

What major contribution will Dennis R. Mortensen bring to Web Analytics Association and its membership?
A positive attitude for one global united WAA, with strong local distribution of power and resources. A possibility to set and execute on standards, beyond just chatting about them! — Clear vision on where the industry is going and what the tasks of the WAA should be.

Where do you think the Web Analytics Association should be in the next two years?
I believe the WAA is in a position to become a much larger and more prominent voice in the industry on such items as: Privacy, Standards and Member Qualification and Certifications.

Where we today have initiated a lot of good initiatives, but perhaps lack in execution and realization of some of them. Cheers … and have a great time voting. Oh. There’s free Red Bull’s and Y! accounts for votes on Dennis

Dennis R. Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo!

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