PUBLIC MARKS from bhartzer with tags s & do

For years (perhaps as long as I ve been in this industry), I ve read comments all over the web about how anyone can do SEO and/or the obligatory don t waste your money on an SEO expert.

Do you think it s a good idea for Google to use speed as a ranking factor?

Calling a furnace repair service does not have to be a scary proposition. You do not have to get distraught when your furnace needs to be repaired, particularly as the thermometer drops... and there are young children or elderly living in the home. There s no heat and it s well below freezing. But, it s simply not necessary to worry.

Health officials in many countries are on high alert for the Swine Flu, mainly to whether or not people have this virus. They are preparing to battle an outbreak and getting ready in case it turns into an epidemic. But how do you really know if you have or someone you know has been infected with the Swine Flu?

Ron Artest has come up with a new way to spell warrior: Warier. If you do not know how to spell a word, follow Ron s lead and just make it up.

We all have to eat sometime, so it should not come as a surprise that there are whole blogs dedicated to eating, cooking, dining, and just about every other aspect of the culinary experience. Few, however, do it as expertly, as wittily, or as stylishly as Eater, Eater LA, and Eater SF, which cover New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, respectively.

What do you do when you re not going to win your party s nomination? Go play with your hair. While Barack and Hillary are off fighting like a couple of Thai stewardesses, Edwards took the bold step of letting David Letterman mess up his $400 haircut.

In the 21st century, geeks are empowered as never before. Not only do they enjoy an image of sophisticated hipness, they represent the technological elite with the power to spawn fortunes, invent weird contraptions, and yes, even bust criminals. That s right. Geek detectives represent the newest addition to the rich, proud heritage of geek-dom. In that spirit, let s check out the top five degrees for geek detectives.

Today is the day for pundits to explain why they - as they so often do - got it so wrong in New Hampshire last night. My favorite excuse comes from MSNBC s Chris Matthews. According to His Chrisness, quot;the people of New Hampshire lied to me quot; when it came to polling. That must be what it is. It s just not possible that all those windbags are too busy stoking their own egos to pay any attention to what s actually going on out there, right?

Is interactive marketing the new easy way to make money? Should we be expecting a ton of speculators coming in now that the housing market is in such decline? I mean, these people have to do something. I m seeing increased interest in domaining and other things, and now these former realtors think they can hang out a shingle and do SEO? I m very scared.

A couple of years ago, I reported on a story about a man who bought a purple pearl brooch at a sale thinking it was costume jewelry and found himself with a piece worth around $250,000. A Florida man recently found another rare purple pearl this week and all he had to do was order a steamed clams. George Brock and his wife, Leslie found the pearl while eating at Dave s Last Resort amp; Raw Bar. Their pearl isn t quite as big the one in the brooch but it could be worth thousands. The couple will have it appraised and then decide if they will sell it.