2013
In SEO, It s Not What You Do, It s How You Do It
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.
FTC Sends Letter to Search Engines Regarding Disclosure
The FTC has sent an updated letter to the search engines about disclosure of paid ads versus natural search results. I ve analyzed the letter, and here is what you need to know.
2012
Home Depot Caught Promoting Questionable Linking Tactics
Home Depot, the home improvement “big box” retailer, has been caught promoting what I call “questionable” link tactics and providing false information to their vendors. In an email to their vendors (specifically those who provide installation services), a representative from Home Depot encourages their vendors to link to specific pages on Home Depo
What is a destination wedding?
A destination wedding combines the excitement of travel with the romance of a wedding. Generally, a destination wedding lasts for a few days and takes place away from your hometown. While these weddings may involve more planning, many people find them more memorable, particularly when held in an exciting location like New Orleans. The bride and groom also enjoy the added benefit of a honeymoon that begins as soon as the ceremony ends!
2011
Google Acquires Illegal Google Plus .com IDN Domain Name
In an effort to protect their Google Plus social network, Google recently acquired .com. The problem is that .com, aka xn--dra.com is not allowed. It s an illegal domain name. IDN characters are not allowed or available in the .com TLD. Google, what were you thinking when you purchased this IDN .com domain name? I hope you did not pay too much f
Marion Grasby Lunch at The Olsen - South Yarra Melbourne Hot
Incredible food cooked with an abundence of love, Innocent Bystander wines and Little Creatures beer. What more could you ask for? The Olsen Hotel, located in Melbourne Australia, is a luxury boutique hotel in South Yarra on prestigious Chapel Street. Accommodations at The Olsen Hotel include 229 hotel suites and residences that are unlike any oth
More Android Users Looking for Jobs than iPhone Users
According to data released by LinkUp, 20 percent of job seekers use their mobile devices to look for jobs. What is interesting is that 79.7% of visitors to the LinkUp web site used an Android device to find jobs. Surprisingly, however, Apple iPhone usage fell from dominating last year’s first quarter numbers at 62.1%, down to 12.3% in Q1 2011. Blac
2010
Facebook Chat Client Launches Today
As a self confessed laptop or computer nerd, what particularly impresses me about this Facebook client is both its reliability when related to Facebook chat along with the ease with which you ll be able to customize the shopper. As an example, the Facebook chat client’s intuitive interface makes customizing shortcuts a breeze; I like that I can hot
Search Engine Optimization Tip: Add a Breadcrumb Trail
A breadcrumb trail, put simply, is a set of links on your page that lets users get back to where they came from or go to pages that are higher in the architecture of your site. For more information about what exactly breadcrumb trail navigation is, take a look here or here. Let us look at an example.
Google Issues Search Engine Optimization Report Card
Google has issued what they are calling an SEO Report Card, an effort to provide Google’s product teams with ideas on how they can improve their products’ pages using simple and accepted optimizations.
Power Pearls and Diamond Neckwear
So what is it about pearl necklaces that have such an appeal for these women of power? It’s most likely because of their simple elegance, a sense of timeless beauty and authority that they give off.
22 Most Bizarre Things Created Using Hair
While an average Joe has a hundred and fifty thousand hairs on his scalp, have you ever thought about what happens to the locks of hair as soon as they have been chopped off? Listed here is a collection of twenty-two of the strangest uses for hair that we could find. Listed here is a collection of twenty-two of the strangest uses for hair that
2009
Search Engine Optimization Tip 31: Use SEO Friendly URLs
What is an SEO Friendly URL? A URL (which stands for Universal Resource Locator) is considered to be search engine optimization friendly when it does not extra characters in it.
Google Caffeine: An SEO Analysis
Here is a comprehensive list of what appears to have changed in the new Google Caffeine.
2008
What I am Up to
I am still enjoying the sugar high off our Cookies By Design treats that they so generously donated to Steph’s baby shower this weekend. They were a hit, so look for more about them in an upcoming Baby Shower guide from Mama Speaks.
Adventures in Babywearing: Adventures In Surprises
What started off as an awesome local Mama Speaks getaway to the spa and then slumber party back at Ashlee s turned into this huge event, of which I had absolutely NO CLUE, when we got back from breakfast yesterday morning. (I am so thankful I brought a cute dress and earrings to wear.)
Essay Writing - What Is the Point?
What is the point of writing an essay? Essay writing is a very demanding form of expression that imposes a set of tight controls on both your writing and your thought.
Coitado: Ronaldo and the three transvestites
What do you do when you get caught with your pants down with three tranny hookers? How do you explain that you, an internationally-known soccer superstar, went out prowling the streets in search of some cheap hot ladies, but ended up with three busted ladyboys?
What is an elderblogger, and Why is Claudia Snowden One?
Claudia Snowden shares why she is an elderblogger. Blogging is pedagogically a good writing exercise. It furthers one to continue learning.
What Do An English Pub and Social Media Have in Common?
Matt Bailey offers up an excellent article this week that draws a poignant analogy between social media marketing and the traditional English Pub.
Technology And Internet, A Hot Trend In Shaping Globalization
In order to get an overall sense of what globalization is we must examine the trends that are shaping globalization today. Among the most prominent trends that I believe shape globalization is Technology and Internet, Shifting of Economic Powers, the Growth of World Population, and Outsourcing.
What s in a (domain) name? Some serious cash.
While America s housing market slumps, sales of domain names, the real estate of the Internet, climbed 60 percent last year. More than 100 reported domain sales exceeded the $100,000 mark in 2007 – up from 70 the year before. And last May, an adult-themed domain sold for $9.5 million.
Paris Hilton on the Primaries: Oh, what s that?
It s very surprising that Hilton needs to be briefed on how the electoral process works. As you all know, Hilton was an integral part of Diddy s 2004 Vote or Die campaign.
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