June 2008
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.
Home Insurance | Building and Contents Home Insurance | UK
Although there are different kinds of policy to match the various wants and needs of individuals, your status may determine what kind of home insurance you need:
May 2008
Bark Bite ponders the 2009 Presidential Inauguration
Pondering the presidential campaign this year, we have been inundated and hit with questions about what our next president will do once he (or she) gets into office next January.
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.
Nicole Scherzinger talks Duran Duran and PCD
A Rochester, NY station interviewed Nicole Scherzinger about what she has been up to since her attempt at pushing a solo career flopped badly.
How to Pick a Great Name for Your Blog
You know what you want to blog about and you have picked your platform. Now you need a great name for your blog. Here is how to pick one.
April 2008
The Proof is in the Profits: Employee Surveys and ROI
Asking your employees what makes them happy will make you money. Following through with their suggestions helps.
What did Nelson Mandela do to deserve this?
Poor Mandela, you do not honor a man of his caliber with a former Spice Girl and a washed-up white rapper. Couldn t they get somebody more dignified like Whitney Houston?
Best Viral Marketing Campaign Ever? Carmen Bares All
You will have to watch the video in full to get more information about one of what I would call the best viral marketing campaign I have seen in a long time.
Write What You Know: It is Not Just for Novelists
One of the strategies often cited by blogging experts and pros for firming up your corner of the blogosphere is specialization. Is there a subject you’re particularly interested in?
Google AdWords Display URL Policy Reaches Local PPC Advertisers
Beginning April 1, 2008, Google has officially changed their display URL policy. In short, what that means is that the URL that shows in your ad absolutely must be the URL that visitors get to when they click on your ad.
March 2008
The Very First Search Engine Strategies Conference
I thought it would be nice to take a trip down internet memory lane to see what the first Search Engine Strategies was like. For starters, check out the original SES site.
Montessori Classroom Methods
You may have driven past one in your area, or heard the name when looking for a school for your child, and wondered, What is Montessori? Take some time to read about what a Montessori school is and how it differs from most traditional schools.
First Time Domainers Get Free Hotel Room at TRAFIC Conference
If you are a domainer that has never been to a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show because of the expense, Howard and I will pay your hotel room in Orlando to prove what a value TRAFFIC is.
Monetization Monday: Google AdSense 101
When a friend of mine first decided to use Google AdSense in his blog, I was skeptical - until about he showed me his first hundred-dollar check from Google. From then on, I was a believer. It took him just thirty minutes to show me what to do.
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.
15 Ways to Be a Conference Douchebag
Here is what you should do if you really want to be a total outcast douchebag at a Conference.
Google Tests Site Links Search with Microsoft
From what I can tell, and from the short amount of testing that I have done, the search box appears when you search for Microsoft at Google.com. It looks to me that it is nothing but a Google custom search engine, or simply a site: command search of the microsoft.com domain, which includes all of their subdomains.
February 2008
The worst movie of the year?
Yeah, yeah - we all know who won Best Picture last night. But what s the worst movie of the year?
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.
USAToday and Forbes How to Screw up a Good Idea
So I’m cruising through my reader this AM and come across this piece on USA Today Hottest shows in Las Vegas. Lots of blah balh copy, but what I really want to see is the list of the 10 shows. Inside the middle of the article I follow the link to the slide show (yes slide show in the anchor text already has me jittery). I’m sent through a series advertising screens and end up here. On top of that I now have to “next†through 10 different screens.
Google Sitelinks explained
To some, Google Sitelinks are the ultimate endorsement of a website or ‘blog. While there are many clear advantages, knowing how to gain Sitelinks has always been something of a dark art — more guess work than hard work. But what if I said I knew a way?
Useful Tip: Easy Way a Small Business Can Welcome New Employees
Here is what you can do to make new hires feel welcome, right from the start.
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.
