Archive for May, 2008

xkcd @ Google!

[Adding an xkcd cartoon to my last post made me remember that I had this leftover post that I never published.] I’m ruthless in pruning my work email down to the essentials. In particular, I auto-archive emails about different speakers at Google. So many neat/fun speakers are always visiting Google that if I started going […]

When to outsource SEO and when to keep it in house.

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Something is wrong on the internet!

xkcd recently posted a webcomic that is quickly becoming a classic cartoon: That comic sums up the internet in one sentence: the scrum of jostling opinions on the web and the optimism that truth can still win out. I was reminded of that comic when someone asked me about a particular way that someone […]

Firebug

Firebug - web development evolved. “Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.” - Firebug Site. This is a great tool for all you web developers! It is great to be […]

Live Blogging ACCM: Increasing Web Sales on a Shoe String Budget

I’m here at ACCM in the session “Increasing Web Sales on a Shoe String Budget”. Here’s the session description: As the cost of doing business online continues to increase, small businesses must be strategic and creative in how they expend limited funds and resources. This session will discuss ways to maximize your conversion and average […]

Google Temporarily Purges .info Domain Names

Google prevented .info domain names from ranking well in their index yesterday. Continue to read more…

Stupid Google Tricks: Get a calendar from the search box

I spend a lot of time in my browser. So much time, in fact, that I notice when I drop down to a command-line to type things. I wanted to look up a day later this year, so I typed “cal 2008″ into a Unix terminal window. I caught myself thinking, “Hey, why doesn’t Google […]

Content & Culture for a Dollar

Amazon just created MP3 clip widgets that pay 10% payout on MP3 downloads. You can create a list of your favorites as content, while displaying ads. Those who run large communities may be able to make a decent income selling culture. Continue to read more…

Skrenta Roasts Mahalo

Rich Skrenta has a few things to say about Mahalo, including this gem:”at first glance making this spruce goose fly looks like it would need David Copperfield plus a reduction in the universe’s gravitational constant.”Now, contrary to what many SEOs think, I’m of the opinion Mahalo will make money. I’m guessing it isn’t going to […]

How much you need to Invest to create a Quality Web Directory

Starting a Web Directory is still a good money maker even if many webmaster think that the directory business is not profitable anymore. Basically they think this way because they created a directory and did not succeed in making it unique and popular. At the beginning, running a directory could be frustrating because you won’t […]