How to Use Evernote to Create the Ultimate Post Conference Reference Guide

Evernote is a mobile cloud based note taking, storage and informational retrieval product. In this tutorial I'll show you how to use it to create a conference reference.

How to Use Evernote to Create the Ultimate Post Conference Reference Guide How to Use Evernote to Create the Ultimate Post Conference Reference Guide

How Bing and the Wall Street Journal Could Screw Google

While it's unlikely Bing and the Wall Street Journal will ever reach an exclusive deal, the treat of one does expose a weakness for Google.

How Bing and the Wall Street Journal Could Screw Google How Bing and the Wall Street Journal Could Screw Google

Twitter Lists are Teh Awesome

The power and responsibility of twitter lists in the search ecosystem

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Wordpress SEO: How to Create Living URL’s

If you watched any of the congressional hearings about the newspaper industry where Marissa Mayer testified one of the concepts she brought up is Living URL's. The basic concept is a story lives at a single URL and gets added to/edited/updated over time.

Wordpress SEO: How to Create Living URL’s Wordpress SEO: How to Create Living URL’s

Wordpress SEO: How to Choose a Permalink Structure

For this post we're going to be taking look at the optimal permalink and URL structures for wordpress. There are a lot of different options, and there isn't a one size fits all answer, however there are definitely better and worse choices you can make.

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Why Font Selection and Usability Matter on Your Product

December 4, 2008

So last night I was chatting with Rae about Partnering for Profits program on Copyblogger. I paid signed up and downloaded my PDF copy. I sent myself a copy of the PDF by email so I could read it on my iPhone. When I did I encountered a problem I see with a lot of [...]

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Danny Sullivan Naughty or Nice for Christmas

December 3, 2008

My friends over at Disney came up with this video that has the answer Danny Sullivan Naughty or Nice for Christmas

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Singing In The Rain

December 2, 2008

or
“How To Be Creative In 4 Steps”
Ever pay attention to the affiliate network ads that pervade the blogs-on-blogging-and-marketing blogosphere? If you have, then you know that they’re all interchangeable. Every network promises you “better payouts and unique offers.”

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New Ad Format For Image Search

November 28, 2008

Had to redact the terms (sorry) but here’s a new advertising format I cam across while doing image searchs

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Google Search Wiki – Like Forcing You To Eat The Heart of a Live Cobra

November 24, 2008

Last week Google announced the release of a new project known as the search wiki. This represents another step where google shows complete disregard for their users, ignoring what they want, and instead forcing them to participate in what can only be described as a plan that was never fully thought out and was ill [...]

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New Link Advertising Program InLinks.com from Text Link Ads

November 20, 2008

Yesterday, Text-Link-Ads launched a new service InLinks, that places ads inside the content part of blog posts (full disclosure TLA is an advertiser on this blog). I’ve seen this service in use for a while and it does really good job of not leaving a footprint that is detectable to the external user.

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Google iPhone Voice Search – It’s All About the Ads

November 18, 2008

I was lucky enough to have lunch with Matt Cutts last friday, and one of the things we spoke about was the Google voice search application that was (FINALLY) released today. After playing with it for about half an hour this morning I have to admit it’s pretty darn useful. If you speak slowly and [...]

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Las Vegas Pubcon 2008 Wrap Up

November 18, 2008

As I try and dig my way through my overflowing post conference inbox, and mostly overdue Remember the Milk to do list I thought I’d take a few minutes and share my thoughts on Pubcon 2008.

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Google and The Flu

November 16, 2008

Recently Google announced how their flu tracking system worked using data from Google trends. While I appluad Google for thier open discussion, I personally believe this logic is flawed. It’s a systemic problem that occurs throughout Google because of their insular workflow and thought process (see how could so many PHD’s be wrong). IMHO google [...]

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New Website ViralConversations.com

November 6, 2008

So if you’ve been wondering where I’ve been the past week, I’ve been putting the finishing touches on a new website ViralConversations.com. The idea behind Viral Conversations is putting business owners who have a product or service, in touch with bloggers who are interested in reviewing it. The difference between this website and other website [...]

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Rankmaniac

November 1, 2008

who is a rankmaniac

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Analogies in Blog Titles are Like Dirty Underwear

October 31, 2008

As I cruise thru my SEO folder in my feedreader every day I’m filled with a sense of dismay and utter dissapointment with most of what I see. More often than not I see titles like:
How My Step Dad Taught Me The Ethics of Burnt Sienna Hat SEO
93 Ways Your Shopping Cart Software is Like [...]

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Ralph Lauren iPhone App

October 27, 2008

One of the criticisms of scientists, engineers, and programmers has always been just because you can build something, doesn’t mean you should. While the Ralph Lauren iPhone app is much more benign than any piece of industrial or military hardware, it is equally as pointless.

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NoFollow and PageRank Sculpting is it Worth the Effort

October 22, 2008

A few weeks ago during SMX East, one of the subjects that came up was pagerank sculpting and use of nofollow. Most of the panelists didn’t use the practice, and Googler Matt Cutts has said it’s ok but not something he would put a high priority on if you set up your site correctly. Xoogler [...]

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Does Ferrari Need SEO and PPC Help

October 20, 2008

So if you happen to do a search on the word [Ferrari] you’re greeted with this SERP.

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Google Showing Authors, Totals Posts and Last Post Data

October 9, 2008

Haven’t seen this one before a SERP where google is showing Total Authors, last post data, and total number of posts [seo malpractice]

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Pubcon Discount Coupon Code

October 9, 2008

Pubcon 2008 Coupon Discount Code gr-78320 Save 20%

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SMX Internet Marketers Charity Party

October 6, 2008

Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to be at SMX on Monday do to some prior family and business obligations, but if you are going be sure to attend the Internet Marketers Charity party on Monday night.
it’s 8pm till midnight at the Social Bar – 795 8th Avenue (b/w 48th & 49th street). For [...]

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Google Book Search Affects ECommerce, Is Your Vertical Next

October 5, 2008

Last night I was looking up some books that were recommended to me, and saw my first Google Book Search in the # 1 SERP [Travel Wise: How to Be Safe, Savvy and Secure Abroad] (screen shot below).

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Breast Cancer, Social Media, and Picnik.com

October 3, 2008

Earlier this week Barbara Boser of 3 Dog Media made a post asking people to turn their avatars pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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