by Scott | Jul 25, 2011 | Google, Local - Places - Maps
It looks like Google Boost has undergone a name change to AdWords Express, but it appears everything else has remained the same. (update 7/26 – Google just announced the change) This morning while logging in to a client’s Google Places account, instead of...
by Scott | Jul 22, 2011 | Google
If you look at the Wikipedia definition of a scraper website, it says “A scraper site is a spam website that copies all of its content from other websites”. Well Google has a new project, that in my opinion, is basically just a well done Google scraper....
by Scott | Jul 15, 2011 | Cell Phones & PDA's
With all the buzz lately about Google Plus over the past few weeks, (feel free to test my Plus button on the right) you don’t hear much anymore about Google Contacts, but it’s pretty useful, and I sure hope they don’t kill it off. Don’t get me...
by Scott | Jul 1, 2011 | Wordpress
If you use WordPress to manage a website, thanks to their auto-save feature, and the fact that it stores every revision you ever make, the database can grow quite large. In turn, I can tell you from experience, that someday, when you least expect it and can least...
by Scott | Jun 30, 2011 | SEO
Friendster seems to have about 57 million 404 errors, and they have completely wiped out the vast majority of their users content. Do a site: search on Friendster.com and try to go almost anywhere – We have a few Friendster accounts, and just this morning my...
by Scott | Apr 11, 2011 | Tools
This short video shows how easy our new free Add-In works to make live links in Microsoft Excel 2007 / 2010. If you have to frequently spotcheck URLs in a spread sheet, I think you’ll love how much time it can save you. When you want to visit any of the URLs,...
by Scott | Apr 1, 2011 | SEO
Are you feeling guilty because you have improved your rankings unfairly? Have you bought links? Exchanged goods or services for reviews? Have you commented on blog posts, or maybe participated in forums when you didn’t even feel all that strongly, but you did it...
by Scott | Mar 30, 2011 | Local news, Viruses and Scams
Two weeks ago, House Bill 2463 passed the Oregon House unanimously – 60 to zero to legally require computer workers to report any discovered child porn. Failure to do so can include a penalty of $6,250, up to a year in jail, or both. Wow. Well it’s about...
by Scott | Mar 18, 2011 | Wordpress
There is something wrong the widget behavior when I log into a few sites, but ONLY with my own login credentials, and the drag and drop features don’t seem to work. Not only is drag and drop disabled, but there is a completely different interface for each and...
by Scott | Jan 26, 2011 | Google, Local - Places - Maps
I got a phone call today, that began “I’m with Google…” and of course I was highly skeptical. I take marketing calls for several clients, and this is the standard opening line for multiple unscrupulous SEO companies. After just a minute, I...
by Scott | Jan 14, 2011 | Public Speaking
I just got confirmation that I will be speaking at PubCon South, in Austin Texas, on March 8 & 9, 2011. I still haven’t been given my session topics, but I’m really looking forward to attending this conference. The last time I was at one of the...
by Scott | Jan 12, 2011 | Google
This morning I got an e-mail regarding a domain from Google Webmaster Tools, pointing out that “…some of your pages were using techniques that are outside our quality guidelines”. Wow! What the…? It went on to say that “pages from...
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