Apr - 27th

You MUST Charge Matt Cutts For Linking To Him

Posted at 8:05 pm | Filed Under Cuttisms, Google, Social Media, blogthropology, nerdiness

No, seriously folks. Links have value. If they didn’t have value, then Google wouldn’t care about people buying and selling them. Since they have value, we must avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Not only is it what he wants… it’s Google policy. And even if it weren’t Google policy,

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Apr - 27th

Sitelinks at #60 - A Warning Shot From Google

Posted at 2:58 am | Filed Under Google, SEO, Social Media, blogthropology

Last Thursday Barry Schwartz (Rustybrick) reported over at SERoundtable about a discussion going on in a Google Groups thread, having to do with a webmaster who had dropped 6 pages from the #1 spot, but was still seeing sitelinks when he did get to his listing. Barry said that he did not see the listings [...]

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Apr - 25th

Introducing: PuzzCAPTCHA Advanced Comment Form Protection, LinkMyPics - The Hotlink Advantage Maximizer… Oh, and Evan Rachel Wood, Topless [NFSW]

Posted at 3:42 pm | Filed Under Google, SEO, Social Media, blogthropology, coding, web design

No, my blog wasn’t hacked by porno webmasters, and no, I’m not converting Smackdown to an adult website (although, to be honest, kids or sensitive people should always approach my blog with caution). I wanted to test some of the various image search algos, and as it just so happens the search [Evan Rachel [...]

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Apr - 10th

From: Da Law Offices Of Vinny and Guido, Esquires

Posted at 1:27 pm | Filed Under On The Ball-ness, Social Media, blogthropology

To: Mr. Patrick Curl
From: Da Law Offices Of Vinny and Guido, Esquires
Regardings, as it were: Your Joke on one Mr. Darren Rowse
Dear Mr. Patrick,
Listen ups. Recently it has come to our attentions dat yous decided ta play what yous thought would be a funny on our dear friend, one Mr Darren Rowse. Yous thought, what? [...]

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Apr - 8th

Network Solutions: Not Just Thieves and Hijackers, Now Using Tactics That Can Get Your Site Banned From Google

Posted at 11:03 pm | Filed Under Google, SEO, lackofmeds, scams, web design

Network Solutions apparently wasn’t happy just being slimy in the domain purchasing arena (see: WARNING: Do not check domains at Network Solutions by John Honeck for background on that one), and have now moved into the realm of not caring if they damage your existing sites as well.
According to TechCrunch, NetSol is now engaging [...]

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Apr - 4th

Advanced Web Usability: 5 Important Lessons Learned From Digg

Posted at 7:18 am | Filed Under On The Ball-ness, Social Media, blogthropology, coding, lackofmeds, web design

In the early days of the Internet, one of the biggest attractions was the fact that absolutely anybody was able to sign up for a free email account, and with it get their very own webpage. No design experience whatsoever was required for this… and it showed. Gaudy was vogue, and if you doubt me [...]

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