Badges and seals seem to be the big thing again. I was wondering if you guys forgot that I offer Search Engine Roundtable Seals? I have not received a request in a really long time, maybe a month or so, for a seal. So here is a reminder...

Sad, but true... I forgot about them also and they are my seals. I added one to my blog, on the right. Looks pretty good, if you ask me. ;-)

• Author Seal - for all recognized and active authors at the Search Engine Roundtable Blog.
• Super Moderator Seal - for all recognized and active super moderators at the Search Engine Roundtable Forums.
• Moderator Seal - for all recognized and active moderators at the Search Engine Roundtable Forums.
• Member Seal - for all recognized and active members at the Search Engine Roundtable Forums.
• Contributor Seal - for all individuals that have submitted ten or more threads to the Search Engine Roundtable blog authors.
• Fan Seal - for any recognized fan of the Search Engine Roundtable. You can email me at the email address below to become a "verified" fan or just take the logo from this page. Any reader or forum lurker can be a fan, there are no requirements. :)

The seals looks like:



But a verified live seal looks like:

Comment below with a request or submit the request at our forums. Please make sure to specify the type of logo you would like and the name you would like to be present in the verification page.

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I was looking for something not so computer related to write about and up came Jazz on my iTunes. I quickly clicked the forward button. In fact, I have a filter on my iTunes playlists that does its best to remove any Jazz song from my list.

I honestly do not know what I hate so much about Jazz. But whenever I hear it, it makes me want to pull out my hair. Really, no idea why.

I like most music styles, with a strong preference towards Classic Rock - I even like Funk, but not Jazz.

That doesn't mean I don't respect Jazz. I respect Jazz musicians, I even feel the Jazz culture is incredibly cool. But there is something about the music that makes me feel - ahhchhhh.

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I love Wall Street.

As Danny reports; Google Reports Revenues Up 19 Percent From Previous Quarter.

Revenues - Google reported revenues of $3.21 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, representing a 67% increase over fourth quarter 2005 revenues of $1.92 billion and a 19% increase over third quarter 2006 revenues of $2.69 billion. Google reports its revenues, consistent with GAAP, on a gross basis without deducting traffic acquisition costs, or TAC. Net Income - GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $1.03 billion as compared to $733 million in the third quarter. Non-GAAP net income was $997 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $812 million in the third quarter. GAAP EPS for the fourth quarter was $3.29 on 313 million diluted shares outstanding, compared to $2.36 for the third quarter, on 311 million diluted shares outstanding. Non-GAAP EPS for the fourth quarter was $3.18, compared to $2.62 in the third quarter.

But stock falls 3% in After Hours trading to $484.83.

Via Yahoo News:

Google shares fell more than 3 percent to $484.83 after the company reported total revenue growth that was largely in line with Wall Street expectations, despite some investor hopes of an upside surprise.

The stock seems to be bobbing up and down right now. Track it at Google.

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This is the seventh issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for January 31, 2007:

• Yahoo Says Overture Keyword Tool Not Gone, Search Engine Journal
• Siktar mot månen, mymarkup.net
• Hot Career Prospects in SEO and SEM, Fired Blog
• Ask.com: Smart PR & Smart Feeds, Slaw
• Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - Meta-Google, KB Cafe
• Speed Linking Frowned Upon, Internet Marketing
• Овертюра в оффлайне?, SEO-PPC-FAQ
• Mais sobre palavra-chaves do Yahoo e Word Tracker, Marketing de Busca
• MSN Live Penalizing Back-Linking, The Search Engine Blog
• Wordtracker launches free keyword suggestion tool, Wordtracker.com
• Yahoo To Build New Keyword Research Tool & Wordtracker Launches Free Tool, Search Engine Land
• Wordtracker - ¡Versión Gratuita!, Internet Marketing MX
• New Yahoo PPC Keyword Tool In Pipeline While Wordtracker Offer Free Version, PPC Blog
• Andrew R H Girdwood: Success?, ARHG.net
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 31, 2007, Search Engine Land

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for January 31, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

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As the day went on, it didn't seem like a busy day, but looking back at things, wow - did a lot take place! Here is what I wrote today.

I wrote a longer piece on PageRank, which I hope people take time to read. I reported that Yahoo! is working on a new keyword tool, Overture tool is dying and Wordtracker released a free version. YPN started showing completely unique ads on the same page. Google Local gets bolder with reviews and a larger presence in the search results. Site Explorer added some nice features. Yahoo! said the no yahoo directory tag is coming soon, again. Gmail supports Google Docs and Spreadsheets, include Microsoft Word and Excel. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! asked the US government for some help with international censorship. Gmail locked out some greasemonkey users and accidently deleted Gmail contacts. Yahoo is going to build a "brand universe". Google is not allowed to use the name Gmail in Europe. Keyword counts and SEO really don't play a huge part. I released the archive for the 17th edition of the Search Pulse.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Why Do Some SEOs Want Toolbar PageRank To Go Away?
2. New Free Yahoo! Keyword Tool Coming; Overture Keyword Tool Suffering; & Other Tools
3. Yahoo! Publisher Network Seems To Be Showing Completely Unique Ads
4. Google Local Results in Google.com Get Larger & Opinionated
5. Yahoo! Site Explorer Adds New Features: Change Your Yahoo! Password
6. Yahoo! Still Working on No Yahoo Directory Title Tag
7. Google Docs & Spreadsheets in Gmail Supports Microsoft Word & Excel
8. Search Pulse 17: Googlebombs, Yahoo Titles, YouTube Rev Share, Panama Monday, SEO, AdSense, PageRank, Groups & More

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google, Microsoft, & Yahoo Ask For Help With International Censorship
2. Yahoo To Build New Keyword Research Tool & Wordtracker Launches Free Tool
3. Gmail Locks Out User For Using Greasemonkey & Reports Of Gmail Contacts Disappearing
4. Yahoo To Build "Brand Universe" To Connect Entertainment Brands
5. Google Can't Use "Gmail" Name In Europe
6. How Many Words Should My Articles Be To Rank Well?

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Monday, I told you who I ping via the Search Engine Roundtable, when I update my blog entries. Today, I figured I share a bit more, by telling you which FeedFlares I opt to use via FeedBurner on my feeds.

First, was is FeedBurner? FeedBurner is the company I use to manage the RSS feeds for the Search Engine Roundtable. They not only do they provide the rss feeds and host them, they provide detailed stats on the feeds, they manage my RSS ads (and pay well) and they give me the ability to add FeedFlares easily.

What are FeedFlares? FeedFlares is FeedBurner's name for the ability to add links to 3rd party tools that help build communication and interactivity into your content. For example, I have a del.icio.us link on my blog entries at the Search Engine Roundtable. del.icio.us is basically a online bookmarking service. New entries automatically have this link, via a FeedFlare, that enable my readers to easily, with one click, bookmark the blog entries I write.

You see, above is a picture of the del.icio.us feedflare on my site. If you click on the "Save to del.icio.us" link, it will automatically fill in the blog entry's URL, description (uses the title) and then lets you enter in tags and notes, if you like. After you save the bookmark at del.icio.us, it then takes you back to the blog entry. It speeds things up for my readers and also shows you blog entries that have been tagged, as you can see from the image directly below the top one.

So which FeedFlares do I use?

On my feeds, I use:

• Email this
• Digg This!
• Add to Technorati Favorites!
• Advertise Here
• Save to del.icio.us
• Stumble It! - Danny just created the StumbleUpon FeedFlare

On my site, I use the follow FeedFlares (yes, FeedBurner allows you to add it to both your feed and your site):

• Email this
• Digg This!
• Subscribe to this feed
• Save to del.icio.us
• Stumble It!

FeedBurner really rocks!

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For a while I have been using the Apple Mighty Mouse, but it was working against me. After a few months of use, I had to constantly (several times a day) clean the little scroll ball, because it got dirty and would scroll. So I gave up on the cool looking, simplistic mouse for a more functional and sturdy one.

I bought the Logitech VX Revolution and after owning it for a couple months, I can say, I love it. Of course, like any new mouse, it took a couple weeks to get used to. But the features and durability rocks.

I am able to configure the dozens of buttons on this mouse on a per application basis. I actually just set them all to do the same thing for all applications. My most favorite features outside of the scroll wheel working are:

• Side buttons that allow me to use it to go forward or back in my browser - huge time saver
• Find button that I programmed to bring up dashboard
• Pressing the scroll wheel, does Expose on my Mac
• Left and right scrolling is neat in Photoshop
• Zoom buttons are nice
• Wireless is nice, no cords to trip over

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This is the sixth issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for January 30, 2007:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 29, 2007, Search Engine Land
• "Google TV Beta" a Fake, Business 2.0
• Why This PR Is Doing A Shadow Dance?, CommonSense with Markk
• Is The Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool Dead?, Internet Marketing Blog/a>
• No More Link Love From Wikipedia, CREN BLoG
• 5 Minute SEO for Your Blog, SoloSEO Blog

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for January 29, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

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Today I covered that Yahoo! updated their site explorers tool with badges and URL delete. AdWords may add a more detailed budget analysis report. Microsoft adCenter has been caught sending more traffic. Danny spent some time in Google's Kirkland office. Orkut is testing SMS for Brazilian users. Google updated their local results on Google Search. Google Docs & Spreadsheets are now in Gmail. Google released a new Google Mino. Elite Retreat and Search Summit seminars are coming up soon.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google To Provide AdWords Customers With More Detailed Budget Analysis?
2. Yahoo! Site Explorer Wants You To Show Off Your Links With Badges
3. Elite Retreat Gets Kawasaki & Search Summit Sydney
4. Microsoft adCenter Beta Driving More Traffic?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Where In The World Is Danny Sullivan? Google Kirkland
2. Google Releases New Google Enterprise Search Application
3. Google To Test SMS Feature In Orkut Brazil
4. Google Adds Local Reviews In Search Results
5. Yahoo Adds Link Badge In Site Explorer
6. Google Officially Adds Docs & Spreadsheets Integration With Gmail
7. Yahoo Site Explorer Adds Features: Delete URL From Index

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I thought I was a geek by proposing via Ask Jeeves, but this guy totally geeked me out!

On a Mac, if you press the F12 key, it opens up Dashboard. He somehow got onto his girlfriend's Mac, and customized the dashboard to look like this:

I guess this is a similar concept. I sat my wife down, asked her to search her name on Ask.com, and up came a Smart Answer. Here, he asked his girlfriend to press F12 and up came a widget.

Nice touch man!

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My brother, Ronnie, has completed his detailed review of Xavix. Xavix is a game console, like the Wii, but focuses on real exercise.

The main difference, outside of the exercise aspect, is that the games themselves come with the controllers. So, with the Wii, you get this game controller that you can use with all the games. The Xavix doesn't come with a game controller. For example, if you buy Tennis, it comes with two Tennis rackets. Baseball comes with a bat and ball. Etc...

Ronnie, reviewed the various products and accessories, plus uploaded videos and screen captures. His conclusion?

If you are looking for something to get you off your couch and don't want to hang your clothes on it to dry, I recommend the Xavix. If you are looking for more exciting games with better graphics, try the Wii. It is worth noting that the Xavix does have other games including Baseball, Bowling, Fishing, Golf and a Scale. For more information on these, please see http://www.xavix.com/ and http://www.xavixstore.com/

Check out the full review named Stay in Shape the Techie Way.

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The folks over at Play65.com (not sure if I can or should mention names) sent me a sweet backgammon set while I was away on my honeymoon. When I got back, it was waiting for me in my office. I used to play backgammon a lot when I spent a school year in Israel - I think Israeli's like the game. In any event, I printed out the game rules and I hope to play with my wife this weekend. I used to love this game. Here are pictures:

Thank you guys!

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Most blog software automatically supports methods of pinging different blog services. Pinging, in the blog world, means to send a blog search engine a notification that your blog has been updated. It is like when you ping a server, to make sure it is live. Here you are pinging a search engine or other service, to let them know of something new - a new blog entry.

So which services do I currently ping at my various blogs?

• blo.gs
• weblogs.com
• technorati.com
• http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
• http://ping.feedburner.com
• http://api.my.yahoo.com/RPC2
• http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
• http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2

Plus, all my blogs are pinging Movable Type's software.

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This is the fifth issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for January 29, 2007:

• Google TV Hoax - No DNS Information Found, Techmeme
• China, Premium Ads, Panama, and Miserable Failures (A Round Up), John Battelle's Searchblog
• 200+ U-Turns, blog.rightreading.com
• How To Use Pagerank Prediction Effectively, Sizlopedia
• Dave Pasternack of Did-it.com How to Fix Your Problem, Wolf Howl
• Why YouTube Revenue Sharing May Work, rogerd’s notebook
• Апдейт PageRank?, SEO-PPC-FAQ
• Mobile Search, its future and how to optimize it, Joe Whyte
• Google Site Command Shows Sub-Domains, Darren McLaughlin
• Buzz TV: Buzz TV - 01/29/07, Technorati
• A Visit to Google Kirkland, SEOmoz Blog
• PageRank update, some PR6’s added, Joost de Valk

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for January 29, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

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The weekend was filled with a Google TV hoax and discussion of a Second Life by Google. YouTube is to share revenue with users, is this the beginning of tons video spam? Tax season is here, H & R block AdSense ads. There are Live.com page submission tool bugs. Overture's keyword suggestion tool is buggy also. Aaron Wall discusses how to get Google SEO clients. Brin calls Google China's efforts a "net negative." And the Google AdWords professional seal is not verifying all the time.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google AdWords Professional Verification Seal Not Verifying
2. YouTube to Share Ad Revenue with Users - "Spideos" Here We Come?
3. Tax Season Is Here: Google AdSense Ads H&R Block Ads
4. Google TV Hoax - No DNS Information Found
5. Continued Reports of Live.com Page Submission Tool Problems
6. Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool Offline?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google To Build Second Life Metaverse On Google Earth In China?
2. Trust In How To Get Good SEO Clients
3. Google's Brin Calls China Censorship A "Net Negative"
4. Google TV Rumors Not Legit

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Aaron Krane emailed me notifying me that my post named Google TV Hoax - No DNS Information Found at the Search Engine Roundtable was featured on Technorati's Buzz TV. The video post can be found here, but I have embedded the video for you right here.

Click To Play

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I hate getting voicemails on my cell phone, more than I hate getting voicemails on my business line. With my office, I have a web based console that allows me to listen to my voicemails via Web site or via email - in addition to over the phone.

CallWave has a service that allows you to add that type of service to your cell phone's voicemail. It basically overrides your current voicemail service from your provider and hosts in at CallWave. But the service allows me to manage my cell phone voicemails via the Web or a Mac Widget (or Yahoo! Widget) (download widget here).

You can listen, delete or undelete your voicemails via the widget, web site, or via your cell phone.

Again, this completely overrides your service provider's voicemail service. You can switch back at any time.

I am using the free service, you can also, just go here. The paid service adds a few features at $10 per month, features, I personally do not need. In addition, you do not get a voicemail indicator on the phone, instead you can opt for a text message that gives you a wealth of information on the voicemail.

For example, yesterday, I was out of range, I received a voicemail, but I didn't know from who, because the call never reached me. The text message would have said, I received a call from ABC at this time and the voicemail is X long.

I am giving it a try and so far, so good. I'll let you know if I ever switch back.

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When I read, USA Today's Verizon rejected Apple iPhone deal, I was begging the article was not true. I so want the iPhone, but I would not switch to it, unless two conditions be met.

(1) It runs on the Verizon Wireless network
and
(2) It has the high speed broadband network

Right now Cingular is the exclusive wireless provider for Apple's iPhone. Plus, it won't support the EVDO network.

But when I read that Verizon turned down Apple, "almost two years ago", because Apple "wanted a percentage of the monthly cellphone fees, say over how and where iPhones could be sold and control of the relationship with iPhone customers." It made me sad.

I honestly, would jump at this phone if it was on Verizon and used the high speed network. But I guess now I will have to wait probably two years to get it. Which is probably good anyway. Right now, I am very happy with my Treo, it does everything I need.

But as a Mac guy, this phone fits perfectly with my applications and style. It does not currently fit with my need for speed and wireless provider.

Why Verizon, it works best in my area here - plus it is solid where ever I travel. I am loyal.

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Being a kosher person, I found this video very interesting. It is a 9 minute video from Hogan Knows Best, Hulk Hogan's reality show...

They move to a Jewish neighborhood in Miami, Florida and want to have the neighbors over...

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As of yesterday, some time, a search at Ask.com on barry schwartz returns an RSS Smart Answer. What is an RSS Smart answer

Now, when you conduct a web search for many of your favorite blogs, RSS feeds, or news sites, it's likely that at the top of the web results list, you'll find the last three posts from that site’s feed. New items appear very quickly after the publisher hits the publish key. Of course, you'll also find a direct link to the blog or news source to see the entire post.

When Ask.com first introduced it, I was lucky that they included the Search Engine Roundtable in the RSS Smart Answers. But now, I am even luckier that my name returns the Smart Answer.

Just kinda hoping they add next to "Other Matches: Search Engine Land" also this blog. Hint, Hint....

Thank you Ask.com, The Smart Answers Team and I suspect Gary Price.

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This is the fourth issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for January 26, 2007:

• AdSense Gains Ad Placement Other Features, Web Pro News
• Google Updating PageRank Again; Yay for Us!, Marketing Pilgrim
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 25, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Google Algorithm Defuses Bomb?, SearchAnyway
• Yet Another Pagerank Update - Normalized Differently?, Caydel
• Custom Placement Packs - Besting Adwords (and Adsense), KB Cafe
• Google desactiva las Google Bombs, Internet Marketing MX
• Panama Postscripts, Searching Beyond the Paid
• Google blows up Google Bombs, The eMarketing Blog
• AdSense Gains Ad Placement, Other Features, Revenue Source
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 26, 2007, Search Engine Land

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for January 26, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

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Talk of the day was about Google defusing Googlebombs. I gave some advice to Yahoo! on search marketing and the publisher network programs. Google is offering "custom placement packs" to many AdSense publishers. There are reports of PageRank updates. YouTube is now on Google Video Search. AdWords has an editor for Mac. Microsoft lowered they expectations. Dan Cohen of Yahoo is CEO of Pageflakes. Google tops the popular brand list. Google Book Search sports Google Maps. Intel won back Google's business.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Bombs Defused? Google Updates Link Analysis Algorithm
2. Open Advice to Yahoo! Regarding New Search Marketing Tool, Panama
3. Google Offering "Custom Placement Packs" AdSense Publishers
4. Yahoo! Publisher Network Advice to Yahoo!
5. More PageRank Changes at Google?
6. YouTube Videos Now in Google Video Search
7. Google AdWords Editor For Apple Mac

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Microsoft Lowers Search Growth Expectations
2. Dan Cohen, Ex-Yahoo Lead, New CEO of Pageflakes
3. Google, YouTube, & Wikipedia All On Top 2006 Brand List
4. Google Book Search & Google Maps Team Up
5. Intel Wins Back Google's Server Business

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When I arrived in Israel for my honeymoon I noticed the LCD screen on the camera was press in, and broken. The camera itself worked, but I couldn't use any menus or advanced features, nor preview images after they were taken - due to the LCD not functioning anymore.

I was about to buy the newer model of my camera, I have the SD 500, the SD 600 is pretty good. But my brother informed me that it might be under warranty. He offered to fill out the online repair request form for me and when I got back from Israel, I mailed the camera with the form to Canon.

Five days later, it showed up in their online repair tracking system and then a day later, they fixed it, and shipped it to me via FedEx two day.

During the process, they informed me that the repair was free, since I was under warranty. I would never have imagined. I some how accidently smashed the LCD screen, so that is broke. I would never of thought that it would not cost me anything. Heck, I broke it. But I am not complaining, they fixed it and charged me nothing, even though I told them it was my fault.

Here is the official "examination" report:

Impact/pressure damage. LCD screen cracked. Check all functions. Repair to good working order.

Here is the official "service details" on the report:

Replaced panel, LCD, checked all functions and cleaned. CXB19I68

The bottom, fine print, said this repair was not under warranty, but they did it as a courtesy. That is nice.

Thank you Canon. Maybe they knew it was my honeymoon? :-)

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You know you have poorly designed your blog categories when the author of the blog entries can not easily find content they have written in the past, using the categories the blog author set up. That is me. With the Search Engine Roundtable, I normally find things through my categories fairly quickly. At this blog, I am lost!

I guess some blogs need to rethink their categories after a while. I did this way back with the Search Engine Roundtable, where I planned out new categories and then implemented it. Yes, it was a ton of work, but in the long run, it paid off big time. I just need to find a Sunday to do the same for this blog, hopefully soon.

The current categories for this blog are:

• Buddies
• Computers
  • Apple Macs
• Daily Grind
• Daily Link Finds
• Daily Search Coverage
• Family
• Homey
• Just Funny
• Just Interesting
• Just Weird
• Motor Vehicle
• Music
• Polls
• Rambling
• Religion
• RustyBrick
• SEO Tips
• Shopping
• Sports
• Travels
• Web Development

The next post you see on this topic will contain a list of revised categories. I will make sure to document the process I use to revise my category list, maybe it will help or possibly hurt someone.

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I walk outside this morning about 6am and I get in my car, turn it on and bam - it read 6 degrees Fahrenheit. As I drove to work, a bit later, it dropped down to 5 degrees. Brrrr.

Right now at 10 AM (EST) it is 10 degrees:

But honestly, I cannot complain, it has been like Fall most of the winter.

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This is the third issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for January 25, 2007:

• My Search Marketing Custom Search Engine, Tech Mentat
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 24, 2007, Search Engine Land
• SEO Godmother of Search Race Between Jill and Kim, Cre8pc
• Google Webmaster tools y sitemaps, A Big Door
• Yahoo Improves Ads? What Am I Missing?, Brand Alchemy
• Google AdSense Tests New Features: My Publishers, Ad Placement & Message Inbox, Search Engine Land
• How to Never have a Google Ranked Site, thetapestry.org
• Google RSS Snippets Misfiring, Faithful Web
• My List of Search Marketing Blogs, Karl Ribas.com Blog
• Neues bei Google AdSense, Internet Marketing News.de
• Mixed Reactions to Updated Google Image Search, Internet Marketing Monitor

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for January 25, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

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We can call today, Google AdSense day, because they released three new features; ad placement, message inbox and my publishers section. I wrote about search engine friendly titles. SES London is coming soon. A new blog search Google custom search engine is out. Fox subpoenaed YouTube over 24 and Simpsons. Google Video now has YouTube results. Google launched a test and bug blog. I looked at a scenario where Google would have video ads on the search pages. That was January 25th.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google AdSense Adds Channels By Advertiser: Ad Placement
2. Google Tests AdSense Message Inbox & Personalized AdSense Optimization Tips
3. Writing Search Engine Friendly Titles
4. Vote For The Godmother of Search
5. SES London 2007 Coming Soon
6. "My Publishers" Tab Found in Some Google AdSense Accounts

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Speculation: The Google Search Results Page With Google Video Ads
2. Search Search Marketing Blogs With A Google CSE
3. Fox Subpoenas Google's YouTube For Identity Of User Who Uploaded "24" Video
4. Google To Share Bugs & Bombs At Google Testing Blog
5. Google Video Search Now Includes YouTube Results
6. Google AdSense Tests New Features: My Publishers, Ad Placement & Message Inbox

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Talking about a die hard Chicago Bears fan. Woman offers pregnant belly as ad space for Super Bowl tickets tells the story of a devoted Chicago Bears fan that wants tickets so bad to the Super Bowl that she is willing to sell her pregnant belly's ad space to get a pair of tickets.

Jennifer Gordon "self-professed "die hard" Chicago Bears fan is offering up her nearly nine-months pregnant belly space for advertisers to paint. She'll showcase it at the Feb. 4 Super Bowl, when the Bears play the Indianapolis Colts in Miami."

Her Craigslist ad reads:

I will agree to have your message painted on my belly visible to Super Bowl attendees and the millions of fans around the world who watch

This kid better be a sports fan, if not, he/she will have a sad life. I think the idea is cool - but I doubt my wife would ever do that. ;-)

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Today was the first day I spotted a Google AdSense Flash ad on Cartoon Barry. I noticed a little X box at the top right, when I moused over it, it said "close". So I decided to document the whole process.

The H&R Block TaxCut Google AdSense Flash Ad During Animation:

The H&R Block TaxCut Google AdSense Flash Ad After Animation:

Mousing Over the X Box on the Top Right of the Google Ad:

Clicking Close Actually Made the Ad Disappear:

It came back after I refreshed a few times, but I honestly thought it wouldn't close out the ad, I thought it would take me to the AdSense Feedback Form, I guess I was wrong.

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