This is the July 31st 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 July 31st, 2007:

• New Way of Checking Supplemental Results, SEO 2.0
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 30, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Another way to find supplemental results on Google, Instant Reflections
• Another way to report on Google's supplemental results, Eihab Zaher
• Google Dropping Supplemental Result?, SEOpreneur
• Google en bref - 30 juillet 2007, Zorgloob.com
• Neue Abfrage für Googles “Supplemental Results”, CS Internet Blog
• Seiten im Supplemental Index, Neue Abfrage
• Supplemental Results czyli wynik uzupełniający, berlinski.pl
• Top Internet Marketing Blog Posts' Ever, ViperChill

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

Posted at 3:18 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (2) (0)

Today was a pretty slow day... I covered some more reports of Yahoo Search ranking updates. I wrote about those classic dangling links. Google Analytics had a pretty serious outage. Google Docs added a hide and sort feature. I asked if Google is pesky about matching on exact match types. Google launched campaign optimizer for AdWords. iCrossing bought Proxicom. Microsoft is to give away Microsoft Works for free. IAC reported earnings, Ask.com didn't do that swell.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. More Yahoo Search Ranking Changes
2. Dangling Links & Google's PageRank
3. Google Analytics "Outage" Causes Reporting Delay
4. Google Docs Adds Hide and Sort Features
5. Does Google Opt For Non Exact Matches In Organic Search?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Launches Campaign Optimizer For Automated AdWords Tips
2. iCrossing Acquires Proxicom After $62 Million Funding
3. Microsoft Works To Be Ad Funded
4. IAC Reports Q2 Earnings, Ask.com Revenue Down On A Per Query Basis

Posted at 3:16 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

It is enough already!

My blog is being hit by tons of comment spam pointing at the WashingtonPost.com. These links go to pages like these.

Then there are Google ads on this page, yes Google is profiting from this. In addition, there is a text ad pointing to http://buygenericviagr.forumlivre.com/.

Here is a screen capture:

The good news is that it looks like Google has not yet indexed this page as of yet.

Yes, they are targeting "biagra," because the "b" and the "v" keys are right next to each other.

But the comment spam is just so annoying!

WashingtonPost, please stop these pages from being generated!

Posted at 10:23 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , SEO Tips | Comments (0) (0)

This is the July 30th 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 July 30th, 2007:

• Bulk up Your Robot: Sitemap Autodiscovery Supported by Major Engines, StraightUpSearch
• Friday Recap, BruceClay.com
• Google Disables Supplemental Results Command, WebProNews
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 27, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Google Disables Supplemental Results Command, Revenue Source
• Ultimate GMail Collection: over 80 Tools and Tips, MakeUseOf.com
• Google Checkout requiring personal info be faxed in?, The Purse Forum
• If you don't like someone: Website Sabotage!, Bert Vierstra Blog
• Pilgrim's Picks for July 27, Marketing Pilgrim
• Google vs Jimmy Wales, Techmeme

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 30th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 2:53 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

AdSense numbers are not matching up. More SEO dictionary terms. A new way to find supplemental results. Take a look at someone's AdSense filter list. Wikia to launch soon. Google releases new meta tags. Gmail seeks movie talent. Company address on footer may be powerful. Live image search adds features. Jim Lanzone was profiled. Google Maps got spammed.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google AdSense Reporting "Today's Earnings" Different From "Total Earnings" of Day
2. The Living SEO Dictionary
3. Yet a New Way to Find Supplemental Results in Google
4. A Peek Inside Your Google AdSense Filter List
5. Wikipedia Founder Proposes Open Source Search Engine
6. Google Expands Robots Exclusion Protocol, Unavailable After Tag Now Live
7. Gmail Team Seeks Talented Filmmakers to Show How Email Travels
8. What are the Effects of Two Addresses in the Footer of a Website?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Live Image Search Adds Face, Portrait, B/W, & Related Features
2. From eTours To Commanding Ask.com: Jim Lanzone's Story
3. Google Maps Bulk Upload Spam?

Posted at 2:51 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I just got off a phone call with this lady.

She called me while I was out and asked me to call her back in regards to some research she was doing. I thought I would help the lady out with her research and give her a call back.

I quickly learned that this research was to help this individual help her individual client. So in reality, she had a client that had questions. She didn't know the answers to those questions. She called me and others to get the answers. She then probably billed her client for the time she spent getting those answers.

I was nice, I think. I spent almost 20 minutes on the phone with her, giving her answers. I went through some history, some new examples, etc... Showing her how these things work. She then got more specific and I tried my best to help.

After I was done, she then asked if I knew anyone else who can help her. I said I do. But I felt bad giving out the names of these people because it would not help the masses. I explained... Typically a reporter or researcher will call me or others... They would ask us dozens of questions. We answer to the best of our ability. They write it up and publish the knowledge for everyone to see.

In her case, she is getting all this information and keeping it to herself. I said, if this information would help the masses, then great. But she admitted, it would only be used for her consulting project with this client.

So based on that information, I did not offer any additional people she can ask these questions to. I even suggested she research the wonderful amount of free and educational information available on the web. If she had questions, I told her about discussion forums and how everyone can benefit from the exchange of questions and answers.

Am I wrong for not handing out the names of my peers to this person?

Am I wrong about helping the masses versus just helping an individual profit off her client?

Posted at 12:57 PM | Permalink | Category: SEO Tips | Comments (4) (0)

This weekend, some guy I know came over to me and told me he was at a testing conference.

He explained that a Google Maps person was up on the stage giving a presentation on how they add test case scenarios to find bugs in Google Maps. He then told me that the person giving the presentation mentioned my name for a bug I reported...

I said it was possible, but the first thing that came to my mind was a real bug. Yea, remember when I reported about a serious Google Maps bug? See the image at the top right? It was a bug that got caught between a glass plate and the film during the scanning process. So, a real outer-space bug did not overtake a portion of Germany.

He said, it wasn't that bug, but rather a bug that had driving directions go in circles. So I just looked it up and found the 200+ U-Turn Google Maps bug. That was probably it.

Posted at 9:32 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (0) (0)

I blog so much that even my family members and friends want to know if they will be on the blog soon.

If I am with friends or family and we are doing something interesting or even ordinary, they joke. "So will this be on your blog today?"

In fact, this happened a few times in the past week. Once when I was at a "guy's night out" last week, they asked if I would blog about it. I did not, but I guess now I am. It also happened with family this weekend, where one family member asked if I would blog about the meal I ate.

So although I decided not to blog about those two events, I am actually blogging about those two events.

Makes you wonder...

Posted at 9:26 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , Family | Comments (7) (0)

This is the July 27th 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 July 27th, 2007:

• About time. But half-hearted. Annoying. - Sitemap Protocol, Google Groups
• I've been optimizing for local business(es) for several years--some things that work, SEOmoz
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 26, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Бесконечная реклама от AdWords, easy4buy.com
• All NoFollow Google prevents indexing of Google Custom Search blog, SEOCompany.CA
• Google Docs интегрировал Google Calendar, easy4buy.com
• More News on Usability and Marketing, She%u2019s Going to San Jose, Cre8PC
• Search Headlines, Search Engine Watch Blog

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 27th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 3:18 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

There are new reports of AdWords Editors bugs. Google maps adds popular search feature. Google dropped the supplemental index command. Business.com was sold for $345 million. Google does solar panels. There are AdWords tracking URL problems. Changing IP addresses? Yahoo match type offers confusion. Yahoo adds travel search shortcuts. Google's brand increased 44 percent. Google promotion boxes have been spotted in product search. SEOmoz does SEO jargon. Search in pictures is out, featuring dog food. Google launched the unavailable meta tag today.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Continued Google Adwords Editor Issues
2. Google Maps Adds Popular Searches Near Location Feature
3. Google Drops Supplemental Results Query Command
4. Business.com Sold for $345 Million
5. Google Goes Green with a Solar Panel Project
6. Google AdWords Advertisers Report Tracking Problem
7. Should You Worry About Rankings if Your IP Address Changes?
8. Yahoo! Expanded Match Confuses Advertisers

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Search Adds Travel Shortcuts
2. Report: Google's "Brand Value" Increases 44%
3. "Google Promotion" Box Found On Google Product Search
4. New Search Engine Optimization Glossary
5. Search in Pictures: Google Dog Food, Yahoo Blow Up Chairs & Matt At World Camp
6. Google's "Unavailable After" META Tag Now Live

Posted at 3:17 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I have this ambient orb sitting on my desk. It changes colors throughout the day. Right now it is blue and looks like the image at the top right of this post.

Back in the early February, I bought an ambient orb and hooked it into our task tracking system.

We configured it to change colors based on what the employees were doing. I honestly always forget what the colors represent, so I figured I make a quick list of what each color represents, so I have somewhere to reference the material quickly.

So those are the meaning behind the colors that come from my ambient orb.

Posted at 9:36 AM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (1) (0)

Very often, when I am driving to work I see this Turkey crossing the street. So I decided to finally stop driving, take out my iPhone and snap a picture.

Pretty good quality...

Where exactly do I see this turkey? Right around here... Make sure to click on the blue pointer marker.

What time do I see this turkey crossing the street? Typically between 6:20 and 6:40am (EST).

Posted at 9:23 AM | Permalink | Category: Travels | Comments (4) (0)

This is the July 26th 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 July 26th, 2007:

• Headlines of Note for July 25, 2007, Internet Marketing Monitor
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 25, 2007, Search Engine Land
• AdSense Advertisers Being Forced to Run Pay-Per-Action Ads, Search Engine Guide
• AdSense Publishers Will Get Pay Per Action Ads, Like It Or Not, Search Engine Land
• Google Custom Search - All NoFollow, WebProNews
• Pay-Per-Action Ads may open up Google to being a victim of fraud, Natural Search Blog
• Search Headlines, Search Engine Watch Blog

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

Posted at 3:51 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Yahoo launched the quality rank model in Europe. Google explains what "other" means in the AdWords placement reports. Google does not index private Facebook profiles. Google is forcing in publishers into PPA ads. Digg signs with Microsoft for ads. Yahoo tests search assist user interface. Google Docs integrates with Google Calendar. AdWords adds run forever option a few months ago. Google AdWords may provide phone bill like invoices.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Yahoo Launches Quality Score Search Ad Ranking Model in UK
2. What Does "Other" Mean in Google AdWords Placement Reports?
3. Google Does Not Index Private Facebook Profiles
4. Google Opting AdSense Publishers Into Pay Per Action (CPA) Ads
5. Digg Partners with Microsoft for Ad Delivery
6. New Yahoo Search Engine Refinement: Yahoo Search Assist
7. Google Docs Integrates Google Calendar with Create Event
8. Google AdWords Allows Campaigns to Run Forever

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Who Called On Your Ads? Google AdWords May Provide Phone Bill Like Records
2. AdSense Publishers Will Get Pay Per Action Ads, Like It Or Not

Posted at 3:49 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Too funny... iDating Goes Warp Speed with iPhone via iphonesavior.com.

Just when you think you've seen it all, singles groups across the country find new hope for romance via iPhone speed dating."iDating" parties have become so popular in some cities like San Francisco, California, adding multiple nights and still packing in standing room only crowds. "The iPhone makes speed dating more user-friendly, because you're rejecting a photo not a real person." said Niko Atuna who co-hosts her own iDating parties in the downtown San Francisco area for $25 a person.

So now we have speed dating made for iPhone lovers. :)

More coverage at MyiTablet.

Posted at 3:14 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Just Funny , iPhone | Comments (10) (0)

As many of you know, we created a *revolutionary* new software product for bloggers and editors named RustyBudget.

Today, Ronnie added a new feature that helps Danny and I stay off each other's toes.

Sometimes Danny will add something to the budget for headlines and then I will add the same story, not seeing that he added it already. Sometimes it happens where I add something and Danny dups me. We are human.

So we added a duplicate content detector. Basically, if you have added a story to the budget in the past and try adding it again with the bookmarklet, it will warn you.

Here is an example of the warning:

I cannot tell you how excited I am about this feature. It not only tells you that you are stepping on someone's toes. It tells you whose toes and also gives you clarity into when it was added in the past.

Note: This only works if the URL matches, we are not matching on story titles. Also, this only works on a budget to budget level, so if I add something to SEL and the same thing to SER, it won't prompt me - which makes sense.

Posted at 12:41 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , RustyBrick | Comments (0) (0)

Chris Pirillo twittered that he sold his old cell phone on cellforcash.com for $110.

He said he thinks you should, too.

Should I?

I can sell my Treo 700p for $63. Seems kind of low, but I suspect there isn't much hassle involved with that type of sale.

What do you think?

Want to buy my Treo for more?

Posted at 10:30 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (3) (0)

This is the July 25th 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 July 25th, 2007:

Daily Link Finds

• Blog Editors Rejoice: RustyBudget, Search Engine Lowdown
• New Essay: Adversarial Information Retrieval: The Manipulation of Web Content, ResourceShelf
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 23, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Top25 Bloguri SEO, Blog City
• Classement Feedburner des blogs (francais et anglais), www.vincentabry.com
• Google & Other Search Apps For The iPhone, Search Engine Land
• Google recognizing _ (underscore) as a word separator? Better buy some new urls!, SEO Refugee
• Google to treat Hyphens and Underscores in URLs the same, AOSEP
• Headlines of Note for July 24, 2007, Internet Marketing Monitor
• How to Attract Links and Increase Web Traffic, Google Adsense Home
• Hyphens, Search Engine War
• Hyphens and Underscores, Together at Last, SoloSEO Blog
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 24, 2007, Search Engine Land
• SEO Podcast: July 23, 2007, Eric Lander
• Sphinn is Like 5 Hungry Lions Feeding in a 10 Foot Square Cage, AIM Clear Blog
• Top 25 SEO Blogs, www.ilikeweb.cn
• Underscores are now word separators, proclaims Google (Stephan Spencer/CNET News.com), Techmeme
• Beta: RustyBudget Makes Group Blogging Easier; Also Useful for Solo Bloggers, ResourceShelf
• Live Search Now Supporting Sitemaps Autodiscovery Via Robots.txt File, Search Engine Land
• The Wisdom, SEOmoz

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

Posted at 4:45 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Notice any Yahoo referrals in your Google placement reports? Google Analytics went black for 30 minutes. Google added the noindex tag to the custom search blog. Microsoft now accepts some sitemaps. Social networking and identity theft. EU is pushing a Google competitor. Yahoo indexes sites quicker via Yahoo Answers? Yahoo forms CADNA. FCC might not support all of Google's ideas. Immortaility and Cialis in Google. Microsoft does game ads with EA Sports. Advocacy group sues over Google's N.C. benefits. CA & Yahoo team up on toolbar. Digg partners with Microsoft on ads.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Yahoo Referrals Found in Google AdWords Placement Reports
2. Google Analytics Outage for 30 Minutes
3. Google Prevents Indexing of Google Custom Search Blog
4. Microsoft Now Using Autodiscovery Sitemaps for Crawl Assistance
5. Can Social Networking Cause Identity Theft?
6. European Google Competitor Gets $165 Million in Funding
7. How Long Does it Take Yahoo to Index Your Site?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo & Others Form Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse
2. Live Search Now Supporting Sitemaps Autodiscovery Via Robots.txt File
3. FCC: Nice Ideas, Google -- But We Don't Like All Of Them
4. From The SEO Trenches: Google Bans Immortality, But College Students Party With Cialis
5. Microsoft Scores Video Game Ad Deal With EA
6. Advocacy Group Sues Over North Carolina's Incentives To Woo Google
7. CA & Yahoo Team Up To Offer Co-Branded Yahoo Toolbar
8. Digg Buries Google AdSense For Microsoft Ads

Posted at 4:44 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

About two point five :) weeks ago I got a notice that I had to renew one of my wild card security certificates with Verisign.

Knowing what a hassle it is, I started the renewal process immediately. Now, two point five weeks later, we are still in the process of renewing.

Why is it such a big deal? Well, I have a feeling we are the only one using Verisign for wild card certificates. It seems like whenever we have to renew, no one knows what to do. I have to speak with several different people, who then talk to several different people, before anything can get done.

I am really close now. Our order has gone through and now we just need to go through the four steps of verification. Three of the four steps are done, now my billing guy needs to update the payment step and then we should be issued a revised CSR (certificate signing request).

We are far from out of the woods. I am afraid, like last year, the from CSR is issued and we will have to go through the process again.

This is exactly why I started a month prior to renew the wild card certificate.

There is one really cool step where you have to prove you are from that organization and that you ordered the certificate. They ask you to click on a web site and then that web site asks you to type in your phone number. Then it calls you and you are given a pin to enter in. You enter the pin in and then they call you back with a new pin to enter. If done correctly, the step is done. I wrote more about it last year at the RustyBrick tech blog.

Anyway... Verisign is a pain but that one cool feature is fun.

Posted at 2:05 PM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (0) (0)

I had an employee, for about three weeks, that only ate one meal per day.

He came to work, drank only water and left without eating a bite of food. He said that is what he did his whole life. Yes, he was skinny. Very skinny. But he only had a dinner and that was it all day.

I wonder what metabolism that guy had?

Tonight, I eat a nice meal at Smokey Joes with the guys in the community.

Looking forward to a nice large hamburger.

Posted at 12:48 PM | Permalink | Category: Food | Comments (16) (0)

I am not going to blog here today. Why? Today is Tisha B'Av תשעה באב...

Posted at 12:52 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (2) (0)

This is the July 23rd 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 July 23rd, 2007:

• Friday Recap, Bruceclay.com
• Mishegaas, Jew School
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 20, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Blog Tools Web 2.0 Applications, www.feedmyapp.com
• Brief notes (5 Av 5767, Erev Shabbos edition), Iyov
• Manage your blogging life with RustyBudget, DoYouCommunicate
• PageRank Related Websites, Ryan Shamus
• RustyBudget: Multi-Author Blog Management, Techcrunch
• RustyBudget: Multi-Author Blog Management, Sphinn
• SEO Articles You Should Read for 7-20-07, SEO Aware
• Dear Apple: Please Give Me the iPhone Without the Phone, techipedia
• Marketing frankfurters when you should be selling hot dogs, Pink Hat SEO
• RustyBudget, sistemas de administración de blogs multiautor, www.genbeta.com
• Three Erics, Two Daves a Drew and a Barry, Online Marketing Blog
• Harry Potter Will Cost Companies Billions?, www.dotcult.com
• Top 25 SEO Blogs, www.dailyblogtips.com
• MathPoints: latest tech buzz, Google Blogger tips, web2.0, www.mathpoints.com
• WappBlog: RustyBudgetï¼öåõ¢éòüBlogåçèä½úå·¥åÖ·, www.wappblog.com

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 23rd, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 5:47 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Can you add more than 200 URLs to your Google AdSense competitive filter list? Did a real Yahoo Search update happen? I believe the Yahoo Publisher Network outage is now resolved. JavaScript triggering bots are no threat to Google. Microsoft goes short on data retention. People are blaming Harry Potter for poor AdSense earnings. Internet Explorer Googlebot. Google Reader has some technical issues. SEO and Usability as one? Vote for the next webmaster central feature. Are search results biased? Google AdWords offers personalized ads based on referrer.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Can You Add More Than 200 URLs to the Google AdSense Filter?
2. Did Yahoo! Search Really Do a July 2007 Update?
3. Yahoo Publisher Network Issues Resolved?
4. Google AdSense Accounts for Bots Like Ask.com and Snap.com
5. Microsoft Shortens Length of Time for Web Search Data Retention
6. Did Harry Potter Affect Your Google AdSense Earnings?
7. Becoming a Googlebot for Testing Purposes
8. Google Reader Rendering Error Caused Minor Outage
9. Do SEO and Usability Get Along?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Vote For The Next New Google Webmaster Central Feature
2. Are Search Engines Biased?
3. Personalized AdWords: Google Ads You See Influenced By Previous Searches

Posted at 5:46 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I like to introduce new software we built here at RustyBrick. It is called RustyBudget, in short it allows bloggers and authors to easily manage the stories they want to write about at their blogs or publishing sites.

Duncan Riley did an excellent write up on it.

RustyBudget is essentially “a writers or editors budget”, where a blog owner and blog writers can manage story leads, including author allocation, story notes and overall task management.

Why did I build it? Because I spend a ton of time blogging and managing the topics that should be covered at the blogs I write at. As many of you know, I write at both the Search Engine Roundtable and Search Engine Land. Both blogs are extremely active in terms of traffic and the number of posts we write each day. On both blogs, I help manage what topics we cover and what we don't cover. We manage which authors writes what and what stories they should bring in with it. As you can imagine, the larger the blog, the more authors the more topics, the more confusing things may get.

This software helps organize these tasks and also helps the task more efficient. And efficiency is something I am all about. So initially we built something internally, and then built it out to make it for anyone.

Some people don't like the colors, which is not a big deal, because you can customize the look and we are planning on adding an API. But the bottom line is, that without this tool, I would be spending a heck of a lot more time managing the blogs as opposed to writing at the blogs.

I made a quick intro video on how it works:

For additional demos, go here.

It is free for anyone to use. We only charge if you invite three authors or more to collaborate with you. And then it only costs $4/user/month.

Please let me know your thoughts. We can add features as you see fit.

Posted at 10:17 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , RustyBrick , Web Development | Comments (0) (0)

Tiger Time Lawn Care mows your lawn. But they add a premium to the price. Why? Well, they have young woman mow your lawn in their swim suits.

They call it the "Bikini Cut." Here is some news coverage:

Nuts...

Posted at 10:10 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Interesting | Comments (2) (0)

Today, according to EarthCalendar.net, is Hot Dog day! More information at Hot Dog.org.

We have a theme at the Search Engine Roundtable and here is a screen cap of the top.

Thing is, religious Jews do not eat meat today.

Posted at 10:07 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (1) (0)

Today is Moon Day, the day Armstrong and Aldrin land on moon in 1969.

None of the search engines have a logo, but we have one at the Search Engine Roundtable...

Happy Moon Day!

Posted at 3:18 PM | Permalink | Category: Just Interesting | Comments (1) (0)

This is the July 20th 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 July 20th, 2007:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 19, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Al iPhone le falta hacer popcornâ%u20AC¦ pues no!, BitSignals
• BlogTips: Top 7 SEO Blogs, erick-blogtips.blogspot.com
• $41.59 down on goog stock Ouch!, SEO Home
• New Google Penalties Notification, 1 Choice 4 Your Store Blog
• Search Headlines, Search Engine Watch Blog

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 20th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 3:15 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Google and Microsoft announced earnings last night. Ever try dynamic pricing with pay per click ads? YPN is still costing publishers money. Specialized social search engines were reviewed. Yahoo adds search suggestions. Yahoo is also doing a search update. Ask.com talks about Ask Eraser. EU forks over $165 million to Theseus. Google to bid $4.6 billion on wireless spectrum. Yahoo Shortcuts gets promotional. And search in pictures is out.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Announces Disappointing Earnings: Who Is First To Go?
2. Dynamically Changing Price of Product Based on Search Ad
3. Yahoo Publisher Network Continues Working On Outage, Frustration Mounts
4. Specialized Social Search Engines: Where To Go?
5. Yahoo Search Engine Adds Suggestions

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo July 2007 Search Update
2. Ask.com To Launch AskEraser To Erase Search History & New Data Retention Policy
3. EU Backed Search Engine, Theseus, Given $165 Million Grant
4. Google Offers $4.6 Billion Incentive So The FCC Can Approve Wireless Spectrum Proposal
5. Yahoo Shortcuts For Sale?
6. Search in Pictures: Yahoo Hair, Google Beach & Extremists

Posted at 3:11 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Update: I have launched an iPhone Siddur for the iPhone / iPod Touch 2.0 software. More at http://www.rustybrick.com/iphone-siddur.php or search at the Apple iTunes store for Siddur.

Practicing Jew? Got an iPhone? Stuck in an airport without a pocket Siddur (prayer book)? No worries.

Say your תפלות on your iPhone סידור by just going to mincha.com.

To bad, isiddur.com is taken...

Posted at 2:07 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Religion , iPhone | Comments (4) (0)

Ask.com has launched a iPhone version of Bloglines...

It is available at i.bloglines.com. Here are some screen caps.

The Home Page:

Feed Summary View:

Viewing a Feed Item:

Pretty cool.

Maybe it is time to switch back to Bloglines now?

I actually wrote a pretty detailed write up on Comparing Google Reader to Bloglines: The Mobile Edition, maybe it is time to amend it.

Posted at 1:45 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

U.S. house prices are headed for their first nationwide drop since the second world war, and problems in the subprime mortgage market aren't helping, says Douglas Duncan, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Good to know, since I am looking to buy. But where I am looking, there is an unusual demand within the community.

Posted at 8:54 PM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (3) (0)

This is the July 19th 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 July 19th, 2007:

• Drive 28,402 Extra Visitors by Blogging 48 Minutes, AIM Clear Blog
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 18, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Yahoo Publisher Network Experiences Problems, WebProNews
• Google Closes Another Service: Related Links, InsideGoogle
• Google Goofs Up "Bourne," Threadless Contests?, Revenue Source
• Google Print Ads, a Good News for US Newspapers, Google Operating System
• PPC Hero : Blog News Roundup! 7/19/2007, PPC Hero
• The Viagra Connection, Google Blogoscoped
• Three Sure-Fire Steps every Search Marketer should take in Landing Page Optimisation, SEM Consultancy
• To network with other marketers check out Sphinn, to read about Paris Hilton check out Digg, Pink Hat SEO
• Yahoo Publisher Network Experiences Problems, Revenue Source

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 19th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 4:23 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Search Engine Watch is scheduled to under a redesign. Google Webmaster Tools adds messaging tool. Inflated AdSense impressions caused in a Snap. Tyroo is now part of Yahoo. Google Reader security bit, fixed. Higher clicks does not mean higher sales. Congress is set to review Google DoubleClick acquisition. Click fraud is now at 15.8 percent. Google shuts down the related links product. Google News added publisher help documents.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Search Engine Watch to Undergo Major Redesign
2. Google Secures Webmaster Penalty Notifications within Webmaster Central
3. Should We Worry About Bots Inflating Google AdSense Impressions?
4. Yahoo! Acquires Stake in Tyroo, an Indian Online Advertising Agency
5. Security Flaw in Google Reader Added Subscribers Without Intent
6. Is There Any Benefit to Long Term Directory Links?
7. A Higher Pay Per Click CTR Does Not Always Lead To More Sales

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. House & Senate To Review Google's Acquisition Of DoubleClick
2. Report: Click Fraud Reaches 15.8% In Q2 2007
3. Google Shuts Down Related Links Product
4. Google News Expands Help Center For Publishers

Posted at 4:19 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This phone keeps getting cooler.

I actually learned how to make popcorn with it. Check out the video to see how it works.

Pretty cool, eh?

Posted at 10:35 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Computers , Just Funny , iPhone | Comments (5) (0)

I am not a fan of most singer type of musicians, I typically prefer the classic rock style with lots of guitars.

There are some exceptions, like Sheryl Crow. Why is she an exception?

Well, I remember back at one of the concerts I went to, probably in 2000. She opened up for one of my favorite artists, Neil Young. She completely rocked the place.

Since then, I have enjoyed listening to her music. She gives a new meaning to Grunge.

She was born in Kennett, Missouri. She then graduated from University of Missouri with a degree in Education. She then got a job as a music teacher in a elementary school at Kellison in Fenton, Missouri. And look at her now.

Pretty cool.

Posted at 10:20 AM | Permalink | Category: Music | Comments (3) (0)

This is the July 18th 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 July 18th, 2007:

• Google Finally Accept "Optimisation", ViperChill
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 17, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Dan Crow, www.ericlander.com
• Google Goofs Up "Bourne," Threadless Contests?, WebProNews
• Google Offering Print Ads To More Advertisers, Search Engine Land
• Hjälper bilder dig att synas bättre?, Resultatblogg
• Pagerank Prediction, Jakob Dupont Knudsen
• Search Headlines, Search Engine Watch Blog

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 18th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 4:29 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (3) (0)

Do images help with search rankings? Want some tips on optimizing your PPA ads? Google expands print ads. Want some link building tips? SES San Jose is coming. Microsoft and Ask team up. Win the Gmail t-shirt contest. Google offers Flash SEO advice. Ask adds sitemaps autodiscovery support. Is Google making a YouTube enterprise edition? Google improves the ad preview tool. Matt Cutts is requesting web search bug reports.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Do Images Help You Rank Higher in Search Results?
2. Maximizing Google Pay Per Action Referrals
3. Google Expands Print Ads To All Advertisers: How To Set Up Google Print Ads
4. Link Building Tips and Tricks
5. Getting a Head Count for SES San Jose
6. Microsoft Office Live Allows Advertisers to Purchase Keywords on Ask.com
7. Gmail T-Shirt Contest: Winner Gets an iPhone and Cash
8. Google Offers Advice on Flash Web Sites & SEO

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Ask.com Adds Sitemaps Autodiscovery Support
2. Google Offering Print Ads To More Advertisers & Papers
3. Google To Offer Enterprise Edition Of YouTube
4. Google Makes Ad Preview Tool Easier To Use
5. Tell Matt About Your Google Web Search Bugs

Posted at 4:16 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I know I have been posting a lot about the iPhone, but I am still amazed by it. Anyway, today, I accidently found a new way to delete email while using your iPhone's mail program.

When you are in your list view, displaying your emails... You simply glide your finger from left to right over one email message. Up comes a delete button.

Here is a video demonstrating it:

This saves you a step or two.

Either you have to click on the email and then click the delete trash can button at the bottom of the email. Or you can click the "edit" button at the top right of the list view and then click the red circle icon on the left of the email and then click the delete button on the right of the email. So this is a third way to delete email.

Posted at 2:23 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Computers , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

For some reason, whenever I go to Reuters.com, my processor spikes.

I asked Ronnie why. He said there is a piece of code on the site that is running in some type of loop.

Don't you think this would have been fixed by now. It has been happening to my Safari browser for well over a week.

Try it on any article, here is an example. You may notice that your computer begins to lag while this page is open in Safari and Firefox. I am not sure about Internet Explorer.

Posted at 10:17 AM | Permalink | Category: Web Development | Comments (2) (0)

Typically, I am the type of guy that wakes up minutes before the alarm goes off.

But this week, I did not once wake up before the alarm went off.

I am getting a bit concerned.

What is different from this week as compared to last week? It is not like it is darker in the morning. It is also not like we had a time change. I didn't do any traveling. Haven't really been staying up any later.

What is going on?! :)

Posted at 10:14 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Grind | Comments (5) (0)

This is the July 17th 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 July 17th, 2007:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 16, 2007, searchengineland.com
• Google en bref - 16 juillet 2007, www.zorgloob.com
• 36 Totally Free PPC Learning Resources, www.aimclearblog.com
• A Comprehensive Guide to Using Flickr for Traffic Building and Marketing, www.doshdosh.com
• Google lanserar Custom Search, blogg.resultatmedia.se
• Google Launches Custom Search Business Edition, www.techmeme.com
• Google plaatst image-ads in zoekresultaten, www.dutchcowboys.nl
• Google Puts Image Ads in the Search Results, forums.digitalpoint.com
• Premium Adwords mit Bild, www.prometeo.de

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 17th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 5:05 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Grind | Comments (0) (0)

Yahoo's network outage continues. Google advertisers get slap happy. WebmasterWorld goes cinema. Google CSE goes corporate. Google's cookies go stale after two years. Nielsen talks the search talk. AdWords trashes perfectly good accounts. Answers buys Dictionary. Google Promotion is labeled on Bourne Ultimatum ads. Microsoft brokers Ask.com ads. Todou goes with video ads. Google Health is the solution. Expire and X-Robots tag come alive. AdSense launches site authentication feature.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Yahoo! to Fix Network Outage by Next Week
2. A "Google Slap"
3. WebmasterWorld Adds Video Content Feature
4. Google Custom Search Engine For Businesses
5. Google's Cookies to Expire in 2 Years Rather than in 31 Years
6. Jakob Nielsen Discusses the Future of the SERP
7. Google Accidently Terminates Advertisers AdWords Accounts

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Answers.com To Buy Dictionary.com For $100 Million
2. Google Shortens Cookie Expiration Date
3. "Google Promotion" Now Used To Flag Google's Bourne Ultimatum Video Ads
4. Microsoft Office Live To Let Customers Purchase Ads On Ask.com
5. Tudou.com, China's Online Video Site, Adds Video Ads
6. Google Health To Create The Personal Health Record?
7. More Info On Google's Unavailable After Meta Tag & New X-Robots-Tag In Header Support
8. Google AdSense Launches Site Authentication Feature

Posted at 4:58 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Ariz. hospital sends patient a $49M bill from Seattle PI reports that a hospital sent out the wrong bill to 587 patients who were treated at Northern Cochise Community Hospital in Willcox.

One patient received a bill for $49 million, while many received bills for over $100,000.

"The highest statement is $49 million," Aguirre said. "I can't wait to hear from that person."

How did this happen? They installed new computer software to manage their billing, which caused a glitch with the invoicing.

This should all be resolved within 10 business day.

Posted at 10:40 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Weird | Comments (5) (0)

I was there recently...

It was a hot day.

Posted at 10:31 AM | Permalink | Category: Travels | Comments (2) (0)

When I first tried iThumbPrint on my iPhone, I thought it might be real. But then I got smart. Try it on your computer and you get the same thing. :)

At least it makes for a conversational piece, when people get bored of the iPhone itself.

Posted at 3:28 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

This is the July 16th 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 July 16th, 2007:

• Bruceclay.com - Friday Recap, www.bruceclay.com
• Burglars Search Google to Help Steal $12,000 from Safe, www.webproworld.com
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 13, 2007, searchengineland.com
• When Does *Your* Domain Name Registration Expire?, www.domainersgazette.com
• When Google Talks, We Listen, www.fathomseo.com
• Joining the iphone ranks at Jangro.com, www.jangro.com
• The Most Positive PageRank Prediction Tool In The World at Jeff Davis Is Here, jeffdavisishere.com
• Compiler - Wired Blogs, blog.wired.com
• Weekly Roundup: Week Ending July 13, 2007, www.blognewswatch.com
• Google tests AdSense for mobile, www.fiercewireless.com
• I don't like seeing this as a referring URL...., www.syndk8.net
• Yes for the most part, www.camrondeen.com
• Downgraded by Google for Search Spam, Squidoo Cleans House, www.clickz.com
• Google AdSense Writes Dishonored Check?, www.webpronews.com
• Google börjar med bildannonser i sina sponsrade, blogg.resultatmedia.se
• Google plaatst plaatjes in advertenties zoekresultaten, www.zoekmachine-optimalisatie.cc
• Google Places Graphical Ads On Search Results Page, searchengineland.com
• Google Sitemaps Offers New Warnings Within Webmaster Central, searchengineland.com
• Google's Undisclosed Movie/ Self Promotion, blogoscoped.com
• Link dump: Articles for better website performance, www.mantaseosolutions.com
• Nuovi dati disponibili da Google Webmaster sui link che puntano al tuo sito, blog.achille.name
• The Ultimate Search for Bourne with Google, googlesystem.blogspot.com
• View Google Results in Any Country with Firefox Extension, seo-space.blogspot.com

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 16th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 3:12 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Are Google AdSense Publishers Gaming Google Pay Per Action?
2. Did Google Bounce an AdSense Payout Check?
3. Google Webmaster Link Tool July 2007 Update
4. Yahoo! Publisher Network Suffers Major Ad Serving Slow Down
5. Google Webmaster Central Now Offering "Sitemaps Warnings" With Error Reports
6. Google Places Image Ad in Search Results!
7. Why Do the Other Search Engines Bother to Compete?
8. Does Googlebot Index Faster When Integrating Google Custom Search?
9. Can You SEO a Site in Less than 60 Minutes?
10. Google Tests Referrals 2.0 (PPA) Beta Globally

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Places Graphical Ads On Search Results Page
2. Google Sitemaps Offers New Warnings Within Webmaster Central
3. Microsoft adCenter Adds Negative Keywords To Campaign Level
4. See Google Results From Any Country With Firefox Extension

Posted at 3:09 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Bookmarks are critical when it comes to using your iPhone. :)

I have set up iTunes to sync my Safari bookmarks with my iPhone. Right away, I set up a folder named "i" as the first folder within my Bookmarks Bar. Then I began adding bookmarks within that folder both on my iPhone and while I am surfing on my Mac.

These are the bookmarks I have come up with so far.

• OneTrip
• Digg
• Twitter
• iPhlickr
• iZoho
• iTouch
• iChess
• Avalanche
• Movies.app
• iPhonify: Google Reader
• iPhone Network Test
• AddPhone.com
• Hack the iPhone.
• iPhone Sports
• Sho.rt-B.us
• appleopolis.com
• Google Reader
• iThumbPrint
• Continental Airlines
• American Airlines
• FlightStats

I subscribe to a few blogs where I find these new iPhone Safari web applications. Two that I like are iPhone Application List and My iTablet. But there are some good static links at BarCamp / iPhoneDevCampApps.

Have any to share?

Posted at 11:26 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

Happy Blogiversary from the Wall Street Journal reports that blogging is now ten years old. Hmm... Ten years old.

We are approaching a decade since the first blogger -- regarded by many to be Jorn Barger -- began his business of hunting and gathering links to items that tickled his fancy, to which he appended some of his own commentary. On Dec. 23, 1997, on his site, Robot Wisdom, Mr. Barger wrote: "I decided to start my own webpage logging the best stuff I find as I surf, on a daily basis," and the Oxford English Dictionary regards this as the primordial root of the word "weblog."

The dating of the 10th anniversary of blogs, and the ascription of primacy to the first blogger, are imperfect exercises. Others, such as David Winer, who blogged with Scripting News, and Cameron Barrett, who started CamWorld, were alongside the polemical Mr. Barger in the advance guard. And before them there were "proto-blogs," embryonic indications of the online profusion that was to follow. But by widespread consensus, 1997 is a reasonable point at which to mark the emergence of the blog as a distinct life-form.

Video from Cory Doctorow and David Pescovitz of BoingBoing.net:

Ten years.

Posted at 10:59 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (0) (0)

This is the July 13th 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 July 13th, 2007:

• Banned from Yahoo? Just Pay to Get Back In , news.stepforth.com
• Headlines of Note for July 12, 2007, www.internetmarketingmonitor.org
• AdSense for mobile launches in Beta, selfmademinds.com
• Danny Sullivan = Old, Rand Fishkin = Not Old, www.seomoz.org
• Google To Ban Ephedra Ads, www.webpronews.com
• Intercambiamos enlaces?, bitsignals.com
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 12, 2007, searchengineland.com
• Staying Current on SEO, www.biglinx.com
• Downgraded by Google for Search Spam, Squidoo Cleans House, www.clickz.com
• Google To Ban Ephedra Ads, www.revenuesource.com
• Help with site map for Google from Google themselves, blog.1choice4yourstore.com
• Spammers Get Squidoo Dropped, www.adotas.com
• Techmeme: AdSense for mobile launches in Beta, www.techmeme.com
• This Weeks Must Reads in Search Marketing, manojjasra.blogspot.com

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 13th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 2:05 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Sphinn launched yesterday. Is Yahoo showing banned sites in Site Explorer? Check country specific Google results with Firefox. Show only non-supplemental results. New Google AdSense Mobile ads are being tested. We have AdWords Editor tips. Aussies sue over Google search ads. Guge in China sued Google. Schmidt talks smack on Viacom. Search in pictures is out.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Does Yahoo Lower Case Banned Site's Page Titles in Site Explorer?
2. Firefox Extension Allows You To See Google Search Results by Country
3. Site Command That Shows Zero Supplemental Results
4. Google Tests AdSense for Mobile
5. Sphinn Combines Social Search and Forum Discussion
6. Google AdWords Editor Tips and Tricks
7. Australia Takes Google to Court Over Sponsored Links

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Chinese Company, Guge, Sues Google Over Name
2. Google AdSense For Mobile Begins Limited Beta
3. Google's Schmidt: Viacom, A Company Built From Lawsuits
4. Search in Pictures: Google Toes, Yahoo & Trump, Ask's Marketeers

Posted at 2:02 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (1) (0) | Speak

iPhone buyers have no regrets from USA Today reports on a survey by market researcher Interpret of Santa Monica, Calif. The survey surveyed 1,000 cellphone users between July 6-10th. It found good things about Apple's new iPhone.

• 90% of 200 owners said they were "extremely" or "very" satisfied with their phone
• 85% said they are "extremely" or "very" likely to recommend the device to others
• Three of 10 buyers were first-time Apple customers.
• For 40%, iPhone is their first iPod.
• Half the buyers switched from another carrier.
• Of those, 35% paid an average $167 to break a contract.
• IPhone owners surveyed expect to pay about $35 more in monthly service fees compared with their previous cellphones.

Very interesting statistics. I personally am a fan of my iPhone. I am already typing with two thumbs after a day. Also, I am typing with one thumb while driving (don't tell anyone).

Here is a picture of my iPhone on my desk, near my Apple MacBook Pro.

Posted at 11:30 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

I use to have this problem with my original Treo 650. When I got my Treo 700, the problem went away.

For some reason, the iPhone causes interference with my external speakers. Now, I am not even connecting the iPhone to the speakers. The interference is random sometimes and is also triggered by when I get a phone call or text message or when I sync with my Mac.

I am far from the only one who is experiencing this interference. There is a large thread at Mac Rumors on this topic. Also, MacWorld covered the issue.

The image at the top right is an setting you can configure when you hook up your iPhone to speakers. Note, I do not get this option, because I am not hooking up my speakers to the iPhone. It just causes crackling and popping noises that come out of my speakers. Turning off the speakers don't help. I can turn on the airplane mode feature, but then I won't get calls, text messages, emails and web.

One person said, you will just get used to it...

blackberries do this all the time. After a while you just get used to the sound

I try to put my phone a good distance from my speakers, which helps a lot.

Posted at 9:42 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Computers , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

You guys know what I mean. If you get an email all in CAPS, then you know it was written by a novice. If you get a blog comment written in all CAPS, you know it was written by a novice or written to show some form of expression.

I just never get the reasoning behind the all caps writing style.

Is it that some people just have their caps locks key stuck? Is it that some people think you are more likely to read their email if it is all in caps? Is it because people like the style of all caps? What is it?

Posted at 9:15 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (7) (0)

This is the July 12th 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 July 12th, 2007:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 11, 2007, searchengineland.com
• Social Media Poisoning - Possibly the Most Insidious Negative Tactic in SMM, www.seomoz.org
• Google Banning Ephedra, www.searchenginejournal.com
• Site Banned in Yahoo Search? Just Pay Yahoo Search Marketing!, www.searchenginejournal.com
• Links externos ajudam no ranking?, deboraalonso.blogspot.com
• Heat Wave Roundup, www.seomoz.org

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 12th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 3:17 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Are there content guideline double standards with Yahoo Search? Google AdWords Editor seems a bit slow. Are Link exchanges helpful? More on Google Mapplets. Google versus Microsoft. Social media and hurtful comments. Google bans ephendra products. Australian watchdog group sued Google. Yahoo offers search suggestions. Google will add a new meta tag.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Yahoo! Allows Banned Sites in Search Submit Program
2. Google Adwords Editor Performance Issues?
3. Do Link Exchanges Still Help With Improving Search Rankings?
4. Mapplets and Additional Features Added to Google My Maps
5. What Do You Think About Comments on Social Media Sites?
6. Search 2017: Google vs. Microsoft?
7. Google Banning Ephedra & Ephedrine Search Ads

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Australian Watchdog Sues Google Over Deceptive Search Ads
2. Yahoo.com Adds Search Suggestions
3. Google To Add "Unavailable After" META Tag

Posted at 3:15 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

You guys probably know by now how much I hate people who can't park.

Well, here is one for the record books.

Yea, this guy is smack in the middle of two spots. Amazing!

Posted at 2:35 PM | Permalink | Category: Motor Vehicle | Comments (5) (0)

Here is a video of me playing with my iPhone. I recorded it with sound, but for some reason, it did not come through.

In short, I show several iPhone applications and how I am using them. Hope the silent video shows enough...

Posted at 12:11 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (6) (0)

The other day, I went to the new Kosher Dunkin Donuts by my office.

This woman comes in and orders a muffin. She then immediately asks for a manager. The person behind the counter got nervous. He asked, "was there something I did?" She said no, not you.

The manager comes out and she explains in very angry tone that there are other people who come to Dunkin and like non-kosher items. She explained she was very upset that she can no longer order a sausage sandwich from this specific Dunkin. She goes off complaining that it isn't right that they changed it to kosher.

Meanwhile, I am standing there with my Kippa (thing on my head that shows I am Jewish). The manager explains that it wasn't necessarily a kosher thing. They made a management decision based on profits to stop selling all meats. They said, on average, they sold ten to fifteen meat sandwiches per day. It was not enough volume to cover the costs involved in buying the meats. So they stopped selling meat items, which then made it possible for them to easily make the place kosher.

She then paid for her muffin and stormed out yelling. She was yelling that there are other people in this world besides "for them."

Now, I don't think she is anti-semtic or anything. At least I hope not. I think she is just upset she can't get her sausage sandwich at Dunkin anymore. Honestly, I felt bad and upset overall the whole episode.

As soon as she left, everyone behind the counter began laughing.

Just a shame.

Posted at 11:08 AM | Permalink | Category: Food , Religion | Comments (3) (0)

This is my first blog post written completely on my new iPhone. This phone seriously rocks

I was not able to do this on my treo.

Hey, I am also listening to the ipod!!!!

Posted at 7:04 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

I got the Apple iPhone, as many of you encouraged me to get.

All synced up and ready to play. My number even transfered within minutes...

Here are pics, more details later, I need to go play.

Posted at 5:40 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Computers , iPhone | Comments (3) (0)

This is the July 11th 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 July 11th, 2007:

• Headlines of Note for July 10, 2007, www.internetmarketingmonitor.org
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 10, 2007, searchengineland.com
• Not All Pink Links Stink, www.twentysteps.com
• Ask SEMpdx: What is the best way for a Newbie to learn Search Engine Marketing?, www.searchengineguide.com
• google.com/evaluation/search/rating/task-edit, www.abakus-internet-marketing.de
• Modifying Google AdSense Ad-Language, www.modernseo.com
• Moving Your Site? How Quickly Do Search Engines Catch Your 301 Redirect, searchengineland.com
• Pay-for-blogging site raises questions, news.com.com
• Search Marketing TV Commercial, www.seo-hongkong.com

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 11th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 3:27 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Google does not allow interstitial ads. Should Google add invite access to Webmaster Tools? adCenter maintenance is on Saturday. Good old made for AdSense sites. Burglars and Google. Blogscope was reviewed. How to move a site. Google Mapplets was launched. Google wins on wireless spectrum. Google Video is the place to go for free new movies.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Interstitial Ads, Skip This Page Ad, Are Not Allowed by Google AdSense
2. Giving Multiple Users Access to your Google Webmaster Tools Account
3. Microsoft adCenter Scheduled Maintenance for Saturday, July 14
4. Made for AdSense Sites Can Get You Delisted
5. Burglars Search Google to Help Steal $12,000 from Safe
6. Blogscope is a Search Engine that Searches Blogs

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Moving Your Site? How Quickly Do Search Engines Catch Your 301 Redirect
2. Google Mapplets: Google Endorses Mashups, Makes Some More Interactive
3. Google's Wireless Spectrum Proposal To Win In FCC
4. Want To See The Latest Movies For Free? Use Google Video, Complains Watch Group

Posted at 3:26 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I think I may have figured out a way to get the best of both worlds.

Currently, I have a data and voice with Verizon Wireless. If I removed the voice service from my plan but kept the data plan, I can then get an iPhone. Work with me on this...

My voice and data plan with Verizon cost me about $120+ per month. The data plan is $60 from Verizon. If I just use the data plan, buy myself a Verizon Wireless V740 ExpressCard for my laptop and drop the voice plan. That will save me about $60 per month. Now, I can add iPhone/AT&T's cheapest plan of 450 minutes - which is plenty for me and I am back at $120 per month.

The major draw back is that my cell phone number would change. Because I would have to keep my current plan, i.e. my current number, with Verizon not to be charged the early termination fee. But then again, it doesn't bother me if I have to get a new number. So people who haven't called me in a while, they won't know how to reach me. Not a big deal, seriously.

Thoughts?

Posted at 11:08 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers , iPhone | Comments (24) (0)

This morning, a friend of mine had a Brit Milah בְרִית מִילָה for his new son.

They honored my wife and I with the "kovod" (honor) of being the Kvatter.

What is a Brit Milah or Bris? Basically a circumcision, but with a religious ceremony around it. It is kind of funny watching a bris. All the woman are standing, smiling, eagerly awaiting the snip snip from the circumcision. And all the men are standing with their heads down, with a grimacing expression. The the Mohel, the person who performs the circumcision, does the snip (hopefully once) and you hear the baby cry.

The Kvatter are those that carry the baby from the mother to the mohel and then back from the mohel to the mother. My wife took the baby from the mother, handed off the baby to me. I then sprinted (well, walked) down to the mohel and handed the baby off. They do the snip and then some blessings and then they hand the baby back to me. I then hand the baby to my wife, who hands the baby to the mother.

The Kvatter is typically given to a new married couple that does not have kids yet. It is in merit of the young couple to have kids of their own in the future. It was a very very nice honor to get.

Oh, that picture at the top right. It is some random picture from Flickr.

Posted at 9:07 AM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (2) (0)

This is the July 10th 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 July 10th, 2007:

• Headlines of Note for July 9, 2007, www.internetmarketingmonitor.org
• Daily Links 2007-07-09, 10kmarshmallows.com
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 9, 2007, searchengineland.com
• Ask A Copywriter: personalized Wired magazine cover, askacopywriter.blogspot.com
• Google tem 10.000 Editores Humanos, deboraalonso.blogspot.com
• More info on blogging helping you quickly in Google, blog.1choice4yourstore.com
• Pilgrim's Picks for July 10th, www.marketingpilgrim.com
• SENDTEC's Search Marketing TV Commercial, www.searchenginejournal.com
• Where is the Google Search Result? | WebProNews, www.webpronews.com

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 10th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 5:31 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Google is bolding letters in some of the sponsored results. Hundred links per page is a recommendation, not a penalty. A search marketing ad was aired on TV. Google has 10,000 human evaluators. Learn eBay SEO. Do you want non-English AdSense ads? Burglars used Google to break into a safe. Gary explored science search tools. A little bit about Google's CAPTCHA. SEMs, start here. Is the end near for Google's supplemental index? Flickr is now number two and growing.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Strange Bolded Letters in Google Sponsored Results
2. Google's 100 Link Per Page Suggestion
3. Search Marketing Commercial Airs on CNBC
4. Google Has 10,000 Human Evaluators?
5. eBay Store Search Engine Optimization Tips and Tricks
6. Forcing Google AdSense to Display Non-English Ads

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Stumped By Safe, Burglars Google For Help, Steal $12,000
2. Scholarly Science Search Tools Explored
3. What Triggers Google CAPTCHA Requests When Searching
4. Where Should New Search Marketers Start?
5. Is Google Gearing Up To Drop The Supplemental Result Label?
6. Flickr Now Second Most Popular Photo Site

Posted at 2:57 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This is cute:

Via NY Times.

Posted at 11:54 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

Remember, I said I was trying out CallWave? It is basically a service that overrides your cell phone provider's voicemail services and replaces it with theirs. They add more features and conveniences.

So I stuck with it.

The other day, I noticed I got a weird text message. It turned out that the text message was a new feature from CallWave that turns converts a voicemail to text. In the past, CallWave would text message me that I got a voicemail from person a, at this time and for this long. Now, they send that, plus they convert the voice message to a text message. I love it.

I can now see, immediately, what the message was all about, via a text message.

The example here, shows a message someone left me. Funny how they converted the word, "Kleenex" to "Clean Acts" - but I understood it.

I love the widget CallWave has also.

Posted at 10:16 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (2) (0)

So, Google bought GrandCentral last week.

GrandCentral basically gives you a centralized location for all your telephone numbers. So they give you one number that will call your other numbers. There are also tons of features.

Personally, I am not going to use it much. But if you want an invite to use it, I have about 7 left. Just comment below, make sure you have your email address in the comment form and Ill hook you up.

While supplies last. :)

Posted at 9:57 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (125) (0)

This is the July 9th 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 July 9th, 2007:

• Blogsucht, Stereo Phone
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 6, 2007, Search Engine Land
• This Week In SEO - 7/6/07, TheVanBlog
• Friday Recap, Bruceclay.com
• Weekly Roundup: Week Ending July 6, 2007, Blog News Watch
• PPC News Roundup – 7/6/2007, PPC Hero
• Google Holiday Updates, Ogletree SEO
• Las redirecciones 301 encadenas, LMENTO
• Thank You For Your Comments on Marketing and Search News, David Dalka
• Google to Acquire Postini (Google), Techmeme

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 9th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 4:27 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (1) (0)

Google is picking up blog content very quickly. Chain 301 redirects can be problematic. Google has cache and snippet databases. If you change payment info with Google AdWords, you need to cancel your account. Google bought Postini, a security company.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Blog It & Google Will Come, Quickly
2. Do "Chained" 301 Redirects Not Carry Link Popularity Over in Google?
3. Google.com Has Multiple Cache Pages & Snippet Archives
4. Details of Google AdWords Quality Score Via Patent Applications
5. Lose Your Google AdWords Account if You Change Payment Options
6. Google Acquires Postini, a Security Company, for $625 Million

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Buys Security Company Postini For $625 Million

Posted at 4:21 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (1) (0) | Speak

Remember, I told you that I got hit by a cop? Well, here is the update on that story.

We spent the next few days getting quotes from various auto body shops. We found a reputable guy at a fair price to do the work. The cop mailed a check, as he said he would and I then hired the guy to fix the car.

First, let me say, I could not of got hit by a nicer person. The whole experience was rather easy and professional.

Next, the auto body shop I hired was awesome. Get this. He not only gave us a great price. He drove to the car, looked at it, and gave us a quote on the phone. Then when I gave him the go ahead, he drove, picked up the car, fixed it, and drove it back the same day.

How is that for service!

I highly recommend this guy. The name of the shop is KRV Auto & Body. It is a fairly new shop. The number is 845-296-3677. Any car problems, give this guy a call.

Posted at 8:33 AM | Permalink | Category: Motor Vehicle | Comments (2) (0)

The other day, I wrote The Fastest Fiber is Comparable with the Fastest Cable & DSL where I showed tests that showed Optimum Online's internet to be almost as fast as Verizon's FiOS. I wanted to put that to the test.

First, I did a speed test using my Treo over the Verizon Wireless broadband network. Here are the results:

Not bad.

Then I did a test of the Optimum Online cable network from my home. Here are the results:

That is pretty quick.

Here is a test from the same provider, Optimum Online, in the morning, in my office. Here are the results:

Now, let's try the Verizon FiOS connection from a location in New Jersey.

That is blazing quick! Blazing!

My father's area just qualified for FiOS, he should jump at it. I am just waiting for my home and office area to qualify.

Update: Just after posting this, ARS Technica posted a review of Verizon's EVDO network.

Posted at 8:17 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (3) (0)

Tons of rumors all over the web that PlayStation would be dropping the price of the game system.

Well, now it is confirmed.

We confirmed today that we are lowering the price of our current 60GB PS3 by $100, to $499, effective immediately in North America.

And in a few weeks, a new PS3 is coming out priced at $599 that has a larger hard drive. The hard drive is 80GB and the PS3 comes with MotorStorm.

Yea, I got a PlayStation 3 a while back. I honestly do not use it as much as I should. I think it has been a few weeks since I last played. Just lots going on right now, I guess.

Posted at 8:09 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (4) (0)

You know I was scheduled to have a meeting with Hanoch Teller about his web site.

First of all, Rabbi Hanoch Teller is a very nice man. So I just wanted to help him as best as I could.

I showed him all the problems with his site and explained to him what I would do if I was him. I spent a good hour plus with Rabbi Teller. We decided not to call Bryan Eisenberg even though he offered because at this stage, there is just so many basics that need to be cleaned up with the technology that I didn't feel it was necessary at this stage yet. But the offer was awesome and we hope to take advantage of it in the future.

Anyway... Rabbi Teller wanted to pay me for the time he was here. Of course, I would not accept money. So he decided to give me a free copy of his 11 CD set named Comprehending The Incomprehensible, which is the "history, heroism and lessons of the holocaust." Looking forward to listening to it, after I convert it into an MP3 file. :)

I have no time left, and I got to jet.

Just a nice experience meeting with Rabbi Teller. But it was even nicer being able to offer advice and help him.

Posted at 4:08 PM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (2) (0)

This is the July 6th 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 July 6th, 2007:

• 30 Day SMX Embargo Lifted on "Give it Up" Session, Search Engine Guide
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 5, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Google Keyword Legal Subpoena Has Major Competitive Concerns, Search Engine Land
• Using Flickr to Drive Traffic, Traffic Flow SEO
• spider food.. Yum yum.., Seo Home blog
• Yahoo Search Marketing’s International Advertising Obstacles : Accounts & Currency, Search Engine Journal

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 6th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 3:54 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Ryan talked about SES. Yahoo's country specific PPC requirements. Google swaps out URL removal tool. Did Google shut down MFAs? Gmail loses in Germany. adCenter goes click quality. Be AdSense safe. Subpoena for keyword data. Who really invested AdSense? Impression share data on AdWords is now official. Search in pictures is live.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Kevin Ryan Talks About the Future of Search Engine Strategies
2. New Accounts are Needed to Target Different Countries with Yahoo Search Marketing
3. Google Removes Old Remove URL Tool
4. A Look at How Google's MFA Shutdown Impact AdSense Publishers
5. Google Loses German Gmail Trademark
6. MSN adCenter Adds Click Quality Reports
7. AdSenseAdvisor Offers Tips on Keeping Google AdSense Accounts in Good Standing

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Want Competitive Keyword Information? Just Subpoena Google!
2. Did Wojcicki Create AdSense?
3. Map Of Google's Products
4. Official: Google AdWords Adds Impression Share Metric
5. Search in Pictures: Google Bathroom, Yahoo Art, Sulu @ Google Parade

Posted at 3:49 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

There is a serious issue when you have an office filled with programmers and not any sales people.

What is the issue?

The office fridge.

No one cares if the fridge starts smelling bad. You let it go and go until the fridge is so full that you are forced to clean it out.

That is exactly what happened with the RustyBrick fridge.

We got a shipment of sodas today and began to try restocking the fridge. But the cans of soda would not fit. So we began removing the old items in the fridge. There was a milk container that had hard chunks of cheese growing inside of it. There were old chinese noodles growing fungus on it. There were old egg rolls, old sandwiches and all sorts of things. We threw pretty much everything out and started from scratch.

We also popped in a new Arm and Hammer box to hopefully stabilize the smell.

What an experience. :)

Posted at 11:17 AM | Permalink | Category: Food , RustyBrick | Comments (4) (0)

This is the July 5th 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 July 5th, 2007:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 3, 2007, Search Engine Land
• SEO using flickr, Bloggst Forums
• The Real Problem with SEO, The Commerce360 Blog
• Blogmüdigkeit vs. Blogsucht, Compboard Blog
• The Dark Side of (some) Social Media, SEO Igloo
• Mit Firefox mehrere Accounts auf Seiten wie Google verwalten, neunetz.com
• Slurp Chewing up 20+ gigs per Month per Site, WebProWorld
• 4th of July Logos - 2007, Logo Design Blog
• Using Flickr in your SEO & Traffic Building Strategy, Resnumerica
• Top SEO's "Give It Up" at SMX Advanced Seattle - SEO secrets shared, Mandta SEO Solutions
• SMX kiss and tell embargo now lifted, SEO Refugee
• SES Latino Wrap-Up on Beginning SEO Podcast, Cshel
• Hope You Enjoyed Your Fourth, InsideGoogle
• Did They Really "Give It Up"?, Search Engine Watch Blog
• Guide To Googles Universal Search, Web Analytics Blog

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 5th, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 4:02 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

Tamar was allowed to post the "Give it up" session from SMX. Google AdWords advertisers are being forced out of content network. Top search query report is not working within AdSense. FeedBurner goes free. Google sends out AdSense survey. Can conversions measure click through rates? Are SEOs good at picking search stocks? Do you have a reputation issue? Naver is the Google of Korea. eBay created Yahoo toolbar. Susan Wojcicki is profiled.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Give It Up at Search Marketing Expo (June 5th, 2007)
2. Google Opting AdWords Advertisers Out of Content Network Automatically?
3. Top Search Queries Google AdSense Report Broken
4. FeedBurner Goes Completely Free
5. Google Sends More Surveys to AdSense Publishers
6. Can Pay Per Click Conversions be Based on CTR Rates?
7. Have You Used Your Search Knowledge to Play the Stock Market?
8. Addressing Reputation Management Issues with Search

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Naver, The Google Of South Korea
2. eBay Partners With Yahoo To Create "eBay Toolbar"
3. Profile Of Susan Wojcicki: Mother Of AdSense

Posted at 4:01 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Yesterday, my inlaws flew in from STL and are staying by my sister-in-law and brother-in-law's home in NJ. So we drove there to celebrate July 4th.

My brother-in-law cooked up tons of meat on his BBQ. There must have been five full chickens, two dozen hamburgers, six or more steaks, and these huge hot dogs.

I personally ate two large pieces of white meat chicken, two burgers, and a few piece of the hot dogs. Great job - broinlaw! Oh, nice job cleaning up also.

Then the home made brownies came out - ouch!

Oh, there were salads and stuff like that - but it just took up space on the table. :)

Makes me hungry now thinking about it.

If you missed the Search Engine Roundtable's July Fourth theme, here is a screen cap:

Posted at 9:24 AM | Permalink | Category: Family , Food | Comments (2) (0)

Wikipedia recently featured the SEO article on their home page.

Today, I was reviewing the SEO article and noticed I am listed in the history section, as a "notable SEO." Cool. :)

To reduce the impact of link schemes, as of 2007, search engines consider a wide range of undisclosed factors for their ranking algorithms. Google says it ranks sites using more than 200 different signals. ^[8] The three leading search engines, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft's Live Search, do not disclose the algorithms they use to rank pages. Notable SEOs, such as Rand Fishkin, Barry Schwartz, Aaron Wall and Jill Whalen, have studied different approaches to search engine optimization, and have published their opinions in online forums and blogs.^[9][10] SEO practitioners may also study patents held by various search engines to gain insight into the algorithms.^[11]

So, us "notable SEOs" names are hyperlinked to our Wiki pages. My empty'ish page is Barry Schwartz the "technologist."

Posted at 9:10 AM | Permalink | Category: SEO Tips | Comments (5) (0)

This is the July 3rd 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 July 3rd, 2007:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 2, 2007, Search Engine Land
• Headlines of Note for July 2, 2007, Internet Marketing Monitor
• .edu .gov fuss, Seo Home blog
• GooglePray, Master-X.com
• Top SEO Blogs by Link Popularity, Online Marketing Blog
• Yahoo Users Spell Better?, WebProNews
• Wie man mit Flickr Traffic generiert, Ranking Konzept

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 3rd, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 2:10 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

I wrote about traffic building with Flickr. Google bought GrandCentral. AdWords phishing attempts are spreading. Don't click on your own PPA ads. Flash SEO with SOFA. Google accounts mix up. Yahoo cache page title issue. LG to make mobile YouTube device. Google URL parameters were documented. Google appeals Belgium case. EU consumer group jumps on Google DoubleClick deal. FeedBurner goes free. adCenter to launch adExcellence program.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Using Flickr in your SEO & Traffic Building Strategy
2. How Will Google Use GrandCentral?
3. Google AdWords Phishing Attempt Via Google Legal Subpoena
4. No Clicking on Your Google AdSense PPA (Referral) Ads, Says Google
5. How Does One Manage Multiple Google Accounts?
6. Flash and SEO using the SOFA Method: Is it Deceptive?
7. Why Does My Yahoo Cached Page have a Different Title?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Official: Google Acquires GrandCentral, Telephone Management Company
2. LG To Create A YouTube Mobile Phone
3. Google Search URL Parameters Explained
4. Google Appeals Belgium Newspaper Case Ruling
5. European Consumer Rights Group Joins Others In Opposition Of DoubleClick Acquisition
6. Google Makes FeedBurner's TotalStats & MyBrand Free
7. adCenter Accreditation To Be Named adExcellence

Posted at 2:06 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I have been hearing some buzz that the Dunkin' Donuts near my office is now kosher.

Supposedly, as of two weeks ago, they received some type of Kashrut certification.

Being a Fast day today, I can't keep my mind off of food.

Aren't all Dunkin's kosher? No, only some. The one in Teaneck, NJ is and I have eaten there a few times. I went to one in Chicago recently and for my first time had a egg and cheese from a Dunkin.

But if these rumors are true, a kosher Dunkin in my area - oh boy!

Update: Confirmed. The kashrut is provided by two places. The KOF K for the supplies (aka Donuts) and KOA for supervising the store. It looks legit to me.

Posted at 1:22 PM | Permalink | Category: Food | Comments (6) (0)

The phone rings and I pick up and this guy named Hanoch Teller introduces himself. I am thinking, is that the famous Hanoch Teller or some other guy?

He then describes that he has a web site at HanochTeller.com that gets virtually no traffic. I take a quick look and quickly see why.

To make a short story shorter, he is coming to meet with me Friday. He will be in America and can make it to my office this Friday. I feel bad, his site is in bad shape - very bad shape - hopefully we can help him out.

I do see that he has a Wikipedia entry, so that is nice... I told my wife that he is coming and she said, "Get out!!!!"

Here is a bio I found on the web - it may or may not be accurate:

Rabbi Hanoch Teller, renowned story-teller and modern-day maggid, has addressed audiences in 19 countries on five continents. A prolific writer, he is the author of 20 books, including the "Soul Stories" series. Rabbi Teller is also a highly respected instructor in numerous seminaries for women in Jerusalem, and the producer of the newly-released video, Do You Believe in Miracles? Rabbi Teller's talks present a thought-provoking contemporary view of issues relevant to every concerned Jew, featuring heart-warming personal observations on the human condition and Jewish life.

Posted at 11:59 AM | Permalink | Category: Religion , RustyBrick | Comments (5) (0)

Today is a Jewish fast day, Tzom Tammuz, so I am fasting. I also had to schedule a blood test for around now, so I decided, heck do it on a fast day - since it is a fasting blood test.

I didn't realize I would have to give like ten things of blood. So I am a bit light headed. Deal is, I can't eat or drink until about 9:30 tonight. I have not ate or drank anything since 9ish last night.

Notice the picture above? Yea, two band aids. The first attempt on my left arm did not work. She missed the vein, and tried to jab that needle in the same vein about six times until we tried the next arm. The right arm worked and we were set to go.

Hungry.

Posted at 11:41 AM | Permalink | Category: Food | Comments (2) (0)

Part of the Monsey Condo Selling also involves looking for a new home.

So Sunday, my wife and I went with our realtor to look at homes. We looked in a few different communities within the area we were looking and found one place we really like.

I actually wrote up a lot about the house and decided not to post it.

Bottom line... If I sold my condo today, I would most likely make an offer on this house.

But no sense in wishful thinking until I am in a real position to buy.

So why look now? I am told we need to get our house hunting feet wet.

Posted at 10:18 AM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (1) (0)

This is the July 2nd 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 July 2nd, 2007:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 29, 2007, Search Engine Land
• How Often Should I Update Web Content?, Bay Area Search
• I Am Only 72% Addicted..., Caydel’s SEO Blog
• Headlines of Note for June 29, 2007, Internet Marketing Monitor
• Search Headlines & Links: June 29, 2007, Search Engine Watch Blog
• Blog Addiction Metrics, Freelance*Jervis
• Silly but fun, 85% Addicted to blogging.., Seo Home blog
• Me spyware, never.. google proxy stuff!, Seo Home blog
• AdSense, les 1ères sont les meilleures, Webmaster Toulouse

That is the discussion I have found via Google Blog Search around the posts at Search Engine Roundtable for July 2nd, 2007. Thank you for contributing!

Posted at 4:33 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds | Comments (0) (0)

I gave tips on how to find EDU links. Google's Sicko blog post was explored. About 5 percent of searches are spelling wrong? AOL's data was used to see new query estimate accuracy. Yahoo launches SmartAds. Slurp is crawling fast. A Google account security breach is underway. Proxy sites cause problems for Google. Is there internal hyyperlink spam? Don't have sex on a public beach. Yahoo's Decker was analyzed and probed. SEO was featured on the Wikipedia home page.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Finding Some of Your EDU Links with Yahoo Search
2. Google Says Use Search Ads to Help Improve Health Industry's Credibility
3. 5 - 6 Percent of Searches Spell Their Searches Wrong?
4. Comparing AOL's Search Data to Google's Estimate of Unique Queries
5. Yahoo SmartAds Bridging Search Ads & Behavioral Targeting
6. Yahoo! Slurp Crawling Wild?
7. Google Accounts Security Issue Confuses User Authentication
8. What Should Google Do About Proxy Sites?
9. Hyperlinking Keywords to the Same Page: Spam, Usability Issue, or Both?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Had Sex On A Beach? That Ain't Private, Brazilian Judge Tells Cicarelli In YouTube Case
2. Can Susan Decker Turn Yahoo Around?
3. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Article Featured On Wikipedia Home Page

Posted at 4:21 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Man Beats Peacock He Says Was Vampire via the Washington Post reports that a man beat up a peacock because he thought it was a vampire.

Reportedly, the peacock walked into a parking lot neat Burger King. A man spotted it and thought it was a vampire, so he beat it, beat it so bad that all of its tail feathers fell out. In fact, the bird had to be euthanized after the beating.

Richard Gentles, a spokesman for the city's Center for Animal Care and Control said:

"It's just unbelievable that someone would do something to a poor, defenseless animal and do it in such a cruel fashion."

He seized the iridescent bird by the neck, hurled it to the ground and started kicking and stomping the creature, said worker Felicia Finnegan, 19. WOW.

Vampire vs. Peacock:

Hmmm....

Posted at 2:52 PM | Permalink | Category: Just Weird | Comments (3) (0)

Remember, this Friday I posted My Condo For Sale in Monsey - Home For Sale?

There I said, I was hoping to achieve top rankings in Google for terms like [condo for sale in monsey], [monsey condo], [apartment for sale in monsey], [monsey home for sale] and so on.

Well, I checked Saturday night, and I am doing pretty well.

- condo for sale in monsey

Notice the Flickr results are mine also, so I have three of the top four results for that search.

- monsey condo

Top four listings here

- apartment for sale in monsey

That is Tamar mocking me moving to a house, which links to my post.

- monsey home for sale

#2, not bad.

Will it last? I doubt it. Since this is fresh content, Google will give it some love for some time. Hopefully by then, I would have sold.

So step one, complete. I will send any leads to my agent.

Step two, is to sell.

Posted at 10:51 AM | Permalink | Category: Family , Homey , SEO Tips | Comments (5) (0)