Daily Search Coverage:

Google has reporting errors in webmaster tools. Google maps adds the fix marker location. Yahoo admits publisher payout mistake. Views in YouTube. Cuil laughs. SEO practices. Live gets redesign. Google Sites get Sitemap verification. Google does venture capital. Googlers at work. UK approves Street Views. Google tests new related searches. Delicious relaunches.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Webmaster Tools Incorrectly Reporting Some 404 Errors
2. Google Maps Reincludes "Fix Incorrect Marker Location" Feature
3. Yahoo Publisher Network Payout Decrease an Error
4. What Is Considered a "View" in YouTube?
5. Is the Search Industry that Cuil?
6. What are the Most Important Search Engine Optimization Practices?
7. How Do You Tell Your Client about the SEO Work You're Doing?
8. Microsoft Live Search Gets an Interactive Redesign
9. Submit Your Google Sites Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Live Search Adds Home Page "Hotspots"
2. Report: Google To Develop A Venture-Capital Unit
3. Do The Google Webmaster Support Reps Really Work?
4. Britain Clears The Way For Google Street Views; Google Argues No "Complete Privacy" In US StreetView Court Case
5. Google Tests Related Search Phrases Inline With Search Results
6. Del.licio.us Now Delicious.com, With Improvements

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Google Recommends MSN Tools, eBiz Insider Magazine
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 30, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Some Yahoo! Search Schwag, Search Schwag
• TaT: AdWords eBook, Google Sponsored Links und Google Cache mit neuem Design, Internetmarketing News.de
• Google Street View Coming To UK, System0
• Soon, supersoon, I hope., Dushan Wegner
• Windows Live Search mit neuem Design, Prometeo.de
• Yes, Backlinks are The Most Important Factor for Organic Rankings, ankitrawat.com

Posted at 3:21 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I have a Gmail account that I rarely use, but it is mine. The Gmail account is barry.schwartz@. But for the past several months, I randomly get emails made out to barryschwartz@, yes, without the dot.

So I figured the people were emailing the wrong person, i.e. not emailing barryschwartz@ but mistakenly emailing barry.schwartz@. I am wrong, they are emailing barryschwartz@, the one without the dot, the one I did not registered.

In fact, Google is clear about dots, saying they don't matter. Here is a screen capture:

Google is being smart and saying, "Yes, this is you." Google links me to this page, where it describes that "If you created yourusername@gmail.com, no one can ever register your.username@gmail.com, or Your.user.name@gmail.com."

So, I guess you can email me at b.a.r.r.y......s.c.h.w.a.r.t.z@gmail.com, if you want. And, yes, it works, here is a screen shot of me getting a test email sent to that address:

The sad part of this is that I cannot reply to this email to tell this company that I am not the Barry Schwartz they are looking for.

Posted at 12:48 PM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (3) (0)

Remember all my A/C issues? If not, here they are in order of most recent:

• Vacuum Out Freon For Air Conditioner
• Level Them Freon
• Losing Trust in One of My Air Conditioners
• Sleeping on the Sofa : Air Conditioning Broke

This Saturday, we had family over for a big lunch. Lunch was in the dining room. The dining room and living room have their own A/C unit. That A/C unit stopped working sometime Saturday morning. So by the time we were all eating in the dining room level, it was a warm 79 degrees in that immediate area.

So I called the A/C people back to fix the issue. Did I tell you that the Wednesday before, that same unit had an issue? So they came to level the freon on that unit. So Saturday it failed again. They finally came back last night. They decided to vacuum out the freon and start fresh, like they did with the upstairs unit. So they did that last night and now it is working again.

So far, the upstairs unit has been working since they vacuumed out the freon on July 1st. It is now about a month later and it has not failed since. I still do not have faith in the A/C working, the question is, will I ever.

In any event, I hope this unit continues to work. As you can imagine, this unit failing was not as bad as the upstairs one. Why? Cause I sleeping in really hot heat is not fun. What I don't understand is how did people do this before there was AC? We are so spoiled!

Posted at 11:22 AM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (3) (0)

I have been talking about remote check deposit for a while. I told you that I was approved for it and then showed you how remote check deposit works on video.

The only issue was that my bank initially told me that I could only hook up my business accounts to it. That was great, because most of my banking was business related. But I still had some personal banking to do. So last night, I sent my bank representative an email, asking if they could please hook up my personal accounts.

Today, I got an email that they can and have done so. So I tested it out and it worked.

I can officially say, I will rarely ever have to go to the bank again. I am sure there will be times where I need to go, i.e. wire transfers, changing account stuff, etc. But for the most part, I will rarely ever have to walk into my bank again.

I love efficiency and convenience through technology.

Posted at 4:00 PM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (9) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

People are not happy with the new Google Maps. Google Webmaster Tools fails the reverse DNS test. Are blog links valuable? AdWords API is fixed. Google suggests you use Microsoft. Google announces new Maps Guides. SMX local is recapped. Google updated their merchant search. A look SEOs at Cuil.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Maps Updates Design & Features But Users Not Happy
2. Google Webmaster Tools Verification Bot Not Passing The Reverse DNS Test
3. Are Links From Blogs As Valuable These Days?
4. Google AdWords API Reports and Fixes Database Issues
5. Google Recommends Using Microsoft SEM Tools
6. Google Announces the Google Map Guide Staffers
7. SMX Local and Mobile 2008: What Did You Miss?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Slightly Updates Google Merchant Search
2. How Cuil Is The SEO Industry?

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Cuil Finally Gets Going, GigaOM
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 29, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Cuil, Google and PageRanks - Oh My!, State & Lake
• Gmail hiteless, elfelejtettk meghosszabbatani, kockablog
• Google forgets to renew Gmail SMTP SSL Certificate, Bloggle
• Google News Archive Search: Look for 30 Days articles, Ditii.com
• Google vs. Yahoo on Paid Links, Search Engine Watch
• Is The Google "Yo-Yo Effect" Due to Universal Search?, Yahoo! Buzz
• links for 2008-07-29, Jon Burg's Future Visions
• The Google Cookbook, MenuPages Blog
• Too Cruel To Cuil?, Mel Carson

Posted at 2:39 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

So I briefly mentioned that I answer most the calls in my office. Why do I do that?

We have a phone system with extensions. So it automatically answers the call and gives the caller the option to dial an extension, by name or sales/support/operator etc. If a caller is specifically looking for a person here, hopefully they will dial by extension or name. Some clients (very few) are too lazy to press the extension and they will press 0. In that case, it rings everyone's phones and the caller ID will show the client's business name. If the employee sees it is likely for them, they typically answer.

But if the call is operator, sales, support and so on and we don't know if it is a client, I try to answer.

Why? Well, most of the time - I am the one that can answer the person on the other end. Typically, the employees can't make the decision on if we want to buy X or if an ex-employee worked here in the past, and so on. So I would have to get the call anyway.

In addition, I don't want my employees distracted by the phones, unnecessarily. Programming can be very focus oriented and to lose focus over a phone call that doesn't apply to them, can kill 15 minutes - which will cost me and/or my clients money.

Also, I did not hire my employees to be a secretary. I hired them to program, design and so on. Not to answer the phones. Is it below anyone in the office to answer a phone. No way! If I, the "CEO" (I hate titles), can answer the phone, why can't anyone. But I prefer not to make them answer the phone, as I mentioned above.

Why don't I hire a secretary? Like I said above, most calls get routed properly anyway. All of our back office stuff is very automated and a secretary is really not needed here. We seriously streamlined this office like you would not believe. So no paper, no faxes, billing is automated mostly, and so on. So we don't need the cost of a secretary at this point. How big are we? We are about 15 staff members right now.

Posted at 11:27 AM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (0) (0)

I just have zero patience for sales calls. Overall, I am an impatient person, which is one of my many flaws. But when it comes to people trying to sell me something, when I don't request it - ugh... makes me angry.

You know I am not nice to India and don't give them the time of day, but now it is worse.

Yesterday, the operator line rings from an "unknown" number. I answer it, which I typically do, cause I like to answer the phone calls (new post on that later). The person starts by saying...

Hi, my name is ABC, I am from XYZ... Before she goes on, I cut her off and say, I am not interested. Honestly, it could have been someone asking me to sell them my services. I just had this hunch from the voice and the intro that it was leading into them selling me something. So I cut it off and then thought, what if they wanted info on our services. Oh well...

Then this morning, we got two calls. One from a man with an Indian accent, who I shut down immediately. The next from a really nice sounding female, who seemed really nice. I tried to tell her no nicely, but she wouldn't accept it. So I had to be more bold in my "no" and she finally got the message.

I so hate sales calls, hate them, hate them, hate them.

Please do not call to sell me something or pitch me something, please!

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

Daily Search Coverage:

Google keeps yo-yoing, but why? Google AdWords search gets a redesign. Google Maps street views calls home. Google News Archive Search explored. Can the Google keyword tool benchmark your traffic? Can you do SEO with just links? Google forgot to renew their email certificate. Use Google News power filters. Google has logos for NASA and Potter.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Is The Google "Yo-Yo Effect" Due to Universal Search?
2. Google AdWords Search Updates Design
3. Google Maps Street Views Privacy Concerns Hits Home
4. Google News Older Than 30 Days? Look at Google News Archives
5. Can You Benchmark Traffic from the Google Keyword Tool?
6. Can You Optimize Your Site with Just Links?
7. Google Forgets to Renew Gmail's SMTP SSL Certificate

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Power Searching Google News With Cluster Filtering
2. Google Logos For NASA's & Beatrix Potter's Birthdays
3. Google's Send Mail Server Security Certificate Expires
4. Looking For Old News? Use Google's News Archive Search

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 29th, 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 29th, 2008:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 28, 2008, Search Engine Land
• 5 Grande warum der Google PageRank Emerbewertet wird, Bloggonaut.net
• Back from vacation, manage to experience
• Friday SEO Links, Jeremy Turner's Blog
• Ganz cuil back on the Roof, seoFM
• Google Introduces Time Stamps for Google Sitelinks in Webmaster Tools!, PageTraffic SEO Blog
• Google PageRank Factors - What Are They Now?, Search Engine Optimization Journal
• Looking For Old News? Use Google's News Archive Search, Search Engine Land
• Testing Cuil, Codswallop
• Ultimos cambios efectuados en el Google pagerank -Julio 2008, Posicionate.org

Posted at 2:32 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Update: To be notified when the iPhone Siddur is available, please go here and fill out your email address in the box at the top right of the page.

The siddur texts are still being cleaned up and that is going well. But while we do that, we are also working on improving the iPhone Siddur, what we have done so far.

Now the Zmanim (Jewish times) are complete and accurate, up to +/- a minute based on sea-level elevation.

Here is how it works.

(1) Click on Zmanim at the bottom and you will see the program use the GPS or Cell towers or Wireless routers to detect your location and give you a longitude and latitude:

When those are obtained, the Zmanim come up. If they are not found (i.e. your in a bomb shelter or airplane mode on), you will be able to manually add your zip code and specify the date.

(2) Here are the correct times for my area, here is the top of the page:

Bottom of the page:

(3) Clicking on any of those times will give you more detail. For example, here is the explanation for Alos:

yes, we will fix that typo

(4) On the bottom, we added an "About These Times" button, when clicked, it will give you the date for these times and it currently gives you the longitude and latitude, plus the required disclaimer:

List of To Dos:

(1) Continue cleaning up texts for the siddur
(2) Enable the edit button to change your date and location
(3) Add a settings feature for the siddur, so it remembers if you are Ashkenazic or Sephardi

After this is all complete, then we can work on some really cool features.

Posted at 11:32 AM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

The one thing I really hated about the email client in the iPhone was that it did not let you listen to WAV formatted attachments. So, my office voicemail system and home voicemail, which both emailed me my voicemails could only be heard on a computer or via calling into the voicemail.

With the new iPhone 2.0 OS, that has changed. I noticed this soon after I first got the iPhone but I decided to blog it now...

When I get a voicemail, it shows the attachment. I then click, download and once it downloads, I see the file below the email, like in this screen capture:

(Oh, that was Dice calling trying to sell me some programmers. Listing their phone number, I assume, is not a big deal. I am sure if you need coders or IT staff, calling that number will be welcomed.)

Now, click on the file and it will open up QuickTime audio/video player and play the voicemail via the speakers on the iPhone:

This feature alone is awesome!

Posted at 3:26 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

My video recap is live. Google wants UTF-8 encoding. Yahoo skims publishers? Google bites on trillions of links each day. Cuil launches. Microsoft does BrowseRank. SEO's reputations are damaged? How has Google changes PageRank? Yahoo launches new ad performance reports. Yahoo injects news results into the middle of web search.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 27, 2008
2. Make Sure Your Robots.txt File is UTF-8
3. Yahoo Publishers Recently Notice Huge Drop in Earnings; Is Yahoo Skimming?
4. Google Recalculates Trillions of Links & PageRank Several Times Per Day
5. SEOs Comment On Cuil, New Google Competitor
6. Microsoft's Answer to Google PageRank: BrowseRank
7. Why the SEO Reputation is Being Damaged
8. What Kinds of Changes Were Made to Google PageRank?
9. Yahoo Search Marketing Announces New July Features

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Search Improves News Injection In Web Results
2. Yahoo Improves Search Ad Performance Reports

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 28th, 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 28th, 2008:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 25, 2008, Search Engine Land
• The Sad State Of The SEO Industry, ShoeMoney
• Links u. Tools - PageRank Tools, SEO United
• Could Cuil be a useful tool to check on-site SEO effectiveness?, SEOptimise
• Cuil Finally Gets Going, BuzzYA!
• Google bestigt das Backlink-Problem, SearchLab-Blog
• How Cuil is that?, Search Engine Tigers
• How To Reorganize Management For Social Media, Search Marketing and Internet Advertising , David Dalka
• July 08 Google PageRank update?, Ritualistic
• Matt Cutts and Sex Sites, Ginside.com
• Techmeme: Cuil Launches Biggest Search Engine on the Web (Vince Sollitto/Cuil), Techmeme
• The SEO Guru Defines "Authority Sites" and How to Build Your Own For Fun and Profit, Bob Massa
• Weekly Search Buzz (27 July 08), ankitrawat.com

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

Update: To be notified when the iPhone Siddur is available, please go here and fill out your email address in the box at the top right of the page. Friday afternoon, we launched version 1.0 of the iPhone Siddur. We did so, so we can get it out there and get it approved by Apple, so we can work now on cleaning things up and adding features.

My brother, in Israel, has been working on cleaning up the texts, to make them look more readable. He has been doing an awesome job. Here is a screen capture of Shemona Esrei (or the Amidah) within Mincha, after he cleaned it up.

We got the header color going, we got small text for certain text, we got small italics for instructional text, we shade the background of holiday/special texts that aren't used daily. This makes it much easier to read and follow. So we are almost done going through all the texts to make them all clean. We still have a few more on the Ashekenaz side and then the Sephardi to go. It just takes time to go through all of it. If you want to contribute to the texts and add more, do contact us and let us know.

We also will be working on more features, immediately:

1. More zmanim including alos, tzais, earliest teffilin, and more...
2. Add explanations (on click event) for the zmanim
3. Add calendar feature to zmanim (so it just doesn't show today)
4. Add ability to change your location (so it just isn't based on your GPS location)
5. Add more texts
6. Add a settings feature for the siddur, so it remembers if you are Ashkenazic or Sephardi.

So we will continue to develop the application out. We do hope Apple approves us quickly. In fact, I do not want to change the application (i.e. add these improvements) until Apple does approve version 1.0. Once they approve 1.0, we will release a 1.x version.

Posted at 11:39 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (6) (0)

I was strongly considering waking up later. Well, today was the first day of that trial. I woke up about 12 minutes later then I normally do.

I did the morning stuff, which now includes squinting a few times and rubbing my eyes. Then checking email, then going through morning feeds and then doing the morning bathroom routine.

I left the house 15 or so minutes later then I normally do and went to a later morning services. So my whole day is about 15 minutes lagged due to waking up ~15 minutes later.

I will try to stick to this routine for a bit and see how it goes. If all goes well, then maybe Ill go to the next level. But probably not for a while.

Posted at 11:27 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Grind | Comments (1) (0)

Update: To be notified when the iPhone Siddur is available, please go here and fill out your email address in the box at the top right of the page.

We have uploaded the first release of the iPhone Siddur to the iTunes Connect system. As you can see in the screen shot below, Apple now needs to review it. When Apple approves it, it will then be available in the iTunes Store for download.

I told you it was coming, and now it is here. We were able to get most the weekday texts in, they do need some cleaning up. We have someone working to clean up all the texts over the weekend. We were able to get most prayer times, but we are still working on "Alos Hashachar" and "Tzais." We cannot get Mizrach (which way is east) working until the rumored iPhone 2.1 software comes out, which is expected very soon. So we will work on that also.

We got the barebones up, including:

(A) Texts - Prayers

• Shacharis, Mincha, Maariv and Brachos
• Both Ashkenaz and Sfarad

• Location Lookup for long/lat
• Sunrise
• Latest Shema
• Latest Tefilla
• Chatoz
• Mincha Gedola
• Mincha Ketana
• Plag HaMincha
• Sunset

We tested all the times in our local area, so we hope it works well elsewhere. If it doesn't, I am sure we will hear about it. Here is the official iPhone Siddur page.

Very excited about this and can't wait to show you more. Here are some screen captures:

Posted at 4:26 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (4) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google updates the cache design. Google time stamps SiteLinks. Google needs help on www versus non-www. Google updates PageRank. Posted on search engine reputation management. Microsoft and Facebook do a deal. Do you link to your landing pages? Microsoft does BrowseRank. Search in pictures features Matt Harding. Italy sues Google executives.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Updates Design of Google Cache Page
2. Google Sitelinks Adds Time Stamps in Webmaster Tools
3. Google Webmaster Tool's WWW vs. Non-WWW Issues
4. Google Announces PageRank Update - Thank You
5. Hush Those Complaint Sites in Google Search
6. Microsoft Plans to Advertise within Facebook
7. Should You Link to Your Landing Pages?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Updates Toolbar PageRank; Drops Some Penalties
2. Microsoft Goes After Google's PageRank With BrowseRank
3. Search In Pictures: Matt Harding @ Yahoo, Google Chicken Soup & Yahoo Olympics
4. Italian Prosecutors To Sue Google Execs Over YouTube Video

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Business Strategy Reality Check With The Google Adwords Keyword Tool, BPWrap
• Manufacturing Consent: 3 Reasons You Need An SEO, The Milwaukee SEO
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 24, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Techmeme: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's Full Memo to the Troops About New Reorg (Kara Swisher/BoomTown), Techmeme
• Want Online Casinos Search Uncle Sam by Google, Search Newz
• Giving Your Business Strategy a Reality Check With Keyword Tools, Women's Biz News
• Google Maps Walk the Line, Chuck Anthony's Chicagoland Rock 'n Roll Blog
• Google search on educating LOL, reddit.com
• Google Updates Toolbar PageRank; Drops Some Penalties, Search Engine Land

Posted at 3:10 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Just a friendly reminder, that almost every day, this same guy, still can't flipping park his car right.

This is today, but today wasn't even that bad:

Very annoying!

Posted at 2:48 PM | Permalink | Category: Motor Vehicle | Comments (3) (0)

Remember the LED scrolling Kippah that I told you I ordered? Well, I never got it. :-(

In any event, a buddy of mine launched a new site named Vanity Kippah, which is currently selling the 2008 Presidential Kippah Collection. The example on the right is of the McCain Kippah, so if you are a McCain supporter, you might where that one around. Love Obama? Get the The Obamica, which reads, "My Bubby is Voting Obama" on the back of the Kippah.

Heck, they are even selling the The Hot Kippah. Personally, I would still love to get my LED scrolling Kippah, so I can scroll any message I want. World Peace, SEO Rules, "I &hearts Food," and so on.

Would Jews actually where these? I can see some. Would I? Not these, but if there was something really geeked out, I would strongly consider it. I know my wife would beat me if I did... :)

Posted at 9:41 AM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (1) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Yahoo's ambassador program shuts its doors. Can broken links hurt you? High response time errors in Google tools. Microsoft mocks webmasters? Knol launches, officially. Live Search sending bad referrers again? Johnson leaves Microsoft. Blogger is spamming the web big time.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Sitemaps URLs Have "High Response Time" Message
2. Can You Be Penalized in Search Engines For Broken Web Links?
3. Is Microsoft Not Serious About Webmasters?
4. Yahoo To Discontinue Ambassador Program As Of September 30, 2008
5. Google Launches Knol: Project Wikipedia
6. MSN Live Sending Odd Referrals -- QBHP -- to Websites
7. Microsoft Reorganization Forthcoming, Kevin Johnson Moves On

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Takes One More Step Away From Competing In Paid Search
2. Google's Blogger Makes Up 2-Percent Of All Malware Hosts

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 24th, 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 24th, 2008:

• Google Addresses Cache and Related Concerns, Breaking News US
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 23, 2008, Search Engine Land
• We could have told them that, Office OFFline Web Comic
• "Candy Ass Social Media Goody 2 Shoes"?, Traffick
• Google Maps Now Has Walking Directions, reddit.com
• I have arrived!, JLH Design Blog
• Sadness In The Search Industry : Respect Each Other, Sphinn
• Should You Remove Keywords With Low Click Through Rates?, Get Elastic
• The Google Cookbook, Sphinn
• Want Online Casinos? Search Uncle Sam Courtesy of Google, Bill Hartzer
• Yahoo Takes One More Step Away From Competing In Paid Search, Search Engine Land

Posted at 12:08 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Last night I booked the flight to PubCon in Vegas. Yes, way early, but the price via EWR to LAS on Continental wasn't bad - so I jumped at it. I made the mistake of not booking early enough for SES San Jose, and unfortunately, Tamar and I won't be going to that. So I was eager to get my flight booked for PubCon in November.

I am sure I will regret not going to SES San Jose... Just like when I bailed on PubCon last year, I totally regretted it. The last time I live blogged a PubCon was almost two-years ago. That PubCon was a lot of fun, since Yahoo invited me to Hugh Hefner's Vegas Suit in Palms Hotel and it was very all laid back.

So, in short, bailing on SES San Jose. Hitting SMX East and PubCon Vegas.

Not forget, SMX East is in October (right near Yom Kippur), good thing I am in NY.

Posted at 10:25 AM | Permalink | Category: Travels | Comments (4) (0)

T3 reports that Creative Coffins has created an iPhone coffin! Here is a picture:

Okay, I am an Apple Fan boy, I admit it. But I am not this crazy to put myself in one of these when I die.

In fact, I don't think it is in accordance with Jewish law to be buried in one of these. In any event...

I guess people say, who cares what people say about you once you die. Or is it the opposite? ;-)

Posted at 10:03 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (4) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Happy Hot Dog day! Small business giving up on Google? More porn in Google. Google cache delayed? Google might buy Digg. Google does government search. Google's content network isn't that bad. Patents might disappear? Google Logo, the video. Click fraud holds steady. The BBB calls Google unsatisfactory. Live QnA updates.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Happy Hot Dog Day
2. Are Small Businesses Giving Up on Google AdWords?
3. More Inappropriate Images Popping Up in Google Web Search
4. Google's Cache Database Back On Track?
5. Will Google Buy Social News Site Digg for $200 Million?
6. Google's Governmental Search Engine: Uncle Sam
7. The Google Content Network: Not That Bad After All
8. Will Stricter Laws Regarding Software Patents Nullify Search Algorithms and Google PageRank?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. The Google Logos Video
2. Click Fraud Rate Mostly Unchanged, Says Click Forensics
3. The Better Business Bureaus Rates Google As "Unsatisfactory"
4. Live QnA Adds Features & Firefox 3 Support
5. Now Google Searches For "Educating" Not Safe For Family Viewing

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Google Maps Adds Walking Directions, Exercise Plans and Diets
• Google Maps Adds Walking Directions, Bad Neighbourhood Caution, Gizmodo Australia
• Google Maps Now Helps You Stroll to Your Destination, Maximum PC
• Google Maps Walking Directions Live , www.goorank.com
• Google Maps Walking Directions Live, Google Blogoscoped
• Google Maps: Google Maps Adds Walking Directions, lifehacker.com
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 22, 2008, Search Engine Land
• SEO Headlines, BruceClay.com
• Tamar Weinberg 1 of 5 interviews with Austincast.com, blip.tv
• Are small businesses dropping out of AdWords?, MindValley
• Breakfast Links: July 23, 2008, Dane101
• Google Maps: Google Maps Adds Walking Directions, Bad Neighborhood Caution, Gizmodo
• Now Google Searches For "Educating" Not Safe For Family Viewing, Search Engine Land
• Walking Directions For Google Maps Is Live, Smart SEO

Posted at 2:33 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Update: To be notified when the iPhone Siddur is available, please go here and fill out your email address in the box at the top right of the page.

Update: We submitted this to Apple for review, more details at this page.

As promised, I wanted to give you a preview of the iPhone Siddur application. I got it running on my phone, to test it. The icon was designed by our design and looks like this:

We need to make the "S" capital.

When you load it up by clicking on the icon, it defaults to the actual prayers. You can select the sect (only two right now):

Clicking deeper will then give you the actual options, morning, afternoon, evening, generic brachot, etc and then this is what an actual text looks like:

Yes, you can expand it by using the touch expand feature and you can change to landscape view.

That is all pretty standard stuff. The cool stuff I demo later, but here is a hint:

Siddur is what I showed above. Clicking on "Zmanim" will automatically figure out your location using the GPS tools. It will then figure out the various times you are allowed to say the specific prayers (earliest tallis, earliest teffila, mincha, etc.), automatically. And the "Mizrach" option is basically a compass, it will tell you which way is Jerusalem, so you know which way you should pray. That will come in handy when I go to conferences and I have no idea which way to stand.

I'll be showing off more previews soon, I hope.

Oh, I have a few more features in mind - that I won't be telling you just yet. But they will make this application a must have for all Jewish orthodox iPhone users.

Posted at 12:45 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (17) (0)

I have been struggling on if I should write a blog post on the feeling I get that I am losing the deep connection I once had with the SEO industry. I know many of you might feel that even implying this, that you think I am crazy. But honestly, I use to know almost every little thing that was taking place in the industry that was public (and most non public) in nature.

As the industry grows, I have to take on more to be able to properly cover the growth of the industry. The more blogs I subscribe to, the more forum threads I need to read, the more stuff I need to write - leaves me with less time to "participate" in the industry I help document. Not participating as often as I like is sad. Heck, I don't even have the time to reply to most the comments left here or at the Search Engine Roundtable.

So why am I writing about this now and not a week or two ago? Well - Louis Gray wrote a blog post named Bloggers' Interactions With Readers Decrease With Prominence and showed this chart:

I would not classify myself as an "industry legend," I am extremely well read in the industry, but the only "legend" in this industry would likely be Danny Sullivan.

But I honestly feel like I just don't have the time anymore to do be "in the communication," like I once was. I now feel more like I am "reporting on the communication," without always being a part of it. Well, I am a part of it, but not as much as I once was. In the past few weeks I have been trying to be more part of the communication and I will continue to do so.

Louis Gray documents what are "interactions:"

• Allowing blog comments
• Responding to blog comments
• Commenting on FriendFeed about your blog
• Tweeting links to your blog posts
• Digging your blog
• Stumbling your blog
• Pimping your blog on others' blogs

Okay, I am not that bad where I do not allow comments - I do. But I am not always good with responding to them. I try so hard to comment at FriendFeed but I rarely do, I do have it set up to auto post to FriendFeed (but most people do that). I automatically Tweet my blog posts, and I do Tweet a few times a day outside of that. I only Digg my blog posts when they come up on my reader (yes, I subscribe to a site command on Digg). I never use Stumble, never. I rarely "pimp" my blog to individuals.

What I think I have learned from Louis's post is that I am currently a stage three blogger but I am just border line stage four. Louis says, "Two characteristics of Stage 3 bloggers also emerge: The sheer volume of readers makes keeping up with all of them impossible. A new kind of reader shows up, people who exhibit troll-like behavior."

Am I at that point, sometimes I do feel that way. "It's these two dynamics that cause some bloggers to head onto the next stage," explains Louis. But I do not want to head to the next stage - I do not want to lose my connection with the industry. I want to communicate, participate and be like it was three years ago. But is that even possible these days with the volume of bloggers, forums and social networking sites/apps out there?

Is it that there is too much? Or just different methods of participation then in the past? Or maybe it is both. Or maybe I am just crazy and I am participating more then most people and I should not worry about it.

Posted at 8:34 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (8) (0)

Update: To be notified when the iPhone Siddur is available, please go here and fill out your email address in the box at the top right of the page. We, RustyBrick, is now an iPhone developer, and the first thing we plan on releasing is a Siddur with a lot of cool features. A siddur is a Jewish prayer book. It is mostly built, but we have a few neat feature we want to add. I'll blog about that when it is live.

But we are having an issue. The computer that is running the code is bugging out when we try to connect the iPhone to it to load the app directly on the test iPhones. We get an error that reads, "XCRemoteIPhone isBigBear" - yea, descriptive.

Here is a picture:

We are not the only ones with this exact error, another developer posted this issue at Apple's Discussion Forums. I hope we get a response soon.

In the mean time, we keep developing. This Siddur is going to seriously rock.

Posted at 2:31 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (5) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google Maps does the walk. Google Webmaster Tools warns of bandwidth usage issues. Google may forgive but do they forget? Does size matter in SEO? Pagination haunts some webmasters. Give your clients a warranty. Microsoft adds imagery to Live Maps. It has been a sad week in the SEO industry.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Maps Now Has Walking Directions
2. Sadness In The Search Industry : Respect Each Other
3. Google Webmaster Tools Warns Of Spikes in Bandwidth Fees
4. Does Google Every Totally "Forgive" A Site For Being Penalized?
5. Does the Amount of Content Matter for SEO?
6. Dealing with Pagination for High Rankings
7. Give Your SEO Clients a Warranty!

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Microsoft Virtual Earth Adds New Imagery
2. Google Maps Walking Directions Now Live

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 22nd, 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 22nd, 2008:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 21, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Techmeme: Google Continues to Test Green Top Bar (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable), Techmeme
• Walking Directions in Google Maps, Darren Barefoot
• Google Gift, ankitrawat.com
• Google Maps for walkers, Microsoft Virtual Earth expand, News.com
• Google Maps launches walking directions, Bloggle
• Google Maps Launches Walking Directions, SitePoint Blogs
• Google Maps Walking Directions Now Live, Search Engine Land
• Google Penalties and Building Trust : Ongoing SEO Task?, Search Engine Journal
• SEO 101A, MatTheosis
• SEO Daily Reading -Issue 89, Raven SEO Tools
• Techmeme: Google Maps Now Has Walking Directions (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable), Techmeme
• Techmeme: Google Maps Walking Directions Now Live (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land), Techmeme
• What are Leapfrogg reading this week? (8), FroggBlog

Posted at 2:27 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (1) (0) | Speak

One thing I miss is the ability to tether my phone's internet connection to my laptop and use that as a way to connect to the Internet. I was legally able to do with with my Treo, Verizon and my MacBook Pro, without having to spend an additional $60 (it cost about $10 extra a month legally).

The Apple iPhone does not have a way for you to tether your phone to your laptop to use it as an Internet connection. Since I got the Apple iPhone, over a year ago, I also tacked on a Verizon Broadband card for $60, so I can fire up the Internet on my laptop. If the iPhone and AT&T allowed you to tether for even $45 more per month, that would make sense for me.

But there is now a way to do it, at least, illegally. Cre.ations.net has posted the details and the process includes:

- Jailbreak your iPhone 3G
- Install 3Proxy and Terminal
- Create an ad-hoc Wi-fi network using your laptop
- Join the network with your iPhone
- Find the iPhone's IP address
- Open Terminal and run the proxy program
- Open Safari on your iPhone and open a web page
- Configure your browser to use the proxy

Visit Cre.ations.net for more information but beware - I am personally not going this route.

Posted at 10:00 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

Since starting at Search Engine Watch taking over for Gary Price to work as the News Editor with Danny Sullivan, I have been waking up pretty early to get all the blogging mostly done before the normal work day. This started about 2.5 years ago, and my typical day started with me getting up at 5:45 (now a bit earlier) and leaving the house by 6am.

This worked out well, since Danny was based in the UK. So he was up and about and he and I were compiling the news and stories very early in the AM. This pattern continued when we both left to start Search Engine Land But now that Danny has moved to the west coast, he now won't be around until much later.

RustyBrick is also more self-sufficient then it was a few years back. So I have less busy work with RB, and more creative work with it. So managing the blogging and "real work" during the day should be easier.

I am strongly considering waking up at 6am, and leaving the house by 6:20am. Then going to Jewish morning services at that time and ending up at work closer to 7am - as opposed to 6:30. In fact, I am hoping to then move that to a 7am wake up and 8am work start. I am not sure if I can stomach the "late" start - but I think I should give it a shot, at least the 20-30 minute delayed start.

Posted at 3:32 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Grind | Comments (5) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Check out my video recap. Google has a cookbook. Google goes green. Yahoo expands Quick Links. Google to index audio? Matt Cutts on video. More on Content ads. Google and their cache. Broken sites can rank well. American Airlines drops Google suit. Toolbar wont index your content. Icahn and Yahoo settle.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 20, 2008
2. Google Gives Long Time Advertisers The "Google Cookbook"
3. Google Continues to Test Green Top Bar
4. Yahoo's "Quick Links" Looking More Like Google's Sitelinks
5. Google To Start Indexing Audio Files as Text?
6. Video: Matt Cutts Talks About Spam
7. Microsoft Re-Announces ContentAds Pilot Program
8. Google Addresses Cache and Related Concerns
9. A Broken & Non-Functional Web Site Remains At The Top of Google

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. American Airlines And Google Settle Keyword Lawsuit
2. No, The Toolbar Does Not Lead Google To Index My Content
3. Icahn Settles With Yahoo, Joins Board

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 21st, 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 21st, 2008:

• Friday Recap, BruceClay.com
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 18, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Мифы SEO, Epochta.ru
• Social Media Optimization: Are You Sure You're Using It Effectively?, Manish Pandey
• Weekly Search Buzz (20 July 08), ankitrawat.com
• Your "Perfect" Match [Type], SEM Basics
• Google a por la indexacin de audio como texto, adseok.com
• Google Indexing Audio Files?, dillseed.net
• Google undergoes huge changes, Bloggle
• Link Building Team Reading List 7.21.08, Pole Position
• Yahoo Flashes Google Back at Marketer Insight for Online Marketing ROI and Results, MarketerInsight.com
• Yahoo!! Introduced Sitelinks, ankitrawat.com
• How the face of video content will change in years to come, eCashTalk.com

Posted at 2:54 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This weekend, I kept on getting warnings that my disk was almost full. The warning said I should delete files that I don't use, because it can seriously impact my computer's speed.

So, first thing I did was break out my external video drive and set up a symbolic link in iMovie. So now, I will be 100% running my videos off this drive. In the past, I just moved the "iMovie Events" to the external drive, but now I set up the "iMovie Projects" to be on the external drive. For that, I had to set up a symbolic link from my local folder to the external folder - the iMovie Event thing was drag and drop, this required some UNIX knowledge.

So I freed up 3GB that way. I then remembered that I don't use parallels anymore. And I remember that file took up over 7GB, so I moved the "winhd" file to the video drive, just to archive it and Now I have ~11GB of space available.

I keep pushing off getting a new laptop, this one is just about two years old. But it runs very slow, especially with all the videos I do. I hear new MacBooks are coming soon, so we will see. I really don't want to upgrade just yet, so I need a big excuse.

Posted at 1:12 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs | Comments (0) (0)

Today is the day that I say goodbye to my original iPhone. I am shipping it out to my brother, who lives in Israel.

I had my original iPhone 376 days. I had my new iPhone for only 10 days. In fact, I got my old iPhone on July 11th and my new one on July 11th - just realized that now.

In any event, I don't think Israel is a supported country for the iPhone. So what he does with it there, is up to him.

I know people in Israel have the iPhone and use many of its features. I do hope Israel begins to support the iPhone officially, soon. I hope I can get AT&T at a normal data rate when I travel there sometime in January 2009 - for SMX Israel. ;-)

Goodbye original iPhone. I am sending you to a better place now and I am sure you will be treated well. ;-)

Posted at 12:58 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Family , iPhone | Comments (5) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Are city landing pages considered doorway pages? Did Ask stop crawling the web? Google offers more targeting options in AdWords. Google and Microsoft announce second quarter results, which don't impress. Can META descriptions hurt your rankings? Google Video offers personalized recommendations. Google uploads the trifecta of their webinar. Microsoft comments on Content Ads. Search in Pictures is out. Google talks about his first spam on video.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Are City/State Landing Pages Also Doorway Pages? Google Thinks So
2. Did Ask.com Stop or Slow Crawling the Web?
3. Google AdWords Allows Deeper Targeting With "Keywords + Placements"
4. Google and Microsoft's Second Quarter Results Revealed
5. Can a META Description Kill Your Rankings?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Video Now Offering "Personalized" Video Recommendations
2. Google's Webinar For Webmaster Tools, Analytics & Website Optimizer Now Live
3. Microsoft adCenter Content Ads Self-Service Pilot
4. Search In Pictures: Google's G-Fleet, Dave Barnes at Yahoo, Google Sidewalk Graffiti
5. Google's Matt Cutts On Video About Spam & More

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Many people THINK they know SEO, Anthony Lepki
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 17, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Link Building this Week (29.2008) | Wiep.net, wiep.net
• Microsoft adCenter Content Ads Self-Service Pilot, Search Engine Land
• MSN/Live Only Major Search Engine with Higher Volume in June, Seeking Alpha
• Techmeme: Use keywords and placements together on the content network (Emel Mutlu/Inside AdWords), Techmeme

Posted at 2:23 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Ugh, AT&T Told Us they would be giving us free Wifi to all iPhone users. Well, that was a mistake.

AT&T mistakenly announces free Wi-Fi for iPhone users...again from News.com reports that they made a mistake.

But Wes Warnock, an AT&T spokesman, told CNET News that the notice was published in error.

"We have not made any announcement regarding free Wi-Fi and iPhone," he said in an e-mail. "The Web page was posted in error and is being removed."

Crazy thing, this is the second time they did this. And the second time I was fooled this week.

Posted at 2:11 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (1) (0)

It is about time! AT&T has thousands and thousands of wifi hotspots nationwide and they are finally opening up those networks for iPhone users, for free.

Free is relative. Yes, we pay AT&T for phone service, but I have been paying for a year without the free wifi. So now, we have free wifi, which should help if I am not in a 3G network and don't have my own wifi connection.

You can see AT&T's hotspots over here and this also includes all Starbucks locations.

Posted at 9:12 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (4) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

YouTube gets forums. Google Analytics delayed? Yahoo Search updates again. Google associated quality on an exact match basis. Tracking content versus search traffic on adCenter isn't fun. SEOs know it all. Google's search technology was discussed. Google gets slapped with lawsuit on parking. AdWords combines keywords with placement targeting.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Official YouTube Support Comes to Google Groups
2. Google Analytics Switch Data Processing Times or Reporting Errors?
3. More Yahoo Search Changes in July? Oh, Also Google
4. Google Only Uses Exact Match Data for Quality Score Metrics
5. Tracking Search Traffic Versus Content Traffic in Microsoft adCenter
6. Search Engine Optimization: You Don't Know it All
7. What are the Technologies Behind the Google Ranking?
8. Google in Class Action Lawsuit Over AdSense for Parked Domains

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. The Technology Behind Google Rankings
2. Google AdWords Combines Contextual Targeting Features With Placement Targeting

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• My del.icio.us bookmarks for July 13th through July 16th, jakeanthony.com
• Link Building for Big Brands, wiep.net
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 16, 2008, Search Engine Land
• AdWords Broad Match Quality Score Woes, semvironment
• Google Fridge: UPDATE, Bloggle
• SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION : ( S.E.O ), bulevard
• SEO: Podraan penalizarnos si manejamos el Link Juice de nuestras webs?, Treceporciento.com
• What are Leapfrogg reading this week? (7), FroggBlog

Posted at 3:04 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Well, I thought I ordered barry.me from GoDaddy. Over an hour later, I just got this email:

The following domain name has failed to be registered:

BARRY.ME

Error: BARRY.ME: cannot register - already registered

We will evaluate this error and retry the registration if appropriate.

If we are unable to successfully register the domain name, your account will be credited accordingly. Please allow one business day for the refund to be processed.

That is nice! Errr.

Posted at 1:09 PM | Permalink | Category: Web Development | Comments (8) (0)

I just ordered barry.ME from GoDaddy. The .ME domains just went on sale, so make sure to secure your domains.

I assume I will 301 redirect barry.ME to this site. In the mean time, off to buy more .ME domains.

Go get them...

Posted at 12:06 PM | Permalink | Category: Web Development | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Don't worry about duplicate Sitemaps. Outsourcing your link building? We got some tips for you. Yahoo Sarah goes missing in action. Google's search results are yo yoing. Yahoo's keyword prices may go up due to Google deal. Viacom and Google make a deal on data. Is Google's keyword tool worthless? Google was sued for domain ads.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Duplicate Sitemaps Should Not Cause a Problem with Google
2. Tips For Outsourcing Link Building
3. YahooSarah Goes MIA - Blame Yahoo Publisher Network?
4. Google Continues to Yo-Yo the Search Results
5. Potential Threat: Your Yahoo Keyword Prices May Increase Due to Yahoo-Google Deal
6. Viacom Lays Off Demands for YouTube Viewing Records
7. The Google Keyword Tool is Useless for SEO, and Here's Why

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Sued For Quality Of Ads On AdSense for Domains

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Google Penalizes Newsday.com For Selling Links, WebProNews
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 15, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Ta skrmdumpar med din iPhone!, Scary Mary's blogg
• 2 Jahre Webmasters on the Roof, seoFM
• Comic Sans in AdSense - der Kelch geht vorber, Interessante Zeiten
• Google Dance juillet 2008 approche..., WebRankInfo.com
• Google Predicts US Presidential Election Winner!, semvironment
• Google Sued For Quality Of Ads On AdSense for Domains, Search Engine Land
• Hollywood Don't Know Googily about Android, Google And Blog
• June Search Market Share Update: Windows Live Search Marketing Kicks In, Compete
• NxE's fifty most influential female bloggers, plus Technorati rank, Blogcosm
• Updated content, keywords advised for SEO, Epiphany

Posted at 2:19 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This woman got struck by lightening while on camera. Watch it:

Now, she explained:

Because you insisted, here's the unedited screaming version. I also added video from a minute before the lightning struck so you can get an idea of how hard it was raining. From what i understand, it went through my left hand holding the camera, crossed my back and exited out of my right hand holding onto the metal railing. No entry or exit wounds, as i was not directly struck, i got just a really good zap from one of the "finger arcs" that happen when lightning hits.

Wow!

Posted at 9:13 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Interesting , Just Weird | Comments (1) (0)

See that guy on the right of these letters? That is my brother-in-law, my wife's sister's husband - AJ Schreiber.

He is the CEO of a company named Chorus, they provide clinical, practice management and financial software for health care providers. His company was written up in CIO magazine yesterday. The article is named, Everyone Works at Home at Chorus, Part One.

How a small software company is saving money, reducing employee stress and improving productivity and customer satisfaction by closing its offices and going virtual. The first of three parts.

Pretty impressive, a three-part series in CIO magazine about his company, on how he moved his company into a virtual office.

Anyway, I am impressed in a few ways.

(1) Many companies are "virtual" or semi-virtual, but he was savvy enough to get CIO write up his company's pursuit to becoming virtual. The deserves major kudos.

(2) This is not just one article, but seems to be a three-part series.

(3) There are signs on page three, that I might convert AJ not only into a Mac user, like I did in March, but possibly also an iPhone user (like Danny and even Gary Price switched yesterday). On Page three it says:

Most employees already had cell phones, but Chorus put together a policy and expense guidelines for all employees so that they could get BlackBerrys or Windows Mobile-compatible devices to use as a back up in the event their IP Communicator goes down. (Chorus also supports the new 3G iPhone.)

Congrats on the write up and success, but most importantly, the iPhone. ;-)

Posted at 9:02 AM | Permalink | Category: Family | Comments (2) (0)

Danny Sullivan, I am disappointed, disturbed and a bit ashamed to hear you had a change of heart.

Time and time again, both on the radio and via personal and private communication, Danny told me he would not be getting an iPhone. Not until it gets a keyboard and/or you can tether.

Danny, the iPhone can not do either of those things yet, I hear via Twitter, you will be getting an iPhone. And I quote:

dannysullivan heaven help me, i think i want an iphone of my own now. 04:15 PM July 14, 2008 from twhirl

dannysullivan @sugarrae i know! but with 3G, the phone seriously makes sense. and crash nitro cart. and twitterific is awesome. and safari's cool. and and 04:18 PM July 14, 2008 from twhirl in reply to sugarrae

dannysullivan verizon kindly offered to cut my termination fee in 1/2 to port over to at&t so nothing stands between me and my iphone tomorrow. cept stock about 1 hour ago from web

But this is the same Danny who said he won't be getting this phone. Why do I care so much? I don't - I just want to rub it in, because I told him I would when he gets one.

Honestly, I thought it would take at least 3 months to convince him. But 4 days! Only 4 days!

I told Danny, and I quote:

when u move, ur so getting an iphone

In reply, Danny said:

nope

I then replied:

i give u 6 months from when u move

I was so wrong! 6 months! This is 4 days!

So Danny, you are now the ultimate fan boy...

This post is just a joke, meant to *rub it in* as an "I told you so. I am sure Danny will pay me back some day. In reality, I am very happy he is getting an iPhone. It should make my life a bit easier, in terms of the blogging we do together.

Posted at 5:46 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Buddies , iPhone | Comments (3) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Your Google Fridge break? AdWords mixes up Diacritics. Yahoo Site Comment not needed anymore? Did your rankings drop? Google AdWords wants to improve Google Groups. Google indexes more of Flash. Google expands edit search result tests. Google talks about image search.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Fridges Begin To Melt Down
2. Google AdWords Sandbox Tool Fussy With Diacritics or Cyrillics
3. Yahoo Site Command Works Without Applying [site:]?
4. Huge Drop in Google Traffic? Can't Find The Problem? Check Your Links
5. Google AdWords Pros Are Looking for Forum Members to Improve Group Experience
6. Google Improves Flash Indexing Again

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Expands Edit My Search Results Feature?
2. Google's Pittman Talks About Visual Search & Facial Recognition Capabilities

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 15th, 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 15th, 2008:

• links for 2008-07-14, currybetdotnet
• Para o Google, Pessoas Especiais Retardadas , Jardel's Corner
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 14, 2008, Search Engine Land
• FREE GMAIL!!, Just Mo
• Google Forced to Withdraw Comic Sans Font from Google AdSense Advertisements!, PageTraffic SEO Blog
• Google Fridges Break Down; Search Unaffected, Gearlog
• Google Fridges go into meltdown, Bloggle
• Google Keyword Tool Sekarang Menampilkan, Angka Nyata
• Google Withdraws Comic Sans from AdSense, www.searchnewz.com
• links for 2008-07-14, FutureGov
• SEO Daily Reading - Issue 87, Raven SEO Tools
• TaT: Google Trends Spam, Code of Conduct des AK Affiliate Marketing im BVDW, Internetmarketing-news.de
• Techmeme: Google Fridges Begin To Melt Down (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable), Techmeme
• What happened to MSN?, George's New Media Review
• Why The Google Keyword Tool Is Useless For SEO, Even With Exact Numbers, Smackdown

Posted at 2:09 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

If I am ever watching TV when my wife isn't around, which really isn't all that often, I try to watch the GamePlay HD channel (or Family Guy).

GamePlay HD is basically a channel devoted to "gammers," video games. I enjoy watching it because many of the shows are either taking you through the story of a game, which I find fascinating in many cases, or competition play. I first discovered this channel when I was home sick...

This Sunday, I tried to watch the GamePlay channel, which is on channel 786 on Optimum Cable, but it said the show was unavailable. So I checked last night and it is still unavailable.

I am becoming a little concerned that Optimum took the same route as Dish network and killed off GamePlay as a channel. I certainly hope this is not the case...

I cannot find any news on an official or even rumored cancellation of this channel by Optimum or CableVision.

Update: I am getting reports that this channel works this morning, from people at home. I will test it out in the PM.

Posted at 10:56 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Grind | Comments (3) (0)

I have been using Parallels since August 2006 on my MacBook Pro but time has come for me to trash it. Over the course of the years, Parallels has slowed my computer down tremendously.

I recently switched to a real PC. I bought a cheap Dell computer for maybe a couple hundred dollars more than the Parallels software. I stuck the computer behind my desk, plugged it into the network and then I leave it on. I then use the Apple Remote Desktop Connection Client to connect to the Dell.

This is so much faster then running Parallels. I can connect at work or at home, via the VPN. I can print, copy and paste between Mac and PC and always email documents back and forth. Just as my Mac (which is still less than two years old) gets older, Parallels slows down and it takes forever to do the tasks I need it to do.

Goodbye Parallels. :(

Posted at 10:20 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , Computers | Comments (1) (0)

So, I got this office neighbor who is very computer illiterate. That translates into me and others in my office providing technical support on how to open a web browser and so on.

In any event, he was having problems opening his stock ticker system. So I came in and double clicked on the application and it opened. It opened up all red.

It was like a blood bath.

I asked him, should I close it for you now? :)

Ah, my humor - it just kills me sometimes. I guess you had to be there.

Posted at 10:06 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Funny | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

The video recap is live. Slawski steps down as administrator and Cre8asite. Bergy leaves Google for legal profession. Google drops comic sans font from AdSense. Are you booting your competitors from Google local? Yahoo rejects Microsoft, again. Google Trends goes upside down. Yahoo announces Search Monkey winner. Google launches webmaster tools host program.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 13, 2008
2. Bill Slawski, Cre8asite Forums Administrator Steps Down
3. Googler, Bergy - Berghausen, Leaves Google
4. Google Finally Removes Comic Sans Font From AdSense Ads
5. Booting Your Competitors From Google's Local Results in Web Search
6. Yahoo Rejects Microsoft's Offer -- Again

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. More Google Trends Manipulations
2. Yahoo Announces SearchMonkey Developer Challenge Winners
3. Google Launches Webmaster Tools Access Provider Program

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 14th, 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 14th, 2008:

• "Retards" And "Special People" -- A Peek Into Google's Inhuman Algorithm, The Huffington Post
• Friday Recap, BruceClay.com
• Fun Photo Fridays: Tamar Weinberg , Search Marketing Gurus
• Google on "special people", bigthawt
• Honest Google search leads to Politically Incorrect Result, Juicy Snake
• Let's start a controversy., The Internet Link Recycler
• Linking Pyramids, Interactive Media
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 11, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Google Confirms NewsDay.com Received PageRank Penalty for Selling Links, Sphinn
• links for 2008-07-13, currybetdotnet
• Pandia Weekend Wrap-up July 13, Pandia
• Que debo conocer si quiero contratar un SEO, SEnormunoz.es
• Google Slapped Newsday For Link Selling, WebProNews
• Google Suggest Preparing for Global Launch?, Google Operating System
• Microsoft adCenter picks up the pace, Stepforth
• Misinformation / Information Pollution Adds Value to Paid Content Business Models, SEO Book
• Newsday Newspaper Penalized for Link Selling, NetPaths
• Steve Renner Introduces Do Follow Comments, Steve Renner
• The Grass is Greener..., SEO Book

Posted at 2:41 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Ever listen to a song and forget who sings it? Ever listen to a song and want to buy it but have no idea who sings it? Shazam will tell you. If you have an iPhone, just load up Shazam via the iTunes store and run it. Here is a YouTube demo of me playing Stevie Ray Vaugn's Little Wing and Shazam listening to it and giving me the artist's name, song name and where I can buy the song. Amazing:

Here is the output of Shazam, after it finds the song:

Posted at 9:01 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (1) (0)

Happened to be in the Palisades Mall, cause wife needed to return some stuff. So I paid a visit to the Apple Store to see this sign at the entrance.

I hear they get nightly shipments and most stores are sold out. So hopefully, those who didn't want to wait, will get one soon. I am in love with mine.

So check out local stores at apple.com/retail/, to check availability before going.

Posted at 7:57 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (3) (0)

Damn, I just learned from an Apple rep that the only push email available is at a me.com or .mac address!

Here is the chat transcript:

You are chatting with Craig, a MobileMe Support Representative
Hi, my name is Craig. Welcome to Apple!
Barry Schwartz: I have the new iPhone 3G 2.0, I am on MacBook Pro with latest OS updates, I use Apple Mail, I also have mobileme and I am syncing contacts, bookmarks and calendars just fine. But can I also sync and push my gmail account?
Barry Schwartz: hi btw
Craig: Hi Barry, how are you?
Barry Schwartz: good
Craig: Give me just a moment to take a look at your request, please.
Barry Schwartz: k
Craig: Thank you.
Craig: I do know that Gmail offers Push and IMAP email access, but you will have to contact Gmail for that issue. Unfortunately, I can't provide support or directions for third party email accounts.
Barry Schwartz: on the iphone i mean, right now when i add a calendar event, it automatically is pushed to my iphone
Barry Schwartz: your saying, mobileme won't support push email for gmail accounts?
Craig: Hold please.
Craig: I'm taking a look for this information. I'm not sure and don't want to give you an incorrect answer.
Craig: Thanks for your patience.
Barry Schwartz: no problem,
Craig: Thanks.
Craig: I'm sorry for the delay. Thanks for holding. I'm still looking.
Barry Schwartz: no rush
Craig: I appreciate your understanding.
Craig: Barry, it looks like this won't be possible through MobileMe. If Gmail support Push email, you'll have to contact Gmail about setting it up with your iPhone. We only support push email through @me.com or @mac.com email addresses.
Craig: You can also consult with iPhone support through AppleCare at 1-800-APL-CARE.
Barry Schwartz: thanks
Craig: You are very welcome, Barry. Is there anything else I can assist you with today?
Barry Schwartz: that is all
Barry Schwartz: good day

Posted at 2:45 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

One thing I always wanted for my iPhone, was the ability to take a screen shot of the application I am using. Why? Cause I do a lot of demos of search apps and social media apps and taking pictures with a camera is just not as good.

Now You Can! How? Hold down the home button and then press the power button at the top of the iPhone.

The iPhone will flash, like a camera, and place the image in the Photo's Camera Roll folder. Then you sync it to your computer or MobileMe or where-ever and you can include that screen shot anywhere.

Here is a video demo of it in action:

Here is a screen shot of this blog using this method:

Gyutae from Winning The Web informed me of a recent MacWorld article named Taking screen shots with iPhone 2.0 - that is where I got this from.

Posted at 2:25 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Exhausted right now, cause I was up before dawn for the iPhone, which I blogged about. Google slapped advertisers. Sitelinks don't influence rankings. Google's patrolling. JohnMu doesn't rest. Google tells us how to rank. Do you outsource linking? Google promotes Swastikas and "Retards." Google bans Newsday (there you go Lisa Barone). Sphinn turns one. Yahoo does BOSS. Nofollowing. Search in pictures is out.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Slaps AdWords Advertisers Again Over Landing Page Quality Factors
2. Do Google Sitelinks Influence Your Search Rankings?
3. Are Google's Human Evaluators Coming From cart.corp.google.com?
4. Googler, JohnMu, Working On Vacation
5. How Google Tells Us They Rank Results
6. Poll: Do You Outsource Your Link Building?
7. Google Trends Displays Swastika
8. Another Insulting Algorithmic Search Result from Google
9. Google Confirms NewsDay.com Received PageRank Penalty for Selling Links
10. Apple iPhone Day: I'm At Tice's Corner in NJ
11. Social News and Discussion Site Sphinn Turns One Year Old
12. Build Your Own Search (BOSS) with Yahoo
13. Why Do People Nofollow Unimportant Pages?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Search In Pictures: Ne-Yo @ Yahoo, Google Maps Sticker & The Yahoo Mobile
2. Using Google Mobile App On My iPhone

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 10th and 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 10th and 11th, 2008:

• Google AdWords Keyword Tool mit konkreten Zahlen?, Internetmarketing-news.de
• Google reveals search volume figures, Internet Business
• Herramienta de Google te dice cuanto se busca una palabra, meneame.net
• Linky Goodness, July 9, Marketing Pilgrim
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 9, 2008, Search Engine Land
• SEO Headlines, BruceClay.com
• Yahoo! Adopting the Way of the Buffalo, semvironment
• Google AdWords Keyword Tool Adds Quantitative Data, SEOpittfall
• Google Keyword Tool: Now Shares Specific Data, seoroi.com
• Google Out to Destroy Keyword Estimation Tools, Search Newz
• Meta-Tag Description for besseres Ranking, Webanalytics.at
• Microsoft vs Yahoo, SEOBRO
• NxE's Fifty Most Influential "Female" Bloggers, NxE
• Plurk!, Jimmy Mancusi Dot Com
• Search Engine Optimization for the rest of us, Carrie and Danielle
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 10, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Techmeme: Strange symbols appear on Google! (Dave Shaw/Bloggle), Techmeme
• The Hypocrisy Of Google , PPC Blog
• NewsDay.com Penalized for Selling Crap Links, Search Engine Journal
• Google Retards ?, DaveN
• Hacen cola para el iPhone 3G, Seolog
• Link Laundry List, SEO Book
• New problems with Adwords Quality Scoring?, Internet Business
• The Hypocrisy Of Google Nofollow, Search Newz
• Top 10 Reads This Week - July 11, B(abble)log

Posted at 1:45 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (3) (0) | Speak

I got my iPhone 3G. I got the black 16GB version. Everything is pretty much set up minus some MobileMe things that are having issues.

Here is me walking into the store:

Here is me playing Super Ball on my iPhone:

Posted at 11:38 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

I am currently on line at the Apple Store at Tice's Corner, waiting for the iPhone 3G. I stopped by last night at 8pm and noticed only one person was waiting. In any event, I got here at about 4:30am on Friday morning and I am about number 20 in line.

Here is a picture:

If you are in the area, stop by. :)

Only got 2 hours, 47 minutes, 27 seconds left until the store opens!

More pictures at 2 hours, 30 minutes, 24 seconds to 8am:

1 hour, 22 minutes, 20 seconds until iPhone, the line behind me:

Posted at 5:10 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (4) | TrackBacks (1) (1)

Slight change of plans... I am switching stores and going to a different one. About an hour ago, 8pm (EST), I drove by the store to see what is going on. There was only one person waiting and I know he has been waiting there since 5pm. So I plan on hitting this store at about 5ish in the morning.

Here is a picture:

You can kind of make out the guys head behind the shrubs.

So the count down continues...

Posted at 9:04 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (1) (0)

Here is a widget that shows how soon I will get the iPhone. Not sure if it shows based on your local time or mine, so adjust for EST. :)

Posted at 4:34 PM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (1) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

AdWords tests new colors. AdCenter taking over Panama? Do meta descriptions help rankings? Can Google's Lively help rankings? Don't let your domain name expire. Link building tips for big brands. AdCenter launches quality algorithm. Flickr teams up with Getty.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google AdWords Tests Flipping Background Colors
2. The Tide Has Shifted: Microsoft adCenter Begins to Outpace Yahoo Search Marketing
3. Do Meta Descriptions Help You Rank Higher in Google?
4. Can Google's Lively Improve Search Results Rankings?
5. My Domain Expired and Another Company is Using It!
6. How Do Big Brands Do Link Building?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. adCenter Launches Quality-Based Ranking Algorithm In UK & Canada
2. Flickr Partners With Getty Images To License Images

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Google's Keyword Tool Now Showing Search Volume Numbers, Sphinn
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 8, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Absolute Zahlen im Google AdWords Keyword-Tool, Hubel Media
• Effect Of Search Ad Background Colors, semvironment
• Google AdWords Keyword-Tool mit Zahlen, Felix Wunderwald Blog
• Google's External Keyword Tool Shows Numbers, ProspectMX
• Google: Wertung von Linktexten, Cooee.de
• Importance of Documenting Your SEO Changes, Sphinn
• Keine Ruhe vor dem Sturm, seoFM
• PPC News Roundup - 7/9/2008, PPC Hero
• Seconda Google Live Webmaster Chat, resoconto (2/2), Web Marketing News
• SEO Bonus Night: Keyword Research Just Got a Little Bit Easier (and Cheaper), Search Engine Guide
• The Don't-Push-It Penalty, Wiep.net
• The New Face of Keyword Research, All Things SEM
• Top links | 9th of July 2008 (Online Advertising), Emmanuel Vivier

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

I joined Plurk just about 3 weeks ago. Over the course of those three weeks, I invited over 50 friends to join, through this link and I have earned the "red" star.

Plurk says they reward special stars to users that get their friends to Plurk." You can earn up to three stars, gray for 10 invites, yellow for 25 invites and red for 50 invites (the max). So I finally got 50 invites, I see the red star on my profile, but only a few others do.

So why can't others see my star? It should look like this:

I suspect it has to do with a bug in the system. Right now, only if you are on my timeline, can you see it. Otherwise, no - you cannot see it, at least now. So what is the point? I want people to see the star when they are on their own timelines (that is how it works, you don't spend your Plurk time on other people's timelines.

I want my red star. ;-)

I Plurked this over here and here.

Posted at 9:33 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (3) (0)

3 weeks ago, I told you that My Linksys Wireless-G Travel Router Died. So I initiated a chat session with Linksys tech support, they gave me an RMA (return merchandise authorization) number, and I mailed back the broken router via UPS to Linksys.

Two weeks later, they got it and backordered the replacement. Two days after that, they shipped out the replacement. Today, three weeks later, I received the replacement router.

It actually seems brand new. It may be refurbished but it doesn't seem so. I set it up in a matter of minutes and it is ready to go, when I need it.

I keep it in my RustyBrick bag with me at all time. You never know when you need a wireless router or ethernet cable.

All in all, the return process was painless. Took a bit longer then I would like, but it was very easy.

Posted at 3:41 PM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (3) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Live Search is updating. Google is showing keyword volume data on keyword tool. Garg at Yahoo gives us deeper insights. Google Webmaster Tools is bugging out. Google has branded their affiliate network. Google gets sad in the press. AdWords Editor 6 has some issues. Google Maps adds walking directions for some.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Major Live Search July 2008 Update
2. Google's Keyword Tool Now Showing Search Volume Numbers
3. Insights Into Yahoo Search From Interview With Priyank Garg
4. Google Webmaster Tools Collecting Incorrect URLs In Duplicate Title Tags Section
5. Google Affiliate Network's New Interface Launched
6. Google Faces Bad Press on Day Care Decision, Microsoft/Yahoo, and Irrelevant MySpace Ads
7. Google AdWords Editor 6.0 Users Report Statistic Download Glitches

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Maps To Add Walking Directions?
2. Search Volume Comes To Google Keyword Tool & Live Search Updates

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 8th, 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 8th, 2008:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 7, 2008, Search Engine Land
• 78 Essential Search Engine Marketing & SEO Resources, SEOptimise
• Bits-n-pieces, JLH Design Blog
• Google Keyword Tool To Get Search Volume Numbers?, AzAkers
• Google Really Messing up in the UK, Andrew R H Girdwood
• Google Says Blocking Countries Outside of the US Violates it's Policies, DigitalPoint Forums
• Google's Keyword Tool Now Showing Search Volume Numbers, ankitrawat.com
• July 4th Internet Slackers, Memwg.com
• Search Volume Comes To Google Keyword Tool , Search Engine Land

Posted at 3:03 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

So, I just got an email from Apple, confirming the rumors that the Apple stores will also start accepting orders for the iPhone 3G at 8am on July 11th.

So, I am still up in the air on sleeping over at the mall or just going to the mall really early on Friday morning. I honestly do not want to sleep over, really. In any event, either way, I am expecting to wait in a line. And part of planning for iPhone day, is what to expect.

So I know that I will wait in a line, I also what to expect once I do get to a sales rep. Just go see apple.com/retail/iphone and you will see 8am, is when sales begin and credit card, social security number, valid government-issued photo ID and my current wireless account number and password.

But questions I have is what is the proper line waiting rules? If you need to use the bathroom, I assume your place is saved? What about getting a bite to eat? Does anyone know the rules for line waiting?

Posted at 12:57 PM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (1) (0)

Last October I joined FriendFeed, since then, I really never told any body about it. But I have been using it more and more since then. It is really a great way to follow people around the whole web. For example, why subscribe to someone's blog, photos, Twitter and so on, if you can simply subscribe to their FriendFeed account and get it all in one place. One subscription as opposed to ten or more.

So, if you love me or hate me, subscribe to me at http://friendfeed.com/rustybrick, just click on that subscribe link.

I have subscribed to about 100 people, if you want me to subscribe to you, just comment with your FriendFeed URL.

My Friends' top sites:

My top sites:

People who find me interesting
	John Mueller
	John Honeck
	Igor The Troll
	Steve Rubel
	Simon Gelfand
	Robert Scoble
	Dobromir Hadzhiev
	Charlie Anzman
	Anne Haynes
	Frederic

Don't forget, subscribe to me at http://friendfeed.com/rustybrick and let me know if you want me to subscribe to you.

Posted at 12:29 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (2) (0)

At about 8:20pm, my wife calls me on my cell to tell me we have tons of spiders in our bedroom. So, I leave what I am doing and drive right home. I find dozens and dozens of baby spiders crawling on the north-west corner of our bedroom ceiling. We start killing them one by one with a swiffer and tissues. But it is taking too long.

I then break out my bug spray and start spraying them. They seem to be dying on contact. So I continue my defense by spraying every small spider I see. To make sure, I spray one and then watch it die slowly. The spray is working, so I continue my onslaught. Spider down, spider down, spider down. I then get defensive and start spraying the area the spiders may have come from and where they may be going. I spray around the AC vents, the light fixtures, the air filter and motion detector. I spray the windows, frames, floors, under the bed, on the walls, every corner and so on.

I then decide to see if I can find a source of the issue. I decide to venture up into the main attic. I climb up with a flash light and bug killer spray. Half of the attic is well lit up from the single bulb. The area I need to go into and investigate is very dark. I manage to climb and balance my way into the area and I look around. Keep in mind, it is about 100 degrees up there. I can't find anything. In fact, it looks spotless up there. Everything seems incredibly clean and tidy. So I decide to spray where I would imagine the source came from, but I cannot verify if that was the source.

I come down from the attic 15 minutes later, dripping with sweat. I give my wife the report and then look around more. We kill a few more spiders, change our sheets (to be safe) and I then spray a bit more, as a pre-caution.

This is all after a really long day. It was kind fun to explore the attic at that level of detail. But next time, I hope to go into the attic during the cold winter months. :)

On a related note, see the 80 or so comments at my Scoleciphobia : Fear Of Worms blog post - some of them are hysterical!

Posted at 9:58 PM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (5) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Happy July 4th everyone. Google Maps does survey. Do we have lots of plagiarism due to SEO? Check out my last video. Yahoo search is now updating. Which anchor text really matters? How do you document your SEO changes. Should we be worried about new typosquatting? Punctuation in keywords and how it relates to search. Did July 4th kill your AdSense earnings?

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Happy July 4th from the Search Industry & JohnMu of Google Takes Break
2. Google Maps Survey: You Can Earn $100 By Participating
3. Search Engine Optimization Plagiarism Runs Rampant on Blogs
4. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 4, 2008
5. Yahoo Search Begins To Update
6. Back on The First Anchor Text Counting
7. Documenting Your SEO Changes Historically
8. Should We Worry About a New Form of Typosquatting?
9. The Impact of Punctuation in Keywords on Google Results
10. Google AdSense Earnings Take a Plunge on July 4th Weekend

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Happy Independence Day & Search Logos

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 7th, 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 7th, 2008:

• Insight Into the World of Plurk, Collective Thoughts
• Linky Extra Goodness, July 3, Marketing Pilgrim
• Roundup Thursday for the Week of 6/29/08, SEOmoz
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 3, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Fourth of July Logos from the Search Engines, Search Engine Journal
• Feliz da de la independencia y logotipos de search, Search Engine Land en Espaol
• Give It Up Session From SMX Advanced 2008, Sphinn
• Happy Fourth of July!, Marketing Pilgrim
• Happy Independence Day & Search Logos, Search Engine Land
• reddit.com: Google Says Blocking Countries Outside of the US is Against Policies, reddit.com
• Spam News: Belated Links Roundup, enemieslist.com
• The 10 Ultimate SEO Tips of All Time!, SEO Megacorp
• The Search Blogrunners, Andrew R H Girdwood
• 5 Most HATED Companies Online, Just a Girl in the Marketing World
• Are .co.uk Domains Having an Increased Influence in Google UK Algorithm?, SEOptimise
• Google Maps Survey: You Can Earn $100 By Participating, Yahoo! Buzz
• Is Google case sensitive? Yes, sometimes!, Du Nguyen
• Link-Fest for Friday July 4th 2008, SEOpsCentre
• links for 2008-07-05, pamelaheywood.com
• TaT: 4, internetmarketing-news.de
• "You, Search Engine Land
• Crossing the Line at SMX Give It Up?, SEMpdx Blog
• Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked, SEO Scientist

Posted at 1:15 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Chris Hooley ran this hysterical SEO voting poll and has now posted the results. I am glad to say, I won the "SEO Most Likely to Become President." LOL

Check out all the results, this is seriously funny, if your in the SEO industry.

As for me, I came in second place for "SEO Most Likely to Succeed," behind Danny (of course). Third place for "Most Athletic SEO," since I play a ton of basketball. Lisa totally stole the "Best SEO Blogger," but she deserves it. I only got third for "Biggest SEO Nerd," I am bummed! Bottom three for "SEO Social Media Addict," which kinda makes sense. Last place for "Mr / Ms Congeniality."

Posted at 9:03 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Funny | Comments (1) (0)

This is funny, very funny. Happy July 4th, btw.

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Offering my nearly new baby for sale, as it has gotten too loud. It is a male baby, nearly 28 inches long and can be used either in a baby carrier or a stroller.

That is how the ad read on eBay, after the 23-year-old mother and 24-year-old-father placed that listing. The parents live near, Unterallgäu, southwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. They posted the ad as a joke, and that joke got their new baby boy taken away from them.

Case dropped against parents who put baby on eBay from the AP reports $1.59 EURO sale price got them into big trouble over "possible child trafficking." But after the prosecutor dug deeper, he learned that this was really just a joke that went bad.

How long did this couple have their kid taken from them? "Several days" reports the AP who spoke with the parent's deputy chief of youth services.

How crazy!

Posted at 2:13 PM | Permalink | Category: Just Weird | Comments (3) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google takes back the cloaking thing. Google explains the traffic estimator numbers. Google must hand over YouTube's users data. Get your Google branded blinds. Google's content removal tool isnt https specific. How do you define an MFA? Is your PageRank higher on your home page? Google UK loving Australia? How do you file a reinclusion request?

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google UK Filled with Aussi Sites?
2. Is Your Home Page's Google PageRank Less Than Your Inner Pages PageRank?
3. How Do You Define an MFA (Made for AdSense Site)?
4. Google's Content Removal Tool Is Not HTTPS or WWW Specific
5. You Can Order Google Branded Window Shades
6. Google Ordered By Court to Turn Over YouTube Records
7. Google AdWords API Releases Traffic Estimator Service
8. Google Retraction: Blocking Regions Is Not Cloaking

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. How To Do A Google Reinclusion Request

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• Dear Google - This ain't cloaking, SEO Theory
• Google Says Blocking Countries Outside of the US is Against Policies, Sphinn
• Linky Goodness, July 2, Marketing Pilgrim
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 2, 2008, Search Engine Land
• -950 penalty, Irish SEO
• 6 Signs Your Website Has Been SEO'd, SoloSEO Blog
• Ban 75% of the Planet, WebmasterWorld
• Google Says Blocking Countries Outside of the US is Against, WebProWorld
• How Do You Delete or Remove Your Co..., StumbleUpon
• links for 2008-07-03, Cosmos
• Techmeme: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom (Ryan Singel/Threat Level), Techmeme
• Zablokování přístupu z cizí země má údajně google chápat jako cloaking, Jakub Svoboda

Posted at 2:08 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

TechCrunch blogged about a new beta tool named Flowgram. It basically allows you to create demos of things you do on the web, on your browser, via your browser. It is very cool. Here is a demo of how I used it to describe my profiles across the web.

Click on it to see my demo:

Neat!

Posted at 10:15 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Interesting | Comments (0) (0)

Last night, I was taking things out of my trunk, when I noticed a bag in the corner. I keep my car very clean, so it just seemed out of place. When I took the bag out, I noticed a gallon of water, shriveled up and slightly damp.

Here is a picture of this bottle of water, after taking it out of my trunk:

I have no idea how long I left it in my car, but the heat clearly got to it. The corner of the trunk this water was in, was pretty damp.

You see what happens when you work 18 hour days and have no life? You blog about water bottles shriveling up. :)

Posted at 8:52 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Weird | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

There is a 35 character limit on AdWords display URL. Google might have been down in the UK. Google AdSense offering bad advice. Google calls blocking countries cloaking. Should you use the allowed sites feature in AdSense? Secure your social profiles. We got the Google UK webmaster report. Ask folds their mapping solution to Microsoft.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google AdWords 35 Character Display URL Limit
2. Was Google Down in the United Kingdom?
3. Google AdSense's Optimization Report Offering Wrong Advice
4. Google Says Blocking Countries Outside of the US is Against Policies
5. The Pros & Cons of Google AdSense's Allowed Sites Feature
6. Secure Your Brand Name on Social Sites
7. Webmasters Report July 2008 Google.co.uk SERP Changes

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Ask.com Drops Map Product & Outsources To Microsoft Virtual Earth

Daily Link Finds:

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, 2008:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 1, 2008, Search Engine Land
• The Long Road To The Debate Over "White Hat Cloaking", Search Engine Land
• En daar gaan de Pay-Per-Action campagnes, Zoekmachine
• Jim's suggestions for attending conferences, 86010
• links for 2008-07-02, pamelaheywood.com
• No Canada Day Google Doodle, Because No One Asked
• Selfreferential Links 2008-07-02, LeserEins
• Testing ScribeFire and Waiting for Beta QuickAds invite!, I Am Not a Doctor

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

I am really working myself up about getting the iPhone on July 11th at 8am.

I called the mall to find out if they are open 24/7 and they are. So now I need to decide if I dare sleep in the mall or just get there extremely early.

The mall does have both an Apple Store and AT&T store. I prefer to go to the Apple store, cause that is part of the whole experience. So that will be my first choice. The Apple Store is F1 (labeled with the green bow), the AT&T store is H1. They are both on the same level, each about 5 minutes from each other.

I'll have my computer and wireless broadband card with me. So I will do my morning blogging from the mall. I will also provide cover the iPhone day event from the Palisades Center Mall.

I still have several decisions to make:

(1) Sleep over?
(2) If not sleeping over, what time to I get to the Apple Store?
(3) If Apple Store is a zoo, do I take the risk of trying the AT&T store and lose my spot at the Apple Store?
(4) If it is a long wait, do I pack food?
(5) Do I get the 8GB or 16GB version? White or black? (probably black).

Posted at 9:30 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (8) (0)

I cannot tell you how many people email me that are clueless on how Google Ad Manager works. Well, from now on, I am going to simple forward them to ScribeFire QuickAds. Any blogger, with almost any technical know how, should be able to get these ads going and start making money on their blog, almost immediately.

Here is Patrick's demo:

Posted at 7:15 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (1) (0)

This morning, on the way to work, there was a flock of ducks in the middle of one of the side roads I drive on. There must have been 20 or so of these ducks.

As I drove up, some got a bit startled, but when they noticed that I slowed down, they decided to proceed. They weren't all crossing the road, they were traveling westward on the street. So after a few seconds, I decided to honk my horn.

That worked. It took several honks, but it got them off the street.

I don't think I have ever seen so many ducks, period. Them being on the street is also not all that normal.

If I was some type of crazy nut, maybe I would have run them over. Reminded me of a movie I saw on a serial killer. Then I got sad when I thought about that.

Posted at 4:46 PM | Permalink | Category: Travels | Comments (1) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Search Engine Watch Forums is back. Yahoo did a search update. Google dropped pay per action and launched an affiliate network. Google indexes Flash. Google advises on hiring SEOs. The July Google webmaster report is back. Yahoo stopped the Overture tool. Where can you find Google ads on Yahoo?

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Search Engine Watch Forums Goes Offline: Hack? Server Issue?
2. Yahoo's June Search Update Goes Unnoticed, For Now
3. Predicted: Google Drops PPA Program, AdSense Referrals & Adds DoubleClick Affiliate Network
4. Google & Yahoo Begins to Index Some Flash Files (SWF Files)
5. How Can You Determine the Competency of an SEO?
6. Webmasters Report July 2008 Google SERP Changes

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Officially Discontinued The Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool
2. Yahoo Search June 2008 Index Update
3. Where You May Find Google Ads On Yahoo Search Results
4. Google Launches Google Affiliate Network & Retires Pay-Per-Action/Referrals
5. Google Adds Positive Attributes To Look For When Hiring An SEO

Daily Link Finds:

This is the July 1st,, 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 1st, 2008:

• Google webmaster Q, Developer Tutorials
• Linky Goodness, June 30, Marketing Pilgrim
• Nine posts to help you succeed, Web Professor
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 30, 2008, Search Engine Land
• Yahoo Officially Discontinued The Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool, Search Engine Land
• Father Knows Best When It Comes To Links - This Month In SEO - 6/08, TheVanBlog
• Flash! Ahh ahh it can be indexed now, Serengeti Communications
• Google Ad Planner ovvero "Dove va il nostro target audience?", OMB
• iGoogle Sandbox and Development Resources, SEOish
• Overture Keyword Tool Is Finally Extinct, semvironment
• Should your Blog URL's be shorter?, Blogging Tips
• Techmeme: We're retiring AdSense Referrals (Anuj Srivastava/Inside AdSense), Techmeme
• Techmeme: Weather Report: Yahoo! Search Index Update (Yahoo! Search Blog), Techmeme
• The Layman's Guide to How to choose an SEO, SEO Theory
• What Google's Flash Indexing Means for PPC, semvironment

Posted at 4:06 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (1) (0) | Speak

AT&T released a press release stating that the iPhone will technically go on sale at 8am at AT&T stores.

AT&T Inc. today announced iPhone 3G pricing for new and existing AT&T customers, several attractive voice and data plans, and tips on how to be "iReady" when iPhone 3G goes on sale at AT&T retail stores at 8 a.m. local time on Friday, July 11.

Yea, that is 8am local time.

So I just emailed the guy I had a meeting with on July 11th to postpone. Hope he is cool with that.

As of right now, I will be a line waiter, waiting for the iPhone, on July 11th.

If you want to wait with me, please do let me know.

Update: Meeting officially postponed!

Posted at 9:47 AM | Permalink | Category: Apple Macs , iPhone | Comments (7) (0)

My air conditioner sagas continue. I know many of you are sick of hearing about it, but I am documenting this stuff in my "web log" so I have it on record and I can reference back to it when I need to.

On Sunday, the upstairs A/C stopped cooling the upstairs level again. It reached 79.5 degrees in my bedroom that night, thankfully we have a ceiling fan (thanks Mom & Dad).

The AC guys came back Monday morning. He told me that the last time he came (a week before) the Freon levels were perfect. But today, the levels were out of whack. He said that he wants to totally vacuum out everything from the unit. All Freon, air, dust, moisture, and so on. Then he wants to reset or recharge the compressor (I guess by leveling the new Freon levels).

So he hooked up a machine that looks like the image above to the unit. He let it run pretty much all day. Then at the end of the day, he came back with a crew of people to "recharge" the air conditioning unit. By that time, it was 84 degrees in the upstairs level. At about 6pm, they finished and said it was working. It was one degree less, now at 83. 30 minutes later, down to about 80 degrees, then at about 7pm down to 78. By 9pm or so, it was down to the temperature I set it at, I think 73 degrees. The upstairs level was cooled!

Does it mean that it is was fixed? I hope so, but I am not too confident.

Here is the history:

- Sunday, June 8th, first A/C outage. We had to sleep on the sofa downstairs for a few days, until the guy was able to come and fix it, temporarily, on Wednesday the 11th.

- Thursday, June 12th, it broke again. The guy came back Friday, the 13th, to level the Freon again. It now was working again and lasted for a while.

- Sunday, June 22nd, it broke again. The guy came back the next day to fix it. He leveled the Freon levels again.

- Sunday, June 29th, it broke again. The guy came yesterday, June 30th. This time he said he will vacuum it out, as described above.

Will it last or will it break? I am not confident and I am concern. I would hate to have guests sleep over and it break. That is the worse case scenario.

In terms of money... This should not cost me anything. The units are brand new and are covered.

Too funny, I am just about finishing up this post and the AC guy called me to check in. He said, he wanted to check in and see if it is cooling. I said yes. He said, he doesn't think he will need to come back, but since they did the Freon thing during hot weather, it may need to be leveled again. He said, call him if it is needed. And he apologized again. Wow, that was nice to hear.

So I am not confident in it working for the long haul, but I am confident in the company coming back when/if it breaks.

Posted at 9:30 AM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (5) (0)