Under our IntuApps brand, we released a new iPhone app that has data on the Swine Flu outbreak. Let me take you through the app, which has yet to be approved by Apple. Note, if you want to be notified when the app is live, leave a comment below with your email address and I will notify you.

Starter Page, something simple:

Threat Level Page, a web page that takes info from the WHO's threat level page:

Mapping Swine Flu cases through a Google Maps RSS feed:

Clickable Map details, by clicking on a pin, you can read more details:

Swine Flu Facts:

Swine Flu Alerts pulled from WHO, CDC and HealthMap Twitter accounts. We actually used Yahoo Pipes to consolidate the feeds and host the RSS, which you can see over here. Here is a picture:

Again, to be notified when the app is live, leave a comment below with your email address and I will notify you.

Posted at 2:13 PM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (195) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Do you still have your job? AdSense reports sometimes go to Euros. Google creates ad site. Google Analytics fixes content report. AdSense finally integrates with Analytics. An advertiser lost $30,000 with Google.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Analytics Fixes "Content Data" Reports
2. Why Am I Seeing AdSense Reports in Euros?
3. Google Centralizes Advertising Solutions On Microsite
4. $30,000 Google Surprise: New Advertiser Runs Up Huge Bill
5. Poll: Do You (SEMs) Currently Have a Job?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Analytics Adds AdSense Integration

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 30th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 29, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Blog Comment Optimization for HIgher Google Pagerank, JHANGORA
• Lessons Learned Building an Index of the WWW, SEOmoz
• nope - The 5 Series (E39) Lounge, RoadFly.com

Posted at 1:57 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

The one thing I miss about my previous home, the Monsey condo, is the water pressure. My new home, which I have been at for over 18 months now, has horrible water pressure.

I tried changing the shower head in my bathroom, but that really didn't do much.

The bottom line is that the water pressure is a trickle compared to what it is/was in my condo.

Is there anything I can do? I suspect no but there could be.

I read some sources online that says there are ways to adjust this. But when I had my home inspection, the guy told me that the water pressure is low, but it wasn't horrible. I didn't ask if there was a way to improve it, I assumed if there was, he would have told me about it.

Some of the tips I read online on improving water pressure in a home include:

• Adjust the pressure regulator near the main water shut off
• Old pipes may be corroded (I don't have old pipes)
• Might be a water company issue
• Call a plumber

Maybe one day, I'll just call a plumber and ask a professional about it.

Posted at 10:34 AM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (3) (0)

This is too funny... If you forgot your iPhone and you needed to Tweet. So you decide to yell out our Tweets, how would it look...

Via Gizmodo.

Posted at 2:19 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google spams Twitter. Don't mess with Google or else. Microsoft stops fake spam referrals. Google's location aware toolbar. Google Maps makes a mess of the world. Google slaps Wolfram Alpha. Conductor raises $10 million. Build robots. Google News tweets. IAC buys UrbanSpoon.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Web Spam Team Joins Twitter
2. Google Updates AdSense Program Policies Again: Guidelines Broaden
3. Microsoft Disables Fake Referral "Feature" Temporarily
4. Google Tests Location-Aware Toolbar
5. Google Maps Merging Competing Business's Local Information

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Launches Public Data Search & Charts During Wolfram Alpha Demo
2. Search Marketing Firm, Conductor, Raises $10 Million
3. Learning SEO From Building A Web Crawler
4. Google News Automatically Tweeting Stories @GoogleNews
5. IAC Buys UrbanSpoon

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 29th, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 28, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Google News Automatically Tweeting Stories @GoogleNews, Search Engine Land
• iPhones don't work, say researchers, Computerworld Blogs
• LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews, LiveSide
• Marriage proposals in true geek style, Royal Pingdom
• My tweets, SexySEO
• Nekdo zneuzil muj Google Adwords ucet, Podnikani v USA

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

We released a new app under the IntuApps brand today named the Urinal Test. It is basically a game that challenges men to pick the right urinal.

The decision on which urinal to use when in a public bathroom is not always clear. This game tells you if your first instinct is in fact correct or not. We place men in various urinals and you pick which urinal you would use, based on where the other men are standing.

Just click on the urinal you would use. There may be more than one correct answer. The test is 25 questions long and it is for Hachette's The Man's Book.

You can download it for free at iTunes. Hope you enjoy it.

Posted at 10:16 AM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (4) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google picks the category for contextual ads. Do you like the new AdWords interface? Google's geo targeting is off. Google may make the AdWords exam harder. Get longer AdWords titles. AdSense publishers freaking out about payments. Marin secures $13 million. Google releases awesome study on Sitemaps.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Determines Category For Contextual Ad Category Filter
2. Poll: Do You Like the New Google AdWords Interface?
3. Is Google's Geo Targeting Off In Web Search?
4. Should Google Make the AdWords Professionals Exam Harder?
5. Get Longer Google AdWords Titles Through Dynamic Keyword Insertion
6. AdSense Publishers Panic About Not Receiving March Payment

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Study On Sitemaps
2. Search Marketing Firm, Marin Software, Raises Additional $13 Million

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 28th, 2009:

• Google Marks Morse's Birthday:, eHam
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 27, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Google Logo Not Broken, It's Morse Code... (SEO Round Table), TechNews.AM
• Sphinn - Google Logo Not Broken, It's Morse Code, Sphinn
• Techmeme: Apple iPhone Owners Don't Use It For Work (Jenna Wortham/Bits), Techmeme

Posted at 11:25 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

A Compete report mentioned by the NY Times blog says that 73 percent of iPhone owners used their mobile devices primarily for personal reasons, such as entertainment. I find that incredibly high, but what do I know.

Personally, I would say I use my iPhone for 90% work. I am constantly checking email when using my iPhone. I am constantly reviewing Google Reader, adding topics to RustyBudget to blog about later. I frequently use my phone for calls with clients. Okay, so I check stocks, weather and on occasion use TwitterFon.

I have downloaded many games, but I rarely ever use them. I rarely even use the iPod, except when flying when I download movies. I rarely ever watch movies, so when I do watch them, it tends to be on planes on my iPhone.

I do use my iPhone to pray three times per day on. I use the iPhone Siddur for weekday prayers every day, except on Shabbos (Saturday). So outside of the Email, Safari, Phone and Siddur, I don't use many other apps on the iPhone.

Again, 90% of my usage would be classified as work related.

TechCrunch gives more insight into the study saying:

The Compete survey reportedly found that 73% of iPhone owners used their mobile devices primarily for personal reasons, but what isn’t detailed is how much time in total they are using their phones - which I imagine is a whole lot more than on other smartphones - and how much more efficient it makes them when they actually do use it for work.

How one classifies work usage in the study can be a big difference.

Posted at 10:52 AM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (1) (0)

The RustyBrick 2007 holiday gifts were mini RustyBrick Fridges. They were not as big of a hit as our RustyBrick Laptop Bags but they were a nice hit.

In any event, the RustyBrick Fridges were first put into use in early December 2007.

We stored our mounds of RedBull in these Fridges, refilled them daily. And after about 18 months, the fridge stopped working.

For a small cheap fridge like that to last 18 months, I am impressed.

It even has a car adapter to keep things cool while you drive.

So I guess we will swap out this Fridge for a new RB Fridge. But I don't think we should trash this fridge, it should go into the RB museum.

Posted at 4:03 PM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google Logo is Morse code today. Google banning out of date privacy policies? Google Image Labeler pornographic? Google Maps bugs leaves without reviews. Yahoo indenting multiple results. Hires, fires and departures. Google does Digg. Kumo launching at SMX? You don't have to sell out to blog. Check out my latest video recap.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: April 24, 2009
2. Google Logo Not Broken, It's Morse Code
3. Google Banning AdSense Publishers For Not Updating Privacy Policies?
4. Google Image Labeler Plagued With Pornography?
5. Google Maps Bug Causes Reviews To Go Missing
6. You Don't Have To Sell Out To Blog In This Industry

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Now Showing Two Indented Results
2. Who's Coming & Going In The Search Industry?
3. Google's What's Popular Gadget: The Next Digg Clone?
4. Microsoft Launching Kumo At SMX Advanced?
5. Google's Morse Code For Samuel Morse's Birthday

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 27th, issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for April 27th, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 24, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Google AdSense testet Werbung nach Kategorie, Prometeo.de
• Pandia Search Engine News Wrap-up Apr 26, Pandia
• Artificial Pagerank, Smart SEO Blog
• At Large ..., MY San Antonio Blogs
• Google bans publishers for not updating privacy policies?, Adotas
• Google Profile - Yes Or No, Other Blokes Blog
• Google’s Morse Code For Samuel Morse’s Birthday, Search Engine Land
• Search Engine Marketing News - April 27, 2009, SageRock

Posted at 1:26 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Swine Flu, Swine Flue, Swine Flu! Scary stuff, indeed. There are several cases in New York, but all on the other side of the Hudson. I certainly hope it doesn't cross over the bridge.

Here is a map:

View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map

Posted at 11:39 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Interesting | Comments (3) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Filter them Google AdSense ads. Yahoo kills GeoCities. SEOs loving Google Analytics API. Live Search Local listings is going global. Have you been optimizing sites for ten years? Search in Pictures features Danielle Bux and Yahoo's urinals.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Filter Google AdSense Ads By Category
2. Yahoo Shuts Down History: GeoCities To Be Closed
3. SEOs Excited For Google Analytics API
4. Global Live Search Local Listings Coming Soon
5. Optimizing Sites For Search Engines For 10 Years

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Search In Pictures: Danielle Bux @ Ask, Yahoo Urinals & Internet Gurus

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 24th, 2009:

• How to build Google Profile pages, Marketingeasy
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 23, 2009, Search Engine Land
• “Pushed” SEO Case Studies - Does “Old-School” SEO Still Work?, SeoAlchemist
• Fehlermeldung im Internet Explorer bei Google Maps - Message: ‘elem’ is null or not an object, Prometeo.de
• How To Verify My Google Profile, Sphinn
• Interest in our pubCenter beta is picking up, pubCenter Blog for Publishers
• Search Engine Optimization 10 Mistakes you shoud know, Seo Maven Chat

Posted at 1:55 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Last night I tweeted the following:

Bloggers love Twitter b/c they aren't afraid of blogging in it, but they are afraid to blog on a blog. I'll explain tomrw.

Let me know explain what I meant...

Back in the day, when blogging was blogging, bloggers (for the most part) wrote as longer Twitter messages. Most first generation bloggers didn't proof read their blog posts, they didn't care about spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes, they were carefree about the blog posts.

A blog was a personal place to write what is going on in your head. It didn't have to be about your personal life, but it could have been. You could have started a blog to keep track of your SEO notes, like I did at the Search Engine Roundtable. You wrote and did it without worry or care.

At some points, blogs turned more into real media (although real media would argue that). Professional journalists started blogging and they even created blogs on their main sites. It happened with the Wall Street Journal and even happened to Search Engine Watch (i.e. www.searchenginewatch.com versus blog.searchenginewatch.com).

Danny Sullivan is a trained journalist. I did okay in English classes in high school. I think I took one or two college classes in the English department in business school, but nothing on Journalism. The last thing I thought I would be well-known for (at least in my niche) is for writing. But yet that is what I do for a few hours each day, I write. I don't write like a Journalist - just read my posts versus Danny's - you cannot compare. Danny's words basically rhyme, I just write the bland old facts and leave it at that. I also write like I talk, it is basically like a conversation from me to you - so it comes off a bit weird reading it, but also a bit personal.

At some point, when blogs became more part of the media, bloggers began to become more official and structured. They started creating media calendars and creating blogger budgets. Don't get me wrong, I am to blame also.

Blogs are now held to a higher authority. People expect more. But should they? I miss the old days of blogging, which were more care free.

That is where Twitter comes in. Bloggers who are stuck feeling they cannot make mistakes in their blog posts come to Twitter are rant all day. Twitter has so much quality blogger material, that could be on blogs but is not, due to how blogging has changed.

Can we set our blogs free again? I do miss the old days of blogging.

Posted at 9:37 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (0) (0)

I missed this news, but someone share it with me today. Via the AP, NFL changes time of Jets game on Yom Kippur. What happened was the Jets had two games scheduled on two Jewish holidays, week-to-week.

The first game was on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, on September 20th and the second game was on the eve of Yom Kippur. New York is packed with Jews and even non-observant Jews tend to stay away from football games on these two very popular holidays. So the NY Jets were upset that many of their fans would not be able to attend not just one game, but two consecutive games.

I assume the NFL couldn't change both games, so they opted to change the Sunday game to start at 1pm, as opposed to 4:15pm, this way Jewish New Yorkers can get to the game and also be at Yom Kippur services at night.

Often when search marketing conferences are scheduled, the organizers know to ask me if the dates might conflict with Jewish holidays. They always make a point to check this fact when scheduling conferences in the New York area. Like I said, New York is more heavily populated by observant Jewish people, when compared to other regions. It just makes business sense.

Jimmy Kimmel has a very funny clip on this new, very funny. I can't embed it, but you can watch it at YouTube.

Posted at 2:23 PM | Permalink | Category: Religion , Sports | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google has the wrong time. Google Base allows you to share your products with AdWords. Google Maps bug causes issues in Internet Explorer. AOL gears up to spam? Google releases whitepaper on content network. Google News had server issues. AdSense tests category filters. Google keyword tool has local search volume.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google's Clock Is Wrong in Pakistan
2. How To Show Google Base Products in Google AdWords Ads
3. Google Maps Bug Prevents Certain Locations From Loading in Internet Explorer
4. Is AOL Gearing Up To Create Automated Search Spam?
5. The Google Content Network Whitepaper Seen As Marketing Material

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google News Goes Offline : 503 Server Error
2. Google AdSense Testing Category Filtering Feature
3. Google Keyword Tool Showing Local vs. Global Search Volumes

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 23rd, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 22, 2009, Search Engine Land
• A glossary of SEO terms and jargon, Web Distortion
• Google Keyword Tool Showing Local vs. Global Search Volumes, Search Engine Land
• Google's Take on Expired Domains, PageTraffic SEO Blog
• The SEO Trends for 2009 you should Read and Know, Seo Maven Chat

Posted at 1:14 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Back in the day, savvy email server admins use to respond to email spammers with a nouser command. That would then get bounced back to the email spammer and some spammers would drop that email off the list. It was basically detecting spam emails and faking that your real email account was not valid.

I just received a call from someone I rather not talk to. It happens occasionally, be it telemarketers or annoying people. It occurred to me, why don't I do the same for those people. I.e. pretend that my phone is no longer active.

So I found a sound bite that says:

We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service. if you feel you have reached this recording in error, please check the number and try your call again.

Here is the sound byte:

Now, if you use a PBX like service, including something like Google Voice, you can set this up to work easily. I use it with Fonality, my Astersik based PBX (is it an open source PBX system) to set it up. But I figured more of you have Google Voice (aka Grand Central), so here is how to do it on Google Voice.

Stopping Annoying Calls with Google Voice:

1. Go to Google Voice
2. Add a new "group" to your contacts named "Annoying People"
3. Add a new contact(s) and assign that contact to the "Annoying People" group
4. Then go to Settings >> Groups and "edit" the "Annoying People" group.
5. Where it reads "When people in this group go to voicemail" add a new voicemail greeting by clicking on "Add."
6. It will ask you to dial a phone number, enter your phone number and Google will call you.
7. Answer the phone and play this voice byte (the one above) in the speaker of the phone
8. Save the voice prompt.

Here is a screen shot of the group edit page:

Here is a video of me dialing a Google Voice number I own but do not use. I added myself as an "annoying people" contact, to demonstrate how this actually works.

Now, it appears that Google will eventually allow you to port your main number to Google Voice. Plus, Google will soon open Google Voice to everyone to use. When that happens, I assume there will be greater adoption of Google Voice. This may come in handy for me in the future or possibly yourself.

Posted at 2:10 PM | Permalink | Category: Business | Comments (8) (0)

The standard Bluetooth Icon that most people can recognize is:

Apple has a slight variation on it, but it is about that same. The B look:

So why does my navigation system show a totally weird Bluetooth icon? You see, it has a three blue circles on top of a BT. Weird!

BTW, I love the bluetooth connection feature in the nav. I use it all the time. I hear the next iPhone will support bluetooth stream of the iPod, which would be nice as well for driving.

Posted at 11:53 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers , Travels | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Happy Earth Day everyone. Don't forget to verify your Google Profile. Microsoft to fix fake referrer data, again. Google pushed new AdWords interface. Yahoo reports poor earnings. Microsoft might open the beta to Content Ads. Google Video search results are redesigned. Google Analytics opens up an API.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. '09 Earth Day Logos From Google, Yahoo, AOL & Others in Search Industry
2. How To Verify My Google Profile
3. Microsoft To Fix Fake Referrer Data From Live Search
4. Google Begins Pushing New AdWords Interface on Advertisers
5. Yahoo (YHOO) Reports 1st Quarter 2009 Earnings
6. Rumor: Microsoft To Open adCenter Content Ads As Public Beta
7. Google Video Search Results Redesign Upsets Searchers

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Video Updates Search Results Design
2. Earth Day Logos From Google, Yahoo & Others
3. Google Analytics Opens API

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 22nd, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 21, 2009, Search Engine Land
• '09 Earth Day Logos, King of Star 7
• Earth Day Logos From Google, Yahoo & Others, Search Engine Land
• Google On Expired Domains & Domain Name Transfers - Search Engine Roundtable, Acorn Domains
• Google Video Updates Search Results Design, Search Engine Land
• Want to Get Your Google Profile Verified?, WebProNews

Posted at 11:50 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This morning, I got to my office and went through the back entrance. I noticed that one of the two large glass doors was smashed in. It appears like someone tried to break it. Here is a picture of it a bit later, after a maintenance guy tapped it up.

When I initially saw it, I was upset, but not really fully upset. It was first a feeling of why would someone do that, that is not nice, etc. But I then thought, if this happened to my house, I would be incredibly upset. Why am I not more upset about the vandalized property here, then I would be at my own home?

I know the answers are obvious:

• It is not my home
• My personal space was not vandalized
• This wont cost me money directly
• It didnt happen to me

But the truth is, someone owns the building. It will cost someone money (I am sure my rent covers things like this, if not insurance).

There are certain things that upset me tremendously, even when I am not directly impacted. When I hear of people losing their jobs, I get incredibly upset and disappointed. I work for myself, so I don't think I will "lose my job" but knowing that people have families to support and not having a paycheck to count on. Well, honestly, that is very upsetting. If I hear of someone I know that lost their job, it honestly ruins my day. Yea, big deal - it ruins my day, but this guys future can be in serious trouble. But it upsets me way more than seeing vandalized property. In fact, I think hearing about people losing their jobs would upset me more than if my own glass door was smashed in.

Anyway - this is just a rant, cause I haven't talked about virtually nothing in a while. ;-)

Posted at 11:51 AM | Permalink | Category: Rambling | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Update your privacy policy. Danny looking good on Google Similar Images. Gray Google Toolbar confusion. Google News adds timeline. Google on expired domains. Korea upset with Google. Microsoft tests new brand, Sift.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Have You Updated Your Privacy Policy for Google?
2. Finding Similar Images of Danny Sullivan With Google
3. What Does The Gray Google PageRank Bar Mean?
4. Google News Timeline Labs Feature
5. Google On Expired Domains & Domain Name Transfers

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. South Korean May Take Legal Action Over Google's YouTube Law Loophole
2. Microsoft "Sift": Microsoft's New Mobile Search Brand?

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 21st, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 20, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Case Study Shows Pushed SEO Works Better Than Natural Site Development, Sphinn
• Finding Similar Images of Danny Sullivan With Google, Sphinn
• Mit den Webmasters nach Amsterdam, seoFM

Posted at 11:48 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This week at Home Depot is a celebration for Earth Day (which is tomorrow). They are giving away a free energy efficient light bulb to each customer that wants one. I got my free bulb on Sunday, by the way.

In any event, while browsing Home Depot (which is maybe the only place I don't mind shopping at), I spotted these 6-Pack 3 Tier Metal Solar Light-Oil Rubbed Bronze. It seemed like a good deal in the store, so I bought the pack and set them out on my front walkway.

I am told these things don't last long. The light they give off, even when it is sunny all day, is very dim throughout the night and normally doesn't last the full night. This is even more true during the winter months where you need them more.

In any event, they are esthetically appealing to my house's poor landscaping. So I felt anything would be an improvement.

Do you have these? Do you love or hate them?

Posted at 11:04 AM | Permalink | Category: | Comments (4) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

It has been a week or so since I wrote one of these, but I'll only sum up today's posts. Do you use interns for link building? Google Sitemaps reporting is not gold. Jeeves comes back. Google finds gay offensive. One line Sitelinks are here. YouTube wants to be more kid friendly. Digg drops Microsoft.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Are Summer Interns Made for Link Building?
2. Google Sitemaps Last Download Date, Should We Care?
3. Jeeves Makes a Comeback To Ask UK
4. Does Google Find The Word "Gay" Offensive?
5. Google Confirms One Link Sitelinks (Aka Classic Sitelinks)

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Ask Welcomes Back Jeeves, At Least In The UK, That Is
2. YouTube To Become More Kid Friendly?
3. Digg Now Buries Microsoft Ads

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 20th, issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for April 20th, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 8, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Twitter Updates for 2009-04-07, Simon Gelfand
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 10, 2009, Search Engine Land
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 9, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Take Care of Your Links, WebProNews
• Eeggs, un archivo con 13.000 easter eggs, despuesdegoogle
• Techmeme: Easter Logos From Search Engines But Not Google or Yahoo (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable), Techmeme
• Créer du trafic sur son site Web,liens commerciaux, la crise
• Most SEO Strategies Are Not Focused on Hitting Home Runs, SEO Book
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 13, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Google Fixes Link Operator In Blog Search, Search Engine Land
• Hourly Consulting Pricing in SEO: Flexibility Comes at a Price, SEO Boy
• Lo que ha dado de si la Semana Santa, Tecnologias y Trenes
• Los motores de búsqueda celebran la Pascua, The Inquirer ES
• More Description Lines Showing Up In Organic Results?, semvironment
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 14, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Take Care of Your Links, Search-Internet Marketing
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 15, 2009, Search Engine Land
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 16, 2009, Search Engine Land
• 54% of SEOs Believe in Artificial Google PageRank, Sphinn
• Persuasive Picks for the week of 04/12/09, PerkettPRsuasion
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 17, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Comment créer du trafic sur son site Web, AgoraVox
• Where To Host Your Videos, SmallBusinessNewz
• Pandia Search News Wrap-up April 19, Pandia

Posted at 12:06 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Tonight are the last two days of Passover for Jews outside of Jerusalem.

I go offline tonight through Thursday night. So keep things slow and don't, I repeat, do not email me. :)

The picture above is of a soda cap from a coca cola bottle. It is normally yellow, symbolizing it is kosher for Passover. The P next to the O with the U in it means kosher for Passover. I am not going to get into what kosher for passover means, but if you want to read about it, see the Wiki article on Chametz.

Speak to you all in a couple days and for those Jews out there, Happy Pesach.

Posted at 5:04 PM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (0) (0)

Over Passover, I parked my park at the Synagogue and it sat there, under a tree for three days. The result? The back half of my car is covered in bird poop. Time for a car wash...

I was too lazy to take a picture, so I went to Flickr and searched for cars with bird poop on them. There were tons of pictures, so I thought I share my favorite shots of cars nailed by bird poop.

I wouldn't stand there if I were you:

Bird's eye view:

Bird diarrhea?

Ugh:

Goes well with the Honda logo:

Can birds vomit?

Bird pellets:

The classic station wagon:

Bird poop and a parking ticket?

Bird looking for revenge:

What in the world did this bird have for dinner?

Posted at 9:48 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Funny , Motor Vehicle | Comments (3) (0)

I have been on Twitter for over two years, but I have been annoying my Facebook friends for only about 10 months. Towards the end of May 2008, I connected my Twitter updates to Facebook via an automated manner. Then, I had 430 friends, now I have 730 friends. Yea, I am popular. ;-)

Seriously, I am the worst Facebook user on the planet. I go to Facebook once a day to accept friend invites. In fact, I turn off all notifications and I simply go to facebook.com/reqs.php almost every day to accept all friend invites and ignore everything else. I don't upload pictures to Facebook, I don't chat with Facebook, I simply don't use Facebook like I am suppose to. Instead, I feed my Twitter replies to Facebook and my Facebook friends have no idea what is going on.

But starting right before Passover, I downloaded the new TweetDeck, which I love, and it has given me the option to specify what I want to send to Facebook from here or not. So I completely disconnected the Twitter to Facebook stream and will now manually post things to Facebook that I think are more relevant. It doesn't mean I will use Facebook right, it just means I will annoy my Facebook friends less.

Here is a look at the new TweetDeck with the "FB" or "Facebook" check box that will send specified Tweets as Facebook status updates.

I know many people will appreciate this.

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

Wow, it has been just over two years since I first started using Twitter. I signed up for Twitter on March 2007, just about 25 months ago. Twitter has become incredibly popular since then, and yes, I take full credit for Twitter's growth. ;-)

I have been a steady user of Twitter. I never really stopped Twittering or let it sit idle for too long.

When did you sign up for Twitter?

Posted at 11:21 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (4) (0)

Tonight starts the first days of Passover. We are having a lot of family over for the meals (seders) and for the whole holiday.

I am actually pretty tired right now, not because I did a lot to prepare. In fact, my wife worked her butt off preparing for everyone. She really did a ton of work and deserves huge props... Plus she did it while being 8-months pregnant! So why am I tired? Picked up the in-laws last night from the airport, and the flight was a bit delayed. So between going to sleep very late, I had to get up a bit earlier than normal, due to Birkat Hachama and I think I only got 4 or less hours of sleep last night. Knowing today and tonight will be a long day, is kinda making me more tired. So I can complain but my wife really deserve to complain more. :)

In any event. I go offline tonight through Saturday night. So please do not email me, if you don't have to. Please don't come out with any breaking news. You know what? How about everyone goes on a four day weekend, starting tonight? Sound good?

What is with the picture above? Those are sugar jelly like candies. They are very popular for the holiday.

Posted at 12:03 PM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Get cost data in Analytics. Newspapers cry. Google tests huge icons in AdWords. Google adds to AdSense filter list. ShoeMoney sues a Googler. Google gets generic on local search. Yahoo announces search update. Google Image Search adds filter by color.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Did You Lose Your AdWords Cost Data in Google Analytics?
2. Why Are Newspapers Complaining? Danny Sullivan Shows The Hard Truth
3. Google Testing Larger Icons on AdWords in Japan
4. Google Boosts AdSense Competitive Ad Filter To 500
5. Google AdWords Employee Allegedly Breaks Trademark Rules, Sued by SEM
6. Google Gets Generic on Local Web Search Queries

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Announces March 2009 Search Update
2. Google Image Search Adds Color Picker

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 8th, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 7, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Live mit Live(.com), seoFM
• Scam: Google Money System or Google Kit..., TechNews.AM

Posted at 11:05 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Today is a very special and unique day, it is the day Jews believe the Sun completes a 28 year cycle where the sun has returned to its position when the world was created.

Every 28 years, Jews say a special prayer named Birkat Hachama (ברכת החמה), Blessing of the Sun, for the special day. Wikipedia has an entry that explains this in good detail:

According to Judaism, the Sun has a 28 year solar cycle known as machzor gadol (מחזור גדול, "the large cycle"). A solar year is estimated as 365.25 days and the "Blessing of the Sun", being said at the beginning of this cycle, is therefore recited every 10,227 (28 times 365.25) days. The next time that it will be recited will be on April 8, 2009 (14 Nisan 5769 on the Hebrew calendar). This coincides with the day before the Jewish Holiday of Passover (Hebrew: פסח), which is said to have happened only two other times before in history.

Technically, this is the second time I was alive for this. The first time, I was one years old, it was on Wednesday, 8 April 1981 (4 Nisan 5741). This is the second time and this time, I will remember it. The next time we say it will be Wednesday, 8 April 2037 (23 Nisan 5797).

In fact, Wikipedia has a picture of the Kotel (western wall) in Jerusalem from this morning. The place is absolutely packed. Here is that picture:

It is a bit unusual to pray to the Sun, but we pray to the moon, once a month. That is called Birkat Levanah, but it isn't technically praying to the moon or sun... :)

Posted at 9:39 AM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Amazon drops PPC affiliates. Google harms women? More AdSense reporting issues. When do you send out link requests? Google Cache rendering issues. Google weighs links differently. Google Images search adds suggestions. Google News does timelines.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Amazon Says No To Search Ads From Affiliates
2. Google Putting Battered Women At Harm?
3. More Google AdSense Reporting Issues
4. When Is The Best Time To Send Out Link Requests
5. Google Considering Improving Google Cache HTML Rendering

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Insight Into How Google Values Different Link Types
2. Google Image Search Adds Search Suggestions
3. Google News Shows News Spikes On Timeline

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 7th, 2009:

• Google Adds One Line Sitelinks to Search Results, Vizion Interactive
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 6, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Google Adds to Search Results, Search Newz
• Google en bref - 5 avril 2009 - Partie 2, Zorgloob
• Google Image Search Adds Search Suggestions, Search Engine Land

Posted at 12:10 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This was sent to me via email, I thought it was funny, so I thought I would blog it...

A disappointed salesman of Coca Cola returns from his assignment to Israel.

A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Israelis?"

The salesman explained:

When I got posted, I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch. But, I had a problem. I didn't know how to speak Hebrew. So, I planned to convey the message through three posters:

• First poster : A man lying in the hot desert sand, totally exhausted and fainting.
• Second poster : The man is drinking our Cola.
• Third poster : Our man is now totally refreshed.

And then these posters were pasted all over the place.

"Then that should have worked!!" said the friend.

"The hell it should have!!" said the salesman. "I didn't realize that they read from right to left !!!!!!"

Posted at 10:40 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Funny | Comments (8) (0)

Do you write about search, SEO, Google, social media, and so on? Do you want to be included in my daily recaps on Search Engine Land's daily email digest named the SearchCap? If so, please let me know what your blog URL is.

There are two ways to notify me.

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Also, if you want extra commentary on the search stuff (and some stuff from my personal life), follow me on Twitter.

Posted at 1:37 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (12) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Check out my latest video, I am sick in it. Google AdSense bug preventing payments for six months. URL shortening is tasty. AdSense Twitter units is a bad idea. PageRank without links? Google helps you unrank pages. Track your bot activity. Yahoo improves image previews.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: April 3, 2009
2. Google AdSense Bug Still Holding Payments For Publishers
3. Ultimate URL Shortening Guide
4. Bad Idea: Google AdSense Twitter Units: Twitter Streams in AdSense
5. Getting PageRank Without Getting Links
6. Google's Tips on Unranking For Keywords
7. Tracking Search Bot Activity

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Enhances Image Previews

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 6th, issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for April 6th, 2009:

• Dunkin Donuts says halal is not kosher, City of Brass
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 3, 2009, Search Engine Land
• The Weekly Insider 3-30-2009 to 4-3-09, eVisibility
• FeedBurner Subscriber Count Problems, Perishable Press
• Google en bref - 5 avril 2009 - Partie 1, Zorgloob
• Google Expands One Line SiteLinks : Little Blue Links in SERPS, Search Engine Journal

Posted at 1:17 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Wednesday night is the start of Passover and that means I go offline for four work days, completely offline.

It also means that I might get sick. I typically fall ill on Jewish holidays. I am not sure why. But if you count the times I get sick, the majority of them, fall out on Jewish holidays.

It is likely a physiological thing where I get over stressed from being out of communication, where it impacts me so much that I physically get sick.

In fact, my wife is already concerned that I am going to get sick that she has been asking me how I feel, starting this past Sunday. I honestly hope I don't get sick. I hate getting sick on these holidays. But not sure what I can do to prevent it.

I have work issues. I am a work-aholic. I stress when I am disconnected from work. I handle Shabbos (friday night through saturday night) mostly okay, simply because I do it every week and because most of the world is off those days. But being offline during the work week for two or three days straight, with no means of communication to the business, is incredibly stressful for me.

Starting this Wednesday night, I go completely offline, without turning on a computer, checking email, speaking to the employees, etc, until Saturday night. That is three full days, in a row. I then do it again on Tuesday night, through Thursday night.

It is sad for me to say this, because I should not be feeling this way about the Jewish holidays. I know my body and mind needs the rest, but sometimes, going cold turkey, is more stressful then not being in the daily grind.

In any event, I always manage through it and I wouldn't give it up for anything. I just hope I don't get sick over the holiday.

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

Last year, I flooded my kitchen during the Passover cleaning process.

We have granite counters in our kitchen. There are two ways to make it "kosher for Passover."

(1) Wrap it in tinfoil (you may want to see that post)
(2) Use boiling water to get any "chamez" (bread substance) out of the granite

We prefer to not cover our house in tinfoil, so we opt to use boiling water. Last year, it made a mess and I was not eager to go through that process again.

I heard that people use steamer devices, so we asked around in a local Jewish hardware store and they said, it is a very popular item. We purchased a McCulloch Heavy Duty Steam Cleaner and went on our way.

It is a neat device. You pour 16 oz of water into it. Turn it on and let it boil the water. Then you press the button on the house and it ejects boiling out steam onto the counters. The counters steam up and get really clean.

This is not only faster to work with, it is also much cleaner and much safer.

Oh, it was a ton of fun to use as well. I steamed everything - I felt like a kid.

Posted at 2:00 PM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Is there a keyword specific penalty? AdWords is 502 erroring. Google Docs makes some fixes. FeedBurner reports are dead again. Google AdSense sporting Twitter ad units. Search in Pictures goes 3D.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Is There a Keyword Phrase Specific Penalty?
2. Google AdWords API Suffering From 502 Server Errors
3. Google Docs Fixes Unpublished Bug
4. FeedBurner Subscriber Reports Bug: Major Drops In Counts

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Twitter Google AdSense Ad Units?
2. Search In Pictures: Google 3d Glasses, Yahoo Baseball & Broken Google Mugs

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 3rd, 2009:

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 2, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Site Downtime & Worried About Google? Return 503 Status Code, Sphinn
• FeedBurner Anzeigen Bug, Prometeo.de
• Making a change to how I find content, Planting Seeds
• User Generated Content and SEO (Part 6), semscoop.com

Posted at 1:01 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I am a fairly well connected person - not as well connect as the big names, but for the average person, I am pretty well connected. That comes with pros and cons. I get a lot of prospects interested in talking and eventually some sign up.

What I have been noticing more often these days is that both prospects and clients are asking me things that they learn about me on my personal blog or on Twitter. Two days ago, a client asked me how my cold was going. Today, I spoke with a very nice prospect - who might read this, who had tons to talk to me about in regards to my immediate personal life. He knew I have a cold, he knew I was in Israel last week and he knew more. As we were talking, I was wondering, did I say anything nasty recently? I am not often a nasty person - just not my nature - but I do say things that I regret sometimes.

Like today, I tweeted:

Many SMOs, imo, don't understand the true value of social media --- there, I said it!

If this guy was an SMO, he may have been insulted.

So I wonder, if I ever say things that might hurt my business and earning a living. I know that I am a horrible sales man and it doesn't help me on closing deals or impressing prospects. But do you think my blogging helps or hurts my overall bottom line?

I am honest here. I say things here that I would say in person. In fact, sometimes I am talking to people about something personal and they tell me, "I know, you blogged it." Thing is, I don't often remember blogging it and I thought that instead, I actually told this to a friend not on my blog.

You see my writing style here. Totally fast, quick, tons of spelling mistakes and grammar issues.... I write here like I would talk to a person.

I believe I am a good guy and I believe most people think I am a good guy. So I am thinking that this blog likely helps me earn trust and eventually close more deals. Would you agree?

What is with the picture? I guess most of you get it...

Posted at 3:15 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , RustyBrick | Comments (6) (0)

There are lots and lots of iPhone apps out there and many are backed by big brands. Lilly Gold on her new blog named App Store Marketer posted a Branded iPhone Apps Timeline that plots all the apps release into the iTunes App Store since day one.

Here is that timeline:

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

Daily Search Coverage:

Google wants you on beta AdWords. Analytics not showing AdWords data? PageRank update underway. Google Local Business Center not working for some. Classic Sitelinks are back. Google pays $20 million to search marketers. Microsoft is spending $100 million to gain market share.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Make Sure to Beta Test New Google AdWords Interface
2. Google Analytics Not Tracking AdWords Data Properly? Link Accounts
3. April Fools Google PageRank Update
4. Google Local Business Center Not Functioning For Many
5. See Google "Classic" Sitelinks In Action (One Line Sitelinks)

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Agrees To Pay $20 Million To Search Marketers Over AdWords "Daily Budget”
2. Microsoft To Throw $100 Million At Their Search Market Share Problem

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 2nd, 2009:

• 1 April grappen van vandaag!, Onetomarket Blog
• Barry’s April Fools Joke, WebmasterRadio.FM
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 1, 2009, Search Engine Land
• De aprilgrappen van vandaag!, Onetomarket Blog
• Google、サイトリンク（Sitelinks）の１行バージョン, Yahoo!
• Ikonok, favicon az AdWords hirdetések mellett, DuracellTomi Google blogja

Posted at 9:21 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Last night, Apple approved the iPhone Jewish Radio application we built back about 20 days ago.

It was first rejected because it worked over 3G and Edge. Apple made us make it run over Wifi only. I am not sure why. But we do have a loop hole to get it working on 3G and Edge, if you really need it. ;-)

In any event, we had people already submit new radio stations that we will be adding to the next version. Feel free to submit more!

You can get the iPhone Jewish Radio by clicking here, it is only 99 cents.

Hope you like it!

Posted at 9:05 AM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

I wear sneakers pretty much every day, always had. For as long as I remember wearing sneakers, I have been wearing Nikes. I think because Michael Jordan was my favorite basketball player and he had deals with Nike for the Air Jordan - so I always want Nikes, even to this day.

On my Israel trip, I think my current Nike's broke in probably one of the worst spots. The inner back heal. Here is a picture:

Now, this wouldn't be that bad, but in this case, a hard piece of plastic is coming out from that rip and rubbing against my back heel whenever I walk.

I finally got around to buying new ones via Live Search's Cashback thing on FootLocker.com but I figured I would blog it and see if I can get a refund or a free pair of sneakers from Nike. I will follow up this post with an email to Nike with a link to this post. Who knows, I have received free things from blogging in the past - especially for defective items.

Posted at 3:06 PM | Permalink | Category: Shopping | Comments (7) (0)

Starting this week, I have been informed by my mail man, that they will no longer deliver the mail to the individual suites in my office building.

From now on, they will deliver the mail to the post boxes on the first floor and we need to go downstairs and receive our mail.

Now, I am not complaining. I can use the exercise or con one of the employees to go down for me.

But it is amazing that they keep raising the price of a postal stamp and keep cutting the services. I guess the postal service's budget was cut in the recent round of budget cuts here? I have no idea.

Does the mailman deliver directly to your office's suite? I am sure you get the mail delivered to your home, but office?

Posted at 1:41 PM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (2) (0)

Today is April 1st, also known as April Fools Day. Did you do anything special for the day?

You know what, go to Search Engine Roundtable and read some of the things we saw. Just go, please click, I beg you, please!!!

Last year, on April 1st, I received 7,000 visitors just from Google. I wonder if I can expect something similar this year? I doubt it.

Posted at 1:37 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (1) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Happy April fools! Google Maps slow for you? Do you believe in multiple robots files? Funny Google ads. Wikia Search goes ca-boom. Cuil launches timeline search.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Maps Incredibly Slow? Troubleshoot Issues With Google
2. Multiple Robots.txt Files for Single Domain
3. How Long Should It Take To Rank Well in Google?
4. Funny & Sometimes Evil Google Ads
5. April Fools Day & Search Industry

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Wikia Search To Close Up Shop
2. Cuil Launches Timeline To Search Results
3. April Fools' Day 2009: Google CADIE & More From Search Industry

Daily Link Finds:

This is the April 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 April 1st, 2009:

• April Fools’ Day 2009: Google CADIE & More From Search Industry, Search Engine Land
• Favicon Madness - Are Google and Microsoft taking a leaf out of MIVA’s book?, Latitude Group
• Google Announces Notification Preferences for AdSense, WebProNews
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 31, 2009, Search Engine Land

Posted at 1:34 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak