Daily Search Coverage:

Google updated PageRank. Google fixed two webmaster tools bugs. SEOs don't like Topsy. Afraid of SEO change? AdWords API added impression share data. SEMs like the new AdWords trademark policy. Yahoo and Google add sport answers.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google May 2009 Toolbar PageRank Update
2. Google Fixes Webmaster Tools Remove URL & Notification Subscriptions
3. SEOs Not Impressed With Topsy Search
4. Should You Fear Changing Your Best SEO Performing Web Page?
5. Google Adds Impression Share Columns to AdWords API
6. Most SEMs Prefer Google's New U.S. AdWords Trademark Policy

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Yahoo Search Adds Team Shortcuts & Google Adds Tennis One Box

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 28th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Do you buy wholesale diamonds online??, Excel Diamonds
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 27, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Techmeme: Image ads join link units (Arlene Lee/Inside AdSense), Techmeme
• Rankingfaktoren für die Regionale Suche, Prometeo.de
• What Hasn’t Changed In SEO/SEM - The Top 6, Dir Journal

Posted at 11:06 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Anyone running their own business or deal with vendors, would likely get a kick out of this.

Posted at 10:53 AM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Excluding sites in AdWords is confusing. Local search ranking factors version two is out. Google adds images to link unit pages. Does Google rank you higher on Tuesdays? Do you trust Google's keyword tool? Yahoo Image Search adds creative commons filter.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Excluding Sites in AdWords is Confusing in New User Interface
2. Version Two of Local Search Ranking Factors Released
3. Google Adds Images To Link Units Pages
4. Does Google Rank Pages Higher on Specific Days of the Week?
5. Do You Trust Google's Keyword Tool?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Image Ads Come To Google AdSense Link Units
2. Yahoo Image Search Adds Creative Commons Filter

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 27th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 26, 2009, Search Engine Land
• 60 Minuten belangloser Scheiß, seoFM
• Finding RSS feeds for Republication, WhyPark Forum
• How to set up google adsense?, Yahoo! Answers

Posted at 9:52 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Do I have to worry if I start finding RustyBrick code marked up with ASCII art of this?

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Just kidding... When I saw the article of Red Bull Cola could be banned in Germany - after traces of cocaine are found in it I joked about our tremendous amount of RedBull (which is now gone) and Jimmy (who hasn't blogged in months) said, "whatever makes us write the code faster right boss!?"

What happens when you try more creative drugs like LSD or Marijuana while coding? Do you see this type of ASCII art in your code comments?

Would be funny but crazy...

Posted at 2:21 PM | Permalink | Category: Just Weird | Comments (1) (0)

About a year and a half ago, I purchased a Western Digital Drive for Time Machine to run as a backup solution while I was at work. About two weeks ago, the drive stopped mounting on my MacBook Pro. I waited it out, tried using Disk Utilities, powered it down for hours and even took the hard drive out. In fact, I took the hard drive out and put it in a desktop and it wouldn't show up. I tried reformatting, no go.

So I decided to purchase a new drive, since this one is dead. The old drive is out of warranty, being over a year. So I decided to not go with Western Digital and went with a Fantom Drive. There is currently a $20 rebate for the drive at certain vendors and NewEgg.com had a $10 instant rebate as well. So I purchased the 1TB drive, which is twice as large as the other drive.

I do hope to partition the drive so that 50% would be used for Time Machine and 50% would be used for video storage. I currently use a Western Digital portable drive for storing my videos, but I rather use a desktop unit, if possible.

Pretty sad I am losing my time machine backups with the WD drive. But I only used Time Machine once or twice in 1.5 years and even then, it wasn't a do or die use of Time Machine.

Keep in mind, I still use Super Duper for bootable cloned backups and that is still working.

Posted at 10:59 AM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (3) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google Maps doesn't like swimmers. Rich Snippets seems to work only in Google US. Do you have hard to deal with clients? Google Analytics poll is in. Google changes click tracking techniques.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Maps Disables Swimming Directions
2. Rich Snippets Showing in Google US & Beyond?
3. Hard Web Design & SEO Clients
4. Google Analytics Users Want Hourly Break Down for Day View

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Search Click Tracking Changed

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 26th, issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for May 26th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Firm Promises the Moon and Stars: SEO Magic, maxprofitcash.com
• Does Google like seo-blogs?, SeoQuake
• Google Search Click Tracking Changed, Search Engine Land
• Warum indexiert Google das @ Zeichen nicht?, Prometeo.de

Posted at 10:46 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

I have been tactfully avoiding the diaper change for about ten-days now. But this morning that all changed when my wife seemed dead tired and begged me to change the baby's diaper. I felt bad and guilty, so I did it, I changed the kid's diaper.

I was hoping to be one of those dads that don't change diapers. Well, maybe I will now be one of those dads that rarely change diapers.

The process wasn't bad. Here is how it went:

1. Grab kid in one arm
2. Set up materials using other arm
3. Place kid down on changing table
4. Remove kid's bottom cloths
5. Slowly take off spoiled diaper, while leaving bottom half on.
6. Clean area with baby wipes
7. Slide diaper off completely
8. Slide new diaper on asap
9. Make sure everything is clean
10. Put on A&D ointment
11. Secure new diaper and flare out parts around legs
12. Put back on cloths
13. Throw trash away
14. Return kid to mom
15. Go to work

Now, it was only a good process because our kid is typically (so far) calm and happy when we change her. Very grateful for that.

Now, if I can only master changing a diaper and using my iPhone at the same time, then I would be set.

FYI, click through on that picture - it is pretty funny stuff.

Posted at 11:23 AM | Permalink | Category: Family | Comments (10) (0)

There are dozens of Jewish newspapers, so we decided to test an ad in one of them, to see if it helps spike up the sales of our Jewish iPhone Apps.

Most the ads in these magazines are cluttered and very salesly. We went with an Applistic approach (at least we hope). Our ad will be on the back cover of the Front Page (a New York based weekly circulation):

How about this. If you are one of the first five to take a picture of yourself with the ad and email it to me barry at rusty, I will give you a free app of your choice from the RB selection.

Posted at 11:14 AM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google and others do a Memorial Day logo or ribbon. Google Webmaster Tools API is buggy. Google has new click tracking in place. Why doesn't Google index at signs? Webmasters will use rich snippet markups. Check out my video recap.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 22, 2009
2. Google Finally Commemorates Memorial Day, Like Yahoo, AOL, Live & Ask.com
3. Recent Google Webmaster Tools API Errors
4. Google Web Search's New Click Tracking
5. Why Google Doesn't Index @ Signs
6. Most Webmasters Will Use Google's New Rich Snippet Markups

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google's Yellow Memorial Day Ribbon & Logos From Other Search Engines

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 25th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 22, 2009, Search Engine Land
• What You Should Do With Black Hat SEOs?, Sphinn
• Firm Promises the Moon and Stars: SEO Magic, arnoldit.com
• Google’s Yellow Memorial Day Ribbon & Logos From Other Search Engines, Search Engine Land
• Pandia Search Engine News Wrap-up May 24, Pandia

Posted at 10:27 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Observant Jewish men put on what is called Tefillin during weekday morning prayer services. I blogged about this when my oldest nephew put them on for the first time - proud moment.

I recently learned that my Tefillin, which I received when I became Bar Mitzvah were not all that great. They were probably "kosher" but they were not much beyond being kosher or what you would consider a quality set of Tefillin. So, I ordered a new pair of Tefillin from a Sofer (Jewish scribe) that turns out to be a blogger also.

I didn't find out the sofer blogs until after I picked up my new set. He told me he has a web site but it stinks compared to his blog. His web site is at MezuzaDepot.com but his blog is at MezuzaDepot.com/Blog.

Tefillin are kind of like diamonds, you need to be able to trust the person who sells them to you. He explained that he can't compete with stores selling Tefillin for $200. He sells higher quality Tefillin (more care goes into making them) then the cheap sellers. The way he shows people who find his web site that he is honest, experienced and trustworthy, is through his blog. I found it funny that someone in the Jewish scribe business understood this. He understands social media and all that blogging stuff, even though he is in the religious business. :)

Anyway, if your in need of quality Jewish products like Tefillin, Mezuzahs, Torahs and so on - this guy is the real deal!

Just too funny... How fitting is it that I bought this from a blogger?

Posted at 3:15 PM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (2) (0)

Remember the other day I shared stats of the Urinal App with you? Well, I checked yesterday and it made it to the number two one spot in the App Store for free apps.

Update: Now number one as of Saturday:

Here is a screen capture:

That number two app was made by us. How cool!

Posted at 3:07 PM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Yahoo Japan updates. Google wants mobile YouTube experts. SEO and Digg don't mix. Color red shows up in PageRank bar. Google enables sharing SearchWiki notes.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Yahoo Search Japan Update: US Update Soon?
2. Mobile YouTube Experts: Share Your Skills With Others on Google
3. SEOs & Digg Like Oil & Water?
4. Color Red in the Google Toolbar PageRank Indicator

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Enables Simpler SearchWiki Notes Sharing

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 22nd, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 21, 2009, Search Engine Land

Posted at 1:59 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Daily Search Coverage:

Google is to blame for my $27 loss. Get DMOZ listings approved. Google adds to Google Suggest. Spam and worms go well together. AdWords adds more transparency. Great video on black hat spammers. Google Image search tests new refinements. Yahoo does voice search on iPhone.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Funny SEM Thread: Google's Fault I Got Scammed
2. Want Your Listing to be Approved in DMOZ? Use Real Titles
3. Google Launches New Search Suggestions & Drops Counts
4. Opening a Can of Worms To Find Search Spam
5. AdWords Advertisers Get More Transparency But Don't Care About It?
6. What You Should Do With Black Hat SEOs?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google Image Search Testing Result Based Search Refinements
2. Yahoo Adds Voice Search To iPhone App

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 21st, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 20, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Freundliche Pflege für betrunkene Webmaster, seoFM
• Google Celebrates “Missing Link” [Dan Collins], proteinwisdom.com
• Google Wants To Know If They Helped You Get Better Rankings, 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums
• Lahmer Server erhöht Google AdSense Einnahmen, Prometeo.de

Posted at 12:27 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Since I am already a dad for over 5 days now, I feel like I have the experience and wisdom to now give new dads advice. Since I would classify myself as a geek, cause I earn geek points with the wife, I geek travel, I got geek pants, I have an LED license plate, I only buy shirts with pockets for my phone, amongst other things, I figured I share some of my advice.

• Sleep as much as you can prior, during and after delivery. The nurses tell you this, but you are too wired and excited or nervous to actually do it. But do it.
• Make sure your wife does the same, it is even more important for her.
• Take many pictures and sync them up to your mobile device, this way you have them when every other person asks you for a picture.
• Bring a laptop and make sure your hospital has wifi (or bring wireless with you
• Don't Twitter or blog the delivery if your wife doesn't want it
• Put away all computers and phones when the time is right (probably when contractions get heavy).
• Don't take them out until you get an approval from your wife
• First use them only for baby purposes (i.e. pictures, calling family, etc.)
• Practice holding baby like object (dolls maybe at first) and using computer and mobile devices (comes in handy later)

I am sure there are more tips, but since I am only 5 days into this, I am a bit exhausted, which makes it hard to think - plus I am only 5 days into this!

I would like to thank everyone for all the wonderful comments via the blog, email, IM, phone, Twitter, and even snail mail. For those that sent flowers, cards, baskets and gifts - thank you so much.

It was not necessary but it shows my wife that being a geek is not only part of my job but shows there is a community of geeks out there that care about you.

Isn't that onesie incredibly cute? Oh, that is not a hint to buy it for me - trust me. I am not sure if my wife would want 20 "My Dad's a Geek" Onesies.

Posted at 1:22 PM | Permalink | Category: Family | Comments (3) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Lots of topics since I paused with these recaps, please just scan them below.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Wants To Know If They Helped You Get Better Rankings
2. Microsoft Getting Ready to Launch New Search Engine - Kumo? Bing? Live? MSN?
3. Earn More AdSense Money By Slowing Down Your Server
4. Google AdSense Webinar on Getting Paid Scheduled for Tomorrow
5. Big List of Interview Questions for SEO Candidates
6. Daily Search Forum Recap: May 19, 2009
7. SEO Companies Springing Up "Like Dandelions"
8. Google Squared Fun
9. Do I Have a Google Penalty?
10. Google News Get Update & Blog Search Gets Improved
11. Poll: Do You Like Google's New AdWords Trademark Policy?
12. Daily Search Forum Recap: May 18, 2009
13. Google Updates Backlink Data in New Webmaster Tools
14. Google AdSense Advisor Heads to Barbados for Vacation
15. SEO Consultants: Do You Have SEO Liability Strategy?
16. Thank You - Scheduling This Week
17. Taking Day Off - I Had a Girl

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Microsoft Kumo Features Being Tested In The Wild?
2. Google Offering "Expert Advice" To Some AdWords Advertisers
3. Google's Missing Link Fossil Logo
4. Christin Engelberth Wins Google 4 Doodle 2009 Competition

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 20th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Google Services Go Down For Many, Search Engine Land
• Head to Head: Old and New AdWords Interfaces, SEOptimise
• Take Care of Your Links, SEO2Blog
• Weekend Roundup for the Week of 5/10/09, SEOmoz
• Caution! rel=”nofollow” Discussion, SEO.com
• AdWords Trademark Policy Change: Possible Consequences, SEO Hong Kong
• Beyond The Hype, Twist Image
• Congrats Barry Schwartz On New Baby Girl!, Search Engine Land
• Google Penalty “Check List”, 2-be-on.com
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 14, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Taking Day Off - I Had a Girl, Sphinn
• What Happens When Google Encounters a Fail Whale, Maine SEO Blog

Posted at 12:52 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0)

Moving on up! For the first time in our iPhone development history, we have an app that hit the top ten spot in the iPhone App Store. The Urinal Test App built under the IntuApps brand for publisher Hachette is now number 9 in the App Store top free apps list. Here is a picture:

To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to share the scores from those who participated in the game. Top score is 25, here is the chart:

Here is some of the breakdown:

• 19% or most people scored a 22
• 18% scored 21
• 15.5% scored a 23
• 13.5% scored a 20
• 9% scored a 24
• 8.75% scored a 19

Those are the top occurrences for scores on this app.

Posted at 10:59 AM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (1) (0)

Baby Girl!!! More later...

Me with my baby:

Posted at 5:58 AM | Permalink | Category: Family | Comments (103) (0)

I need a life. I just played Flight Control after learning that my high score was beaten by a client and I scored a 189!

So I was promoted to a captain:

To become a "test pilot" I need to land 280+ planes!?!?!

Someone actually landed 261 planes? Wow, those are fast fingers.

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

Acupuncture, real or fake, helps aching back: study from Reuters reports on a study that showed using needles or toothpicks have the same effect on people.

Acupuncture brought more relief to people with back pain than standard treatments, whether it was done with a toothpick or a real needle, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that raises new questions about how acupuncture works.

There are some people who say that piercing the skin is not required. Well, if anything, this study kind of proves it.

After eight weeks, 60 percent of the patients who got any type of acupuncture reported significant improvement in their ability to function compared with those who got standard medical care alone.

But there was no significant difference in the pain relief people got from the acupuncture using needles or from toothpicks.

I have never personally received or seen an acupuncture procedure.

Posted at 10:19 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Interesting | Comments (1) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Don't cloak and not know about it. Google missing backlinks. More porn on Google Gadgets. Twitter flip flops on replies. AdSense has a linux bug. Edelman says Google inflates conversions.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Case of Accidental Search Engine Cloaking
2. Google's New Webmaster Tools Is Missing My Backlinks
3. More Nudity & Pornography Found in Google Gadgets
4. Twitter @ Replies, Neither Here Nor There
5. Empty Google AdSense Ads is Linux Bug

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Ben Edelman Accuses Google Of Conversion Inflation Fraud

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 14th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• How I Cloaked My Way To LOWER Rankings, seoroi.com
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 13, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Graphics & Link Building, UK Business Forums
• Linking AdWords to Google Base, Search Engine Watch Forums
• Will You Use Google's New "Rich Snippets" Markups?, Sphinn

Posted at 10:14 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

An hour or so ago, I Tweeted a question, "Am I a Twitter Snob?"

People then asked me how would I define a Twitter Snob. Well, here is how I would define a Twitter snob, and please don't take offense (I classify myself in some of these categories):

• Very hesitant to follow others
• Tries to not reply to people with @name
• Rarely ReTweets
• When you have a Twitter convo going, they will use methods off of Twitter to give you their thoughts
• They have a rule on the number of times they Tweet per day

I might classify myself as a Twitter snob because I sometimes think twice before following people and replying to people.

Maybe "snob" is a strong word. More about "hoarding" Twitter followers, like one would with Google PageRank.

Are you a Twitter snob?

Posted at 12:44 PM | Permalink | Category: Blogging | Comments (10) (0)

Last night, I attempted to add TV hookups to a couple rooms in my house. I went to Home Depot, not the new Lowes (in my area), and I bought the materials. I researched everything online and was all ready to go.

I head up to the attic and start scoping things out. What I find are dozens and dozens of wires. About 4 different wires all look to be the same RJ6 wire type. I am not sure if I can split that cable without it impacting other devices (i.e. alarm or phone).

I then decide to see if I can locate where I would drop down the wires. I see some holes from the ceiling, with wires piped through to rooms. Thing is, I don't see the same holes in the area I would need to pipe through my wires.

I search around more, keep in mind, it feels like it is 100 degrees in the attic. After about 30 - 45 minutes, I decide it is best to hire a professional. I close everything up, without making any holes in any walls and head back into the house.

This morning, I called Verizon to do the hookup for me. I actually wish I could have done it. I know I can do the cable cutting, crimping, etc, but I am not confident I can figure out which cables to splice and where exactly to drop it without causing issues that I cannot reverse.

I failed. :-(

Posted at 12:32 PM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (3) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google tests product links in AdWords. Google AdSense does more webinars. Safka leaves Ask. Google tests new Webmaster Tools design. Google launches wonder wheel and search options. Google allows richer snippets. Google's webmaster tools data not available bug is fixed.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Testing One Line Product Links in AdWords
2. Google AdSense Orientation Webinar To Be More Personal
3. Jim Safka Leaves Ask.com For Personal Reasons
4. Google Webmaster Tools Tests New Design
5. Google Wonder Wheel & Search Options Go Live
6. Will You Use Google's New "Rich Snippets" Markups?
7. Google Fixed "Data Not Available" Webmaster Tools Bug

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. AdWords Test Quick Links To Product Results

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 13th, issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for May 13th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Google Testing One Line Product Links in AdWords, Sphinn
• Juicy Links: April 27 - May 1, Exclusive Concepts Blog
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 12, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Some great AdSense links today to help make money online, Christopher Ross
• AdWords Test Quick Links To Product Results, Search Engine Land
• David Szetela Tweeted This Yesterday..., Clix Marketing PPC Blog
• Normaler Dienstäglicher Wahnsinn, seoFM
• TaT..., Internetmarketing News

Posted at 10:13 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Clearly, I was not the only one to receive these chocolate grass hoppers from grasshopper.com today. I was not able to eat them, because grasshoppers are not kosher, but the RustyBrickers wanted to try them out.

Here is a video of them chowing down on the grasshoppers:

Here are pictures of the grasshopper with the chocolate cracked off:

A still image - just before eating them:

Packaging on the bottom left...

Posted at 3:45 PM | Permalink | Category: Food , RustyBrick | Comments (7) (0)

Today is Lag BaOmer, so we decided to do a little theme for the Search Engine Roundtable. Here is info on Lag BaOmer and typically, people do bonfires for the event.

Posted at 2:21 PM | Permalink | Category: Religion | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

How do you get links? Google May update? Link AdWords to Analytics? Most didn't update privacy policy. Most don't like new AdWords. Google tests one line product links in AdWords. Vote for Google Doodle. Google sued by trademark owners. MSN QnA to close. Why did Google Radio Ads fail?

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Convincing People To Link To You Via Email
2. Small Google May 2009 Update?
3. New: Link Google AdWords Conversions To Google Analytics
4. Most Google AdSense Publishers Have Not Updated Their Privacy Policies
5. 56% of Google Advertisers Dislike New AdWords Interface
6. Google Testing One Line Product Links in AdWords

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Vote For Second Annual Google 4 Doodle Competition
2. Google Sued For Infringing On All Texas Trademark Owners
3. Microsoft Shutting Down QnA, Questions & Answers Site
4. Why Google Radio Ads Failed

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 12th, issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for May 12th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Inside the Googleplex Video and Pictures, SEOCompany.CA
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 11, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Google Profile und der Celebrity Filter, www.prometeo.de

Posted at 2:18 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Since I was successful at doing some plumbing work, I think I might want to try to do some networking work. I currently only have coaxial TV jacks in the master bedroom. I would love for every room to be TV ready (not that I will have my kids watching TV) but it would be nice to have. Plus, it would be great to learn how to do this, so I add this skill-set to my toolbox.

I reviewed the Lowes and Home Depot how to guides and it seems like this might be something I can do.

Material and Tool wise, I would need the following:

• Wire Stripper
• Crimp Tool
• Fish Tape
• RG-6 cable
• F-Connectors
• F-Connector Jacks
• Wall Plates
• CATV Cable Splitter

My main concern is the fishing part, fishing the cable into the rooms from the attic.

Anyway, I will scope out the details tonight in my attic and if it looks doable, I will go to either Home Depot or Lowes to get the tools and materials.

Like I said, I would love to be able to add this skill to my toolbox.

Posted at 12:06 PM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (4) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Check out my video. Happy mom's day! Click Forensics claims predictions. Old links valuable? Can you beat Wikipedia? Yahoo does favorite icons. My Google Profile doesn't work. Hackers take over Google Morocco. Google News shows off more clustering technology.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 8, 2009
2. Happy Mother's Day Logos From Google & Search Industry (2009)
3. Click Forensics's Software Promises Conversion Predictions
4. How Long Do Old Links Last In SEO?
5. Poll: Can You Beat a #1 Wikipedia Google Ranking?
6. Yahoo Search Ads Also Testing Favicons
7. Why Does My Google Profile Not Show For A Google Search?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Happy Mother's Day Logos From Google & Other Search Engines
2. Hackers Take Control Of Google Morocco For Several Hours
3. Google News Clusters Changes User Interface & Features

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 11th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Aplicaciones gratis de gripe porcina para iPhone/iPod, Applediario
• Matt Cutts Uses His Blog To Mess With Google Search, Sphinn
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 8, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Sphinn - Google Gadget Porn Becomes an Issue, Sphinn
• Svinjska gripa stigla i na iPhone, MediaKing.hr
• Uporabnikom iPhona bo v kratkem na voljo aplikacija, ki v živo spremlja širjenje nove gripe, Dnevnik
• Happy Mother’s Day, Search Engine Land
• 5 blogs para aprender SEO, BitSignals
• Google's new referral URL, Pandia

Posted at 9:10 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

My home is on lock down all the time. We have a pretty good home security system and we use it all the time. When we are home and awake, it is set. When we go to sleep, it goes into lock down mode.

Basically, if you are awake in my house when I put the alarm in lock down, it goes off. So don't wander around or make too much noise.

In any event, on very rare occasions, I forget to disable the alarm after I wake up. I forgot this morning.

Oh boy does that really wake you up. I turn the corner and bam! Alarm sound goes blasting. You know that feeling when you are so tired and confused, you don't know which way to turn? Well, you feel some of that during that siren wailing. Then you get your composure, and head towards the nearest alarm keypad. You punch in the code and breath a sigh of relief.

That was my early morning, after finding out Gmail went offline for a bit.

Related Posts:

• Forgot to Activate Smoke Alarms :: 7 Months Later, June 2008
• Alarms & Sirens Going Off During Meeting in Grand Central Station, September 2006

Posted at 3:00 PM | Permalink | Category: Homey | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Wolfram was live, but will go live. Gmail goes offline. Live Search Mobile ads video and baseball. Google News image bugs. Matt Cutts tests 302s. Video of Google's office. AdWords API notice for budget optimizer. AdSense wants flash versus static ad controls. How to remove your social from Google. Search in Pictures is new.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google News Bug Shows Black/Blank Images
2. Matt Cutts Uses His Blog To Mess With Google Search
3. Video of the Googleplex
4. Google AdWords API Users: Budget Optimizer Changes Coming
5. AdSense Publishers Want To Allow Image Ads But Disallow Flash Ads
6. Google, Remove My Social Security Number

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Wolfram Alpha Now Live (Er, Was Live)
2. Gmail Goes Offline Again
3. Live Search Mobile Adds Videos & Baseball Scores
4. Search In Pictures: Google Aptera, A Yahoo Pint & Kids At Google

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 8th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 7, 2009, Search Engine Land
• ATTENTION Local Businesses - Check Your Listing on Google Maps!, Search Engine Optimization Eblog
• How Google Maps Can Seriously Hurt Your Business, Sphinn
• More on Google Web Search's New Referral Strings, Sphinn
• Survey Reveals Search Marketing Unemployment Figures, Impact Media

Posted at 11:44 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

This morning, I woke up in a panic. I had a nightmare! The dream is a bit foggy to me now, but I'll try to recap the main points.

Somehow, I ended up in a cell phone store. Somehow, they convinced me to trade in my iPhone for a Blackberry. I honestly do not know how they convinced me to do so. But I gave up my iPhone and had a blue Blackberry device.

I came home or left the store and was with friends. I then take out my phone and I see it is a Blackberry. I begin to panic. I need my iPhone, I am lost with this junky Blackberry.

I then wake up and look around and see my iPhone in my trusty iHome. I felt a overwhelming relief and then went back to bed.

What a nightmare! I am not kidding.

Posted at 11:00 AM | Permalink | Category: Just Weird | Comments (4) (0)

Okay, so I ordered my Google Profile business cards and the only issue is that they don't work. Here is a picture of the card:

Technically, you are now suppose to enter into Google the name Barry Schwartz and then see my Google Profile in the search results. But when I search for that, I don't see a Google Profile, I see search results! Why would I give this card to people if it doesn't work?

Here is a screen capture of the search results. For more screen captures of me unboxing my Google Profile Business Cards, see Flickr.

I actually ordered two, I got two profiles one at google.com/profiles/cartoonbarry and the other at google.com/profiles/barry.schwartz.

Posted at 12:32 PM | Permalink | Category: Business , SEO Tips | Comments (11) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google Maps can hurt business. Google's new strings. Google Gadget porn. Twitter tries to out Google, Google. Google drops calls. We got 7 percent SEM unemployment.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. How Google Maps Can Seriously Hurt Your Business
2. More on Google Web Search's New Referral Strings
3. Google Gadget Porn Becomes an Issue
4. Twitter Aims to Make Twitter Search More Relevant
5. Google's Call Tracking & Free 800#s Discontinued
6. 7% Unemployment In Search Marketing Industry

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Twitter Search To Crawl Links & Add Ranking Algorithm
2. Search Marketing Industry Feeling 7% Unemployment?

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 7th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• 'Consumer Reports' Seeks Links Or Prank?, MediaPost
• Flu Software, DevTopics
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 6, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Techmeme: Showcase your site with Google Ad Planner's Publisher Center (Wayne Lin/Inside AdSense), Techmeme
• Buying old domains for SEO (Experiment), seogadget.co.uk
• Don’t let your competitors close you down on Google, Search Clinic Blog
• Google's Ad Planner Publisher Center, Cre8asite Forums
• Search Marketing Industry Feeling 7% Unemployment?, Search Engine Land
• Techmeme: Cool changes coming to Twitter Search (Rafe Needleman/CNET News), Techmeme
• Track Swine Flu with your iPhone, Cellphone9

Posted at 12:23 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

When I was younger, I lived to play basketball. I played every second I had. I played during lunch, breakfast, of course during gym and even during the 7 minute break between classes. Over the course of thousands of basketball games, I have broken most of my fingers over and over again.

My right hand pinky finger was broken so many times that I think I developed what is called Boutonniere deformity of the finger. It is basically where you cannot lay your finger on a flat surface and have your finger remain flat on that surface. My finger has been like that since some time in high-school. I forget exactly what year it happened.

Why am I bringing this up now? Well, I still play basketball a couple times per week. I have not really broken or 'jammed' a finger in a while, probably over two years now. Last night, during a game, I think I broke my left hand pinky finger. I thought to myself, wow - it has been a while since I did that. In any event, it is now all blue, purple and puffy. No, I did not seek medical attention (it is just a finger), nor did I put ice on it. It will get better by itself.

Oh, I must of had like 10 steals during the game, prior to the finger incident. Not bad for a large man.

Anyway, for more info on boutonniere finger, see eORTHOPOD or WebMD. There are also some serious picture of what this looks like on real hands on Google Images. Mine is not that bad, i.e. the deformity is very minor.

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

Daily Search Coverage:

Google tests new comment link, a new video filter and finance home page. Google Ad Planner launches a publisher center. Is Consumer Reports conducting mass link exchanges? We got the May Google webmaster report. AdWords loosens global trademark policies.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Replaces Comments Bubble with "Review This Site" Link
2. Detailed Screen Captures of Google's New Ad Planner Publisher Center
3. Consumer Reports Conducting Link Exchange Requests?
4. Google Testing Video Filters on Video Search
5. May 2009 Google Webmaster Report

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google AdWords Opens Up Trademarked Bidding To Most Countries
2. Google Asks Publishers For Site Metrics With Ad Planner
3. Google Search, Video & Finance Testing Interface Changes

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 6th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Avis d'expert : Comment créer du trafic sur son site Web, Journal Dunet
• Google Asks Publishers For Site Metrics With Ad Planner, Search Engine Land
• Google Replaces Comments Bubble with "Review This Site" Link, Sphinn
• Google Search, Video & Finance Testing Interface Changes, Search Engine Land
• May 2009 Google Webmaster Report... (SEO Round Table), TechNews.AM
• Problems with Google Analytics, Google Blogoscoped Forum
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 5, 2009, Search Engine Land

Posted at 12:03 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Tamar asked me if I hired a new guy named Matthew Hull recently. I said no, I have no idea who he is. Tamar then explained this guy came up for a search on rustybrick on Facebook. It showed that the term matched for his "Job" and Tamar wondered if we hired this guy, who was from Edinburgh.

The answer was no and I had no idea who he was. That didn't stop me from immediately asking him to be my Facebook friend. ;-) And Tamar messaged him, asking him if he worked for us.

He replied and said he works at www.rustybrickdesigns.com. Taking a quick look at the site, it does look like this company does real physical home construction. We, the real rustybrick.com, of course, does real construction, i.e. web construction.

I found it pretty funny that a construction company would use the name, RustyBrick. Maybe I can refer him all my leads for physical construction requests we get here, fairly often?

Posted at 1:48 PM | Permalink | Category: RustyBrick | Comments (0) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google Checkout goes fully paid. Googler leaves organic for paid search. Google News should add a bias filter? Google webinar on AdSense. Google Analytics bugging out more. Expired domains come back in Google in a few days. Web directories want more attention. Live Search to drop Search and Give and SearchPerks.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Google Checkout Begins Charging Fees: Time To Drop Google?
2. Googler Drops Organic Search For Paid Search
3. Google News Should Add a Liberal to Conservative Slider (Filter)
4. Google Hosting Implementation/Optimization AdSense Webinar May 7th
5. Google Analytics "Error Had Been Detected" Message Issue
6. Oops, My Domain Expired & Google Delisted My Site

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Don't Forget About Us, The Web Directories
2. Goodbye Live Search And Give & SearchPerks

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 5th, issue of a daily post that will contain links to commentary of the posts over at the Search Engine Roundtable. All links I find throughout the day that ad some commentary to the posts written over at the Search Engine Roundtable, will be in the Daily Link Finds. The purpose is two fold: (1) To help people find discussion around our articles and (2) To thank people for linking to us. How do I find these links? Only one way, via a Google Blog Search link command, so make sure that (1) you are in Google Blog Search and (2) link to us.

Daily Link Finds for May 5th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Reactions to Wolfram|Alpha from around the Web, Wolfram|Alpha Blog
• Search Engine Marketing News - May 4, 2009, SageRock
• Don’t Forget About Us, The Web Directories, Search Engine Land
• Le Blog: links for 2009-05-03, GuiM.fr
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 4, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Swine Flu Tracker iPhone Application, Gadgetizer.com

Posted at 1:16 PM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Last week, I gave you all a preview of our Swine Flu app and didn't expect much from it.

We built it, because there were tons of desktop and browser based mashups to get information on the Swine Flu. So we thought it would be both useful and cool to create a location-aware version for the iPhone. So we did.

I then blogged about it and decided to tip off TechCrunch about it. TechCrunch was kind enough to write about it minutes after I tipped them off. The title TC used was awesome: Want To Avoid Swine Flu? There's An App For That Too.

After that, the news took on like wild fire - kinda like an epidemic (pun is intended). CNN covered it, Fox News, TG Daily, and so many more magazines and publications. The BBC actually did a phone interview with me, I assume to broadcast on BBC Radio or TV (we did it over Skype). Plus, I have almost 200 comments on the original blog post.

This was not through Digg or Reddit or Twitter, this was through mainstream media.

Honestly, I did not think it would cause so much discussion or press. I am a bit in awe and shock.

I really wanted more press for our iPhone apps and I guess we got it. But seriously, did not think it would come from this.

Update: Here is some (not even close to all) the press about the app:

• An iphone application to track Swine Flu across the country, Tech Innovations
• Swine Flu fever hits iPhone, TG Daily
• Swine flu mania in the App Store: iPhone application coming soon, iPhone Footprint
• Want to avoid Swine Flu? There’s an app for that, too, STLtoday
• Want to avoid Swine Flu? There’s an iPhone app for that, too, MacDailyNews
• Developer hopes to bring home the bacon with swine flu app, Pocket Picks
• Emergency Mapping, dailywireless.org
• geek speak - Swine Flu Apps For iPhone/iPod, collapsemag.com
• iPhone App Tracks Spread of Swine Flu Virus, Fox News
• Swine flu iPhone app awaiting approval, CNN.com
• Swine Flu tracking app for iPhone, TechShout
• Influenza dell'indirizzo IP nella SEO, Seo Point
• Swine Flu Tracker, CouleurGeek
• Suivre la Grippe A sur iPhone, TechnoBlog
• How the Swine Flu is Affecting Search, Maine SEO Blog
• Life in the Digital Age (FYS 100 J), WFU
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 30, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Sigue a la gripe porcina desde tu iPhone o iPod, iPodTotal
• Swine Flu Tracker App For iPhone Awaits Approval, iPhone Savior
• Want To Avoid Swine Flu? There's An App For That Too., Washington Post
• Want To Avoid Swine Flu? There’s An App For That Too., TechCrunch
• iPhone app tells you how, where to avoid swine flu, TechRadar UK
• iPhone Swine Flu Map App, Time To Get Panicky, SoftSailor
• SWINE FLUTHERE'S AN APP FOR THAT TOO!, OutNext
• Techmeme: Want To Avoid Swine Flu? There's An App For That Too. (MG Siegler/TechCrunch), Techmeme

Update: Here is the audio interview from the BBC's Newshour on May 4th, 2009 the clip starts at 32:30 or so. Here is the trimmed down version, thanks to @syneryder:

Posted at 12:17 PM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (2) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Check out my latest video. Google not paying Israeli publishers. Google Analytics does graphs different. Google knows the answer to the crossword puzzle. Live Search has malformed headers. Wolfram Alpha is the real deal. Google's lower payments is due to? We have an update on ShoeMoney versus Google.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 1, 2009
2. Google AdSense Not Paying Some Israeli Publishers
3. Google Analytics Changes Graph To Show Only Days Selected
4. Google Knows The Answer To NY Times Crossword Puzzle
5. Live Search's HTTP Headers Malformed
6. Wolfram Alpha : The Real Thing
7. Lack of Google AdWords Coupons Causing Lower AdSense Earnings?

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. An Update On ShoeMoney Vs. Google Employee Trademark Case

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 4th, 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 May 4th, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• An iphone application to track Swine Flu across the country, Tech Innovations
• Increasing The Length Of Your Google Adwords Title, WebProNews
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 1, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Swine Flu fever hits iPhone, TG Daily
• Swine flu mania in the App Store: iPhone application coming soon, iPhone Footprint
• Want to avoid Swine Flu? There’s an app for that, too, STLtoday
• Want to avoid Swine Flu? There’s an iPhone app for that, too, MacDailyNews
• Developer hopes to bring home the bacon with swine flu app, Pocket Picks
• Emergency Mapping, dailywireless.org
• geek speak - Swine Flu Apps For iPhone/iPod, collapsemag.com
• iPhone App Tracks Spread of Swine Flu Virus, Fox News
• Swine flu iPhone app awaiting approval, CNN.com
• Swine Flu tracking app for iPhone, TechShout
• Wolfram Alpha and this week's search engine news (May 2), Pandia
• Influenza dell'indirizzo IP nella SEO, Seo Point
• Swine Flu Tracker, CouleurGeek
• Suivre la Grippe A sur iPhone, TechnoBlog

Posted at 10:50 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak

Update: I beat this score and I am now at 187 planes landed, yippeee.

I am a bit addicted to the Flight Control game on the iPhone. The point of the game is to land as many planes in a row without crashing them into each other. You set the flight path and have them land on the correct run way.

In any event, my high score is 108 127, how about you?

Update: Someone commented asking for the "fligh traffic" so I decided to play again and I hit 127. Here is the current flight traffic during the time of the crash... Doesn't look that busy during the crash, but I landed like 6 planes within seconds of each other right after the crash...

Beat that!

Posted at 4:34 PM | Permalink | Category: iPhone | Comments (9) (0)

If anyone has emailed me, they know I reply very quickly. It has to do with my email OCD issues.

So when I get spam emails in my inbox, I am not a happy camper. But that is exactly what I have been seeing a lot of since this Friday. Spam spam spam, in my inbox. Yea, I use the same spam filter most of you use, Google App's Gmail spam filtering. Don't get me wrong, it still blocks a ton of spam. But since Friday, a week ago, I have been getting many many more spam emails then I ever have received before.

My email address is really old, from 1998. So it gets spam. But Google has been very good about blocking the spam out.

So why all of a sudden am I getting tons of spam in my inbox?

I think I know why. I decided to use the "opt out" links on some (not all) mass emails. Maybe, since I used that link, they found out I look at my emails and didn't unsubscribe me, but rather added me to more lists. I really think it has to do with that.

I asked others on the same domain as me and other Gmail users, and they did not notice any change in spam levels.

Possible issues:
(1) Bug with Google on my specific account
(2) Getting more spam in general, thus more come through (opt out thing)
(3) Everyone is getting more spam in their inbox

Posted at 2:34 PM | Permalink | Category: Computers | Comments (0) (0)

Last night I was thinking about my life and how I blog a lot (yea, very deep stuff) and it occurred to me that my wife married a blogger. I was blogging well before we got married. Not many bloggers I work with can say that.

My blogging obsession (including my work obsession), was something she was aware of before we got married. Some spouses can say, you weren't like this when we were married. Not my wife. ;-)

I was justing thinking of the married crew at Search Engine Land and the majority of them were married before "blogging." I think Danny was a journalist before getting married, but there wasn't such a thing as blogging back then. Chris Sherman, Greg Sterling, even Matt McGee, I think were all married before blogging. So it is cool if their wives complain about their constant need to post things to a blog.

But my obsession was pre-marriage, so no complaints. ;-)

Honestly, like I have said time after time. I am a lucky man. My wife is extremely patient with me, extremely good about my obsessions and very supportive. I am not suggesting that my wife complains, she never does. It was just a deep thought by Barry Schwartz from last night.

And since I am a blogger, I had to blog it.

(Oh, the picture above is from me blogging while driving, which I have done many times.)

Posted at 10:39 AM | Permalink | Category: Blogging , Family | Comments (6) (0)

Daily Search Coverage:

Google loves one upping others. Google on $30,000 taken from advertiser? Should we opt in to nofollow? Yell threatens Google rankings? 503 those coming soon pages. Make money on Swine Flu through Google. SEOs use interns for link building.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

1. Should Google Go The Rel=Follow Route? Opt In vs. Opt Out
2. Yell.com Threatening Drop in Google Rankings?
3. SEO Tip: NoIndex Or 503 Site Coming Soon Pages
4. Swine Flu Concern Helping With Google AdSense Revenue?
5. Most SEOs Use Interns For Link Building

Search Engine Land Topics:

1. Google: I'll One Up That Newcomer
2. Google, Give Me My $30,000 Back!

Daily Link Finds:

This is the May 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 May 1st, 2009:

Daily Link Finds

• Google, Give Me My $30,000 Back!, Search Engine Land
• How the Swine Flu is Affecting Search, Maine SEO Blog
• Life in the Digital Age (FYS 100 J), WFU
• SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 30, 2009, Search Engine Land
• Sigue a la gripe porcina desde tu iPhone o iPod, iPodTotal
• Swine Flu Tracker App For iPhone Awaits Approval, iPhone Savior
• Want To Avoid Swine Flu? There's An App For That Too., Washington Post
• Want To Avoid Swine Flu? There’s An App For That Too., TechCrunch
• iPhone app tells you how, where to avoid swine flu, TechRadar UK
• iPhone Swine Flu Map App, Time To Get Panicky, SoftSailor
• PPC News Round Up for May 1, 2009, PPC Hero
• SWINE FLUTHERE'S AN APP FOR THAT TOO!, OutNext
• Techmeme: Want To Avoid Swine Flu? There's An App For That Too. (MG Siegler/TechCrunch), Techmeme

Posted at 10:37 AM | Permalink | Category: Daily Link Finds , Daily Search Coverage | Comments (0) (0) | Speak