Writing

How to Guest Blog – NOT!

I've decided I'm just too nice to spammers. Perhaps I was inspired by @JoeHall's post on the ethics of outing SEOs. This one, however, too dumb to move past without giving a little coaching.…

WordPress Citation Spam

This is an interesting bit of WordPress spam. Not going for a link, but instead for a citation, presumably for local search.

Google Hotel Comparison Stealing Searches – Not So Robin Hood

Google has launched a Hotel Comparison engine over the top of paid ads. Is anybody else seeing this? "Up yours, Advertisers"! It's been hard enough for national brands to maintain local rankings, and now…

Rifleman’s Creed

This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.…

Annoying WordPress Spam

Is it too much to ask that the WordPress spammers be a little inventive? I'd almost rather go back to "Great post"! Not having ever been an annoying WordPress spammer, I wonder, does the…

Google Places Guideline Enforcement Plan – from @mblumenthal

Mike Blumenthal of commissioned this funny cartoon about the Google Places Guidelines Enforcement. It doesn't look good for the B&B owner. "Google Places Enforcement Plan"by Margaret Shulock is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution…

New Google Navigation UI – Whoa, Sweet!

Search Influence Brief

Search Influence is a national, full-service, online marketing company based in New Orleans. The only New Orleans company on the 2012 Inc. 500 list, Search Influence is the largest online marketing company on the…

EdgeRank: Explained in 4 Bullets

Facebook search is driven by EdgeRank, FB's internal algorithm: Affinity - demonstrated "like" Edge Weight - depth of connection Recency - Self-explanatory Media Types - Images, Videos, Polls, etc. get more weight So, more…

Scarf Wearing Vespa Riders Likely Own A Mac

It must be true, I read it on Statistical Fiction. Apparently those who ride Vespas and wear scarves are more likely to own a mac! Vennsday Diagram – Mac Owners, Courtesy of Statistical Fiction