April 2008
122 posts
Google Leak – Actual Quality Score Factors... →
One of our PPC peeps, Brittany, found a very interesting article for all you PPC folks on Search Engine Journal today. The article, Google Leaks Quality Score Variable (Pscore, mCPC and thresh) in…
exciting times ahead…more on that later. for now http://youtube.com/watch?v=_V06LZDmtCA
went the whole day without remembering to login to twitter…is that a sign of the apocalypse?
Google Gets Creepy(er?) to Increase Ad Relevancy →
Let’s face it. Google is in a tough position when it comes to user privacy. Google wants to give users the best possible experience and the most relevant search results and ads, but since everyone…
Looks warm outside, but it’s in the 40s and may snow a little tonight. Spring my ass.
US Court Says META Keywords Tag Doesn’t Matter for... →
First off, apologies for the lack of posts over the last week. I was out of the office so things got a bit stale. I’m playing a bit of catch-up on work, but hopefully the posts will settle back to…
good jam for a good friday - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-FbvTJJLM
Survived the skateboard/chooch commute. Skateboarding to work on Fridays is one of my favorite things these days.
Taking the chooch to work - looking forward to hh
Back in the office…spent way too much time approving Commission Junction affiliates today
Glorious, Glorious Nut Shot [3] →
When we are 95 years old and in the twilight of our days, we will still find this kind of shit funny. And we will still be bringing it to you, dear friends, because The Egotist is forever.
Digg homepage bingo - see how quick you can get bingo! http://tinyurl.com/6eo299
Ferrari sends Marlboro logos to the ashtray →
Filed under: Motorsports, Marketing/Advertising, Ferrari
Click above for more pics of the Ferrari F2008 in Bahrain Though most other F1 teams have banished cigarette…
When Does Linkbait Become Black Hat? →
Funny how the SEO world works. SEO practitioners have this inherent problem – when they figure out something works it is both sensible and rewarding to push that method as far as they possibly…
Finishing School with Marla Hooch →
Well if you haven’t figured it out yet, my life is pretty frickin random. Tonight only adds to ball o’ fun.
This past weekend as I was sitting in the airport waiting to board I am playing around…
Video While Driving: My Thoughts on Twitter Spats →
People mentioned in this video: Robert Scoble Hugh McLeod Loren Feldman Shel Israel Fake Shel Israel
Don't Lose Your Cool on Twitter. →
My comments on the ugly behavior that’s taking place on Twitter. Shot while driving. Yes, I know that’s not safe. Author: marketingpunk Keywords: Marketing Punk, marketingpunk,…
Changed my twitter background to a shot I took of Vernazza, Italy. Might be my favorite place on Earth.
Trying to give Sit4Less.com back an extra $800 chair they sent me on accident - got treated like crap for the trouble. WTF?
For those who care - I have had clean hot water at my apt for the last 2 days! Only took them a month and a half to fix it. YAY!
More PPC Hero Goodness: 6 Free Keyword Tools →
This week is keyword research week on the PPC Hero blog, so it’s needless to say that I’m looking forward to each new posts they do. Today’s PPC Hero post got me really excited since it…
Expand Your Keyword List For Free: 6 Keyword Tools... →
As part 2 of our keyword research blog series, I’d like to dive right into the topic of free keyword research tools. One of the first things I think of when someone says keyword…
Epic video for Mario lovers -http://tinyurl.com/5qddw7
Google Twitter and Facebook Rankings →
This is a guest post by AJ Vaynerchuk.
Introduction
Using Shoemoney’s SERPS script, I took the time to see where Twitter and Facebook rank in Google for some popular names in our…
Video: R/C car plays Mario Brothers theme song on... →
Filed under: Time Warp, Videos, Toys
Click above to watch video after the jump After watching this video of a radio-controlled car driving past a line of wine bottles, playing…
Google Website Optimizer Steps Out Of The AdWords... →
Google has announced that AdWords is no longer a requirement for Website Optimizer. In fact, you can now go to google.com/websiteoptimizer and register, for free, to use Website Optimizer,…
Gotta love how kids are expected to get smarter while school admins get dumber http://tinyurl.com/6gapkj
Turn Your iPod Touch into an iPhone (Adam... →
Adam Pash / Lifehacker: Turn Your iPod Touch into an iPhone — The iPhone and iPod touch are almost indistinguishable devices except for one major difference—you can make…
U.C. Berkeley student's Twitter messages alerted... →
Bill Brand / Mercury News: U.C. Berkeley student’s Twitter messages alerted world to his arrest in Egypt — BERKELEY _ When Egyptian police scooped up UC Berkeley graduate journalism…
What's remarkable? →
This morning at 5:05, I drove away from my house outside of New York City. I flew out of White Plains on USAir… and it worked. At 7:25 am, I was at the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. (No,…
Twitter is becoming the octogon for geek fights…god help us.
Home from game…Bugatti Veyron in parking lot along with 2 Ferrari and a Maserati…total hotness.
At avs playoff game - 3 To 0 - Avs
Winner: Design The Modern Board [1] →
The winner of the Design the Modern Board contest sponsored by Design Within Reach and K2 has been announced – and we’ll be damned if this ain’t the freshest board we’ve laid eyed on in quite some…
What's remarkable? →
This morning at 5:05, I drove away from my house outside of New York City. At 7:25 am, I was at the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. (No, my meeting wasn’t at the White House, it was next door,…
Get Structured to Get PPC Profitable →
I ran across a post on the PPC Hero blog today that I thought I would share with you. The post, Un-Clutter & Optimize Your Account with Better Organization does a good job of laying out some…
Is anyone from the affiliate blogging world at adTech?
This site shows how music can be such an amazing thing - http://tinyurl.com/6z4o57
Warm day in Denver, in the upper 70s - tomorrow rain and a chance of snow. Spring it is.
Shel Goes to Venice Beach →
Alright, so the Loren Feldman - Shel Israel spat might be a little out of hand, but you’ve got to admit, Loren is making some entertaining videos. This one really cracked me up.
Why the WRX STI is Magical... →
This video captures the magic of the Subaru WRX STI - sadly, it also shows how underwhelming the new body style is as well. Still, great marketing showing the soul of the STI.
The next Lewis Hamilton? Honda F1 signs... →
Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings, Honda
Imagine getting a contract with a major F1 team before you’re even out of high school. That’s what Lewis Hamilton got with McLaren…
The wealthy gardener →
At a seminar at the local library, someone asked, “how do I make a lot of money blogging?” My guess is that at last week’s seminar, the one on growing orchids, no one raised his hand and said, “how…
Content Is Becoming a Commodity (Sarah... →
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb: Content Is Becoming a Commodity — Over the weekend, it seemed that everyone in the tech blogosphere contributed to the discussion around…
Worldwide food riots caused by rising oil prices and ethanol - http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/14/world.food.crisis/index.html
Venice, CA. →
Yahoo Search Update: April 2008 'Tax' Update →
At the Search Engine Roundtable, I reported about a Yahoo Search update that started this weekend. It appears that there are major shifts taking place in the way Yahoo Search ranks and indexes…
If You Want to Get Flash-y on Your Site – Read... →
I’ll admit it. You can do some amazing stuff with Flash on a website. Great animations, interactive elements, stylization – but Flash is often used at the cost of natural search findability. But…
Sweet jesus, my mouse pointer is on fire!!! http://www.mycar4wholesale.webs.com/
busy busy busy…