October 2008
37 posts
Rejected...Soooooo Good →
A friend just sent me a video I’ve mentioned here before - Rejected. Now it’s on YouTube, so I thought I better put it up. One of the greatest cartoons ever.
I’m picturing these pirates as El Guapo from Three Amigos - http://tinyurl.com/3gpn6g
September 2008
37 posts
Yahoo Search Update & Google Toolbar PageRank... →
Search Engine Roundtable reports based on a WebmasterWorld thread that Yahoo Search is undergoing an update. Several webmasters have noticed significant changes in the Yahoo Search results. We…
Opposites Fail →
Submitted by Alice
Working from DazBog this afternoon…nice to be out of the home office.
Just tried to loan money on Kiva.org…can’t find a single unfunded loan. Amazing!
HOLY COW! PIRATES WITH TANKS! http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/25/ukraine.ship.seized.ap/index.html
When IT Says There Isn’t Time for SEO Training →
One the best things you can do for successful SEO is equip the development team with SEO knowledge, and this requires more than a 30 minute presentation. Unfortunately, IT often pushes…
Google Says, Don't Rewrite Dynamic URLs To Static... →
Almost two years ago, Google updated their guidelines to say that they can now properly handle crawling dynamic URLs. But last night, Google posted a blog entry now telling webmasters not to use…
Payment Fail →
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Submitted by DM
Rappin' Search Engines and a Little Bonus →
I ran across The Search Engine Rap Battle today and all I got to say is WOW. Hilarious concept, great execution. I’m loving the fact that some of these jokes are so nerd-o-riific. Here they are:
Preparing for the F1 Singapore Night Race →
This week all of the Formula 1 racing teams are preparing for the first ever race at night. The venue, the city of Singapore. I think I speak for every F1 fan in saying that this weekend’s race…
James Bond Working as a Chef? →
Spotted this at a restaurant in the Poble Nou neighborhood in Barcelona.
VIDEO: Honda's singing road has no fans, paved... →
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Honda
Click above for view the video
To market a dinosaur exhibit at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan, the orgnizers painted…
Manhood Fail →
Submitted by Victor S
If You Build It SEO-Friendly, They Will Come →
“So I audited the website, made all kinds of great SEO recommendations, and nothing. None of them got implemented. Not a single one.” Sound familiar? This story is told all too often,…
VIDEO: McLaren makes a Singapore Sling Zing →
Filed under: Motorsports, Euro, Marketing/Advertising, Videos
Click the image above to view the video
We know that McLaren has a sense of humor, we simply never know when…
Noun Area →
noun area bathing adjective forbidden
Engrish Photo By: Danny B
View from the new office is amazing. Can see the Mediterranean, Sagrada Familia, Monjuic, etc. Basically, all of Barcelona. Wow!
Looking forward to a night of cheap Spanish wine at my flat and Flight of the Concords DVDs…is that bad?
Car Fail →
Submitted by Ion
Piece In Heart, Fragrance In Mouth →
Elaborate Bacon
Piece in heart Fragrance in mouth
Engrish Photo By: Anna H
Bill and Jerry Get Real for Microsoft [18] →
The folks at CP+B are at it again with more shenanigans of Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. What happens when they move in with “real” people? Does it bring the funny? More importantly, does it…
Targeted Demographic Fail →
Submitted by Jonathan. Photo taken in Tel Aviv.
Heading back to Barcelona tomorrow. The good news, only one stopover in London. Woohoo!
BoingBoing Gets All Sappy About Denver →
Mark Frauenfelder grew up in Denver. He’s moved away since, but this week he’s used the forum he now runs to share some cherished memories about our fair city and its landmarks. That forum is…
Anando: The Power of Milk →
Truly awesome outdoor effort for Anando Milk, featuring a board on the side of a building with a photograph of a child that appears to be pushing part of the building aside with his super-kid milk…
Terrible news: Gordon Freeman spotted near Large... →
Filed under: Culture
Well, that was fun, wasn’t it, human race? We had a good run, didn’t we? Had a few laughs? … Oh, why are we saying goodbye to everyone we know and love? Well, as…
Windmill Fail →
Submitted by Walli
100 Ways to Succeed #137: →
Civil! Civil!
Civil!
Civil! (Always.)
(Only losers badmouth.)
(This is very very important.) The more pissed off you are, the more you reach out to be civil.
Period. (This is one helluva…
C6 Corvette Convertible Uses Mercedes E-Class To... →
This C6 Corvette ragtop rear-ended a Mercedes E-Class in Ventura county on the morning of September 5th. No one was hurt, but you have to be impressed by the structural integrity of a…
Conspiracy Fail →
Submitted by Damjana
Verizon – America’s Most Reliable Network As Long... →
Just had an interesting conversation with a customer service representative at Verizon. You know, America’s most reliable network. It turns out that “the network,” famously represented by a hoard…
Before And After Fail →
Submitted by Pati P
One Of The Coolest Homepages I've Seen (Hank... →
Hank Williams / Why does everything suck?: One Of The Coolest Homepages I’ve Seen — Last week my friend David Rose’s company Angelsoft launched a new homepage for their website and…
New Guide Release: The Professional's Guide to... →
Posted by Jane CoplandAs promised last week and earlier today via our Twitter account, we have a new PRO guide to release today. Written by Darren Slatten, The Professional’s Guide to…
Moving Away from SEO Link Building →
My last two Link Week columns have touched on communication between link builder and client. In Link Development Realities Versus What We Tell Our Clients I discussed how, as…