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« Previous EntriesGoogle Analytics Merits My Tinfoil Hat!
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Google is now providing ‘trend data’ to web site owners. Neato, eh?
If you read their FAQ, data is shared via the opt-in feature of Google Analytics, which various people have pointed out is hidden in the GA interface.
You can opt-out of the Google Analytics sharing, but you can’t opt your site out of the Trends [...]
Another Fine Rant… Pre-empted
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008I’ve been planning a rant about the baby-industrial complex, which I have concluded to be EVEN MORE EVIL than the marriage-industrial complex. However, it seems a new book’s been released that may even include something like research on the whole topic, not just my general rantiness.
Amazon sez:
Pamela Paul (Pornified: How Pornography Is Damaging Our Lives, [...]
Sanitized Advertising Not For Your Protection
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Some time back, when the big lawsuits were filed and won against Big Tobacco, ads about how bad smoking really is were supposed to get worse - messier, scarier, truer.
Years later, we now know that this didn’t happen. Whether it’s just squeamishness by creators of PSAs, influence by tobacco companies, or squeamishness by broadcasting companies, [...]
Strategy
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Building a web site is not a ‘marketing strategy.’
A web site is a marketing tactic or a marketing tool.
Broken Record: MSN Search is Stinktastic
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I still hate Live Search. They give me more reasons to hate each day.
Reality Check
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Let’s stop pretending otherwise: MSN Search sucks.
Mythology of Sponsored WordPress Templates
Friday, July 20th, 2007I really don’t believe most WordPress sponsored templates are ranking rockets for the sponsors.
Every Snowflake is Unique. Are You?
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007Embrace your unique selling proposition.
Jumbo Shrimp
Thursday, July 5th, 2007Another comment on ‘directories:’
If all your title tags and meta-descriptions include how you’re ‘SEO friendly!’ and all that fluff, and your main means of promotion seems to be spammy footer tags in WordPress themes released under Creative Commons (meaning that someone’s not supposed to remove them), you probably pass about as much link value as [...]
Choosing a Keyword Research Tool
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007Like it or not, search engine optimization still starts at the page level. Without belittling the importance of quality site architecture and design, the first thing most people will think of when you say ‘SEO’ will be keyword research and content optimization.
I think keyword research is important. A lot of it is verifying the obvious, [...]
