Friday Recap: Freakishly Out of Proportion Headline Edition
Welcome back, Friday! We missed you so! Lots happened while you were gone. Lemme tell you all about it. Facebook celebrated its sixth birthday by getting a facelift. It hasn't been rolled out to me yet, though I'm sure Facebook users everywhere are so excited about yet. another. redesign. Yawn… Now this ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
4 Ways Search Marketing is Like Super Bowl 44 (XLIV)
Super Bowl XLIV kicks off in Miami this Sunday, and in the three hours that follow, cheers and jeers will explode across the country as America revels in its favorite pastime. Sure, noshing dip and screaming at a screen can be tiring, but the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
Getting Cozy with Self Promotion — SEM Synergy Extras
On today's episode of SEM Synergy, guest Lisa Barone joined us on the show. If you read the BCI blog before September of '08, you know The Lisa from these very pages. There's also a chance you know her as the blogger kicking butt and chief branding officer of the ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
SEO Weekend Update: Local, Mobile and Maps
I'm a day late in climbing out from under the ever-piling heap called my feed reader — but hey, if Punxsutawney Phil can claw his way to the surface today, I can too. Here’s the search news from over the weekend through today, with a special focus on local and ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
Relevance: Good for SEO, Good for YOU
Growing up, I always thought of my dad as Mr. Tech, spending a Saturday afternoon fiddling to fix the vacuum cleaner or hooking up new gear for the family sound system. I'd later hear stories of him attending a technical institute to learn the inner workings of the VCR. The ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
Friday Recap: Wolf Moon Edition
Oh happy, glorious, liberating Friday. We're so glad you've come back! What's in store for the recap today? Truth be told, I don't even know. We must read on to find out! http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 The biggest, brightest full moon of the year happens tonight. Tonight's full moon also happens ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
When is Hype Too Much?
Apple debuted a touchscreen tablet computer yesterday, following months of building fervor and anticipation. By the time Steve Jobs took the stage at the iPad event, the rumor mill had hit a frenzied pitch and it was almost impossible to travel the Web without stumbling over counterfeits and alleged leaks. Now, ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
Archive Dive with SEO Experts — SEM Synergy Extras
In the year and a half that Bruce Clay, Inc. has been doing a weekly radio show/podcast with WebmasterRadio.fm, we've been lucky enough to have the most incredible guests. And while I try to feature our expert interviewees on the blog as part of SEM Synergy Extras, there's usually no ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
A Scary Fairytale: Newsday's Pay Wall Affair
To the tune of the Fresh Prince theme song: Now this is a story all about how Newsday's life got flipped, turned upside down. And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, And I promise to stop singing Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. …Although, the prince may fit right ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
Learn SEO from the Expert
Interested in learning white hat SEO from the industry's best? Learn SEO the right way at Bruce Clay, Inc.'s SEO training course. Since 2004 we have trained more than 1,000 people in the most current SEO best practices and search engine guidelines. SEOToolSet® Training is presented by search industry leader Bruce Clay, ...
Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog (2 minutes ago)
Favorite Five: Valentine Design Elements
It's a few days to Valentine's, and if you're a designer, you're probably creating your own Valentine cards or gift tags. To help you along, I'm featuring five of my favorite Valentine-themed design elements. They're all available for download, and free! Let's get to it: Vector Hearts from DragonArtz You could just download this and be done with it. There are 63 designs here in 2 eps files, wallpapers, and a bunch of pngs. The hearts themselves don't really differ in shape- but it's still some lovely work. Do..
Devlounge - Homepage Feed (2 hours ago)
Facebook’s New, Simplified Home Page Looks a Bit Complicated
I've been waiting for Facebook to roll out the new and simplified home page on my account for the past couple of days and awhile ago, it finally did. I thought Facebook was acting up again as it did the past couple of days. Anyway, there it was – the new Facebook home page. And do I like it? Like with previous Facebook enhancements, I always welcome changes and enhancements with glee. And while the new Facebook home page looks all sleek and dandy right now, some of you may find it a bit confusing, like ..
Daily Bits (2 hours ago)
25 Creative E-Commerce Website Designs
E-Commerce sites are often considered to be boring and unattractive, however, that is not always the case. This post showcases 25 e-commerce sites that demonstrate creativity in the design. It may be the layout, graphics, design style or site structure, but all of them break the mould of the typical e-commerce site. For more inspiration from e-commerce sites, see our gallery CartFrenzy . Ride Four Ever Mom & Popcorn The Affair Hipstery Benestar Green Label Organics RedVelvetArt CellarThief Shirt Fight K2 Snow..
Vandelay Design Blog (2 hours ago)
More webinars coming your way
We've just published a new webinar schedule for the next month. In our live webinars, we'll highlight changes you can make to your ad implementation in order to maximize your AdSense revenue. We're also trying something new with our upcoming webinars: we've set up open Google Moderator discussions , where you can raise questions related to the specific webinar topic or vote on questions from other participants. We'll then answer your questions live in the webinar. To sign up for our webinars, please visit our..
Inside AdSense (4 hours ago)
Where Is The Line Drawn?
Cory Miller who is one of the guys behind iThemes.com has published a long but excellent piece regarding his thoughts on why there needs to be a commercial WordPress plugin market. Honestly, I think Cory's post has been the best on the subject and I don't disagree with much of what he said. In terms of supporting the commercial interest of plugin authors from the plugin repository, there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. We already know that theme authors who sell their themes under the GPL lic..
Weblog Tools Collection (5 hours ago)
The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion
I’ve found it just doesn’t pay to crow too much about what I’ve accomplished. Sure, I celebrate when things go well. But I’ve found that talking too much about my achievements leads not only to criticism, but to disappointment. There's always going to be someone who's done more or worked harder. And until they carve my name into the side of the moon , I see no reason in puffing myself up. The minute you get a big head is the same minute that reality smacks you and you realize that you aren't as cool as you th..
Copyblogger (8 hours ago)
The Mass Guest Bloggging Strategy: Can You Do It?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post saying that I needed to hustle more , and one of the goals I set to myself was to reach 50,000 subscribers by July 21. Many readers posted a comment or emailed me asking how I planned to achieve that goal. Well, I have many things in mind, and I'll talk about them individually. Today I want to talk about the first strategy I'll use: mass guest blogging . You already know what guest blogging is, and why it is an effective promotional strategy. It basically allows you to rea..
Daily Blog Tips (8 hours ago)
3 Simple Steps to Add Irresistible Influence to Your Brand
Magnetic from the Very First Minute! What makes a person or a company unforgettable from the second you interact? Why do some folks motivate and energize us? What is it about some folks that attracts people so powerfully? What makes a magnetic personality? Is it possible for a company or a brand to have those qualities? Can we carry them online and off? 3 Simple Steps to Add Irresistible Influence to Your Brand The brands and the businesses we love don't just deliver on a promise. They make us feel good about..
Liz Strauss at Successful Blog (8 hours ago)
What Is Your Blogging Goal for February?
A few days back I asked readers a question: What Have You Been Putting Off and What's Holding You Back? Some of the responses to the question in comments (and via email and Twitter) revealed a lot of bloggers really wanting to step things up and get what they've been putting off done. So – lets set some goals – what do you want to achieve by the end of February? I'm not going to be calling you up to check up to see if you're meeting your goals – but hopefully in putting them down publicly yo..
ProBlogger Blog Tips (9 hours ago)
HTML 5 support for IE7 and IE8 … today!
Hi, As is usual, Google is pushing the Web forward with their innovations in Web technology – this time around, we have Chromeframe , a plug-in that gives IE Chrome browser capabilities … that is to say, HTML5 ability. From Google: Enable open web technologies in Internet Explorer Google Chrome Frame is an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome's open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer. With Google Chrome Frame, you can: * Start using o..
Website Design Blog - Killersites.com (10 hours ago)
Two Biggest Advantages of Small Businesses SEO
With search engine optimization , small businesses have two advantages larger competitors often can't match: creativity and agility. By embracing these two philosophies as part of their digital marketing DNA, small businesses can carve out a search marketing strategy that runs circles around larger competitors. Today, we'll briefly explore why creativity and agility are advantages small businesses have for search marketing, and some quick tips to activate each. Creativity as a search marketing advantage Larg..
Online Marketing Blog (12 hours ago)
Five Coolest Super Bowl XLIV Commercials
So di you enjoy the Super Bowl game last night? Were you disappointed by the final game result? Well, now that the first game of the finals is over, how about checking out the other side of this year's shindig – the SuperBowl ads ? It is also the most anticipated highlight of this year's Super Bowl. There are actually two types of Super Bowl ads that were shown last night. Those which are general in natura and those that are of techie stuff. We've selected five of these tech-related Super Bowl Ads as o..
Daily Bits (12 hours ago)
Do Affiliates Make Good Conversion Consultants?
I recently caught the replay of a web clinic presented by Marketing Experiments titled Affiliate Marketing: Tests and tactics that increased clicks and leads by 165% . The presentation is full of great tips for both retailers and affiliates and I encourage you to watch the whole thing, but there was one point that stood out as a really novel idea: “Solicit advice from your affiliates, many are seasoned online marketers who can offer you valuable insight on what does and does not work.” Improving y..
Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog (13 hours ago)
What Happened In My Birth Year
What Happened In My Birth Year is a new site I've been working on. Feedback to this project very welcome, bug reports too! [Thanks Tony , Niniane and Aaron for early testing!] [By Philipp Lenssen | Origin: What Happened In My Birth Year | Comments ] [Advertisement] Directory Journal: Search Engine Friendly Directory
Google Blogoscoped (13 hours ago)
Having a Yen
The word yen has described a Japanese monetary unit since the 1870s. This use of the word derives from Chinese yuan , “round, round object, circle.” In English the word yen can also mean “desire” or “wish.” Do You Have a Yen to Go to College? Have a yen for policy? Apply to be a Nat’l Academies graduate Fellow Have a yen to be an entrepreneur? Dive in now The American Yen for Zen This use of yen is from another Chinese word, Cantonese yan , “craving.” It came in..
Daily Writing Tips (23 hours ago)
Razed to the Ground
The englishmonarchs.co.uk web site reports that many monasteries were “raised to the ground” by Viking raiders during the reign of King Ethelred I. But how can a monastery be “raised to the ground”? Although commonly seen on the web, the phrase “raised to the ground” is almost always a misspelling of “razed to the ground”. Whilst it is possible for something to be “raised” to the ground, it would, logically, have to be below the surface beforehand. Miners could raise ore to the ground...
Daily Writing Tips (23 hours ago)
Personalization of Google Results Creates a Huge Advertising Opportunity
Posted by randfish Like 150 million or so other folks, I spent today watching the Superbowl. As a marketer, it's hard not to pay close attention to the advertisements, and this year featured a heavy focus on sending viewers to the web . However, I was a bit surprised that we didn't see anything like 2007's Pontiac advertisement : At the end of the ad, Pontiac invites viewers to "Google" their brand to learn more. This seemed a bit odd in 2007, but today, it would have been a brilliant marketing move..
SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog (23 hours ago)
The Elements of an HTML Link
Posted by RobOusbey Links. We often talk about why we want them and how to get them, but today I'd like to go back to basics and look at the constituent parts of the HTML code behind them. This is definitely a post for the new SEO, or web-developer looking to expand their experience, but even experienced search marketers may want to comment the nuances of some parts of the humble anchor tag's attributes. Here's a couple of example links; the first is a link to the White House's website, the other is to Distil..
SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog (1 day ago)
Remember That You Get What You Pay For
Since I’ve been working at optimized blogs and articles, I’ve noticed there are a few distinct patterns that you can count on when you’re looking through the people that want to hire you to ghost write for them, and there are several red flags and promises that you’ll want to watch for as well as other tip offs that the people who you are dealing with will be great business partners. First of all the web content business is like any other business in that you get what you pay for. I’ve had offers that work o..
Blogging Tips (1 day ago)
WordPress Theme Releases for 02/07
Neoclassical Two column revamped version of the Neoclassical theme with support for automatic thumbnail generation and 125×125 ads ProSmooth Series A professionally designed classy and clean design with a smooth and elegant accented color scheme. Designed to be light weight and fast loading, featuring a fixed width centered layout that's compatible with the latest wordpress and widget ready. Unfocus Green Two column, fixed width theme in simple shades of green Dark Forest Dark Forest 02 is a simple free ..
Weblog Tools Collection (1 day ago)
