On all the Techblogs you can read that Google Chrome came out of Beta today. And on that same day, Mr. G is already pushing the new browser through their properties. YouTube: GMail: Although this is a link to the announcement on the Chrome Blog. Off course the blogs has as objective to […]
DIGG is looking for user retention
DIGG is looking to retain and drive more activity from their current user base. Also the social voting site is looking to increase the number of users, who must submit, vote and comment on the news or sites that are submitted and strive for the ultimate traffic generator: DIGG’s homepage. I spotted the job search […]
Socktoberfest
While working on the New eBay Pulse, which is displaying popular keywords on top blogs in their niche. I happen to notice a cool new word: Socktoberfest. (check the archive for Crafts on October 16) As it was October, I could imagine that there is something around Socks in October. I checked the word in […]
Double Universal Block on Google SERP’s
Today I noticed a double block of links to Blog & Book search below the 10 results on a SERP for Search Engine optimization. Here is the full page: With the Blog & Book Search highlighted above and in more detail below here: This is quite some extra real estate taken up by the two universal search […]
Linkbaiting is about People
smart though from a master Linkbaiter: Lyndon: A thought happened whilst at SMX London. Websites don’t link to websites, people link to website, or even, people link to people So network, en find those people that are willing to link to you. You don’t have to become friends, just show them that you care, and […]
Cyber Monday is coming, are you ready?
Traditionally the US goes shopping the Friday after Thanksgiving in the shops, and the Monday after they go online. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the top shopping days in the US, where the stores and webshops are making most of their annual revenue. This year, it will probably be less! With the finance crisis, […]
Party is Over, No Really…
With the killing going on in the economy, we have been expecting some downsizing in Mountain View as well. So far Mister Google was tracking on just fine, but it seems now there are some dark clouds coming on the horizon. The Google is famous about their 70-20-10 rule. 70% of the employee time is […]
Meeting with Joost de Valk
For a while now I’ve been mailing and tweeting with Joost de Valk, a fellow SEO from The Netherlands. And although we never met, we had no problem sharing ideas and thoughts on Internet Marketing. Last Friday, while I was in Amsterdam, we went for a coffee and for a chat. Joost is blogging on […]
Ban Adsense and Google on Nov 4, NO on Prop 8
Disabling Adsense on November 4th, election day, would that open Google’s eyes? Saying No on proposition 8, donating money for the campaign against hate, but on the other side taking the money from the side who wants to ban same sex marriage, that’s just WRONG! What happened to the Don’t Be Evil mantra? What would […]
Watch for returns between your Xmas gifts
Amazon Wrap Rage, Frustration-Free Packaging, does this means the Seattle based retailer has found a way to earn more on returns? Imagine you buy something on Amazon, you get it delivered and open the package. That nasty plastic clamshell case, you cut it open with a big kitchen knife. No piece of the package is […]