Google Seems to Be Hiding Popular SideWiki Complaints
Google says that webmasters don’t need control over SideWiki comments about their sites, but they’re exercising the ability to remove complaints about the service from their own pages.
SideWiki – Hardly Worth Writing About
Google SideWiki has been hailed as everything from a revolutionary approach to web democracy or an evil scheme to maximize pageviews. In reality, its a bunch of noise and nearly useless comments that doesn’t seem to attract much activity.
FTC: Big Threats and no Guidance
The FTC is making a whole lot of waves, but the ruling is symbolic and unclear. Not only will enforcement be next to impossible, but the guidelines themselves seem to ignore the realities of online marketing.
Scraper Keeps Affiliate Links – Should I Even Care?
I have a hard time hating on scrapers – I usually end up thinking about how I benefit and feeling sorry for them instead.
Dungeons & Dragons Online – Quality Gaming with a Freemium Business Plan
The freemium business model isn’t some academic theory of a new economy, you can go play some quality online games based on that business model right now.
Advertising with Controversy
Americans are often afraid to advertise with controversy – and with good reason, considering the Puritanical roots of its nation. But this is the internet, and that means advertising to a more global audience… Sometimes the best way to be remembered is to create a controversy.
I Love-Hate Marketing Because it Works so Well
Marketing works, and that might be exactly why it annoys me from time to time.
SEO – The Reality is Staggering
How do we learn what really works in SEO, and can we handle the reality of the situation when its staring us in the face? Its time to get busy building links like you’ve never done before…
Forum Registration is Temporarily Disabled
If you’re trying to sign up for the forum, don’t sit around waiting for a confirmation email. The current server set up won’t ever actually send it 🙁 For now, you’ll just have to wait and participate on the blog!
How to Earn a Trip to Akismet’s Spam Land
I try to be patient with comments and even reward valuable ones, but when the line gets crossed, Akismet is there to spare myself AND other legit bloggers from the annoyance of awful comments.
New Anhosting Coupon – 25% off in Fall 2009
A quick update to the Anhosting Coupon page – a new coupon is available for fall of 2009 to provide 25% off any new hosting purchase.
Musicians vs Industry in UK Sharing Debate (and some free music too)
The file sharing debate is heating up in the UK, with musicians lining up on both sides of the controversial plan to restrict internet access for those caught downloading and sharing unauthorized music files. In response, I’m giving away some of the songs my own band recorded “Back in the day.”
Update – Removing One Comment Results in 20 Page SERP Boost
Sometimes fixing a Google penalty is easy, and sometimes you can’t even find a clue to help you rank higher. My experience with page twenty just keeps getting worse and worse.