"Fade to black": Blending with layer masks

Sometimes it is fine to use a soft edged eraser to fade one image into another, but what if you are no longer happy with what you've done and want to scrap it all together? Yeah, sure you can go back a few steps in the ... [Read More]

'An eye for an eye': Cut and paste collage technique

In this tutorial you can learn how to replace some elements from one image with any elements from another image, a general cut and paste mash-up. I will be focusing on replacing a woman's eyes with a cats in this example. ... [Read More]

The big day has finally arrived….

As many of you know, I am getting married tomorrow to my fiance and 10e20 co-founder, Danielle Lanzillo. Danielle has done a wonderful job of working here at 10e20 and planning an amazing wedding at the same time. It's ... [Read More]

Optimizing the Mix of Paid and Organic Listings

Chris is at two for two: his second webcast in two weeks has been extremely valuable, as always. Thanks to Chris, SearchMarketingNow, and iProspect for the opportunity to listen in and learn. :) Today, Chris talked about ... [Read More]

ComputerWorld: Cracking Google's 'Secret Sauce' Algorithm

I know we focus on social media a lot here on the 10e20 blog but at the end of the day I still view SMO (or SMM) as part of the search engine optimization toolbox. "Being at the top of Google is probably the most important ... [Read More]

'Pop goes the photo!' – Selective colorization with layer masks

Selective colorization can be a useful and effective technique to isolate certain elements within a photograph or give your work that artistic effect similar to a silkscreen. The most basic way to do this is by duplicating ... [Read More]

As We Continue to Go Social, Are We Moving Closer Together or Farther Apart?

After yesterday's blog post announcing my new role as a blogger for Search Engine Roundtable with Barry Schwartz, I can't help but wonder, is this a "goodbye?" I'm being wished good luck on my future endeavors, which is ... [Read More]

So MySpace is Launching a News Service….

Last Thursday, Terry Heaton broke the story about MySpace launching a news service on his PoMo Blog. At the time his information was unconfirmed but based on reliable inside sources and the company's own sales materials that ... [Read More]

Why Search Engine Optimization is Crucial for Your Small Business

In many instances small and mid sized business owners are not 100% sure that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the right solution for the online marketing needs, when in fact, there are very few instances where SEO is not a ... [Read More]

10e20 Blog Update – Tamar Weinberg

Some of you might have seen Barry Schwartz hinting about his new "sidekick" recently – that sidekick is Tamar. Tamar will still be contributing here at 10e20 but will now be writing on Search Engine Roundtable ... [Read More]