Yahoo Deactivating Accounts Because of "Answers"

Yahoo! Answers is a community-driven information exchange website that allows users to ask and answer questions posed by other users. You can either ask a question (ex. What is the fastest animal?) or answer questions (ex. ... [Read More]

USA Today Article

Yesterday I spoke with Jeff Graham from USA Today and I am quoted in his story about the alleged Microsoft and Yahoo deal. Could a potential Microsoft/Yahoo deal solve the freefall? Short answer: no. Long answer: Internet ... [Read More]

The Masters Color Schemes: Match Color Tool in Photoshop

"Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life." - Vincent Van Gogh Color effects everything in our lives- it can send a positive or a negative message. It can be soothing or it can create a disarming stir. Marketers have ... [Read More]

Tips and Tricks: An Introduction to Google's Webmaster Central

Any webmaster should be aware of the tools available to them. This is especially true for Google's Webmaster Central, a collection of tools that allow you to better understand your website and give you more information about ... [Read More]

Natural vs. Unnatural Patterns on Digg

It's amazing to me that many people still believe that this can work on Digg: Setup a bunch of accounts (either on the same day or within a few days of eachother) Have your friends or employees do the same Go digg a few ... [Read More]

Optimize for the Greater Good (and win stuff too)

OK - this is for all you hungry and good-hearted SEOs out there. If you want to get a chance to do the following: Win a free ticket to Danny Sullivan's upcoming SMX conference ($1395 value) Win a free seat in Bruce ... [Read More]

"No Cats Were Harmed in the Making of This Post": Photo Retouching

I recently came across this article in the New York Times technology section called "Looking Perfect, One Pixel at a Time". This article talks about the booming cottage industry of photo retouching and the types of clients ... [Read More]

10 Simple Tips For Intelligent Link Buying in 2007

John Scott from V7N has a great post up about intelligent link buying in a Google FUD world. As he correctly states: Links remain the most important part of any search engine marketing campaign. Links are SEO. The difference ... [Read More]

A Look at Social News Sites Coverage of the Digg HD-DVD Incident

Over the past day and a half, quite a bit has gone on with Digg. I'm not going to rehash it here because I think that everything that needed to be said has been said (over and over). Here's a short version of what happened ... [Read More]

10 Helpful Hints for Creating Strong Web Site Content

Creating strong web site content is an anchor for long term site success and optimization. What do I mean by content? Content is essentially interesting, original articles about your business and industry. What do I mean ... [Read More]