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Entries from June 2007

Brief Update

June 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Well, I haven’t posted much recently, but a few updates.
First off, my new project that I mentioned - Josh Druce for President. The world needs a President, not a politician.
Secondly, Tony Hung is my hero, and here’s an amazing article on Conversational Marketing. All his articles are amazing.
Thirdly, I was about to contact the man […]

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Tags: blogging

SEO, SEM, SERPs and Keyword Stuffing

June 22nd, 2007 · 10 Comments

Well after a minimal amount of work (and in a very under-served market) I’ve reached the number 2 spot in Google’s SERPs for ‘rotten bananas’. There is one rotten banana hating clown ahead of me (members.tripod.com/~rottenbananas - Not giving him a link), but it won’t be long until I’ve claimed my rightful position and can […]

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Tags: personal finance

Things That Should be Punishable by Death

June 21st, 2007 · 9 Comments

This post will only encompass one thing that should be punishable by death. But, I have a feeling this could quickly become a series, so I went plural on you, hardcore.
Websites/Ads with auto-playing sound.
I get it. You want to get my attention. This is not the way to do it. When I’m casually browsing Digg […]

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Tags: rant · business

New Host

June 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Well, after a few minor roadblocks and a lot of worrying on my part, I’m finally switched over to my new host with very minimal work. Well, I did a lot of work, but very little of it was required. I’m pretty impressed with how easy it was to switch Wordpress over. I even changed […]

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Tags: site

Alright, I’ll Say It - What’s the Deal With the iPhone?

June 13th, 2007 · 9 Comments

What’s the deal with the excitement?
Ok, maybe that’s not what I mean. I understand the excitement from the Macophiles. It’s what they do. I used to be one. Well, an aspiring one. All I could afford was a used iBook off ebay, but that’s neither here nor there. I own an iPod, two actually, they’re […]

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Tags: technology · business

Darin.cc Review

June 12th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Darin Carter at Darin.cc is holding a contest for a free Wii if you review his site. Darin’s blog is an SEO blog that is very difficult to use because his theme is crushing his content into a 2-inch wide block, making it unreadable.
Unfortunately, this is all that I can say about it.

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Tags: miscellaneous

Brief Update and Silliness

June 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Whew. Busy weekend. If anyone’s curious, Tool was oustanding.
I have a post on at Daily Blog Tips about WordPress Blog Maintenance. Check it out if you’re into that sorta thing.
I don’t want to, but I feel somewhat obligated to discuss Paris Hilton briefly. First off, this stuff about her grandfather donating to the campaign of […]

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Tags: news · pop culture

On Procrastination and Free Time

June 7th, 2007 · No Comments

I have a lot on my plate, as they say. I’ve got goals - both short and long term - as well as dreams, or plans if you will. My mind is always racing, coming up with new schemes and ideas. To give you an idea of what I go through on a regular basis, […]

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Tags: miscellaneous

Somebody Puked on the Olympics Logo (and Called it Marketing)

June 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This does not strike me as “sick”, “ill” or “the shizzle.” It reeks of “radical” and “cowabunga.” It smells of the 80’s.
This is some (apparently overpaid) marketer’s idea of “appealing to the younger generation.” My guess is that said marketer is pushing fifty and has very little exposure to “the younger generation.” The logo is […]

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Tags: news · business

Mahalo Response from Mr. Calacanis

June 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

The infamous Jason Calacanis (of Mahalo, Netscape.com, Weblogs, Inc.) commented on my previous Mahalo post. I feel slightly important now.
My Response:
Mahalo is just looking to fill the top 10,000 search terms or whatever. Obviously this will give them exposure within the most profitable areas, as Jason said, but, there are two issues I have with […]

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Tags: technology · business