Archive for January, 2010:

How What you Tweet, Tag, or Blog May Determine What Ads You See

{ Posted on Jan 31 2010 by admin }
In my last post, I wrote about a patent application describing how Yahoo might come out with a widget that could be used with blogs, to recommend old posts on those blogs based upon your lifestreaming activities. It appears ...Read More »

Friday Recap: Wolf Moon Edition

{ Posted on Jan 29 2010 by admin }
Oh happy, glorious, liberating Friday. We’re so glad you’ve come back! What’s in store for the recap today? Truth be told, I don’t even know. We must read on to find out! http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 The biggest, brightest full moon ...Read More »

Improving Page Load Time

{ Posted on Jan 29 2010 by admin }
It’s been a good couple of months since I was asked to write a post about reducing the page load times on this blog. In the meantime there’s been a big “will they/won’t they” around Google using page load times ...Read More »

When is Hype Too Much?

{ Posted on Jan 28 2010 by admin }
Apple debuted a touchscreen tablet computer yesterday, following months of building fervor and anticipation. By the time Steve Jobs took the stage at the iPad event, the rumor mill had hit a frenzied pitch and it was almost impossible to ...Read More »

GetListed Local University: Spokane is One Week Away

{ Posted on Jan 28 2010 by admin }
The first edition of GetListed.org Local University is just one week away, and I’m looking forward to helping kick off what I think will be a great series of seminars for small/local businesses. This first one is set for next ...Read More »

A Yahoo Widget Using Social Network Activity to Recommend Blog Posts? Working with MyBlogLog?

{ Posted on Jan 28 2010 by admin }
Many blogs display a list of “recent” blog posts or “most popular” blog posts in their sidebars, using a plugin widget. But those lists of blogs stay the same regardless of who is visiting the blog. Imagine a sidebar widget ...Read More »

Archive Dive with SEO Experts — SEM Synergy Extras

{ Posted on Jan 27 2010 by admin }
In the year and a half that Bruce Clay, Inc. has been doing a weekly radio show/podcast with WebmasterRadio.fm, we’ve been lucky enough to have the most incredible guests. And while I try to feature our expert interviewees on the ...Read More »

Paid Search Results and Query Exansion using Synonyms and Related Concepts

{ Posted on Jan 27 2010 by admin }
Search for “cheap cars” at Yahoo in the future, and you might see web search results and paid search results for terms like “job searches” or “bicycles” in the future, according to a recently published Yahoo patent application. If you’ve been ...Read More »

Twitter Local Trends

{ Posted on Jan 27 2010 by admin }
I’ve still got a hmm-ahh kind of relationship with Twitter. On the one hand it brings me content that I might not otherwise see, but as a communications medium I think it’s pretty woeful. Stupid little things like having to ...Read More »

AT&T: Good Luck with Your Yelp Competitor

{ Posted on Jan 26 2010 by admin }
Does the world need another local business/reviews site? AT&T seems to think so. Forbes says the company is planning to launch a Yelp competitor soon at Buzz.com. If nothing else, it’ll have a great domain name going for it. But, a ...Read More »