My blog posts are pretty quickly indexed, usually I’ll see posts indexed within a day or so of being posted, but rarely do they tackle any kind of placement early on without any kind of link love. Tonight Google turned that around by indexing my Twilight Soundtrack Review in just over an hour. Not only that, but the post was indexed within the top 10 in the Twilight Soundtrack Review SERP holding the #8 position. I’ll be totally honest here,…
I know there are a number of sites who will show you failed advertising efforts where the ads that display are just too ironic or insensitive to not be laughed at. But this one was more the ad itself that failed and not so much the placement of the ad. While doing some lyrics reading today on Lyricsfreak.com I found this ad at the bottom of the page: According to the advertisement, this woman lost “12 lbs in 2 weeks”…
Those of you who follow me on Plurk or Twitter probably saw my rants recently about the corporate decision to block Plurk.com on our network at the office. While nothing was officially passed down, I am sure they felt it would help those of us who use it be “more productive” with our day. The irony of this change is that the decision to block Plurk came shortly after the return of (The Gypsy) David Harry’s SEO Plurkshop; a clique…
First off, let me start out by saying I am in no way an expert at reputation management; nor have I spent hours researching the subject. With that said, there’s a chance that perhaps what I am about to say has been said before; if it has, then kudos to those whom blazed the trail before me. I am writing this based off of personal experience and observation. I’m not saying I’m right or wrong, just acknowledging what I’ve observed….
One of the biggest muses of the social networking site Plurk is karma. Karma is obtained by using various aspects of the service, be it inviting friends, regular plurking, or leaving comments on other people’s plurks. The use of karma, which I assume is a way for the service to keep users active, is both a blessing and a curse. While higher karma graces you with various perks from the service, it also results in a timeline full of karma…