If you can’t take it back you might as well enjoy it

April 24, 2006

personal story - no educational value  - gonna be a waste of your time reading further I should have known better.  I have six sisters.  I have a fiance.  My best friend is female.  Yet somehow I made a cardinal sin in the female world.  I am not going to embarrass myself even more by repeating exactly [...]

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Be cheap like me and save money on hotels

April 21, 2006

I am cheap and I am proud of it.  Don’t get me wrong.  I am happy to pay my fair share of bills but if there is an easy way to save money I see no reason why not.  Here is a tip for anyone looking to save money on hotels.  Hotels almost always have some [...]

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How to help DMOZ help you

April 21, 2006

Many people complain that DMOZ is corrupt and outdated.  Yet they still would love for their site to be listed in it.  If you would like to be listed in DMOZ don’t submit your site, instead apply to become an editor. If you become an editor you can control the anchor text, site description and [...]

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Weird bar conversation

April 20, 2006

Who knew people are so interested in weird bar conversations?   In order to please the masses I will share one of my favorite all time bar stories. A long time ago in a land far far away, I actually had a social life and went out partying 6 nights a week.  One of these nights [...]

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Google Alerts – Why you should use it

April 20, 2006

Google Alerts is a very helpful tool for tracking what people are saying about you or your company.  Here are my favorite ways of using it 1) Track competition’s backlinks by entering in the searchterm box link:http://www.your-competition’s-website.com and select the Web type.  Now whenever Google updates your competitions backlinks you’ll be notified right away and you can then [...]

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My day at Pubcon…

April 19, 2006

After being in San Diego for a week having fun at WITS, I decided to only go to Boston for 1 day instead of the full conference.  I woke up yesterday and headed to the airport with no luggage (what an awesome feeling).  I was constantly checking to make sure the usb key with my presentation [...]

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12 hours in Boston and all I get is a lousy t-shirt :)

April 18, 2006

Just got back from my quick trip to Boston Pubcon and before I flew out I made a quick detour to the YPNBlog party.  As always the Yahoo party was great. I’ll post my 12 hours in Boston review tomorrow.

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Yet another way Google can tell your site is down

April 17, 2006

Today on Current TV (who has a partnership with Google) they were talking about search volume and how it can tell Google when a site is down.  Apparently a large spike in searches for a website address is a very good indicator that a site is down.  They then gave several examples of sites like [...]

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China outlaws email servers

April 14, 2006

Despite having over half a million servers sold in China last year, Chinese officials have made it illegal to run an email server unless they grant you permission.  The punishment is a fine for about $3750 USD.  Which may not seem like alot of money but do you really want to upset the Chinese police?  [...]

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Bachelor party suggestions

April 14, 2006

While I was at WITS several people asked me about my bachelor party plan.  Before I turn it over to my event planners I think I should lay down some ground rules.  For example no cameras allowed (I learned that lesson from my brother-in-laws mistake).  I definitely want cuban cigars.  What other ground rules should I make?  [...]

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