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Best of 2008: Christmas WallpapersBest of 2008: Christmas Wallpapers

It’s that time of year again. Alright, so I probably said that last year (oh well, right?). 2008 has come and gone quickly, but luckily there are already great quality photographs ready for Christmas wallpapers.

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Written on Dec 3, 2008 | Delicious | Stumble

The Economy is Down and so is Internet CourtesyThe Economy is Down and so is Internet Courtesy

Long ago in a land far away, bloggers supported each other not only in comments, but in actual posts. I know this is hard to believe, but it happened right here, on Earth.

For the past year plus, bloggers have swayed away from the beginnings of their crusade across the internet. When the first blogs appeared several years ago, they were seen as ways to write thoughts, suggestions, highlight posts, and give their own analysis on subjects. These blogs were great, they were starting to become competitors of big media in the United States. News was flowing through blogs so quickly, that traditional media decided they too needed to create blogs just to keep up with competition.

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Written on Nov 30, 2008 | Delicious | Stumble

10 Reasons Why I Hate Lists

God, I hate lists. Everybody uses them. It is to the point where they have become a pet-peeve of mine.
I visit a lot of blogs, and when I’m not visiting blogs, I’m reading RSS feeds. Throughout the average day I read 30 feeds and 30 blogs. Alright, so I don’t [...]

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Written on Nov 19, 2008 | Delicious | Stumble

WordPress: Wave Bye-Bye to Duplicate ContentWordPress: Wave Bye-Bye to Duplicate Content

One of the many SEO obstacles facing bloggers is duplicate content. It isn’t just about what you see (although, that is important too), but about what you don’t see.

Bloggers want to show their content in more than one place: the homepage, categories, post page, etc. The problem is, search engines couldn’t give a flying rat-monkey. All they care about is the fact they are seeing the same content repeated in multiple places. This will automatically result in either a penalty or your pages being thrown into the supplemental index.

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Written on Nov 17, 2008 | Delicious | Stumble

How to Track Your Subscribers Using Google AnalyticsHow to Track Your Subscribers Using Google Analytics

Using Google Analytics to track subscribers is one of those ‘hidden gems’ Google provides. Goals help you determine which type of traffic (and from where) is generating the best bang for your buck.
I’ve been using Google Analytics since Google bought Urchin. Generally, goals were used to find which website was [...]

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Written on Nov 12, 2008 | Delicious | Stumble