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Travel Blogging Inspiration

Image of Peter Shankman (note: this post was written at 30,000 feet on the way in to Austin, Texas) While most of my inspirational posts are original, it is worth noting when other hit gold.  Peter Shankman, of HARO fame, recently posted an excellent list of tips when...

Thanks to Burger King, My Keyword Buckets are Juicy

Like so many, my wife and I have been trying to watch what we eat.  During a very busy day recently, I went to a Burger King because it was one of the closest options and was relatively cheap.  However, thanks to a relatively new law in the state of Washington,...

My 2 Minute Blog Post Beat Up Your Tweet

Image via CrunchBase Twitter, while excellent, short circuits the full potential of the thoughts that we seed into it. I’m putting a clock to the amount of time that it takes to write this blog post from start to finish, and will have it take no longer than 2...

The Importance of Conversion Tracking

Image by mechanikat via Flickr It’s 10:00 pm.  Do you know where your conversions are? I talk to a lot of people about their search campaigns in a lot of different areas.  Unless they’re really into this new concept (new to them, mind you) called...

10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media

Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop. They’ll take for granted that they are connected and interconnected with hundreds of millions of people at any given moment. And they’ll take for granted that a black man is or was President of the United States.

Meeting JStam and We Have a Winner

Image via CrunchBase Welcome to the final installment of the 10in10 experiment! Week 10 I had a chance to catch up with John Stammerman aka JStam, currently a web administrator for Indiana University.  Right away I could tell that John really gets the web, both...

7 Social Media Motivators

At one point or another you’ve probably come across motivational posters.  Whether in a corporate boardroom or an email chain forward, some are meant to be meaningful and heartfelt, while others are downright funny.  Here’s our collection of the 7 best...

Google Keeps Quiet on New Keyword Tool

Image by rustybrick via Flickr Google is normally very proud of its tools, and has good reason to be.  With a monopoly in the marketplace and easy-to-use tools, they make it easy for new advertisers to find keywords to spend money on, and hopefully grow...

When Motivation Isn’t Enough

Image of Lisa Barone Sometimes reading other people’s motivational stories just isn’t enough to lift your spirits. I’ve tried to make it a habit of posting motivational pieces every Monday (yes, yes, I know… it’s Tuesday… all the...