From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Any companies engaged with Twitter? I found two

March 28, 2008

There are a number of companies using Twitter, but there’s a difference between using Twitter, and actually being an engaged member of the Twitter community. Let’s take a closer look at some of data, and see what we can find.
For each company noted in the original post, I’ve collected the following 6 points of data:

Name [...]

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Why “Shop Honda” instead of “Honda”?

March 28, 2008

For those that haven’t seen the latest TV ad from Honda, at the end thy ask the viewer to search for “Shop Honda” on Yahoo. Why not just have them search for “Honda”? In fact, the same enhanced result comes up for both searches, so why add the word “Shop”?
I can think of a couple [...]

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Age of Conversation Bum Rush

March 24, 2008

A good friend of mine is planning a Bum Rush this weekend (March 29th to be exact) for the release of the book “Age of Conversation.” Here’s a synopsis of the book:
In what began as a half dare, the editors, Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan challenged bloggers around the world to contribute one page – [...]

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Companies using Twitter

March 21, 2008

Was doing some research into how companies are using Twitter, and thought the list was too good not to share. Enjoy, and let me know which ones I forgot in the comments.
NOTE: The number in parentheses is the number of followers as of March 20, 2008.
Companies on Twitter
Technorati (3,746)
MacWorld Magazine (3,517)
JetBlue (778)
Forrester Research (909)
SouthWest Air [...]

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Sandpiper Golf Club Review, Santa Barbara, California

March 18, 2008

I was attending a conference in Santa Barbara, and decided to do a little digging into local courses, to see if I should bring my clubs. Found this wonderful little gem perched right on the ocean, and couldn’t pass it up. There’s something about water on a golf course (whether a river, Great Lake, or [...]

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Anchor Text Still Rules

March 17, 2008

For anyone who had any doubt that the anchor text matters, behold, a personal example proving it. Doing a vanity search for my own name in Google produces the following SERP:

Note that the Flickr page is currently outranking the homepage of my site. Why is that? Well, this particular Flickr page is the main page [...]

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Flickr Tips 2 – Your Stats

March 17, 2008

In mid-December of 2007, Flickr started showing statistics for Pro accounts (and for $20/year, why are YOU not a Pro?) There is a lot of good info that you can get from these stats. Definitely not the most robust stat platform I’ve seen, but valuable nonetheless. Let’s dig a little.
To get to your stats, select [...]

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The Bear Golf Course Review, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, Michigan

March 15, 2008

My wife and I stayed at the Grand Traverse Resort, and played both golf courses (The Bear, a Jack Nicklaus design, and The Wolverine by Gary Player.) We were impressed with the resort itself, and the view from our room was great. For those regular readers of my reviews, you know it’s all about the [...]

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Maximizing Flicker – Tip 1

March 14, 2008

This tip will help you get more comments, and more traffic to your photos.
When you load a group of photos using the upload tool, upload all of them EXCEPT the best one. Once they’re all loaded, go to the next step and add to a Group, add tags, etc., then Save This Batch. After all [...]

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Save this weekend at Golfsmith with the Friends and Family discount

March 12, 2008

Got a forward from a good friend of mine outlining Golfsmith’s Friends and Family weekend.
Basically, you can save 10% – 30% on just about everything (with the usual exclusions). You can also buy in-store, online, or via phone. if online, the promo code = FFM08.
The link to the golf coupon is here. Enjoy! I [...]

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