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“Search Engine Watch/blog has turned on their comment-threads. Yay!”

Read more aimClear Search Marketing Blog » SEW/Blog Turns On Comment-Threads!

Tags: search engine watch, aimclear

“Accept with grace. Return with passion.” hmmm…

It’s funny, I use that quote everywhere I go. In fact, it’s my main motto of Yicrosoft Directory Girl too. Yes, it’s mine. No, it won’t change the state of the nation, or make my boyfriend get his priorities in order, or even make okra taste any better. But, it can remind me that giving up is not an option. It’s what losers do. I refuse to allow a failed relationship, or anything else convince me that I can’t make a difference in life. Whether by use of this site or otherwise more important areas of my life.

“Don’t use your analytics tool just to report the facts. Become an investigative reporter. For each piece of information you find, ask yourself why it matters. Ask how the metrics tie together. Most importantly, ask yourself how the web metrics you report on tie into your overall business goals.”

Read more Are Your Analytics Reports Breaking News or Listing Facts?

Tags: analytics

“Stay busy, the early bird may get the worm, but those who consistently produce quality content are more likely to anchor an audience who is hungry for more information on a topic. In return, user engagement, hover time, the length of the visit and other factors are gradually replacing links as measures to assess popularity.”

Read more Google Page Rank Update - Use It or Lose It! | SEO Design Solutions

Tags: seaarch, page rank

photo from:OnTheAvenues

Tags: humor, photography

Garrett Pierson of Your SEO Mentor is having a baby! Woohoo! (if you don’t know who Garrett is, he’s the cool dude that is responsible for “Learn SEO Live” video tutorials. (Which Jordan Kasteler (Utah SEO Pro) is also a contributor)

Ok, well, his wife is the one bearing the birth pains to come, so here’s a woohoo to them both!!

I’ve been tagged, along with 19 others, by Mark Dykeman (Broadcasting Brain).

People tagged:

1. Kimberly Bock (me)
   

2. Shana Albert

3. Scott Marshall

4. David Lind

5. Barbara Doduk

6. James Chartrand

7. Greg Davies

8. Ash Matheson

9. Steve Spalding

10. Sabrina Fowler-Ferguson Harnish

11. Colin Walker

12. Nick James

13. Jason Falls

14. Lisa Rousseau

aimClear is now hiring:

PHP/MYSQL Web Developer
Duluth, Minnesota
Email Contact: marty (at) aimClear (dot) com

From aimClear:

“We are looking for enthusiastic person to join our data management team at aimClear, a well regarded search marketing-focused advertising agency along the shores of Lake Superior.

The successful candidate should have a good knowledge of information systems and computer architecture, will be responsible for the day to day running of our backend servers for both internal and external use, and develop web-based marketing and analytic applications.

Uh..warning: If you don’t have an appreciation for ’straight-up’ talk, this article is not for you.

“Without a sizzling, persuasive headline or title on your website, your blog, your advert or sales letter . . . your sales will suck harder than a hooker on the strip in Vegas.

“Google engineers have adapted a software program to help track child sex predators and search for patterns in images of abuse on the web.”

Read more BBC NEWS | Technology | Google tackles child pornography

Already Sphunn here

Tags: google, child pornography, pornography, crime, search