I'll be offline for about 5 days celebrating my 55th bday so don't expect anything profound for awhile [and no smart-a$$ comments, either]...
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Can a Website Have Too Much SEO?
…and what the hell is ‘over-optimization’? Personally, I think Matt Cutts and the Google Webspam team have waaaay too much power [which means you’ll probably never see this post!]. Watch any videos of him speaking about how the Google Webspam team treats specific technical issues and I think you’ll see what I mean. Struggling with … Continue reading Can a Website Have Too Much SEO?
Keep calm and use Feedly
It's free It rocks It's completely cross platform It's better than Google Reader ever was!
The end of Google Reader [and what it means to me]…
This is the final installment in my series [rant?] about the death of Google Reader... Teaching social media in my classes at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and coaching my clients, I frequently quote the words of the great philosophers .38 Special who said: Google Reader is gone. No farewell message. No thank you for the … Continue reading The end of Google Reader [and what it means to me]…
Should I care about Google+?
Chatting with a new client in Australia yesterday, he asked the question should I care about Google+. The answer, of course, is an overwhelming yes! Here’s independent proof… Google favorece sites com páginas no Google+ e cliques +1, revela pesquisa
Even if you have money to burn…
I know I'm opening myself up to a flame war here but I'm going to come right out and say it; the Mac is just not worth the money, especially if you do most of your work in the cloud. There was a time when the Mac was demonstrably better at some tasks than others … Continue reading Even if you have money to burn…
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
David Seah has some great thoughts on this thing called ‘imposter syndrome’ that Tanya Geisler discussed in her TED talk last fall… Lauren Bacon has a really great article on Imposter Syndrome, the tendency for some people to not acknowledge recognition for their accomplishments because they feel it isn’t deserved for one reason or another. … Continue reading Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
It’s in the way that you use it…
As the great philosopher Eric Clapton reminds us -- it's not the tools, but it in the way that you use them! http://youtu.be/l0XQwazkx10 Still, for those who are curious, here is a dynamic list of social media tools that I use and recommend. Questions? Feedback? I'm also available for Personal Digital Coaching in how to … Continue reading It’s in the way that you use it…
How to Cope with the Death of Google Reader
Sonia Simone at CopyBlogger has a post worth your attention on the death of Google Reader: You know the stages. First, denial. “No way, dude, that’s got to be a rumor.” Then anger. “Don’t Be Evil my $%&! How could they do this to me?” Bargaining. “Could a new version of Google Reader really save … Continue reading How to Cope with the Death of Google Reader
5 Cool Tools for Archiving Social Media Posts
Tammy Kahn Fennell has a nice post here: Whether you’re actively posting or just browsing through your social streams, things move pretty fast. A post is often there one minute and gone the next. With hundreds of millions of status updates and tweets sent every day, finding them later is next to impossible. Here are … Continue reading 5 Cool Tools for Archiving Social Media Posts
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