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Tablet And Ebook Reader Uptake Explodes

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Tuesday January 24, 2012 )

While I’m still holding off on buying a tablet computer, millions of others have acquired one in recent months. (more…)


Google’s “Page Layout Penalty” Algo Tweak

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Saturday January 21, 2012 )

Google is starting to whack more web sites that have too many ads above the fold (ATF). (more…)


Congratulatory Comment Link Spam

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Thursday January 19, 2012 )

Most blog owners would appreciate positive comments about their posts. However, sometimes these glowing glumps of text are nothing more than link spam. (more…)


How To Create A Google-Friendly Site Blackout

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Tuesday January 17, 2012 )

The looming “blackout” of the English version of Wikipedia has been big news and other webmasters have expressed a desire to follow suit. But how do you hobble your entire site for a day or so and make a statement to all who visit your site during that time without putting your Google rankings at risk? (more…)


What The Heck Is Pinterest?

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Saturday January 14, 2012 )

I was going through a backlog of various marketing newsletters from the past week and just about every publication mentioned Pinterest at some point. (more…)


Team Google Are Speed Freaks

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Wednesday January 11, 2012 )

Google is addicted to speed – and a recent article in their quarterly newsletter gives a bunch of good reasons; some of which online businesses should take note of. (more…)


Content Marketing And Shopping Carts

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Thursday January 5, 2012 )

If you’re going to offer something as lightweight as a free executive summary of a horribly expensive report – don’t make it a shopping cart item and force folks to go through a lengthy checkout process. (more…)


Follow Up Shopping Cart Abandoners

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Monday January 2, 2012 )

While shopping cart abandonment is generally considered A Bad Thing; we’re reminded it’s a part of the online shopping process. (more…)


Inebriated Shoppers A Merchant’s Dream?

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Friday December 30, 2011 )

On many occasions over the last 15 years I have been incredibly thankful I gave up drinking before getting involved in the online world. (more…)


How Social Media Can Cost You Big

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Wednesday December 28, 2011 )

Social media can be a dream for online business, or a nightmare as the world’s largest domain name registrar recently discovered. (more…)