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Google search Q&A via video

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Monday July 31, 2006 )

Matt Cutts, a software engineer at Google, has been running a very popular blog called Gadgets, Google and SEO for some time . He now appears to be getting into vlogging (video blogging) after a slew of questions were thrown at him relating to Google and search engine optimization issues the other day.
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SEO for Firefox extension

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Monday July 31, 2006 )

I’m not a big Firefox user, but the SEO for Firefox extension caught my eye and I’ve just given it a run. It generates some very useful information, including:
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The online world and war

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Sunday July 30, 2006 )

A little off-topic, but eh, what the heck. This is just a rant, please feel free to totally ignore it.

As I sit down and munch on my Sunday lunch thinking about how tough life can be at times, courtesy of the online world I’m yet again reminded just how pathetic whatever problems I perceive I have actually are.
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File not found, dollars lost

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Saturday July 29, 2006 )

I guess we’ve all experienced the frustration of following a link only to be presented with a “404 - File not found” browser generated error page. Have you checked your web site statistics or server logs recently to see how many instances of this is occuring on your site?

A “File not found” browser message is a sure-fire way of sending potential customers scurrying off your site and to your competition. Here’s some tips for rectifying the problem.
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Emailing marketing and old lists

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Friday July 28, 2006 )

I have an old email list in connection with another project and I’ve decided to finally start contacting those people regarding a revamp of the service. The challenge is that the people on that list
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Ransomware - an increasing threat

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Thursday July 27, 2006 )

The threat posed to online business owners by various types of “wares” just never stop do they? Ransomware has been around for a while, since about 2004, but some security companies are stating that the attacks are on the rise, and becoming increasingly sophisticated.
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Adwords antics

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Wednesday July 26, 2006 )

Have you accessed your Google Adwords account recently and found that your once stable listings are now tagged with “Inactive for search - Increase quality or bid $x.xx to activate”?

You’re certainly not alone.
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Testing your VoIP

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Tuesday July 25, 2006 )

This is an interesting little online application. I use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) extensively these days for marketing purposes or for calling colleagues and clients.

Overall, the system I use works very well, especially given that it only cost me
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End of phishing emails in sight?

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Monday July 24, 2006 )

New research from the Carnegie Mellon University is pointing to a more effective solution for filtering out the vast majority of phishing emails possibly being available soon.
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Domain research hijacking?

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Saturday July 22, 2006 )

If it’s true, then this really reeks. Have you ever queried a domain name to see if it’s available, found it to be, then come back to register it a short while later only to be find it’s been taken?

There may be more to it than just coincidence in some instances.
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