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Are .EDU and .GOV backlinks really that important for the search engine optimization of a website?  That simple question has spawned an ongoing dispute amongst bloggers and SEO enthusiasts that may never be completely resolved.  Either way, some people feel that having incoming links from .EDU and .GOV domains is important.  Therefore they desire to seek […]

There is certainly no need for a lengthy introduction to this post.  We all know that Google has some extremely useful shortcuts and advanced search operators.  If used properly while conducting a search, they can save precious time and bring us directly to the information we seek.  I think of it as searching smarter.
Below you will […]

Music can be one of the healthiest mental escapes a person can indulge in. Discovering a new band or artist that you enjoy can be a truly rewarding experience. Most of us have a modest selection of artists that we love to listen to on a regular basis. But what happens when you yearn for […]

The Basic Concept of SEO…
Everyone involved in blogging and web publishing appreciates the value of website exposure.  Whether the site is for business or pleasure, heavy visitor traffic and a high rank on the major search engines is unarguably a definitive goal for any website owner.  Search engines use undisclosed algorithms to evaluate a website’s […]

Okay peeps, I’m sure most of you know how to use Limewire and Bittorrent these days.  But, I’ll bet you haven’t used Google to perform a quick Mp3 search for the nagging song that’s been stuck in your head all day.  The truth is that Google can be used to conduct a search for almost any […]

Okay, hell has frozen over!  Paris Hilton is making headlines on underground technology sites for apparently spoofing her phone number and using it to obtain access to Lindsay Lohan’s voicemail box.  I thought this had to be a sick joke… until I ran a Google News search and came up with news articles like the […]

Here’s a fascinating link for anyone interested in tracking the ongoing rank of the most popular websites on the Internet.  Many of these ranks are probably to be expected, but I was certainly surprised by some of the other positions.  The ranks are maintained by Alexa, a web traffic tracking subsidiary of Amazon.  You can read […]

If the formula to pulling off the perfect crime revolves around timing, and unarmed robbery is your thing, I know exactly where you can capitalize on the opportunity to make some really easy money.  Just setup shop outside of the nearest CISSP certification examination center.  Once a CISSP hopeful emerges from the brutal 6 hour (no […]

In an age when almost every single business requires their employees to use at least a 6 character password consisting of both alphabetical and numeric characters, how the hell does the US financial industry get away with requiring only a four digit numeric PIN?  Don’t get me wrong, certainly I understand the concept of two […]

For some reason I haven’t heard of much hype surrounding Google Trends.  I actually stumbled across it by complete accident.  It’s basically a Google search engine that compares the popularity of any number of search terms (separated by commas… democrat, republican, etc.).  It then outputs statistics and graphs based on both the search term popularity […]