• Archive for March, 2008

    Must. Resist. Twitter. Friends. Not. Helping.

    by Matt • March 28, 2008 • 2 Comments

    Alright, this is getting ridiculous. How on earth am I supposed to be the last person on Twitter when I’m now getting bombarded with e-mails from friends and contacts wanting me to join? Stop it!!!!!!! You’re supposed to be my friends, so start acting like it, fer cryin’ out loud…..

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    Flickr Photos in the Wild

    by Matt • March 27, 2008 • 3 Comments

    I love when people use my Flickr photos on their articles and blog posts. Found three such cases in the last week or so: Consumerist: Whoops: Don’t Just Assume You Have Three Days Get Out Of A New Car Contract Deliberations blog: The $1.99 Effect techvibes: Get your geek on this weekend – one of [...]

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    In Praise of Sphinn’s One-Hit Wonder

    by Matt • March 27, 2008 • 5 Comments

    If you browse through the Greatest Hits section on Sphinn, you’ll see the charts dominated by many of the most familiar names in SEO and Social Media: Tamar, Danny Sullivan, Lyndon, Lee Odden, Vanessa Fox, Rand, John Andrews, and I snuck in there, too. In each case, these are people who have been on Sphinn [...]

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    Social Media Submissions, March 23

    by Matt • March 24, 2008 • 0 Comments

    Busy day today for me. Here’s what I was posting on various social news / social media sites on Easter Sunday, usually with chocolate scattered all over my desk. digg Three Internet Careers That Soon Won’t Exist Apple ad gives Israeli singer big boost Mixx Aurora Borealis as seen from the Space Shuttle – this [...]

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    Polar Bear at the Portland Zoo

    by Matt • March 23, 2008 • 1 Comment

    A couple weeks ago, I was invited to speak at SearchFest 2008, which took place at the Portland Zoo. In the offices/conference area, not in the monkey habitat. As the event was winding up, the zoo gates closed and since we were already inside the grounds, I basically had the run of the place. As [...]

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