Australian Auctions Off Life On eBay
An Australian man who decided to auction his life on eBay after his marriage ended saw bids that reached $2.1 million in the first day of the sale.Ian Usher, 44, said in March he was auctioning his life on eBay, that included his $420,000 three-bedroom home in Perth, along with his job at a rug store, his car, motorcycle, clothes and his friends.
Keywords Key To SEO, Says Cutts
Google’s Matt Cutts dished out some basic advice to the newspaper-reading audience about how to optimize for search.
Social Media is Like Woodstock on the Net
I caught this statement in a discussion elsewhere. It went something like, “I don’t think people over 40 get social media, whereas kids love it.” Having seen this sentiment mentioned before, I thought I’d express my feelings on the matter. I’m 50 years old. I get the whole social media gig. It’s like Woodstock on the ‘Net, where people gather together for several minutes, days, weeks, months and years to hang out, talk, share, listen to music, run around naked and slide in the mud.
Google Being the Guy in Clothes at the Nude Beach?
Google recently introduced Google Trends for Websites, which has sparked some controversy around the web. The tool allows users to view stats for any site they choose, and like Doug mentioned here, this could mean trouble for companies like Alexa, Compete, and their competitors.
Social Networking Found To Be Educational
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have released a study that says social networks like MySpace and Facebook offer educational benefits.The study found that low-income students are just as technologically savvy as their peers, going against what previous research has indicated.The majority (94%) of students use the Internet, 82 percent go online at home and 77 percent have a profile on a social networking site. As for the educational benefits, the students listed technology skills first, followed by creativity and being open to new views and communication skills.
Paid Link Reporting Spurs Furious Debate
Matt Cutts posted a note about Google being in position to handle paid link report submissions from the Internet community; Michael Gray complained about the fairness of the request.
Who Is Searching For You On Google?
You know that just about any mention of "reputation" and "Google" is going to get my attention, so I was eager to hear about Ziggs.com. My local CBS affiliate WRAL, teased me that the new service will tell you who is searching for your name on Google.No way! No, really. There’s just no way.
Is Twitter Toast?
Self-titled "Social Applications Guru," Jesse Stay, on his StayNAlive blog, suggests its time to charge up the defibrillators* for Twitter. The reason: Third-party developers are bailing out due to Twitter’s continuous technical problems. By following trends he sees among developers at the Twitter Development Talk discussion thread at Google Groups, Stay predicts that once developers go, users won’t be far behind.
Net Neutrality Brings Foes Together
Conservative Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds did the unthinkable today: He agreed with a liberal, which is likely against stricter interpretations of The Conservative Thought Bubble Creed (Hannity, Defense Against Liberal Arts, pg. 1). Worse, the liberal is employed by MoveOn.org, with whom agreement is punishable by excommunication and revocation of golf club membership (Limbaugh, chapters 7 and 11, El Rushbo’s Guide To Neo-Conduct).
Google Tops Most Reputable Companies List
It used to be we talked about music singles debuting at the top of charts. These days we talk about companies. Imagine Casey Kasem talking for this next line, then: In its first year to be included in the Reputation Institute’s Global Pulse report on the most reputable companies, Google debuts at number one in the US.