blogging

  • Removing a profile from Google

    One the best things you can do for your blog and your online presence is create a Google + profile and link it to your blog and then link your blog to your Google+ profile. But what happens  if you want to claim authorship for a blog in Google and you realize that you already

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  • Evil kittens bring traffic

    One of my blogging best practices recommendations is using your metrics to guide future topics. Topics that get a lot of traffic and keyword referrals deserve revisiting. Topics with no traffic are duds. While I’ve always intended to blog about search and social and other technology topics, I see that [evil kittens] is one of

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  • using rel=author tags on blogs to optimize content ownership

    I came across this article, AuthorRank could be more disruptive than all of the Panda updates combined, this morning and decided it was time to practice what I preach. I’ve been advising our bloggers to link their blogs to Google+ as well as work on their Google+ visibility, and this post persuaded me it was

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  • What I’ve learned in 10 years at IBM

    This Wednesday I drove out to my local IBM HQ to get a new badge.  After 10 years, my magnetized badge no longer works with most of the new  badge readers.  I had to turn in my old badge, and when I hesitated a moment in handing it over to the security guy who made

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-22

    is it wrong to retweet a tweet about my own blog post? Is my tweego too large? # Powered by Twitter Tools

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-15

    way too many failures today on various tools and apps. Everyone hold on a minute, I'm rebooting the internet. # I just broke my favorite tea mug. Hoping I can find the Potter again at the Saturday market to buy a replacement. # excited about today's pilot launch — over one year in the planning.

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  • Quick Review: Audience, Relevance, and Search

    I’ve worked with many people on Search Optimization over the years I’ve been Search Solutionating and James, Frank, and Cynthia belong to a small subset of people I’ve met at IBM who truly “get” what the purpose of Search Optimization is. I’ve never had to waste any time with them describing the “why” behind Search

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-08

    @NoahGK I'll set up a call to discuss in reply to NoahGK # I have more 3 hour meetings before 9am than most people have all day. I'm in training for the conf call olympics. # my 6am was cancelled. But I'm fully coffee'd and wide awake. Anyone need anything? # @bryanrhoads I've had luck

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-01

    @GretchTweets that's why I never wear white. Always dress to match your lunch — that's my policy. Or you should have had mayo instead. in reply to GretchTweets # @turbotodd looks like the Google Instant URL DOES still pass along parameters such as keywords in the string. That is good news. in reply to turbotodd

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-24

    committing to only entering pirate-themed responses in pop-up bug reports for frequently crashing apps. Yarrgh! # @Lelonopo oh great. Now I can't use tape anymore. RT @change: 3M Joins Target In Supporting Anti-Gay Politics: http://chn.ge/d1EAew in reply to Lelonopo # @NoahGK lol! I also think of conf calls in marathon terms. And try to impress

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