Archive for January, 2009

Google’s implementation of “harmful” site’s gone awry. Malware warning.

January 31, 20092 Comments

Has Google been hacked? Or has the snake swallowed its own tail? Google has recently implemented a new feature to try and detect when a site goes “bad” warning users within its SERPS (search engine results pages) that the site is potentially harmful. This redirected users to a page informing them that the site they [...]

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Link Pimp Friday 30/01/09

January 30, 20091 Comment

I’ve asked my twitter followers (as a bit of an experiment) recently to send any links they want my way. Every Friday, I’ll put together a list of who responded, along with the particular link they want pimped.  So along with my regular links that I’ve found during the week, there will be my link [...]

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I’ve forgotten how to blog.

January 27, 20092 Comments

Maybe it’s the way the web works. People don’t have time to read anymore. Everyone is too busy digesting information in 140 characters. Of late,  I’ve definitely noticed a trend towards the easy way out – fluffy content, and worst of all I’ve been guilty of doing it myself. It’s far too easy to collect useful [...]

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links and things 23/01/2009

January 23, 20091 Comment

An interesting google related subdomain trick – can determine if you are banned or not Stephen Fry sets one “L” of a challenge. Phil’s letter to RTE – write and complain folks. America’s new Robot file. A shift in thinking.  Obviously related to the new site. 100 awesome twitter icons and buttons. Might use some [...]

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Friends, Relatives and Followers.

January 23, 20091 Comment

Came across a great link to create a Twitter follower mosaic. Big hello to all you guys.

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What is branding

January 22, 20090 Comments

What its not Branding is not just about logo’s and business cards Branding is not wrapping something up with a bow Branding is not about looking good, its about being fantastic What it is Branding is absolute integrity and honesty Branding is about being extraordinary Branding is gently exceeding expectations Branding starts when a customer [...]

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Lifestyle businesses are most at risk.

January 21, 20090 Comments

Money for old rope One of the easiest ways to grow is through repeat business. Repeat marketing, relationship building and selling to an existing customer base is a hell of a lot easier than finding new business. Many small businesses seem to be quite content being floaty lifestyle businesses where risk is minimal, things are [...]

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130+ productivity links for twitter addicts

January 15, 200913 Comments

Twitter links – not for the faint hearted. These badboys are pretty extensive. I’ve been collecting them on my travels as I go. Here’s a good few of the ones I’ve stumbled over in the few months that I’ve been tweeting. I’d love a few bookmarks for this folks. Feel free to give it a stumble or post to delicious if you found it useful.

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Content creation is only half the story.

January 13, 20094 Comments

I’ve seen a few people recently who have been  blogging / video blogging about site promotion. Most of them fail to hit the nail firmly on the head. Whilst creating content on your site is important, its definitely not the only thing.

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Grab your Twitter brand while you still can.

January 10, 20092 Comments

Prevent yourself getting TwitterSquatted. Something that is becoming more and more apparent on Twitter is that major brands that are slow to adopt have the potential to get brand-jacked.  I’ve seen numerous discussions on Twitter and on various blogs and news pieces that highlight the importance of grabbing your brands twitter account.  Pat Phelan recently [...]

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