All Entries in the "Fun Stuff" Category
Possible Google Acquisitions in 2010 and Beyond?
It is becoming more evident everyday that we are living in a Google world. What began as a search engine has quickly evolved into many additional things. Just this month, Google entered the cell phone business with the release of the Nexus One. They are also working their way into the real estate business. What’s next? This post takes a somewhat humorous look at possible Google acquisitions for 2010 and beyond.
Trouble In Twittersphere (Funny Cartoon)
I came across a funny cartoon put together by that I thought I’d share here. While I don’t want to give away the whole plot before you see the video, I will say that at the point in the cartoon when it seems as all hell is breaking lose, I have to admit I get the same feeling when our Internet connection is interrupted.
Jon Stewart “Tries” To Understand Twitter
Twitter has definitely hit the mainstream. That includes the Jon Stewart Show where Jon makes a feeble but humorous attempt to describe what Twitter actually is. While the video segment itself reveals Jon’s understand (or lack thereof), I especially like when he is speaking to his tech correspondent, or at least trying to speak with her as she is distracted by, what else… Twitter.
Top 10 SearchRank Posts for 2008
Time for a round up of the best posts put out here in 2008. Posts were selected from a combination of those that received the highest number of backlinks, those that went popular on Sphinn & Digg and this author’s personal favorites.
April Fools Jokes From the Search Industry
Every year on April 1st, we see some pretty clever April Fools jokes played by search engines. One of my all time favorites is when Google revealed a very secret part of their algorithm by disclosing what Pigeon Rank is and how it works. Here is a summary of some of the better jokes I came across today. Enjoy!
Google: I’m Going To Disneyland! 10 Signs Google Has Visited the Disneyland Resort
While Eli Manning could not make the trip to Disneyland in the traditional “I’m going to Disneyland” fashion proceeding Superbowl wins, Google did. The search engine giant invited its California-based employees to attend a corporate event at the Disneyland Resort last week.
SEMMYs Finalists Have Been Selected – Cast Your Vote To Choose the Winners
I wrote last week about The SEMMYs, an annual awards event honoring the great content produced across the search and online marketing industry, in which a total of 9 posts from this blog or ones I had published at Search Engine Guide had been nominated in a total of 7 categories. While I felt it was quite an honor to have so many posts nominated, there was still many posts within each category until now where judges have selected the finalists. The good new is that we have had 4 posts selected in 4 separate categories.
Nominated for The Semmys Awards
The Semmys is an awards site that was put together by my good friend, Matt McGee, in which he has nominated a number of the best posts of 2007, all arranged by category (much like the Emmys). Categories include SEO, PPC, Small Business, Google, Analytics, Online Marketing/General, Blogs and Blogging, Search Tech, Reputation Management, Link Building, Rants and Viral Marketing. A total of 9 posts from this blog as well as ones I have published elsewhere have been nominated in 7 categories.
Top SearchRank Blog Posts in 2007
Time to crank out one more post before the year ends. Rather than put together a list of resolutions as many do, I thought it would be fun to look back and highlight some of the top posts on this blog. Posts were selected from a combination of those that received the highest number of backlinks, those that went popular on Sphinn & Digg and this author’s personal favorites.
SearchRank Blog Wins Nomination for Best SEO Blog of 2007
It is the end of the year which typically brings out many online contests that look to define the best of the best, whether that involve products, technology, blogs or something else. One such contest is Search Engine Journal’s Search Blogs Awards of 2007 which aims to define the best blogs in a variety of categories. There are 18 categories in this year’s contest, one of which is the “Best SEO Blog of 2007.” This blog (SearchRank Blog) has won a nomination for that category. In fact, we are among 11 other blogs competing for the best SEO blog of 2007.
