Category Archives: 30days

Bloody Hell! Meta Descriptions And Meta Keywords Are Back?

By scott kane | Published: March 5, 2010

Those of you who’ve been marketing on the Internet since the 1990’s will remember the hazy far off days when “meta descriptions” where SEO magic, the biggest news on the news sites was somebody called Monica and a mysterious Presidential stain on her dress, and Linux was going to take over the desktop within 12 to 18 months.In 2010 things are different, right? Meta descriptions are out, nobody remembers Monica – or her dress, and Linux has taken over the desktop.

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Short 2010 SEO Checklist For ISV's

By scott kane | Published: February 12, 2010

There were a number of changes in how the search engines deal with our web sites in 2009. What follows is a brief list of some of things that may warrant attention by ISV’s in 2010.

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Are You A Social Media Bull Ant?

By scott kane | Published: February 8, 2010

Social media has it’s own native fauna that run around, with out the “flight” mechanism, with large pincers to grip their prey, carrying venom sacks with which to inject us with. Like the Australian Bull Ant this is a primitive species that first appeared millions of bytes ago – on UseNet. While primitive it’s an adaptable survivor. It’s survived the age of the NTTP server, the Dot Bomb Ice Age and is thriving deep in this modern inter-web era of RSS.It’s a ferocious consumer that will “follow” you and attack if you get to near or if it sees you first. Dropping a firecracker in a nest of them is devastating – to you! Attempting to squash them underfoot will result in a painful bite that may need more than an ice pack. There is no commercially available spray for treatment.

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2009 Epic Fail. Glad Its Over. Towards 2010

By scott kane | Published: February 3, 2010

If 2008 was a good year, and in many ways it was for me, 2009 was an Epic Fail. I mean EPIC. It began with good intentions. An application to finish that was six months overdue and the core of my start-up. By years end I’d made less progress than in the last six months [...]

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