We all get used to hearing the murmur on the radio, our iWhatever, and in shopping malls. The background of waves is affecting us all the time. I like to think I am able to tune out all of the white noise. I know I bob my head and tap my feet to memorable beats occasionally (ok, I do it a lot).
The question is, how much does sound really impact us? Marketing whores (read: agencies) are obviously familiar with sound bytes that they use promote big brands like Gap, Intel, …

I just returned from the Tony Robbins seminar, Unleash the Power Within in San Jose, CA. I learned an immeasurable amount of life and myself, but I thought it would be fun to translate the principles to SEO as well.
“Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. ”
Enter web analytics. Several years ago, web analytics was just for geeks and statheads.  Today, web analytics gives SEO oxygen.
Are you passively looking at data, mesmerized by lines that go up and to the right?
OR – Do you align …

When I hear the phrase “web 2.0,” I envision jelly bean buttons that look so good you want to lick them and bubbly widgets that interact with social media or other web apps. I think that’s result of hearing the jargon passed around so much.
That aside, I think the new breed of web 2.0 concepts are very sexy. When typical business models are flipped upside down, the Internet takes on a whole new dimension. It’s exciting to see companies giving ordinary people so much choice. One day, you’ll be …

Through the hype and all of the white noise, tech articles made the promise of the iPhone seem dismal.  Less than a week after its debut, I used the device. And now I know why it will change the way wireless industry as we know it. Wireless Internet technology has been around for more than a decade, but it was not until the iPhone that the crossover of browsing from computers to truly handheld media devices made it to market.  Just think, the total content industry on mobile was $31 …

You Need to Feed  Your Own RSS
FeedBurner monetizes publisher’s feeds by embedding targeted ads in the syndicated content.  They host well over 880,000 feeds and so many subscribers that it’s impossible to count.  FeedBurner StandardStats will tell you what your approximate circulation is, feed readers used, and click throughs (must redirect links through FeedBurner to do this).  To do all of this, your feed has to come from FeedBurner, and not your own URL. They offer all sorts of tools to analyze, optimize, publicize, and monetize your content, but does …