Here we are on day 2 of the mustache growing process. The picture doesn’t render as well (or I guess as bad) as it looks.
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This video is from SEOmoz. Although pretty basic, Rand gives some good ideas on how to make the most of your blog.
SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday-Blogging for Higher Rankings from Scott Willoughby on Vimeo.
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Jeremy’s Stache – Day 10
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The Mustache Diaries – Day 1
In preparation to our trip to El Salvador, my friends and I decided to grow a mustache. What started as a joke quickly became a challenge for the best mustache. A month before our official departure, I am starting to grow my “stache”.
Developer Errrick created iSlsk, a new filesharing client for jailbroken iPhones that works with the Soulseek network, by basing it on open source versions of the client for the Mac.
iSlsk lets iPhone users search for and download files directly on their phone. The software also imports downloaded files to the iPod music database so that they can be played with native iPhone controls.
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Optimizing your URLs
A study by MarketingSherpa demonstrated that the URL affects searcher clickthrough rates in the Search Engine Results Pages. More specifically, the study shows that short URLs get clicked on twice as often as long URLs. Here are the best practices to get the best out of your URLs:
- The fewer the parameters in your dynamic URL, the better. One or two parameters is much better than seven or eight. Avoid superfluous/nonessential parameters like tracking codes.
- A static looking URL (containing no ampersands, equals signs, or question marks) is more search optimal than a dynamic one.
- Having keywords in the URL is more optimal than no keywords.
- A keyword in the filename portion of the URL is more beneficial than in a directory/subdirectory name.
- Hyphens are the preferred word separator, although underscores are gaining acceptance over times past . So if you have multiple-word keyword phrases in your URLs, I’d recommend using dashes to separate them.
- Stuffing too many keywords in the URL looks spammy. Three, four, or five words in a URL looks perfectly normal. A little longer and it starts to look worse to Google, according to Matt Cutts.
- The domain name is not a good place for multiple hyphens, as it can make your URL look spammy. Although that said, sometimes a domain name should have a hyphen, as the domain faux pas ‘arsecommerce.com’ demonstrates (you may not get this joke if you don’t recognize Queen’s English!).
Source: Search Engine Land
The self-built contraption took the former fighter pilot five years to build and perfect – and yesterday he gave it its maiden flight.
Stepping out of an aircraft at 7,500ft, Rossy unfolded the 10ft rigid wings strapped to his back as he plummeted earthwards.
Passing from freefall into a gentle glide, he triggered the four jet turbines and accelerated to 190mph above the mountaintops.
With his first big test under his belt, Rossy, 48, is ready for bigger challenges: he plans to cross the English Channel later this year, before attempting to fly through the Grand Canyon.
So far, Rossy and his sponsors have poured more than $240,000 and countless hours into building the device.
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How Can You Get Out of a Franchise?
The law tends to favor the franchisor over the franchisee when it comes to breaking a franchise contract, primarily because franchisors are able to limit their liability via UFOCs and franchise agreements with built-in clauses and disclosures. It’s no wonder that franchisees have little wiggle room when opting out of an agreement: franchisors are required to list and substantiate earnings claims, current and past litigation, the number of franchises in operation and the number terminated, and all other related material in the UFOC/FDD document. Occasionally franchisors will provide a buyout clause to franchisees, but most franchisors want to preserve franchise agreements to save money and time. Hence, franchisors generally make every attempt to reconcile problems via arbitration or mediation.
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How Much Can You Make in Franchising?
Franchisors often don’t give straight answers to franchisees asking the question “How Much Can You Make in Franchising?†due to the numerous legalities involved. To go into detail: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has strict requirements regarding earnings claims statements for franchisees. In a franchisor’s Uniform Franchise Offering Circular/FDD, earnings claims statements must be accurate and substantiated in written form. Franchisors can get into a lot of legal trouble if they misrepresent themselves in their UFOCs/FDDs.
Europeans just made a new usage of this tool created in the 4th millenium BC, the wheel. It’s hard to explain what Magic Wheel really is. I guess it’s easier to just watch this video and visit the company’s website.