I’ve been neglecting the Thursday roundups lately due to chronic deadlines and client work taking precedent over sitting down for four hours and putting together a post full of links. However, since I’ve received clamorings to resume the roundup (and because Rand is sad that I haven’t been blogging much lately), I figured I’d hunker down and get you all up to date on what’s been going on the past couple months. I’ll also be “Andy Dufresne-ing” old YOUmoz entries and Marketplace listings into subsequent roundups until we’re all caught up, so don’t feel sad if you contributed to the site some way in the past and aren’t listed below–I’ll get to you! My apologies for some of the more “dated” news–hope you enjoy this mega long, uber-huge roundup!
Stories, news, and other notable items from the past several weeks:
- Cesar Serna blogged about the “Internet micro economy.” Micro economies aren’t as cool as Micro Machines, and nothing’s as cool as the super fast talking Micro Machine Man.
- Apparently dating websites are taking over our lawns. I blame Matt Inman.
- Speaking of Matt, Brett Borders interviewed him a long freakin’ time ago, but I’m still linking to it because it’s nice to check in on our former CTO and see what he’s been up to. (Brett also interviewed Marty Weintraub, so check it out.)
- Brett had another post about social media “rockstars” vs. “narcissists.” There’s something about our industry that attracts a lot of bullshitters who don’t actually know what they’re doing…
- Samir Balwani lists some tell-tale signs that you need to hire a social media consultant. If you’re filling out Geocities fan pages and submitting them to “web rings,” that might be a good indication…
- CrunchGear asked a while back why Hulu is more valued by advertisers than YouTube. Maybe it’s because I don’t feel dumber after having visited Hulu, whereas I tend to drop a few IQ points after watching a shopping penguin on YouTube.
- Are you a Twitter snob? Don’t be! TwiTip urges you to focus on friendships instead. What’s that? You have no friends? Oh, well, then carry on.
- Speaking of Twitter, here are 101 everyday uses for Twitter. That’s right, you can use Twitter as a shamwow! It really soaks up those inane comments!
- Other Twitter stuff: looking for a fun “follow me” button but aren’t remotely creative? Here are 31 logos and buttons for you, you unremarkable twit!
- Researchers are developing a nanotech clothing fabric that never gets wet. I thought that already existed: it’s called a rain coat.
- This video pretty much sums up why MySpace sucks.
- Want to know how to get people to send you less email? Read this list (or become a deposed Nigerian prince).
- In case you’re wondering how to block a website for everyone but you, here you go. Enjoy your solitude, loser!
- Alhan Keser is cool. Why is he cool? Because he has a Linkscape shirt…and because he got some dude from Public Enemy to point at the shirt. Get up get, get down, bad rankings are a joke in your town!
- Blip.tv interviewed Rand about SEOmoz and Linkscape and whatnot. Check out part 1 and 2 of the interview.
- Speaking of the old boss man, Rand graced the list of Invesp Consulting’s “10 most influential marketers of 2008.” I, on the other hand, made Michael Streko’s list of his top 20 people who didn’t suck in 2008. So yeah, looks like I came out on top.
- Ian Lurie says we shouldn’t trust Google for SEO advice.
- Laying people off is a fine art…well, according to Guy Kawasaki, anyway. He listed some guidelines to follow if you ever find yourself in the unenviable position of letting people go.
- Best. Product website. Ever.
- This is why I wish I were a domain squatter.
- Scott Orth had been looking for a job and chronicled his experiences in a multi-post social experiment called “Search Expert Forced to Live Under Bridge.” Check it out if you can!
- Nostalgic for the top topics that distracted us last year? Check out Slate’s article that highlights the most distracting, compelling stories of 2008.
- Apparently posting negative reviews online can get you sued (at least by some asshole from San Francisco). I’d make a joke about Yelp, but it looks like they’ve got other stuff on their mind…
- Miguel Salcido posits that search needs a little healthy competition. And by “healthy,” he probably doesn’t mean “Ask.com.”
- Here’s a “Captain Obvious” tip for you: if you commit a felony, don’t google it or you’ll probably end up in the pokey.
- SES New York is next week, and the ever lovable Greg Niland put together a video promoting the IM Charity Party on March 23rd. Check it out if you want to get to know Frank Watson a little bit better…
- Gizmodo has a list of the 50 skills every geek should have. Noticeably absent is the ability to make a hot Weird Science girl who turns your brother into a troll.
- According to the Dallas News, 1 of every 50 people on earth now belong to Facebook. Coming soon: Faceguide, an intergalactic version of Facebook. New users receive a towel upon joining.
- Six Revisions lists 30 beautiful examples of grunge in web design. Has the Internet really reached a “grunge” era? What’s next, the Boy Band/Frosted Tips Era? (In related news, here are 100 websites with outstanding artistic design.)
- Methinks that in this economy, people are cutting corners left and right, so why not take a stab at designing your own business card? Here are 19 photoshop tutorials to get you started.
- Social media is thriving while newspaper circulation plummets. Recently the Seattle PI switched to an all-online version, so I wonder how many other newspapers will follow suit. TheBivingsReport released a study chronicling the use of the Internet by America’s largest newspapers, so hopefully they’ll figure out a way to successfully marry digital and print.
- Forbes Magazine highlighted Yahoo!’s 5 biggest mistakes. Just missing the list was #6: Releasing a “Best of the Yahoo! Yodel” CD that failed to grace the Billboard charts.
- The Get Smart blog lists various ways to find photos on the Internet. No word on how many of these photos have a LOL caption…
- My buddy Jordan Kasteler lists 5 SEO tools you may be missing from your arsenal. Don’t forget your friendly neighborhood SEOmoz tools, either!
- Check out these cool and creative 404 error pages. I had previously blogged about getting creative with 404 error pages, so it’s always nice to see new, fun examples.
- Copyblogger says that shorter is better. Hrm, maybe I should stop dating guys who are over 6 ft tall…
- Speaking of guys over 6 ft tall, my boyfriend Jason (aka MansteryGuest) has been blogging over at ThinkBasis. His posts are good but poorly trafficked, so humor me and check out some of his best stuff:
- This is an oldie but a goodie from Pubcon 2008: how to boost affiliate revenue using eBay, Facebook and TinyURL.
- SEOgadget talks about how to recession-proof your e-commerce website. I’m told that working for AIG helps…
- Need a new logo? Here’s some info on how NOT to design one.
- Widgetbox has 8 Google Search and Google News widgets. Check ’em out, yo!
- Mashable brings us the top 10 social networks for Generation-Y. Great, more sites for old fuddy-duddy business owners to get confused about.
YOUmoz entries:
Best of YOUmoz:
New additions to the SEOmoz Marketplace:
Featured job postings:
- SEO specialist for Big Fish Internet in Lancaster, UK
- Interactive account director for an agency in Chicago, IL
- SEO manager for Agenda21 in London, UK
Featured companies:
United States:
- Indexed Content in Mesa, AZ
- Media 1 Designs in Huntington Beach, CA
- Handmade Interactive in Los Angeles, CA
- Clark SEO in Newport Beach, CA
- Palmer Web Marketing in Orange, CA
- Golden State Communications in Orange County, CA
- Deographics in CA
- Digital Operative in San Diego, CA
- Excel Your Business in CA
- Hey Dude, Where’s My Site? in CA
- iSynergy Webdesign in CA
- SEO90.com in CA
- Precis E-Business in Englewood, CO
- SEOMatrix in New Haven, CT
- SearchWiz in Boca Raton, FL
- Refuge Design in Florida
- Atlanta SEO Works in Atlanta, GA
- Saltech Systems in Ames, IA
- Digital Third Coast Internet Marketing in Chicago, IL
- Searchite in Chicago, IL
- Shout Productions in Chicago, IL
- SEO Logic in IL
- Hanapin Marketing in Bloomington, IN
- 7strategy in KS
- Louisville Web Group in Louisville, KY
- Online Marketer in Boston, MA
- Exclusive Concepts in MA
- Get Noticed on Google in Baltimore, MD
- GR Web Designs in Grand Rapids, MI
- Nina Hale Consulting in Minneapolis, MN
- Bradish Enterprises in Woodbury, MN
- Rosman & Associates in Missouri
- Impact Web Design in Charlotte, NC
- OverIt Media SEO in Albany, NY
- Web Design Library in Brooklyn, NY
- Blue Fountain Media in New York, NY
- SAP User List Appenders in New York, NY
- Software Products in New York, NY
- WannaDevelop.com in New York, NY
- Unstuck Digital in Ronkonkoma, NY
- Upright Communications in Cincinnati, OH
- KoiFish Communications in Portland, OR
- SwellPath Interactive in Portland, OR
- Searchlight Interactive in Charleston, SC
- Factor 360 in South Dakota
- HigherVisibility in Memphis, TN
- RefreshWeb in Austin, TX
- Level3Logic in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- IMMIX Productions in Houston, TX
- Listorbit in Houston, TX, as well as the UK
- CAP Digisoft Solutions in Irving, TX, as well as India
- W3trends in Texas
- Expert Web Management in VA
- Whatcom Web in Bellingham, WA
- Duo Web Marketing in Olympia, WA
- aSEOpro in Washington
- JH Specialty in the US
- LangfordSevier in the US
- LikePhate in the US
- ProspectMX in the US
- S.E.O Tap located in cyberspace
Canada:
- Better Search Solutions in Cochrane, AB, Canada
- snap! Virtual Associates in Alberta, Canada
- X-Jay Technologies in North Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Brenelz Web Solutions in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Burst Web Solutions in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- K’nechtology in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Egographik in Laval, QC, Canada
- Neowebmedia in Montreal, QC, Canada
- SEMATTIC in Canada
Central/South America:
UK / Europe:
- G-Forces Web Management in Bearsted, Kent, UK
- Utopia Creative Solutions in Croydon, UK
- Receptional Internet Marketing in Flitwick, Beds, UK
- Affiliate Marketplace.net in Kingston Upon Hull, UK
- Logoinn in Leicester, UK
- Bloom Media in London and Leeds, UK
- Prospero Digital in London, UK, as well as the US and Canada
- Weboptimiser Media in London, UK
- Xcede Recruitment Solutions in London, UK
- Cube3 Marketing in Manchester, UK
- Electric Studio in Oxford, UK
- Oxford SEO in Oxford, UK
- Web Results Direct in the UK
- Outsourcing4U in the UK
- 1 Seo in Vilnius, Lithuania
- MaxROY in Poznan, Poland
- SeoPlus in Bucharest, Romania
- Edopine in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Factory Aurum in Prague, Czech Republic
- Innova Limited in Gibraltar
Asia:
- cyberThink in Ahmedabad, India
- ZealousWeb Technologies in Ahmedabad, India
- GetHighRanks Solutions in Bangalore, India
- Zitz Solutions in Bangalore, India
- SEO India in Chd, India
- Agriya Infoway in Chennai, India
- dmaxonline.com in Chennai, India
- PKWebbS in Chennai, India
- Submit Elite Services in Gurgaon, Harya, India
- icsonweb in Hyderabad, India
- SubmitINme.com in Nagercoil, India
- HostingITrust in New Delhi, India
- Ray Creations in New Delhi, India
- Mosaic ITES Services in Noida, India
- Browsewire Consulting Group in Shimla, India
- Afzalkhan.org in India, the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia
- Minerva Infotech in India
- Key Scouts in Israel and the US
- neoCortex in Japan
- SirSEO in Karachi, Pakistan
- SEOWizzards in the Philippines
Australia:
Featured resumes:
Currently looking:
- Nicholas McDonough is “seeking a senior search marketing position with a progressive company that offers a high level of challenge, responsibility, and career growth.” He has previously served as a marketing campaign manager and is also an alumnus of Yahoo! Search Marketing.
- Sarah Farrow is a copywriter who is also experienced in SEO/SEM, PPC management, site reviews, and web analytics.
- Jason Volk is a Sales and Business Marketing grad who is looking for a full-time search marketing position. His previous experience includes working as a search account manager at Blue Tent Marketing in Boulder, Colorado.
- Bavajan is an Internet marketer who has over 3 years of experience with SEO, PPC, affiliate marketing, and advertising.
- Frank Hobson is an SEO with a team of marketers who is offering his marketing services for a reasonable price.
- Cory Bagley is an informations systems manager for American Safari Cruises in Seattle. He has been studying and practicing search engine optimization and paid search for the last six years and is looking to take the next step in the progression of his career by moving into Internet marketing on a full-time basis.
- Brian Kenyon is looking to obtain an online marketing consultant, account manager, webmaster, or interactive producer position that will utilize his web design/development, information architecture, project management, customer service, and online marketing experience to effectively and profitably grow a business’s web services while increasing relevant traffic to its clients’ websites.
- Hunter D. Willis is the owner of Webstore Solutions and has business skills, marketing savvy, and technical knowledge to help clients improve their online sales and marketing efforts.
- Eric Pender is an Internet marketer in Chicago, IL. He specializes in SEO and PPC account management for clients and is also experienced in local search optimization and reputation management. Eric is also Google Adwords certified.
- Ariella Robison is an experienced SEO/SEM/web marketer with eight years of experience in online campaign strategy in execution.
- Bradley H. Knell has over 5 years of experience developing and maintaining successful PPC campaigns and handling SEO for small businesses in Canada. He’s currently seeking distance contract opportunities that will best utilize his skillset.
- Jacob Landsman is an online advertising sales expert who is seeking a position that leverages his skills, experience and interest in digital and interactive advertising.
- Zach Thompson is the owner of Glorify Enterprises, an Internet marketing company that specializes in the nutrition field. He is experienced in developing new business and marketing and specializes in SEO and various aspects of Internet marketing.
- Christy Correll has seven years of professional experience in search engine optimization, nonprofit marketing/public relations, and newspaper journalism. She specializes in SEO copywriting and editing, social media marketing,keyword research, blogging, and SEO content management.
- Marek Wawrzyniak is an interactive marketer with 15 years of solid Internet marketing experience. For the past 7 years he has been an SEO strategist for a Fortune 117 company, and he is an advanced SEO/M marketer and social media strategist.
- Joseph Maresca is an SEO and PPC expert with experience in affiliate marketing, email marketing, A/B testing, improving conversion rates, and more.
- George John is a marketer with over 4 years of SEO experience and 10 years of web design and programming experience. He’s proficient in all forms of advertising.
- Keli Best is looking for a position as a PPC/SEM specialist. She has 2 1/2 years of experience in the field and is a good multitasker.
Happily Employed:
- Paul Broomfield is an SEO/PPC engineer for MAD Productions. He would like to pursue a career in online marketing which will lead him to a “position of responsibility where the rewards and satisfaction gained will justify the commitment and dedication [he is] prepared to offer.”
- Afzal Khan is an SEO and marketing expert as well as a professional blogger who specializes in SEO, SEM, PPC, social media marketing, blog marketing, and search marketing strategy and positioning.
- Amjad Puliyali is a search marketing enthusiast from Dubai who has more than 2 years of experience in search marketing, SEO, and paid search. He’s also specialized in Arabic Search Marketing and search in the Middle East.
- Edopine Design is a design agency active in all areas of strategic visual communications, including corporate identity, branding, print communications and advertising, web design and development, electronic presentations and other digital media.
- Abdul Malick is an SEO analyst who works for Agriya in India.
- Jolie du Pre is a content creator, ghost writer, and editor who is available for SEO content.
- Piar Ali is a professional SEO/marketer in Pakistan.
- Anthony Verre is a senior search marketing specialist for Top Floor Technologies.
- Ian Hill is an Internet marketing manager at Xensys.
