Archives for October 2010

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Spam, shady SEO practices, duplicate content and overwhelming amounts of information, oh my! This is what search engine users deal with on a regular basis — whether they know it or not — and Blekko, the new search engine with Spam-busting superhero powers, is fighting back.

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Long Beach, CA (October 29, 2010) – Celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Southland Technology Conference, Mark C. Layton has been selected to offer his expertise on the Agile panel, and will touch on ways to take a more lean and agile approach to software development.

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Many of you Social Media enthusiasts love WordPress and stand behind the platform 100%, and I’m in the same boat as you. It’s robust, adored by search engines, intuitive, and ultimately an all around kick butt system that can be used for blogs or as a Content Management System (CMS). But when it comes to e-commerce systems, who takes the cake?

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There comes a time in life when we must put our pride aside and admit ignorance; whatever the final outcome may be. Having the ability to honestly say not what we know, but what we don’t know, is the mark of a true expert in my opinion. This can be a renown chef that hasn’t tried a particular technique or an online advertiser that specializes in Social Media but knows nothing about PPC. There will always be things we don’t know, and there’s nothing wrong with admitting such.

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Microsoft has released a new ad campaign for the Xbox 360 Kinect that’s aimed at transforming the way we look at gaming consoles and, most importantly, bringing families closer together. Gaming systems such as the Xbox 360 are no longer devices that lock children (and adults) in their homes for days, they’re a window into the digital world. A window that provides entertainment and improves relationships. This, this my friends, is where the new Kinect commercials shine.

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If you’re a foodie like me, and a BBQ fanatic, you are probably sitting at home crying right now. Well, that’s unless you were fortunate enough to attend the Holy Grail of BBQ goodness — the Lexington BBQ Festival in Lexington, North Carolina.