DaveN just found out Google banned themselves.
I checked and sure enough - it is banned.
Hey just send an email to yourself with “reinclusion request” in the subject line.

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Well this is the first Searchnerd Cool Site of the Day. I come across interesting stuff now and then and want to pass it on. I can’t guarantee I will do this every day, but today I pick Akamai’s new Net Usage Index. Many people have never heard of Akamai, but they […]

Tools, Cool Sites | 1 Comment »

First Attempt: All Bluetooth Devices are NOT created equal.
I wanted to set up Google Talk wirelessly. I also wanted to use Bluetooth to do it - as I seem to be collecting devices that are Bluetooth enabled. Well what I didn’t realize is that not all Bluetooth devices are created equal. I could get the […]

Google, Tools, Talk, Gadgets | 1 Comment »

Background
Google has been tracking click thrus on certain results since at least 2001 and I am pretty sure before that. You used to be able to see this in the url when clicking such as:
http://
www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.example.com/&e=747
This was usually done somewhat a random, but certain keywords – such as “Digital Cameras” were often targeted […]

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Google’s New Test of "Revisions Inline”
Mentioned by Dave N , Matt Cutts , and Danny Sullivan – Google has been experimenting with trying to refine the queries inside the organic results – in a unique and interesting way. Matt tries do downplay this as one of the gradual changes that Google introduces (so […]

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Get your Google Stock Certificate Right Here
Well it has been one year since Google went public and what a year it has been. Those who got in at $85 made out like bandits with the stock currently around $300.00. Google has had great earnings and hopefully will have more to come.

I wanted to get a […]

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Lucky Google Boxer Shorts gets me The Sitdown of a Lifetime
It was Tuesday, August the 9th, and I had been having a very bad week. I had originally booked my trip to arrive Sunday for the start of SES, and then I canceled at the last minute. Jenstar (AdSense Queen) and DaveN both convinced […]

Google, SEO, Conferences | 4 Comments »

On August 11th - Jenstar, Dave_N, Dax, and I took some time out from SES San Jose to visit The Tech Museum of Innovation which was a few minute walk away from the convention. There was all sorts of activities and games - many geared towards kids, but fun for adults as well. […]

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