By Chris Abraham
“The spread of information doesn’t always lead to happy results. Last year, a residential adviser at North Carolina State went snooping on Facebook and ratted out nine students for underage drinking, turning them over to the campus police. Mr. Zuckerberg explains that this kind of thing used to happen a lot, before Facebook users learned the rules of the game. But he understands that this is all just part of the process. “It just took a certain amount of people getting in trouble and then they learned. We need to give people tools to share whatever information they want.” I guess that goes for checking out hotties as well.” Via the Wall Street Journal
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By Chris Abraham
There is a story on digg I really don’t believe: Digg.com hits 750,000 fake Digg Accounts. It says that marketers, spammers, and advertisers have up to 5000 puppet digg accounts in order to game the diggosphere. I don’t buy it. Read more…
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By Chris Abraham
“A comprehensive guide to PageRank designed for searchers and site owners alike.” This is a very interesting primer for any and all of you who have not quite sussed out what Google PageRank is and those of you who have never heard of Google’s Page Rank who want to know how to get more, how to keep it, how not to lose it, and why PageRank might be the most important number in the online world. Read more…
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By Chris Abraham
I wrote an article highlighting the job title, Online Analyst, which was coined by New Media Strategies, my former employer. I did a Google search for online analyst and the first, number one, result was thanks to my mad SEO skills while Technology Strategist at NMS. Using my understanding of domain name strategy, I bought all sorts of topical, keyword-rich, domain names for NMS, one of which was onlinebrandpromotion.com.
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By Chris Abraham
FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation) (pronounced: fud) An acronym. It comes from something known as the “FUD factor,” which is often used by software companies. For example, if Company B launches a new product, Company A will spin the FUD factor about B’s product with the goal of delaying consumers’ buying decisions until Company A can turn its vaporware into a product for sale. Company A may ask questions like, “Yes, but is B’s product robust?” or “Is it scaleable?” or “Is it based on the latest industry standards?” It actually means “spreading fear, uncertainty, and disinformation.” Via NetLingo
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