Comments for Ken Morico :: Blog http://kenmorico.com/blog SEO, Web Analytics, Digital Strategy Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Digital Death – Social Media Preparation for the e-Reaper by Copywriter Hal Werner http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/12/digital-death-social-media-preparation-for-the-e-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Copywriter Hal Werner Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:19:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=775#comment-241 Interesting update on Mashable on this topic. It seems that five states have laws governing some degree of online access after death and there are several proponents pushing for a nation-wide standard governing use of your online properties after you pass.  http://mashable.com/2012/01/26/digital-assets-after-death/ Interesting update on Mashable on this topic. It seems that five states have laws governing some degree of online access after death and there are several proponents pushing for a nation-wide standard governing use of your online properties after you pass. 
http://mashable.com/2012/01/26/digital-assets-after-death/

]]> Comment on Google Analytics: Improve User Experience with Browser Optimization by Dave Faulkmore http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/11/google-analytics-improve-user-experience-with-browser-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Dave Faulkmore Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:19:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=682#comment-240 Mobile phone penetration stats: I use statcounter.com, not google analytics. So i don't know my bounce rate as compared to yours. I'd be interested in knowing that. For the events and coupons, both support mobile phone users. And English and Japanese language. Here are the stats for the 2011-05-21 Turkish restaurant event in Ikebukuro Tokyo. I choose these stats instead of more recent ones cuz softbank still had a monopoly on the iphone at that time. There are two reservation form landing pages: one for mobile and another for PCs. In the reservation forms, i ask for both their mobile and pc email addresses. Too lazy to look into how many people accessed each form. But from their email addresses i can tell u whether they are using a dumb phone or a smart phone or a pc!! 27 people registered. Those who registered didn't necessarily show up at the event. And many people probably showed up without a reservation. 12 people only had a mobile, no pc!! 8 supplied both mobile and pc email addresses 7 had only pc email addresses. A minority!! A dying breed. Here mobile are mobile phone providers: NTT docomo (dumb phones) 10 softbank (mobile; don't know whether smart or dumb) 5 softbank (iphone) 3 kddi (brand:au; dumb phones) 1 wilcomm (phs really dumb dumb phones) 0 So what this says is the dumb phones are way in the majority. And the smart phones were up and coming, but still a minority. I use kddi AU (dumb) phones and many others do, just poor showing at this particular event. So i've gave real stats of not traffic, but actual business. Regardless of business type, in Japan, you'll have tons of mobile phone customers. And these stats come from a huge city like Tokyo, the more rural you move, the higher the mobile phone penetration. Rural people are less likely to have PCs. Third world backwater piss holes are even more likely to be using dumb phones. From my perspective, the Internet is mostly (95% my guess) PC targetted sites. And there is a market mismatch. More and more people are using mobile phone. And mobile phone users are out and about spending money and have more disposable income! Or i should say are disposing of more of their income. dumb phone users can also access the web. But these are the users with the limited screen size. And most sites won't display well. To put it mildly. Including yours ;-( Mobile phone penetration stats:
I use statcounter.com, not google analytics. So i don’t know my bounce rate as compared to yours. I’d be interested in knowing that.

For the events and coupons, both support mobile phone users. And English and Japanese language.

Here are the stats for the 2011-05-21 Turkish restaurant event in Ikebukuro Tokyo. I choose these stats instead of more recent ones cuz softbank still had a monopoly on the iphone at that time.

There are two reservation form landing pages: one for mobile and another for PCs. In the reservation forms, i ask for both their mobile and pc email addresses. Too lazy to look into how many people accessed each form. But from their email addresses i can tell u whether they are using a dumb phone or a smart phone or a pc!!

27 people registered. Those who registered didn’t necessarily show up at the event. And many people probably showed up without a reservation.

12 people only had a mobile, no pc!!
8 supplied both mobile and pc email addresses
7 had only pc email addresses. A minority!! A dying breed.

Here mobile are mobile phone providers:
NTT docomo (dumb phones)
10
softbank (mobile; don’t know whether smart or dumb)
5
softbank (iphone)
3
kddi (brand:au; dumb phones)
1
wilcomm (phs really dumb dumb phones)
0

So what this says is the dumb phones are way in the majority. And the smart phones were up and coming, but still a minority. I use kddi AU (dumb) phones and many others do, just poor showing at this particular event.

So i’ve gave real stats of not traffic, but actual business. Regardless of business type, in Japan, you’ll have tons of mobile phone customers. And these stats come from a huge city like Tokyo, the more rural you move, the higher the mobile phone penetration. Rural people are less likely to have PCs. Third world backwater piss holes are even more likely to be using dumb phones.

From my perspective, the Internet is mostly (95% my guess) PC targetted sites. And there is a market mismatch. More and more people are using mobile phone. And mobile phone users are out and about spending money and have more disposable income! Or i should say are disposing of more of their income.

dumb phone users can also access the web. But these are the users with the limited screen size. And most sites won’t display well. To put it mildly.

Including yours ;-(

]]> Comment on Google Analytics: Improve User Experience with Browser Optimization by Dave Faulkmore http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/11/google-analytics-improve-user-experience-with-browser-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Dave Faulkmore Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:53:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=682#comment-239 I'd rather support every mobile device. A little history lesson ... Way back when, when people read newspapers and felt that they were well educated and informed, Japanese girls started picking up pagers to message each other. Pagers were the only thing available at the time. These young Japanese girls were the market. Once the market was there, the development of mobile phones started. But without these young Japanese girls we probably wouldn't have mobile phones today. The step after pagers was dumb phones, then only very recently came smart phones. But there is a lot of people that are quite happy with the dumb phones and continue using them. A lot of people. A huge market of people. But lets say you are still totally unconvinced. I was originally a member of the keitai nai (doesn't have a mobile phone) club. Then on a trip to Manila the people refused to pick up phone calls?! Learned they are completely into messaging. And they are shit poor, so don't expect a huge penatration amongst the poor in the Philippines. Mobile devices should be dirt cheap and the more accessible they are, money wise, the larger the market. And poor people are poor because they are shit at managing their money and investing. So poor people buy useless gadgets whereas middle class are smarter consumers. What to remember from this is: dumb phones are the market. smart phones are new. I’d rather support every mobile device.

A little history lesson …

Way back when, when people read newspapers and felt that they were well educated and informed, Japanese girls
started picking up pagers to message each other. Pagers were the only thing available at the time. These young Japanese
girls were the market. Once the market was there, the development of mobile phones started. But without these young
Japanese girls we probably wouldn’t have mobile phones today.

The step after pagers was dumb phones, then only very recently came smart phones. But there is a lot of people that are
quite happy with the dumb phones and continue using them. A lot of people. A huge market of people.

But lets say you are still totally unconvinced.

I was originally a member of the keitai nai (doesn’t have a mobile phone) club. Then on a trip to Manila the people refused to pick up phone calls?!
Learned they are completely into messaging. And they are shit poor, so don’t expect a huge penatration amongst the poor in the Philippines.

Mobile devices should be dirt cheap and the more accessible they are, money wise, the larger the market.

And poor people are poor because they are shit at managing their money and investing. So poor people buy useless gadgets whereas middle class are smarter consumers.

What to remember from this is:

dumb phones are the market.

smart phones are new.

]]> Comment on Google Analytics: Improve User Experience with Browser Optimization by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/11/google-analytics-improve-user-experience-with-browser-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Ken Morico Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=682#comment-238 Hi Dave. Thanks for the perspective on dumb phones. You are right that there is a significant population that doesn't use smartphones. Most companies nowadays don't consider coding for dumb phones because the demographic isn't something that are concerned about. For me, my site isn't for users on dumb phones. In fact, I don't want dumb phone traffic. I can even facetiously say that they don't count because Google Analytics and other javascript-based analytics software won't count them. I think most businesses in the U.S. can ignore dumb phone users (the ones I work for do). With prices coming down for smartphones it's only a matter of time before smartphones are the entire mobile market. The last time I had a smartphone was 2007 right before the iPhone came out. Once you go smartphone you don't want to go back. That's my opinion. Do you have any stats on dumb phone penetration? I'll check out your site. Hi Dave. Thanks for the perspective on dumb phones. You are right that there is a significant population that doesn’t use smartphones. Most companies nowadays don’t consider coding for dumb phones because the demographic isn’t something that are concerned about. For me, my site isn’t for users on dumb phones. In fact, I don’t want dumb phone traffic. I can even facetiously say that they don’t count because Google Analytics and other javascript-based analytics software won’t count them. I think most businesses in the U.S. can ignore dumb phone users (the ones I work for do). With prices coming down for smartphones it’s only a matter of time before smartphones are the entire mobile market. The last time I had a smartphone was 2007 right before the iPhone came out. Once you go smartphone you don’t want to go back. That’s my opinion. Do you have any stats on dumb phone penetration? I’ll check out your site.

]]> Comment on Google Analytics: Improve User Experience with Browser Optimization by Dave Faulkmore http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/11/google-analytics-improve-user-experience-with-browser-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Dave Faulkmore Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:06:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=682#comment-237  I'm a mobile site application developer. You site probably works on smart phones/tablets. But i'd like to talk about dumb phones. Which in Japan are the majority cuz those phones monthly cost is cheaper and the phones are less bulky. The dumb phone emulator can be downloaded here. Yes the app is in Japanese just type in your url and ignore the rest. The view->source is handy though... http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/service/developer/make/content/browser/html/tool2/index.html Few things that stand out. * javascript doesn't work on a dumb phone. * the file size is way too big coming out at 102k. Aim for 5k + one image. Basically your page is a bandwidth hog. 100k is the limit were users leave your site because the page isn't loading. Which might have a huge impact on your bounce rate. * your DOCTYPE is wrong, even for a PC browser!!!! Each phone expects a different doctype. I know wtf. But c'est la vie. Here is the code for choosing the correct DOCTYPE for Japan mobile phones: http://mob-m.org/3career/000119.html I know the page is in Japanese. Ignore the Japanese, just read the html and php code. OK gl! My contact information is here, if you want to talk further about dumb phone support. http://www.usguyintokyo.com/new_friends_international_party_en.php  I’m a mobile site application developer. You site probably works on smart phones/tablets. But i’d like to talk about dumb phones. Which in Japan are the majority cuz those phones monthly cost is cheaper and the phones are less bulky.

The dumb phone emulator can be downloaded here. Yes the app is in Japanese just type in your url and ignore the rest. The view->source is handy though…
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/service/developer/make/content/browser/html/tool2/index.html

Few things that stand out.

* javascript doesn’t work on a dumb phone.
* the file size is way too big coming out at 102k. Aim for 5k + one image. Basically your page is a bandwidth hog. 100k is the limit were users leave your site because the page isn’t loading. Which might have a huge impact on your bounce rate.
* your DOCTYPE is wrong, even for a PC browser!!!! Each phone expects a different doctype. I know wtf. But c’est la vie.
Here is the code for choosing the correct DOCTYPE for Japan mobile phones:
http://mob-m.org/3career/000119.html
I know the page is in Japanese. Ignore the Japanese, just read the html and php code.

OK gl!
My contact information is here, if you want to talk further about dumb phone support.
http://www.usguyintokyo.com/new_friends_international_party_en.php

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Ken Morico Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-235 Hmm... your email address should stay the same. Do you backup your files with time machine? There are a lot of ways emails can get hidden... iPhones will hide and reorder them sometimes. MobileMe is a cloud-based email service, so email stays on the server until it is deleted by you.  Hmm… your email address should stay the same. Do you backup your files with time machine? There are a lot of ways emails can get hidden… iPhones will hide and reorder them sometimes. MobileMe is a cloud-based email service, so email stays on the server until it is deleted by you. 

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Ken Morico Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:33:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-234 Your welcome. Luckily computers are getting easier to use... I borrowed an iPad recently and am amazed how much they can do. I think they are great for people who have been turned off by the complexity of keyboards and mice and wires. Your welcome. Luckily computers are getting easier to use… I borrowed an iPad recently and am amazed how much they can do. I think they are great for people who have been turned off by the complexity of keyboards and mice and wires.

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by lori http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-232 lori Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:31:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-232 i recently switched from mobileme to icloud. for some reason i lost emails from november until tonight? what went wrong?! can i get them back:( i recently switched from mobileme to icloud. for some reason i lost emails from november until tonight?
what went wrong?! can i get them back:(

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by Isaraisabella http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Isaraisabella Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:42:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-231 Thank you! Excellent advice. I am a nurse - I know bodies, not computers - but am forcing myself to stay in the learning curve here. Your tips on what features to stick with as far as Google and i Cloud are excellent. Thank you so much. Thank you! Excellent advice. I am a nurse – I know bodies, not computers – but am forcing myself to stay in the learning curve here. Your tips on what features to stick with as far as Google and i Cloud are excellent. Thank you so much.

]]> Comment on Blogging is Dead. Again? by Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/12/blogging-is-dead-again/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:37:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=791#comment-230 I think Blogs still have good headroom to grow readers and page views. But bloggers have to  be given benchmarks and encouraged to distribute their content more. <a href='http://nraoblogs.blogspot.com/2012/01/has-blogging-reached-its-peak-no-there.html' rel="nofollow">http://nraoblogs.blogspot.com/2012/01/has-blogging-reached-its-peak-no-there.html</a> I think Blogs still have good headroom to grow readers and page views. But bloggers have to  be given benchmarks and encouraged to distribute their content more.

http://nraoblogs.blogspot.com/2012/01/has-blogging-reached-its-peak-no-there.html

]]> Comment on Digital Death – Social Media Preparation for the e-Reaper by WorldWithoutMe.com http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/12/digital-death-social-media-preparation-for-the-e-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-228 WorldWithoutMe.com Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:16:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=775#comment-228 Hi Ken! Very well researched article. Its true that most major websites have pretty vague policies when it comes to accessing a deceased user account. Steps must be taken to preserve one's digital legacy and pass it on to heirs. Digital estate planning websites help to store all significant and passable digital data in one secure place so that they may be passed on directly to heirs and one's last wishes can be taken care of. Hi Ken! Very well researched article. Its true that most major websites have pretty vague policies when it comes to accessing a deceased user account. Steps must be taken to preserve one’s digital legacy and pass it on to heirs. Digital estate planning websites help to store all significant and passable digital data in one secure place so that they may be passed on directly to heirs and one’s last wishes can be taken care of.

]]> Comment on It’s Good to be the King of Klout by Eric T. Tung http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/07/its-good-to-be-the-king-of-klout/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Eric T. Tung Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:19:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=605#comment-223 Here's more info via infographic: http://whattheklout.virb.com/klout-infographic Here’s more info via infographic: http://whattheklout.virb.com/klout-infographic

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Ken Morico Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:43:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-211 Yes, I think it's really important to back up all your contacts regularly... I don't care what Apple or Google say about clouds. Computers of any kind can go down. I like physical media like DVDs and thumb drives for backups... also keep them in different physical locations if you can in case of fire or theft. Yes, I think it’s really important to back up all your contacts regularly… I don’t care what Apple or Google say about clouds. Computers of any kind can go down. I like physical media like DVDs and thumb drives for backups… also keep them in different physical locations if you can in case of fire or theft.

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by Jrhepner http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Jrhepner Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:03:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-210 I've been using my google contacts since iPhone 3G, it's been very useful. Mind you, I don't use outlook for an email client (PC user), so I can't speak about iCal. Yes, it was quirky when started but once gotten the hang of it, works flawlessly. I think when I try to change b-days then it populates weird. I’ve been using my google contacts since iPhone 3G, it’s been very useful. Mind you, I don’t use outlook for an email client (PC user), so I can’t speak about iCal.

Yes, it was quirky when started but once gotten the hang of it, works flawlessly. I think when I try to change b-days then it populates weird.

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Ken Morico Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:08:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-209 Hmm... PC integration isn't as smooth as it is on the mac. Are your notes stored in your @me.com account? It could be that you don't have the @me.com account wired up to Outlook. Hmm… PC integration isn’t as smooth as it is on the mac. Are your notes stored in your @me.com account? It could be that you don’t have the @me.com account wired up to Outlook.

]]> Comment on What to Know Before Flying in the iCloud by Mcjed http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/10/what-to-know-before-flying-in-the-icloud/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Mcjed Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:03:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=653#comment-208 I'm having trouble gettting  iCloud notes to sync with my pc.  All my "pre" iCloud notes are fine but none of my new ones created in the "cloud" will transfer through iTunes (and therefore don't show up in Outlook).  My iPad and iPhone Notes sync just fine.  What am I missing???  I’m having trouble gettting  iCloud notes to sync with my pc.  All my “pre” iCloud notes are fine but none of my new ones created in the “cloud” will transfer through iTunes (and therefore don’t show up in Outlook).  My iPad and iPhone Notes sync just fine.  What am I missing??? 

]]> Comment on HOW TO: Separate Personal and Business with Facebook Pages by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/how-to-separate-personal-and-business-with-facebook-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Ken Morico Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:43:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=391#comment-200 You can now change it in your page admin area. You used to need 25 fans to do this. After this year's F8 conference, you can pick a name without having 25 fans. Great for pages with just a few fans! You can now change it in your page admin area. You used to need 25 fans to do this. After this year’s F8 conference, you can pick a name without having 25 fans. Great for pages with just a few fans!

]]> Comment on HOW TO: Separate Personal and Business with Facebook Pages by Rossy http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/how-to-separate-personal-and-business-with-facebook-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Rossy Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:47:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=391#comment-197 I have a personal profile and a business page on facebook. However, I would like to change the url address for my facebook business account to appear as www.facebook.com/businessname. Right now it looks like this: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agenso-Group-Bilingual-Virtual-Assistants/182646698418471 How can I change that? Thank you! I have a personal profile and a business page on facebook. However, I would like to change the url address for my facebook business account to appear as http://www.facebook.com/businessname. Right now it looks like this: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agenso-Group-Bilingual-Virtual-Assistants/182646698418471

How can I change that?
Thank you!

]]> Comment on WordPress Permalink Migration: Windows to Linux by Designer_Rants http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/wordpress-permalink-migration-windows-to-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Designer_Rants Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:23:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=393#comment-195 Can you show the whole .htaccess file? I moved from Windows to Linux recently, and like you, have a folder named "blog" as my wordpress root. Everything worked fine for a day or two, then suddenly I got the "No input file specified." sentence if I tried to click on anything past my blog's index homepage. Now since adding your rule into my .htaccess file, I at least get a 404 page... Can you tell me if there's anything wrong with this? ThanksKris # BEGIN WordPressRewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /blog/RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*/index.php/.* [NC]RewriteRule ^index.php/(.*)$ http://krisbunda.com/blog/$1 [R=301,L]RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-dRewriteRule ^(.*)$ /blog/index.php?$1 [L] # END WordPress Can you show the whole .htaccess file? I moved from Windows to Linux recently, and like you, have a folder named “blog” as my wordpress root. Everything worked fine for a day or two, then suddenly I got the “No input file specified.” sentence if I tried to click on anything past my blog’s index homepage.

Now since adding your rule into my .htaccess file, I at least get a 404 page… Can you tell me if there’s anything wrong with this?

ThanksKris

# BEGIN WordPressRewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /blog/RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*/index.php/.* [NC]RewriteRule ^index.php/(.*)$ http://krisbunda.com/blog/$1 [R=301,L]RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-dRewriteRule ^(.*)$ /blog/index.php?$1 [L] # END WordPress

]]> Comment on HOW TO: Google Authorship Markup the Easy Way by How To Set Up Google Authorship Markup, The Real Simple Way http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/08/how-to-google-authorship-markup-the-easy-way/comment-page-1/#comment-192 How To Set Up Google Authorship Markup, The Real Simple Way Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:04:31 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=636#comment-192 [...] I said, this is the easy way that worked for me, and thanks to Ken Morico who made this possible. There are other ways to do this and if you want to try other different [...] [...] I said, this is the easy way that worked for me, and thanks to Ken Morico who made this possible. There are other ways to do this and if you want to try other different [...]

]]> Comment on It’s Good to be the King of Klout by Copywriter Hal Werner http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/07/its-good-to-be-the-king-of-klout/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Copywriter Hal Werner Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:01:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=605#comment-190 An interesting update regarding Klout scores- they just added about a half dozen more services to their algorithm, including Flickr and Tumblr. http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/klout-adds-blogger-flickr-instagram-last-fm-tumblr/ An interesting update regarding Klout scores- they just added about a half dozen more services to their algorithm, including Flickr and Tumblr. http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/klout-adds-blogger-flickr-instagram-last-fm-tumblr/

]]> Comment on Self-Promotional Strategies That Deliver Online by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/08/self-promotional-strategies-that-deliver-online/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Ken Morico Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:09:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=613#comment-189 Thanks for the positive feedback. It was a lot of fun putting this together. This is my favorite podcast so far. There will be more!  Thanks for the positive feedback. It was a lot of fun putting this together. This is my favorite podcast so far. There will be more! 

]]> Comment on Self-Promotional Strategies That Deliver Online by Chris http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/08/self-promotional-strategies-that-deliver-online/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Chris Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:13:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=613#comment-188 Hey - just listened to your latest podcast. Nicely done and very informative!  Can't wait for the next one.  Hey – just listened to your latest podcast. Nicely done and very informative!  Can’t wait for the next one. 

]]> Comment on It’s Good to be the King of Klout by Eric T. Tung http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/07/its-good-to-be-the-king-of-klout/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Eric T. Tung Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:32:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=605#comment-187 Great piece. Thanks for sharing - here are links to Extensions and Add-Ons: Klout Chrome Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jjaakbhpcbpmojkhpiaacepfcaniglak Klout Firefox Add-On: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/klout/ PeerIndex Extension: http://www.kullin.net/2011/05/influence-on-twitter-with-improved-chrome-extension-peerindex/ PeerIndex Firefox Add-On: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/peerindex/ RockMelt Social Browser (Chrome Platform-Based): http://www.rockmelt.com/ Great piece. Thanks for sharing – here are links to Extensions and Add-Ons:

Klout Chrome Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jjaakbhpcbpmojkhpiaacepfcaniglak

Klout Firefox Add-On: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/klout/

PeerIndex Extension: http://www.kullin.net/2011/05/influence-on-twitter-with-improved-chrome-extension-peerindex/

PeerIndex Firefox Add-On: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/peerindex/

RockMelt Social Browser (Chrome Platform-Based): http://www.rockmelt.com/

]]> Comment on Google Knocked Me Down – How I Fattened Content and Won by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/google-knocked-me-down-how-i-fattened-content-and-won/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Ken Morico Sun, 29 May 2011 15:22:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=429#comment-168 OK, I added a chart of search impressions and clicks. Click on the chart to expand. Basically I'm up 600%+ . I suspect this is just the start of a large traffic boost for my site. My key terms like "Web 2.0 resume" weren't even on the list once Panda hit and my traffic basically stalled. Since I'm not a full-time blogger, it wasn't massive amounts of traffic lost, but it got the point where something had to be done. It seems like a LOT of people feel the same way. OK, I added a chart of search impressions and clicks. Click on the chart to expand. Basically I’m up 600%+ . I suspect this is just the start of a large traffic boost for my site. My key terms like “Web 2.0 resume” weren’t even on the list once Panda hit and my traffic basically stalled. Since I’m not a full-time blogger, it wasn’t massive amounts of traffic lost, but it got the point where something had to be done. It seems like a LOT of people feel the same way.

]]> Comment on Google Knocked Me Down – How I Fattened Content and Won by Einstein http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/google-knocked-me-down-how-i-fattened-content-and-won/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Einstein Sun, 29 May 2011 06:55:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=429#comment-167  OK, Ken spill the beans. What Panda hit? What % down? How much up now?  OK, Ken spill the beans. What Panda hit? What % down? How much up now?

]]> Comment on Google Knocked Me Down – How I Fattened Content and Won by Google is Killing EVEN MORE the Arcade Websites.. - Talk Arcades http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/google-knocked-me-down-how-i-fattened-content-and-won/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Google is Killing EVEN MORE the Arcade Websites.. - Talk Arcades Fri, 27 May 2011 13:01:14 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=429#comment-165 [...] what.. the "PANDA" hate duplicate content.. And has moved me in the lower positions.. See more Info HERE.. And Here I'm very pissed of of google.. They are doing what ever they want.. They are doing what [...] [...] what.. the "PANDA" hate duplicate content.. And has moved me in the lower positions.. See more Info HERE.. And Here I'm very pissed of of google.. They are doing what ever they want.. They are doing what [...]

]]> Comment on Google Knocked Me Down – How I Fattened Content and Won by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/google-knocked-me-down-how-i-fattened-content-and-won/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Ken Morico Fri, 20 May 2011 11:49:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=429#comment-160 Hi Bob. My original posts were around 350 words, sometimes more. Right now the length that is working for me is 800-1100 words. It took me about 2 weeks to see improvement in my posts with Google, because once you lose some of your credibility with Google it takes a lot longer to crawl your site. It used to be that my new posts were indexed within a few hours. Now it takes about 2 days. One thing you can do which would be easier than tossing content is to combine pieces of content from pages you want to noindex and make a larger post out of the bits if possible. Remember that code and CMS engines add a lot of gunk, so the actual amount of content from Google's perspective can appear small. At 1100 words, it's obvious to Google it's a content page. Hope this helps. -Ken Hi Bob. My original posts were around 350 words, sometimes more. Right now the length that is working for me is 800-1100 words. It took me about 2 weeks to see improvement in my posts with Google, because once you lose some of your credibility with Google it takes a lot longer to crawl your site. It used to be that my new posts were indexed within a few hours. Now it takes about 2 days. One thing you can do which would be easier than tossing content is to combine pieces of content from pages you want to noindex and make a larger post out of the bits if possible. Remember that code and CMS engines add a lot of gunk, so the actual amount of content from Google’s perspective can appear small. At 1100 words, it’s obvious to Google it’s a content page. Hope this helps.
-Ken

]]> Comment on Google Knocked Me Down – How I Fattened Content and Won by Anonymous http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/google-knocked-me-down-how-i-fattened-content-and-won/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Anonymous Fri, 20 May 2011 03:41:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=429#comment-159 Hi Ken, You mentioned "When I took a look at my content, much of it was medium length". Can you specify an average word count for your definition of medium length? Is it somewhere around 200 words? After you beef up content to a particular page, how long did it take before you saw any positive improvements? I feel that the panda update is some sort of penalty where once we get drop into the panda bin, most of our keyword rankings will drop a couple of spots or even pages. Checking against non english query Google like google.co.th still shows that my site ranks ok (just like pre-panda) results. On my end, I removed and noindexed many pages that I consider shallow / thin. The url removal tool in WMT definitely helps. Just completed cleaning up junk pages on Google index and now I'm hoping for some sort of recovery. Thanks for your article. I will take your suggestion on checking against analytics for keywords that users use to find my page and beef up content accordingly. Lots of work to be done to escape the Panda Poop. Hope it's worth it. Bob <a href="http://www.wareprise.com" rel="nofollow">Software for Enterprise</a> Hi Ken,

You mentioned “When I took a look at my content, much of it was medium length”. Can you specify an average word count for your definition of medium length? Is it somewhere around 200 words?

After you beef up content to a particular page, how long did it take before you saw any positive improvements?

I feel that the panda update is some sort of penalty where once we get drop into the panda bin, most of our keyword rankings will drop a couple of spots or even pages.

Checking against non english query Google like google.co.th still shows that my site ranks ok (just like pre-panda) results.

On my end, I removed and noindexed many pages that I consider shallow / thin. The url removal tool in WMT definitely helps.

Just completed cleaning up junk pages on Google index and now I’m hoping for some sort of recovery.

Thanks for your article. I will take your suggestion on checking against analytics for keywords that users use to find my page and beef up content accordingly.

Lots of work to be done to escape the Panda Poop. Hope it’s worth it.

Bob
Software for Enterprise

]]> Comment on Google Knocked Me Down – How I Fattened Content and Won by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/google-knocked-me-down-how-i-fattened-content-and-won/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Ken Morico Thu, 19 May 2011 03:46:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=429#comment-158 Thanks! The Google Panda update has really made me think seriously about my blog. With SEO it's important to get a "man on the street" view since they change the algorithm regularly.  Thanks! The Google Panda update has really made me think seriously about my blog. With SEO it’s important to get a “man on the street” view since they change the algorithm regularly. 

]]> Comment on Google Knocked Me Down – How I Fattened Content and Won by Snoorani109 http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/05/google-knocked-me-down-how-i-fattened-content-and-won/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Snoorani109 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:26:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=429#comment-157 Great artice Ken!    Great artice Ken!   

]]> Comment on The New Digital Storytelling – On the Road with Twitter by The Chris Almighty http://kenmorico.com/blog/2011/03/the-new-digital-storytelling-on-the-road-with-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-147 The Chris Almighty Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:08:00 +0000 http://kenmorico.com/blog/?p=352#comment-147 Audio link won't play using Rockmelt based on chromium browser. Audio link won’t play using Rockmelt based on chromium browser.

]]> Comment on Web 2.0 Resume Tips for Recessionary Times by hemen parekh http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/02/web-20-resume-tips-for-recessionary-times/comment-page-1/#comment-130 hemen parekh Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:10:31 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=152#comment-130 As compared to a jobseeker writing her own resume, a resume written by a professional expert resume-writer would any day prove better. But Before sending that well-written resume to a recruiter, can a jobseeker figure-out in advance what would happen if that resume  gets " rated / ranked / scored " by recruiter ?  gets compared automatically with resumes of other applicants ? Will she get an interview-call ? To know what is likely to happen , she has to just type "Resume Rater" in Google / Yahoo / Bing , and download this software tool ( free and without even login ) from any of the 35+ websites. Then rate her resume. Resume Rater mimics the " resume-evaluation " process of recruiters’ minds but does it in an unbiased / objective way. Resume Rater is absolutely non – discriminatory. Regards hemen parekh Jobs for All = Peace on Earth ________________________________________ As compared to a jobseeker writing her own resume, a resume written by a professional expert resume-writer would any day prove better.

But

Before sending that well-written resume to a recruiter, can a jobseeker figure-out in advance what would happen if that resume

 gets ” rated / ranked / scored ” by recruiter ?

 gets compared automatically with resumes of other applicants ?

Will she get an interview-call ?

To know what is likely to happen , she has to just type “Resume Rater” in Google / Yahoo / Bing , and download this software tool ( free and without even login ) from any of the 35+ websites. Then rate her resume.

Resume Rater mimics the ” resume-evaluation ” process of recruiters’ minds but does it in an unbiased / objective way.
Resume Rater is absolutely non – discriminatory.

Regards

hemen parekh

Jobs for All = Peace on Earth

________________________________________

]]> Comment on Publishers Monetizing Podcasts – Can Spoken Word Save an Industry? by Shanghai zencaster http://kenmorico.com/blog/2010/01/publishers-monetizing-podcasts-can-spoken-word-save-an-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Shanghai zencaster Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:21:58 +0000 http://www.savagepodcaster.com/?p=42#comment-179 Sorry: of course I was refering to Q4 2009 when Tom (and Ken) started propagating the "need for banking bonuses". That didn't make sense to me. It still doesn't. Anyway, Bloomberg Radio should bring the podcasts back. I really don't understand why they are crippling one of their top-horses. Besides, FREMIUM works! Sorry: of course I was refering to Q4 2009 when Tom (and Ken) started propagating the “need for banking bonuses”. That didn’t make sense to me. It still doesn’t. Anyway, Bloomberg Radio should bring the podcasts back. I really don’t understand why they are crippling one of their top-horses. Besides, FREMIUM works!

]]> Comment on Web 2.0 Resume Tips for Recessionary Times by hemen parekh http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/02/web-20-resume-tips-for-recessionary-times/comment-page-1/#comment-119 hemen parekh Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:08:29 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=152#comment-119 Text resumes will be around for a long time. Because everyone can type. But everyone cannot write a story or a poem. So, there will also be a demand for expert / professional resume – writers, for a long time to come. But an ever-increasing number of recruiters feel that graphical / visual / audio resumes have an edge over plain text resumes – prompting emergence of path-breaking job-portals such as  www.VisualCV.com which inspired me to come-up with my own  www.CustomizeResume.com ( it is easy to be inspired, but , at the age of 77 , difficult to implement ! ) With regards hemen parekh hcp@RecruitGuru.com Mumbai -- India Text resumes will be around for a long time. Because everyone can type.

But everyone cannot write a story or a poem.

So, there will also be a demand for expert / professional resume – writers, for a long time to come.

But an ever-increasing number of recruiters feel that graphical / visual / audio resumes have an edge over plain text resumes – prompting emergence of path-breaking job-portals such as

http://www.VisualCV.com

which inspired me to come-up with my own

http://www.CustomizeResume.com

( it is easy to be inspired, but , at the age of 77 , difficult to implement ! )

With regards

hemen parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

Mumbai — India

]]> Comment on Publishers Monetizing Podcasts – Can Spoken Word Save an Industry? by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2010/01/publishers-monetizing-podcasts-can-spoken-word-save-an-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Ken Morico Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:18:32 +0000 http://www.savagepodcaster.com/?p=42#comment-178 A few months back Tom Keene had a guest on talking about freemium and he recommended that producers give away 80% of their product / service / etc and charge for the premium content. Indeed, Bloomberg cripples their podcasts. "On the Economy" was butchered from 30 minute podcasts to 3 minutes. That's only offering 10%. At this point, it becomes a headline stream instead of a podcast. A few months back Tom Keene had a guest on talking about freemium and he recommended that producers give away 80% of their product / service / etc and charge for the premium content. Indeed, Bloomberg cripples their podcasts. “On the Economy” was butchered from 30 minute podcasts to 3 minutes. That’s only offering 10%. At this point, it becomes a headline stream instead of a podcast.

]]> Comment on Publishers Monetizing Podcasts – Can Spoken Word Save an Industry? by Shanghai zencaster http://kenmorico.com/blog/2010/01/publishers-monetizing-podcasts-can-spoken-word-save-an-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Shanghai zencaster Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:33:31 +0000 http://www.savagepodcaster.com/?p=42#comment-177 I used to listen to these podcasts. I'ld listen to any single one of them (very often from the beginning to the end). The other day Tom Keene had a guest on talking about fremium and all that. Well, what happened to this fremium? If the fremium concept applies to any publisher, it must be Bloomberg!! It's such a waste to block out so many listeners. Not only are BB blocking them out from some interesting discussion with Nobel laureates and all that. But also are they blocking them out from one of the best radio programs (and radio makers) there are. Such a waste. And such a destruction of fremium value. Although it must be said that (for some unknown reason) Tom Keene started to propagate "the need for 2010 banking bonuses on Wall St" during 4Q2010, according to him "because someone has to keep the economy going" or "the kids' tuition money needs to be paid". Yeah, TK railing against banking bonuses curbs didn't really make sense, and therefore must have gone against the guys character. I really felt he was selling out there - which was a real pity b/c he is a fine radio maker. One of the best imho. Now Folks, you're not gonna believe this, but Bloomberg charging for this podcast definitely is a bad idea! I used to listen to these podcasts. I’ld listen to any single one of them (very often from the beginning to the end). The other day Tom Keene had a guest on talking about fremium and all that. Well, what happened to this fremium? If the fremium concept applies to any publisher, it must be Bloomberg!! It’s such a waste to block out so many listeners. Not only are BB blocking them out from some interesting discussion with Nobel laureates and all that. But also are they blocking them out from one of the best radio programs (and radio makers) there are. Such a waste. And such a destruction of fremium value. Although it must be said that (for some unknown reason) Tom Keene started to propagate “the need for 2010 banking bonuses on Wall St” during 4Q2010, according to him “because someone has to keep the economy going” or “the kids’ tuition money needs to be paid”. Yeah, TK railing against banking bonuses curbs didn’t really make sense, and therefore must have gone against the guys character. I really felt he was selling out there – which was a real pity b/c he is a fine radio maker. One of the best imho. Now Folks, you’re not gonna believe this, but Bloomberg charging for this podcast definitely is a bad idea!

]]> Comment on Publishers Monetizing Podcasts – Can Spoken Word Save an Industry? by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2010/01/publishers-monetizing-podcasts-can-spoken-word-save-an-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Ken Morico Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:25:25 +0000 http://www.savagepodcaster.com/?p=42#comment-176 Yes, they are a bit vocal, aren't they? Different mediums need different advertising models. It will be interesting to see what happens with the new Apple tablet that is supposed to be released. It could save the magazines... old folks like my dad don't read news online, but he did seem interested in a Kindle-type device. And of course, like I mentioned in the article, audio podcasts will be ready to play on a tablet device from apple... maybe they will integrate a subscription podcast model as part of new device. Yes, they are a bit vocal, aren’t they? Different mediums need different advertising models. It will be interesting to see what happens with the new Apple tablet that is supposed to be released. It could save the magazines… old folks like my dad don’t read news online, but he did seem interested in a Kindle-type device. And of course, like I mentioned in the article, audio podcasts will be ready to play on a tablet device from apple… maybe they will integrate a subscription podcast model as part of new device.

]]> Comment on Publishers Monetizing Podcasts – Can Spoken Word Save an Industry? by Patrick King http://kenmorico.com/blog/2010/01/publishers-monetizing-podcasts-can-spoken-word-save-an-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Patrick King Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:59:23 +0000 http://www.savagepodcaster.com/?p=42#comment-175 Wise words Ken, I completely agree. It is interesting to observe that the group making the loudest protests agains paid-for content are the advertising agencies and media research firms. Could they have a vested interest perhaps - As Hamlet's Queen said - "Methinks the lady doth protest too much" :-) Regards, Patrick King Atypon Systems Inc. Wise words Ken, I completely agree. It is interesting to observe that the group making the loudest protests agains paid-for content are the advertising agencies and media research firms. Could they have a vested interest perhaps – As Hamlet’s Queen said – “Methinks the lady doth protest too much” :-)
Regards,
Patrick King
Atypon Systems Inc.

]]> Comment on A Lot of Voices – My First Impressions Using Twitter by Darleen http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/02/a-lot-of-voices-my-first-impressions-using-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Darleen Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:55:56 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=164#comment-116 Hey Ken, Thanks for the honest assessment of Twitter. I am late to jump on that bandwagon. Haven't seen much use for it at this time, other than consuming more of the little spare time I have. Perhaps when I need to "self-promote" I'll consider it. Nice to see that you're writing though. I was a blogger for my school last semester. It's fun stuff. Anyway, take care and keep up the good work ;) - Darleen Hey Ken,

Thanks for the honest assessment of Twitter. I am late to jump on that bandwagon. Haven’t seen much use for it at this time, other than consuming more of the little spare time I have. Perhaps when I need to “self-promote” I’ll consider it. Nice to see that you’re writing though. I was a blogger for my school last semester. It’s fun stuff. Anyway, take care and keep up the good work ;)

- Darleen

]]> Comment on Quit Looking for a Job – How to Use Web 2.0 to Get Found by Paul Kirshner http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/02/quit-looking-for-a-job-how-to-use-web-20-to-get-found/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Paul Kirshner Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:57:07 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=128#comment-112 The posts here are great. Thanks for having them. I get so much out of reading other sites about resume advice. I don't comment on many web sites but had to on yours. I don't have time to read it all right now, I found this site when looking for something else on ask.com, but I've bookmarked your homepage and will check back again soon to read the latest. The job market now is so tight, you have to have a perfect resume. There is a very excellent consulting service a friend of mine used. It is at www.ResumeQA.com. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks again - great site! The posts here are great. Thanks for having them. I get so much out of reading other sites about resume advice. I don’t comment on many web sites but had to on yours. I don’t have time to read it all right now, I found this site when looking for something else on ask.com, but I’ve bookmarked your homepage and will check back again soon to read the latest. The job market now is so tight, you have to have a perfect resume. There is a very excellent consulting service a friend of mine used. It is at http://www.ResumeQA.com. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks again – great site!

]]> Comment on The Rebirth of Print: New latimes.com Design Looks Familiar by Rick E. http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/08/the-rebirth-of-print-new-latimes-com-design-looks-familiar/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Rick E. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:46:48 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=202#comment-111 Anyone know who their head of design is? Anyone know who their head of design is?

]]> Comment on The Rebirth of Print: New latimes.com Design Looks Familiar by Adam B http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/08/the-rebirth-of-print-new-latimes-com-design-looks-familiar/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Adam B Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:59:33 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=202#comment-110 I was wondering when newspapers were going to realize making their sites more like their papers was the best idea possible. Kudos to the LA Times for getting it right. And damn right "long live print." I need to keep putting food on the table! I was wondering when newspapers were going to realize making their sites more like their papers was the best idea possible. Kudos to the LA Times for getting it right.

And damn right “long live print.” I need to keep putting food on the table!

]]> Comment on The Rebirth of Print: New latimes.com Design Looks Familiar by Ken Morico http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/08/the-rebirth-of-print-new-latimes-com-design-looks-familiar/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Ken Morico Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:53:06 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=202#comment-109 Some people have searched for the online font used on the site. The Los Angeles Times switched from a sans-serif font (Arial - used widely on the Web) to Georgia, a serif font specially designed for online reading. Serif fonts are typically used in print. Some people have searched for the online font used on the site. The Los Angeles Times switched from a sans-serif font (Arial – used widely on the Web) to Georgia, a serif font specially designed for online reading. Serif fonts are typically used in print.

]]> Comment on Recognize Passed Loved Ones Using Social Media by Simon Kapenda http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/07/recognize-passed-loved-ones-using-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Simon Kapenda Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:35:22 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=186#comment-108 I like this article. I was searching for "passed loved ones" today, on Bing and I came across your blog article, which states basically something similar to the social application, Wrisen, at http://www.wrisen.com, which I launched for Facebook last week. I agree, digital memorial or as you put it, digital cemetery, does not fade away. Please check out Wrisen.com on Facebook and let me know what you think about it. I like this article. I was searching for “passed loved ones” today, on Bing and I came across your blog article, which states basically something similar to the social application, Wrisen, at http://www.wrisen.com, which I launched for Facebook last week. I agree, digital memorial or as you put it, digital cemetery, does not fade away. Please check out Wrisen.com on Facebook and let me know what you think about it.

]]> Comment on Web 2.0 Resume Tips for Recessionary Times by Write Resume Tips http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/02/web-20-resume-tips-for-recessionary-times/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Write Resume Tips Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:34:22 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=152#comment-107 Hi, thanks for the nice article, it was a lovely read and you offered some really good advice in there! Anyway if you have a moment, please also check out an article I created "102 Tips for the Perfect Resume", I hope it will help your readers too! Thank you, William http://www.australiaworks.com.au/resume-tips/102-steps-to-the-perfect-resume-995/ Hi, thanks for the nice article, it was a lovely read and you offered some really good advice in there! Anyway if you have a moment, please also check out an article I created “102 Tips for the Perfect Resume”, I hope it will help your readers too! Thank you, William

http://www.australiaworks.com.au/resume-tips/102-steps-to-the-perfect-resume-995/

]]> Comment on Show Thyself! Authenticity in Web Comments by K.Mo http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/01/show-thyself-authenticity-in-web-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-4 K.Mo Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:47:36 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=16#comment-4 Well, <a href="http://openid.net/" rel="nofollow">OpenID</a> seems to be gaining steam, but we're still far from a one-login system. Google checkout isn't supported by Amazon, Target, or Walmart as far as I can tell. I think Facebook has the most potential simply because of its astounding 140 million active users. Plus, like I mention in the blog post, with Facebook Connect you'll get the profile photo in comments which I think makes a big difference for the legitamcy of comments. For this blog and a few others, people can visit <a href="http://www.gravatar.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.gravatar.com</a> to setup a pic for comments. Registration is quick! Well, OpenID seems to be gaining steam, but we’re still far from a one-login system. Google checkout isn’t supported by Amazon, Target, or Walmart as far as I can tell. I think Facebook has the most potential simply because of its astounding 140 million active users. Plus, like I mention in the blog post, with Facebook Connect you’ll get the profile photo in comments which I think makes a big difference for the legitamcy of comments.

For this blog and a few others, people can visit http://www.gravatar.com to setup a pic for comments. Registration is quick!

]]> Comment on Show Thyself! Authenticity in Web Comments by Jason Wong http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/01/show-thyself-authenticity-in-web-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jason Wong Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:31:42 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=16#comment-3 I see you're using WordPress, if you used Blogger, every time you logged into Google you'd be logged into Blogger, Gmail, Docs, etc. so Google is kind of doing the same thing as Passport. Oh and Google will collect your credit card info but its by choice, Google Checkout :) HA! I see you’re using WordPress, if you used Blogger, every time you logged into Google you’d be logged into Blogger, Gmail, Docs, etc. so Google is kind of doing the same thing as Passport. Oh and Google will collect your credit card info but its by choice, Google Checkout :) HA!

]]> Comment on Birthing a Blog: Why I Started Blogging by Adam B http://kenmorico.com/blog/2009/01/birthing-a-blog-why-i-started-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Adam B Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:06:13 +0000 http://www.kenmorico.com/blog/?p=5#comment-2 Congrats! And thanks for the mention! Right next to Perez Hilton, even. I can honestly say my blog has opened up a lot of doors for me. Sure, some people will say "why work at something that doesn't pay," but in the long run what it does is create the potential for A LOT of paying gigs. Essentially it's a living resume. In 2008 Adam's World ... Read Morenetted me a freelance gig with Jive Records and a column with the Fairfield County Weekly. Show em what ya got and people WILL notice! Make it happen, man! Congrats! And thanks for the mention! Right next to Perez Hilton, even. I can honestly say my blog has opened up a lot of doors for me. Sure, some people will say “why work at something that doesn’t pay,” but in the long run what it does is create the potential for A LOT of paying gigs. Essentially it’s a living resume. In 2008 Adam’s World … Read Morenetted me a freelance gig with Jive Records and a column with the Fairfield County Weekly.

Show em what ya got and people WILL notice! Make it happen, man!

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