Can the geographic location of a web server affect organic SEO

Got this as a tweet out from @MattCutts this afternoon. I also subscribe to the GoogleWebmasterHelp’s Channel on Youtube, if SEO is your business you can get a ton of helpful tips there. This is an oft asked question with a simple answer, yes. But pay attention when he mentions cTLDs (country extensions) they also [...]

Google unveils research on executive Internet use :: BtoB Magazine

Came across this b2b article (thank you @davidbullock for the tweet). All I can says is THANK YOU Google once again.. this time for actual research! Now I can just point all those nay-sayers to this article.. Business DOES use Social Media.. Tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and the link are essential in todays world.. [...]

Coleman Web Store – Bad Example

A fellow Scouter forwarded me an announcement they received today about the opening of Coleman’s new online ecommerce store for Canada, http://www.colemanwebstore.ca! I enjoy shopping online whenever I can, and we’re actually looking to upgrade some of the Cubs camping equipment soon. So off I go to the site.. First impression, not too bad, aesthetically [...]

New! Twitter Page Customization!

Orion’s Web is now offering Twitter Page Customization! From as little as $75 we will take imagery of your choosing or your company website, and translate it to a custom twitter page background. Give your followers more information about you and what you do! Take a look at our twitter page to see a simple [...]

Facebook Usernames

OK.. This one covers the gamut! It’s definitely ‘in the news’ we’re talking about major impact on search marketing, optimization and I’m definitely getting up on my soapbox and shouting it from the highest geographical location I can find! People! and I do mean EVERYONE! Facebook just opened up USERNAMES! “So What!” you say? Well [...]

The Vendor Client Relationship

Good friend, John from seoworks.com fired me over this video clip earlier today. It was sooo good, sooo bang on the money that I just had to share it! For any of you that are self employed, or own or manage a business I can guarantee that you’ll be able to relate to this excellent [...]

Introducing Add-on Collections for Firefox

Firefox, once again has proven why it’s MY favourite browser. Don’t get me wrong, I really love Safari, Chrome, Opera and even IE has gotten better by leaps and bounds in the last couple of years. But NONE of the other browsers offer me my add-ons like Mozilla does! I don’t know if I could [...]

Telus JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

Once again our family will be walking for the Cure. Please Help us support diabetes research… Sponsor me today and help take a step towards a Cure for Diabetes! http://jdrfca.donordrive.com/participant/ronboyd

Flip Text

Awesome little script from flipmytext.com allows you to flip text upside down and backwards. Great for Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, YouTube, Blogs, Forums, IMs, more secure passwords and more! Word of advise: use it sparingly to catch readers attention, use it too much and you’ll drive visitors away!

Social vs Anti-social

Today’s rant Being involved in the Internet Industry for over 12 years now I’ve probably heard it said a hundred times or more that the Internet is destroying the social bonds that hold our society together. Statements like that are made by uninformed, narrow-minded people that really need to open their eyes and see what’s [...]