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On the Growth of an Internet Startup

Thursday, 02 April 2009 by Paul O'Brien

We’re in for a rough year. You heard it here first (*tongue in cheek*); there is some indication that the economy is chugging along more slowly than usual and with Obama in office, we’re in for “Change.” That can only mean one thing, well, three things: tightening belts, possible layoffs, maybe some mortgage foreclosures. Take

Published in Analytics, Blogs & Blogging, Industry, Insights / Research, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search, Social Media, Vendors / Agencies

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SEO Fundamentals: Think of Google as a Person

Tuesday, 10 March 2009 by Paul O'Brien

What a whirlwind of change to keep up with! And I’m not talking about the economy. Rumors of Google and Twitter…. speculation of Facebook becoming Twitter…. rapid innovation between blog comment engines Disqus and Intense Debate with one snagging support from Mashable while the other still ignores Connect…. How is one to keep up with

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Get Paid to Search

Monday, 16 February 2009 by Paul O'Brien

This has been tried before hasn’t it? Services that pay you to surf, click, search, or share have been around since the dawn of the internet and one has to wonder from two perspectives; first, why don’t they catch on as significantly as you might expect and second, what’s the catch? I like Scour and

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Anyone try Tweeter Getter?

Friday, 13 February 2009 by Paul O'Brien

I haven’t stopped my work with Twitter from a couple days ago with the most recent discovery a viral app that seems to work a bit like a pyramid scheme to introduce new users to your profile. Check it out here Anyone use this? Any success?

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Increasing your Twitter Followers – Comment here

Tuesday, 10 February 2009 by Paul O'Brien

Though only in beta, FIDDYP’s word press plugin WP-Twitip-ID is a brilliantly simple innovation enabling blogs to add Twitter profiles to users’ comments. The commenting systems on blog platforms are entirely limited, at this point, to the promotion of a reader’s website, limiting engagement by way of this dynamic communication platform. Twitip adds a Twitter

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Shout out to Fixya – Inexpensive Tech Support

Tuesday, 03 February 2009 by Paul O'Brien

So I’ve been MIA for more than I like and want to apologize for that; I’ve been burdened with new endeavors, some consulting projects, and a bout with malware and spyware to make a superhero jealous. Through it all, I had a faithful friend stand by me; a friend worth sharing. I don’t usually make

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A letter to Yahoo’s Carol Bartz

Tuesday, 13 January 2009 by Paul O'Brien

Should you be so kind as to spare me a few moments, A couple thoughts on the opportunity before a company with such a renowned history and such incredible possibility. I share these thoughts without consideration of the recent trials and tribulations that have garnered attention; instead, from the perspective of one who, in a

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