If you need to turn on errors for one page, place this code at the top of the page.

< ?
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
?>

place the following in the .htaccess file

redirect 301 /old.html http://www.yours.com/new.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecI_hCBGEIM#t=52m40s
Note the hash symbol #, the t, 52m, and 40s.
the the #t is a time marker
52m = 52 minutes
40s = 40 seconds

I had a copy of the December ’08 PC World laying face down on the floor in my bedroom. Walking by it last night I glanced down and thought it was odd a tech magazine ad was using a sketch of the female reproductive system. On closer look I saw it was a weight lifter. Here is the ad:

Here is a sketch of the female reproductive system.

Here is an overlay I created.:

Did NetApp see or not see this?

It is often said to create a video that goes super viral is like catching lightning in a bottle. The meaning behind this is it is difficult to do and is not easily repeated. Once the viewer has seen it, the viewer does not want to see version 2.0.

I’ve been noticing a trend lately where commercials are being presented as viral videos. Here is an example from Pizza Pops:

Although the lawyers go their say in the above commercial – note the ‘Caution. Do not attempt’ warning.

Cardo Systems, makers of blue tooth headsets unleashed this video on the Internet:

The video is fake, there is a microwave under the table (note the cloth around the table).

Matt from ‘where the hell is Matt?’ started dancing a jig in places he was visiting. He then put it together in a video and sent/posted to his friends. Stride saw what he was doing and wanted to enable Matt more videos. This is the latest installment:

What is amazing about the video is it has stayed true to the original idea. Matt is not shown consuming Stride gum, the Stride logo is not shown until the credits, and there are no Stride products in the video.

I think Netizines will start looking at videos and ‘wondering’ if the video is real or if it is put together by a marketing firm. I think there is a risk at alienating Netizines since they may not appreciate being ‘tricked.’ Of course the marketing firms may say it is obvious it was commercial…

It is a Google world! Everything is Google this, Google that, Google me! I’ve done very well by Google. BUT, GOOGLE HAS DONE VERY WELL BY ME AND BY ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS PUMPING UP CONTENT FOR GOOGLE.

We, the webmasters of the world, are in a symbiotic relationship with Google. No us, no Google. No Google, maybe us (I’m sure another SE would pop-up… oh wait, there are other SEs).

Could you imagine if ALL the websites blocked the Google bot? I know it is fantasy, but just imagine it for a minute. There would be very little left in the Google index.

Of course Google gets this and is very good to the webmasters of the world. In fact Google communicates with us via many methods (e.g. Web Master Tools).

In the travel market Google is going to eat our lunch. The vertical travel directories are going to have a tough time competing with this:

Ironically, it is the vertical directories that help Google figure out things about the B&B’s in Victoria.

Got this interesting fax today. It was a marketing letter dressed as an invoice. It even says on it that it is not invoice or a statement of account.

See for yourself:

713 344 0560
9692 Westheimer RD. Suite 105
Huston, Texas 77063
seowebmarketing@gmail.com

So ask.com has a new commercial out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yasBpCHHm2E

This is what you actually get if searching for the ‘chicks with swords’

http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=167&q=chicks+with+swords&search=search

This is what google gets.

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=chicks+with+swords&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

And if you want to find that video via ask.com, it’s not so easy.

http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=167&q=chicks+with+swords+ask.com+commercial&search=search

But it is on Google!

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=chicks+with+swords+ask.com+commercial&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

I think ask.com should spend more time on improving its search v. creating ads.

In the film the character played by Cameron Diaz is shown looking for vacation rentals in Google. The interesting thing about this is the results page of Google did not have any advertising.

Did Google and the film collaborate on this?

Or the film producers hack Google to not show ads?

The second scenario does not sound likely, since Google actively protects its copyrights. If the film had done this without permission, I am certain Google would be suing.

I think Google collaborated!

Got a call from Roanoke Technology today and yesterday. I typically like to chat with them. I wrote about them here:

Roanoke Technology

They’ve got a new website http://www.rtcpromotions.com/

I asked the guy my stock question for them. Please tell me why your PR is only 1 (on the old site it was 0). Well, they really don’t like that question. The guy I was talking too told me that was an excellent question and he would put me onto his supervisor.

The supervisor never answered the question.

Enough said.