To the surprise of many, a Google PageRank update occurred late September, a month earlier than expected. I saw the page rank of many of my blog posts move up, and I also saw the page rank of a friend's site move down. A Google PageRank update hadn't...

Needle in a Haystack? There are millions of websites and billions of words of information on the Internet. You would think that finding anything would be like looking for a needle in a proverbial haystack. Fortunately some of the savviest...

According to Wikipedia, the 80/20 Rule or Pareto principle "states that, for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes". The 80 and the 20 are not exact. The 80/20 Rule is what's commonly known as a rule of thumb. The 80 20 Rule is...

What is Spam? Wikipedia defines spam as "the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages". While most people think of spam as junk e-mail, Wikipedia points out that the term applies equally to the abuse of...

Nearly every day I hear from people who want to know how to start a blog or how to have a more successful blog. I admit that I'm still learning myself, but I've made great progress in the nine months since I started blogging. This past month alone my...