Wednesday, March 31, 2010

verizon iphone

"A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US."
By Prince McLean on AppleInsider.com

obama offshore drilling

"Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast…
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska."

By Philip Elliot on MyWay.com

april fools pranks

"April Fool’s Pranks – Be the Prank Master at Home & Work
Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day and everyone is trying to come up with the best April Fool’s Pranks."
by Chris Bauer on Gather.com

crystal bowersox midnight train to georgia

"We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Crystal Bowersox is our girl on American Idol and her performance of “Midnight Train to Georgia” last night just drove that point home yet again. This girl can sing it!"
Posted by: Ann on SnarkFood.com

nit championship 2010

NIT Championship 2010 Final to See Dayton, North Carolina

"The North Carolina Tar Heels are used to playing in the big dance (the NCAA basketball tournament). However, while this year's "off" season meant they were eschewed from that tournament, they're getting a chance at a championship anyway: the NIT championship 2010… "
Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com

Who got kicked off dancing with the stars tonight?

"…The celebrity who evacuated the dancefloor was Shannen Doherty. "
by Liz Gellar. Seen on Gather.com.

Miegakure 4D Game Download

Interesting new game on the scene.
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978142032
Check out this lint on Gather.com.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Welcome to Seismic Links

I make no predictions about this blog. The learning curve is a bit steep, so it may take a little time to come up to speed.

In short, the idea for this site is to evaluate the hottest (if only for a moment) search terms. I want to understand the underpinnings of search engine optimization. Where this will take me cannot be predicted. When I first designed a website in the mid 1990s I was immediately besieged by sales pitches for services that would give my site huge traffic. I tried a few. Needless to say, they were mostly disappointing.

As time went on, I found some things, like pay-per-click, that got some results. There was also a piece of advice here and there about how to make your site search-friendly. And recently, Google has opened its doors to the masses with its Webmaster tools. A recent collateral design contract with FastSearch, as they negotiating their acquisition by Microsoft, gave me a bit more insight into the mechanisms of search. Now it's time for some experiments; time to play mad scientist, and hopefully not get blown up. 

Your comments and advice are welcome.