Warmest Greetings,

:: Friday, April 11, 2003 ::

Blame it on my mouse.

Yesterday was a very stupid day. The main characters were my computer lab, wireless keyboard and mouse and slow SMTP server. Shoulda stayed in bed, which actually I did finally do, but I took my laptop with me. By late afternoon I figured out the problem with the wireless mouse and things got back to normal. Moral of the story? Don't even think to hire me as help desk staff.

The article series I'm writing for Jill Whalen's Advisor newsletter, Being Tops with Your Users and the Search Engines, (Part Two went out on Wednesday), talks about the basics of building and testing a website, from conception to launch to tracking its journey afterwards. One of the points I hope stands out is the need to be organized every step of the way. So, I was happy to see in today's Sitepoint newsletter, reference to a download for a Freelancer's Starter Kit. Among several things, it contains a web assessment form - something I highly recommend for getting your ducks in a row.

The Google tango has begun. I don't pay any attention to it. Rather, I watch everyone else get hysterical. See what I mean >>> "It is coming, it is coming, the dance is coming!!!"

I think Google waited to time their dance with the fall of Saddam's regime. But what do I know, really?

If you want to start your own country, the birth of many are happening over at Cre8asiteForums >>> The Free Republic of Jam Donuts

This is hot...a free course on CSS >>>WestCIV CSS course

So is Kalena Jordan's digging up the poop on Overture's marriage to Gator >>> April 11, To Whom It May Concern Baloney.

Does it ever occur to search firms that making enemies of search engine marketing folks is bad for business and PR?

What makes a blog a GREAT blog? Taking a stand on issues helps. One of my favorites is Peter DaVanzo's SearchEngineBlog. Alas, his views on the
war have lost him a subscriber or two. Judging from his latest picture, he's devastated by this. Interestingly, in New Zealand, where Peter's from, he risks losing a few fans. In America, if you are in the public eye, say...the Dixie Chicks for example, and you speak out against the war, you get boo'd, bad press, and boycotted.

Yep. That's US Democracy for you.

:: posted by Kim Krause Berg on 4/11/2003 09:06:49 AM

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