The theme for the final Photo Friday of 2005 is, most appropriately, the Best of 2005. For that, I chose this shot of Venus d'Arles at the … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Best of 2005
Avoiding the dreaded “duplicate content penalty”
Recently I wrote about BigBlueBall slipping in search results. In that article I mentioned how I was using the robots.txt file to restrict … [Read more...] about Avoiding the dreaded “duplicate content penalty”
Windows Live Messenger Invites on eBay
Nicole on the Windows Live Messenger team posted news of Windows Live Messenger beta invites being auctioned on eBay. The WLM team even has … [Read more...] about Windows Live Messenger Invites on eBay
Moderation vs. Excess
We've all heard the "moderation in all things" credo extolled by Horace. Letters from the Global Province brings us the counterpoint: the … [Read more...] about Moderation vs. Excess
Most popular articles of 2005
Hope you've had a good holiday. I've been enjoying my family, pretending to watch football and more or less catching my breath after a busy … [Read more...] about Most popular articles of 2005
Slumping in Search
Google has long driven the bulk of visitors to my flagship website, BigBlueBall.com. Recently, one of my moderators noticed BigBlueBall … [Read more...] about Slumping in Search
Bad News for Prospective Messenger Butterflies
Yes, I promised invitations, but I'm still waiting for Microsoft to give me any invitations to distribute. This is a bit of a problem, … [Read more...] about Bad News for Prospective Messenger Butterflies