Widening Generation Gaps in the U.S.

a new study on generational gaps by the pew research center found americans of different ages increasingly at odds over a range of social and technological issues. examples of the issues wheres the gap was the greatest were cell phones, texting, religion, and manners. i can personally vouch for this in my experiences with clients ranging from 20 through 7o years of age.  to me, it looks like there are five age groups when it comes to investigating generation gaps: 18-25; 25-35, 35-50, 50-65, and 65+. the 25-35 group sees things very differently than the 65+ group.

9 Ways to Improve Your Technorati Rank

stumbled upon sensible advice on how to improve your technorati rank. this is for bloggers who want a higher seo rank, or who want to sell ad space or links. having a strong technorati always helps you in the latter two instances. enjoy the above link!

5 Ways to Boost SEO with a Wordpress Website

i stumbled upon a set of wordpress seo guidelines from 2009 semmy award winner, joost de valk. for those who don’t know, the semmys are a top search engine marketing award.  at the above link, joost talks about many more detailed ways to jazz up your wordpress backend to boost seo. i just thought i’d summarize the top 5 he recommends here. these are the simplest, most bang for your buck tweaks you can make.

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Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough

“in death, jackson’s music enjoyed a commercial renaissance that had eluded him for years. his songs surged to the top 15 best-selling albums on amazon.com within hours.” we are a sick people – time to get real.

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