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Archive for “April, 2008”

Google Gadgets Get Social

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Quick overview of some of the features announced today by Google concerning Google gadgets social aspects including a developer iGoogle sandbox and Open Social support for iGoogle gadgets.
One of the major reasons that Facebook applications spread like wildfire is because they are seen by friends on other friends profile pages, or are listed in updates, […]


Widget Spam Definitions

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Hi, this is just an open letter to Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask spam teams.
I will be speaking in depth about SEO and widgets at a couple of upcoming conferences and highlighting some of the more “dangerous” behaviors that can lead to spam trouble within widgets.
I have sent an email to Matt Cutts and I hope he sees it […]


Gone Hiking

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

I am now leaving for my backpacking trip, and I should be online next in approximately a month (beginning of May).
Take care!


SuperPages Affiliate Program is a Gadget

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Affiliate programs often do not have many of the basic functionalities that I like to see that help me use them in gadgets.
I was surprised when I saw what Superpages was offering for their affiliate system.

SuperPages is a local search company and they have a simple and innovative system to distribute their services. It is […]