You should really take this quiz to find out. It will test your ability to decipher between Web 2.0 start-ups and Star Wars characters. I’m embarrassed to say I only scored a 31 on this, which is an affront to both sides of my geek.
Are You Hip To The New Web?
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Quick Post: People Search For The Darndest Things
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I was just perusing some of my Statcounter data when I came across this search string a Canadian used to find my site. It’s far from the most bizarre thing I’ve seen in my search results, but it is notable for its specificity.
claimID: Managing Your Identity Online
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How many times have you googled yourself? Too embarrassed to say? Same here.
I suppose just about everyone with a connection to the Internet has been guilty of a little ego-surfing once in a while.
I Feed The Google Monster, It Excretes Dataโฆ
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Today, I finally got my Google Analytics invite. I can’t remember when I first applied for it, but it must have been several months ago.
I have heard tales on the web that GA is slow and can bog down page loading, but I haven’t noticed any difference since I added the code to my template.