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Companies that rank well in Google win.

I’m sure you realize the importance of ranking well in Google search results. When you have a great ranking, your company’s...

Do you run a local business? Does it have a strong online presence? Recent research shows that 97% of people conduct research online before buying locally. What information about your business is out there for people to research on? If you are grasping for straws, it may be time for a “boost” from Google.

Over the past several Fridays, I have been publishing Drupal SEO 'how-to' posts instead of the Drupal SEO news some of you love and crave. Well, there have been a few major developments within the community that I cannot go without sharing; So much so that I came here today to inform rather than drop a few nuggets of Drupal 'how-to' knowledge on you.

So join me after the jump and catch up on a few news-worthy conversations buzzing around the Drupal community. You can even get involved. Gotta love Drupal!

If you haven’t heard the name Malcolm Gladwell yet, I suggest you stick your hand in a stapler and slam down hard. Then head to a bookstore immediately. The renowned author and social theorist has released two books: The ‘Tipping Point’ and ‘Blink’, that have made the complex seem simple and provided simple explanations for many apparent and everyday mysteries. In his latest book, ‘The Outliers: The Story of Success’, Malcolm Gladwell explores outrageously talented and successful people, such as The Beatles, Mozart and Bill Gates. He argues against the assumption of such a thing as pure genius, and takes a deeper look at what makes these successful people ‘outliers’.

With the recent birth of my new son, of course our family is in baby-mode 24 hours a day. So when I came across this article, I couldn't help but chuckle. Perhaps I should start considering my babyfinklea.com empire now...

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Yes, it's August. But that doesn't prevent the stores from rolling out the Halloween decorations. A month from now, the Thanksgiving stuff will be out, and before you know it Santa will be hanging out at the local shopping mall. So why not start prepping your website for the holiday rush? According to the article I'm about the share with you, 33% of adults have already started their holiday shopping. Click here for some sound advice on techniques to improve your website's holiday appeal.

Curious if your website keywords make the cut? Check out this list, published July 17, 2007. Some of these listings may surprise you!

According to a recent study conducted by Privacy International, a UK watchdog group, Google may be jeopardizing its customers' privacy. The study ranks the best and the worst performers both in Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 across the full spectrum of search, email, e-commerce and social networking sites.

Companies in the study included sites such as Myspace, Amazon, Microsoft, Wikipedia, and Ebay. Twenty-three big names were included in the list.

Twenty-seven year old Robert Alan Soloway was arrested yesterday and charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.

He has been described as one of the top 10 spammers in the world, and federal authorities are now saying that computer users across the Web could see a serious decline in the amount of junk e-mail they receive.

Soloway has been a long-term nuisance on the Internet — both in terms of the spam he sent, and the people he duped to use his spam service," organizers wrote on Spamhaus.org.