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Squarespace: SEO Gods?

I don't know how they do it, but Squarespace never ceases to amaze me when it comes to SEO. Before switching over in September '08, I hosted my blog on WordPress which seemed to be the de facto standard for serious bloggers. After befriending some internet marketers, I read up on numerous articles, blogs, and e-books on how to best optimize my blog for search engines - essentially, how to "trick" Google into placing my posts at the top of targeted search queries. I re-worded my titles and posts. I tried my best to utilize meta tags and keywords to my best advantage. I installed numerous SEO plugins. It wasn't all for naught. I saw some improvement in traffic; I'll grant you that. However,...

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Measurement Conversion Apron

I know I should wear an apron when cooking, but I don't. (An apron would prevent the numerous greasy stains on my clothes. It would've also averted that nasty burn I got on my boob from a glob of jumping oil. Why was I cooking naked? Don't ask.) However, this Measurement Conversion Apron is cute AND functional - especially for American r-tards like me who are mathematically challenged and uninformed in the ways of the metric system. Via Lifehacker. ...

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Something, Something, Something Dark Side

About a year ago, the creators of Family Guy announced that a follow-up to the knee-slappingly funny spoof of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Blue Harvest, was in the works. If you are a Star Wars or Family Guy fan who hasn't watched"Blue Harvest," shame on you. Go pick up a copy now. And at Comic-Con last week the cast, creator, and writers of Family Guy shed some more light on what will be a spoof of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back: Something, Something, Something Dark Side. Although the hour-long special was originally set to air as the finale to Season 7, it has been pushed back to Christmas 2009. The director of Blue Harvest, Dominic Polcino, has...

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