http://www.metroseo.com Mert Sahinoglu's internet marketing & Search Engine Optimization insights from Chicago Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:59:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy Halloween everyone. Google decided to pull a Halloween Joke by adding the below code to its robots.txt for a day. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="158" caption="Google Halloween Robots.txt"][/caption] I am glad there are some funny people in Google. That was a nice touch. http://www.metroseo.com/2008/10/31/google-halloween-joke/ There are certain things in the media that can kill a political campaign. With Howard Dean, there was the scream With Michael Dukakis there was the tank [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="585" caption="Michael Dukakis on a Tank"][/caption] And now it is the Republican's turn. How can you really beat Palinocchio poster? P.S. That is a picture from ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/09/29/palinocchio/ There are many people out there claiming to be SEOs. There is only one distinction that seperates a great SEO from the others A great SEO is the one that can see through what is propoganda and what is real.  Thank you Mike showing us through the Google fog that most do not ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/09/23/what-makes-grea-seo/ I am a social democrat libertarian. When I wrote that in my senior thesis for my goverment minor. I can't imagine the expression on my professor's face at the time. My point is that I am an independent. I supported Ron Paul because I am very disillusioned by both parties. A ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/09/19/political-web-mobilization-kills-first-amendment/ Marissa Mayer is the Vice President, Search Products & User Experience in Google. She has written probably the most important article about the Search Engine Optimization field in the last 10 years. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="142" caption="Marissa Mayer (Google)"][/caption] Marissa wrote about the future of search not from a Matt Cutts point ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/09/17/marissa-mayer-future-search/ There is something wrong in this world when people use social networking online more than spending time on porn and literally lose their balls over it. This proves three things: It is vital now to start a social media marketing program for your business. It is really time for people to go ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/09/16/social-networking-gone-wrong/ I have always had a crush for Tina Fey (Yes I am married with a kid) but after Saturday Night Live, what did you do, Obama? There is not a Democrat out there who would not pick her. Below is the funny campaign video for Tina Fey and the immortal ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/09/15/tina-fey-for-vice-president/ I have been addicted to the song "Hurt" the last few days, Below is my Black Hat SEO lyrics version of the song "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails (I also added the youtube versions of the song by NIN and Johnny Cash at the bottom of the lyrics to make the ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/09/09/black-hat-seo-song/ Right after the olympics and all those news about the Chinese Internet censorship, I read an interesting news. Poor Kevin Cogill, a music blogger, was arrested by FBI for releasing the unreleased song tracks of - "Chinese Democracy" by Guns'n Roses to the general public through his blog. I ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/08/27/chinese-democracy-and-internet-speed/ Kathryn Romberg, a Falcon Living Real Estate  family member has been murdered by unknown assailants in an attempted robbery attempt. She was a wonderful human being, mother and daughter. A full of life person who was victimized by the rising crime wave in Chicago. Our condolences as Falcon Living family ... http://www.metroseo.com/2008/08/13/kathryn-romberg-my-chicago-realtor-murdered/