Hope you had a great weekend. A good wrap up of the Chicago SES can be found here.

http://searchengineland.com/061208-022452.php

Today it is cold - around 10 degrees - colder than some cities in Alaska ... go figure.

A good update on some local ad opportunities.
http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/local_search/local/article.php/3624132

Have you ever thought about how many offline sales you get from your online efforts - this article expounds on that a bit.

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3624135

I talked some a bit ago about using other peoples advertising to your advantage - this article may give you some new ideas.

http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3624107

Some good info on keyword research -

http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3624126

So what would Google do if someone hacked your site - here are some details of what would happen.

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-google-handles-hacked-sites/

A good way to find out graphically how your site is linked to other sites.

http://www.touchgraph.com/TGGoogleBrowser.html

Hope you are safe in this wild weather - this morning I stepped on my front porch and it was .... 75 degrees.... tonight it supposed to be 25. Winds are howling but at least we don't have to worry about snow.

Some good info on Google's datacenters.
http://www.marketposition.com/blog/archives/2006/11/no_ranking_in_s.html

Make a podcast with your phone -
http://www.wilsonweb.com/newmedia/watlington-podcast-phone.htm

12 Tips for higher response ads -
http://www.demc.com/artman/publish/article_198.shtml

That's it for today - stay safe.

Well yesterday I went Christmas shopping - I'm definitely not much of a shopper but Lisa and I try to make things fun... and I will admit that it was fun.

Some good info on crawlers -
http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/results/article.php/3624017

Matt Cutts (the Google Guy) on some mistakes to avoid -
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/2006-pubcon-in-vegas-thursday-site-reviews/

Some excellent info on social search - how it's manipulated.
http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/11/spam-farms-social-web.html

Are you still stuffed - I am....

More info on the "long tail" and search can be found here.

http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/opt/article.php/3624008

Some good info from Web Marketing Today on "The long tail" as well as the "torso"

http://www.wilsonweb.com/paid-search/goodman-torso.htm

We would also like to take a moment to wish everyone a great Thanksgiving holiday - see you on Monday.

Danny Sullivan has announced his new blog appearing Dec. 11th. Make sure to check it out.

http://daggle.com/061116-173030.html
http://searchengineland.com/

Some notes on optimizing Blogs -
http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/results/article.php/3623983

Hopefully you are enjoying your Monday -

We've talked some about the long tail - this article talks about whether you may be chasing the wrong one.

http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3623968

Some good info on the Google Algo -

http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3150448.htm

A good list of SEO - Tools -

http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/

Some significant changes with Google's sitemap - more search engines are coming on board.

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061116-000001

More info here -

http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/archives/2006/11/search_engines_2.html

Can your company compete with the big boys - certainly!

http://www.demc.com/artman/publish/article_193.shtml

Some good info on Mobile Search -

http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3623944

If you're interested in video, then you'll be interested in this.

http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3623934

It seems that Google has changed things yet again with regard to Google Adsense - details and comments can be found here.

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061110-085425

Some good info on Local Search -

http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3623883

Newspapers are testing Google Ads?.... here's how it will work.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/business/media/06google.html

Some good stuff today -

Google FAQs from Webmaster World -

http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3145284.htm

If you are a member of Adsense - ie you get paid by Google - then this may interest you.
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061107-083931

And the "long tail" - something I've always advocated especially if you're in a market with loads of competition.
http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3623881

A nice interactive business planner if you're looking for one or working on revising a current one.

http://www.cbsc.org/ibp/

Seems like Google is scrambling a bit to make sure it doesn't get bit by copyright issues on You Tube.

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061103-092757

No matter which party you're with make sure you vote.

Some good info if you're interested in Web 2.0

http://www.demc.com/artman/publish/article_186.shtml