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Solving the WordPress Traffic Overload Problem
Anyone who’s been around WordPress for a “Digg effect” or other massive influx of traffic knows that it can be a real problem. From a technical standpoint, the problem is that PHP is entirely loaded into memory for every pageload. That includes the 99% of PHP that is not being used to actually render the…
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So That's What You Believe…
Just some random thoughts I have. Social Media is only as valuable as what you put into it. Your Blogging success is not based on the number of pageviews, but the number of “conversions” (forget advertising here, folks. Think deeper) Your company needs to be blogging because you can then facilitate the conversation that is…
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Google File System: Much To Do About Nothing
Google had a much-hyped announcement tonight that, frankly, I’m missing the point of. Techcrunch covered it. Scoble Qik’d it live. I was one of numerous who took the bait out of curiosity and watched the announcement live until Scoble turned off his camera, or something. honestly, folks, I don’t see what the point is. The…
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If You Want Sex, You Need to Make a Sexual Move
First of all, thanks for proving a side point that posts with sex in the title will almost always get clickthroughs. :-) Besides that, I actually have a point with that title, and trust me… it’s completely non-sexual. But it is true. One thing I’ve noticed growing up and being around people in general, is…
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I'm invited to a Super Secret, Super Private Party
I’ve been cold called and told that I’ve been invited to a “super secret, super private” event in San Francisco. Hint to XY7 folks: Read the PR Roundtable. Hear the The Super Secret, Super Private Voicemail
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Facebook, You're Banished
Over the past few months, I’ve been getting increasingly fed up with Facebook. The signal to noise ratio is getting worse everyday and I’m spending more and more time investing in something that is returning less and less value. For instance, earlier today I went in and declined 17 application requests and ignored 32 “Which…
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Pescando con AdWords
Google AdWords ofrece una via eficiente y efectiva de publicitar nuestros productos a través del buscador de Google y su red publicitaria (SEM). Es particularmente efectivo para quienes tienen un presupuesto reducido o trabajan en un mercado demasiado saturado para optimizar (SEO). AdWords nos permite montar una campaña rápidamente y a un costo pre-determinado. Pero…
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Jason Calacanis Goes Techcrunch50-wild on uStream
Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo and cofounder of the Techcrunch50 (formerly Techcrunch40) event where startup companies are given an opportunity to pitch their ideas and potentially get funded, lashed out at rival DEMO that offers a similar venue but at the cost of $18,000 for companies accepted into the program. I regret not catching all…
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Technosailor Maintenance Today
To give everyone a head’s up, at some point today, this blog will go into “maintenance mode” while I move to a different server. While Technosailor has been a part of the b5media network, I also announced my departure from b5 last week and so the blog is moving to a colocated server at Defender…
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Interview: Social Media Fills the Need for Human Contact on the Net
Kalen Jordan, a relatively recent connection on the intertubes, approached me last week about doing an interview. I think he thought I was going to say no or that he was going to have to really kiss my butt to get the interview. :-) At any rate, we sat down to do a relatively short…