Google quietly released an Adwords Policy upcoming changes log Below is a list of requirements that the short term loan advertisers need to display on their website. Implications of late payment Implications of non-payment Code of practice/policy on responsible lending Disclosure of fees including the annual percentage rate (APR) Disclosure of renewal policy Legitimate contact [...]
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Wordcamp Chicago 2011 SEO Speech Video
Sunday, November 27, 2011
I gave the below speech at Wordcamp Chicago 2011 this summer. I gave great information but not my best speech as I was holding back tears and distraught as I had heard that my mom had pneumonia 10 minutes before the speech.
Agency & Food Service
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Did you know that most food service companies do not give sick days to their employees? You can imagine sneezing cooks handling your food, sneezing cleaners washing dishes, sneezing cashiers handling your money/credit cards. Now imagine the cost of productive employee hours lost due to corporate employees who became sick eating cafeteria food. Corporations do [...]
Altar of the Big G
Saturday, December 11, 2010
“All of a sudden, we’ve lost a lot of control. We can’t turn off our Internet; we can’t turn off our smartphones; we can’t turn off our computers. You used to ask a smart person a question. Now, who do you ask? It starts with G-O, and it’s not God.” – Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak [...]
April 1 – Happy New Year- The Perceived Reality
Thursday, April 1, 2010
It is a beautiful warm day today. The first truly warm day of the year. If any one was to celebrate a new year in Chicago, this would be it. Did you know that April 1 was the real new year in the Western Calendar until 1564?
Detecting Fraud through Google
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
I came across a December 09 issue Wired magazine with an article talking about Dr. George Gollin’s successful quest to take down a diploma mill called “St. Regis University”. After coming across it, I just wanted to know how many people claim to be the graduates of the St. Regis University on Linkedin. So I [...]
Information Dictators
Monday, March 1, 2010
Google and China can be described as information dictators. When I utter the word dictate, I do not necessarily mean bloody dictators. I mean it in the true sense of the verb: “Dictate”. Definitions of “Dictate” are a. To prescribe with authority; impose b. To control or command Clearly when it comes to information prescription [...]
One too many bricklayers.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
In the above video, Austin Adams, Former CIO of JPMorgan Chase, talks about dysfunctional silos in corporations. The siloing is definitely killing the effectiveness of the online marketing initiatives of many corporations. In a traditional company, there are four main marketing related silos.
Homeless Child
Sunday, January 17, 2010
As the shocking images of the Haiti earthquake consumed the world; charity donations poured all over the world. I was walking down to the Union Station. A middle aged man was begging for money with a 3-4 year old girl holding his hand (15 degrees Fahrenheit weather max with the windchill as he was on [...]