Eric Lander

Despite being the most widely used search engine available on the Internet, Google makes a number of mistakes on a regular basis. It’s when they compound those mistakes that they continue on the path they’re on… One where many involved in the Internet begin to look down upon them, similar to what Microsoft went through … Read more

After listening to an archived show of NetIncome, Jeremy’s show on WebmasterRadio, I started thinking about black hat optimization and the reputation that it has received in the industry. In the particular episode I’m referencing, Jeremy spoke with legendary “black hat” Quadzilla from SEO Blackhat. Together, they did something that has been needed in the … Read more

I had the rare chance to sit down with a former colleague last week for the sake of comparing notes and discussing strategy in the ever evolving SEM landscape. Over coffee, he told me that there was no way to successfully market a web site without committing money to it for directory inclusion, PPC efforts … Read more

As you can tell from my last blog post, I was upset with Google’s changes to their AdSense policy. My reaction to the update was obviously a passionate one — but one that I may now not be so upset with thanks to some direct clarification on the matter. The primary issue I had with … Read more

While I’m no expert on contextual advertising programs, I use them on my sites and often recommend them to clients. I really just browse what the experts have to offer on their sites, forums and blogs. On days like today when Google updates their AdSense policy — I tune into Jensense, the blog of DigitalPoint … Read more

A little over a month I decided to finally sign up for an account on PayPerPost. After talking to Gerhart about it on AIM one night, he recommended that I check out ReviewMe. In short, I’m very impressed with ReviewMe, and not so much with PayPerPost. Still, there’s a new company to add to the … Read more