Tag Archives: Social Media

In defense of URL shorteners

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Tony

Dennis Hancock of Wikinomics recently posed the question, “Why are URL shorteners so Important?” Hancock’s basic argument is that Twitter and similar services could eliminate the need for URL shorteners by simply allowing Hyperlinks within tweets.  This is true, but … Continue reading →

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Grey Hat Electioneering

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Tony

This idea occurred to me rather suddenly last week, and to date I haven’t found any mention of it elsewhere on the web.  You don’t have to delve too deeply into the technical data on Search Engine Optimization to begin … Continue reading →

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