Off to Florida!

Well, our bags are packed, the signage and t-shirts are in, and Hall Web Services ambassadors Tom and I leave gorgeous Maine spring for humid Orlando for the Sage Software…

Sage Insights 2007 Wrap-up

Tom Hall with Mike and Laurie Renner at Sage Insights 2007 Well, the 45 degree weather and drizzle was a striking welcome home as we returned road-weary from the Sage…

Microsoft Jumps in the Ad Company Buyer’s Club

Things have been hot for online advertising companies. Google bought DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, followed by Yahoo’s $650 million purchase of Right Media. Now Microsoft jumps to prove they’re not…

Internet Shakeup, Learning Local Search

No shortage of Internet-related news this week: one of the top 10 spammers was arrested, meaning inboxes can rejoice, YouTube will be offering up music videos by EMI artists, and…

Why Should I Care About Local Search?

Whenever you’re searching for something local in Maine, you’re sitting far off on the long tail of things. From pet stores to restaurants to barber shops, most times I’ve tried…

What You Should Know About Google and Privacy

Chances are, even if you’re not a regular blogosphere reader you heard about the recent scathing privacy review given to Google in a report issued by Privacy International. The report…

Why SEO Starts with the Title

Friday’s SEO tips day, and I realize that I never really started with the basics here. So, at the risk of alienating the quick-studies, I’m going to touch on what’s…

Google Complaint Prompts Change in Vista

The giants butt heads again, with Microsoft grudgingly agreeing to change how default search is set up in Vista after the Justice Department sided with Google over an antitrust complaint….