Infinite Darkness of the Soul

Since I run several sites, some of them specifically for business, I am always on the lookout for search engine optimization info and tips. While it sometimes seems like a no-brainer, one can quickly be thrown off by the latest Google debacle, which is always occuring. One minute a site can be in the top five for a search, the next you aren’t even visible in the first ten pages. At the urging of a colleague of mine, I did a search for this particular search engine marketing firm. I came across a current release from them, talking about the implementation of yet more search changes. Apparently Google is in beta testing for an ‘accessible web search’, which is designed for the visually challenged. This is a good niche to get in on, since webmasters previously missed this audience, but only if one can get the site coding right for this particular search software. It’s an interesting read. (more…)

News: Comics Publish Poetry Book

Some poets may look down a bit on this idea. A poet being humorous? Unheard of. Not really. (One of my favorite poets, Heinrich Heine has some very smashing, tongue in cheek references to being bit by a lady friend.) Several comics have contributed poems for an anthology entitled That Which Is Not Said, to aid a homeless charity in the UK.

While this sounds like an unusual undertaking, it has the earmarks of an ingenius plan. ‘Serious’ comic buffs will be compelled to get this book due to its uniqueness. Poetry will plant its seeds with people that may not have read it under different conditions. Brilliant.

You can purchase the book here.

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