Damn Cool Pics

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• Flying with the Fastest Birds on the Planet
• 32 Stupid Things Men Do
• Steampunk Cosplay
• Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 8
• Too Much Partying Killed a Limo
• Antigravity Goats
• Simba and Timon in the Real Life

Flying with the Fastest Birds on the Planet Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:50 AM PDT Tiny spy cameras allow you to see some of the world's most magnificent birds in flight. Watch this video to learn how the fastest bird on the planet, the peregrine falcon, keeps control at mind-numbing speeds, and take a flight with the master of manoeuvrability, the Gos Hawk, as it flies through dense woodland. Great animal video from BBC wildlife show Animal Camera.

32 Stupid Things Men Do Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:51 AM PDT Men are used to do all sorts of stupid things when women are not around... That's one of many reasons why women are so important!

Steampunk Cosplay Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:34 AM PDT Steampunk is the new big cosplay thing. I like this trend. Related Posts: Cosplay Fail Cosplay Girls Vs. Cosplay Guys 25 World of Warcraft Cosplay Girls Cute Female Japanese Cosplayers Jessica Nigri in a Pokemon Costume The Best Cleavage of Comic Con 2010 The Girls of Comic-Con 2009

Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 8 Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:51 AM PDT Another collection of funny demotivators to make you smile. Related Posts: Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 1 Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 2 Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 3 Best Demotivational Posters - Part 4 Best Demotivational Posters - Part 5 Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 6 Funny Demotivational Posters - Part 7

Too Much Partying Killed a Limo Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:44 AM PDT It was once a perfect party vehicle - 2008 Ford F 250 Harley Davidson Truck Limo. But too much of partying has killed it.

Antigravity Goats Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:40 AM PDT I wonder why a hydroelectric dam would attract these goats. It looks so surreal, and it definitely has less food than the plain grass!

Simba and Timon in the Real Life Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:28 AM PDT These pictures prove that the friendship between Simba and Timon can exist in the real life. Zinz, the lion cub, and Bob, the meerkat, became friends after the lion cub was rejected by its mother.

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SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog

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Google Instant: Fewer Changes to SEO than the Average Algo Update Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:23 PM PDT Posted by randfish Ugh... Part of me just wants to link to this old blog post and leave it at that. But, since there's actually a bit of data to share helping to show that (at least so far) Google Instant changes less than your average algorithmic rankings update, let's share. 880,000 Search Visits Analyzed Conductor released some nice research from anonymized data of sites on their software platform making a compelling case: If Conductor keeps putting out this kind of stuff, they'll be a "must-read" in no time Hmm... Looks pretty darn similar to me. A tiny increase in 4, 5 and 6 word phrases would seem to go against many of the prognostications and fears that this move would decimate the long tail (though, to be fair, plenty of savvier search folks predicted a slight increase as Google's "Suggest" function would be more obvious/visible to searchers and push them to perform more specific queries). Data from 10,000 More Searches Matt Bennett at MEC blogged some data from 5 sites in his purvue representing about 10,000 searches. He shared this excellent graph (similar to the one above): That's more evidence to suggest this is a very subtle change (if there's any at all) in keyword demand. Google Search Traffic for SEOmoz & Open Site Explorer  While I don't have as much data to share as Conductor, I can show you some tidbits from SEOmoz. Here's SEOmoz.org's traffic from Google in the past week compared to the week prior:   And here's a similar look at OpenSiteExplorer's Google traffic:     There's a suspiciously small amount of change in the keyword demand, and although these are certainly un-representative of the broader web, we can be relatively confident that lots and lots of folks in our industry, performing queries that might lead them to these two sites, have awareness of and are using Google Instant. One change that did catch my eye (thanks to some Tweets on the topic) is that Google's Suggest itself seems to have changed a bit: Hard to complain about that :-) Other Sources Worth Reading on the Topic I was a bit dismayed to see so many in the SEO field taking this as a serious threat or even touting the massive "changes" that would be coming soon to SEO best practices or even search query demand. We're usually pretty good about shrugging off Google's pressbait around technical changes that don't have much of an impact, but this one seemed to have more legs than usual. That said, there are a few pieces I think warrant a read-through (or at least, knowledge of): Google Instant was Actually a Counter to Bing's Advertising Blitz from SearchEngineLand Google Undertand Not Google Instant from Michael Gray 3,000+ Mashable Voters Prefer Google Instant (Slightly) from Mashable Sad to link to this PCMag Retraction Showing Their Tragic Ignorance of Search - they confused SEO and PPC, thought marketers might need to buy ads on partial words ("flow" for "flowers"), etc. Explanation of Ad/Query Triggering (basically it's 3 seconds of inactivity) from AdWords The Complete Google Instant Users Guide from SELand A Great Image from SEOBook showing how Instant further marginalizes the organic results A downloadable spreadsheet from the folks at Seer Interactive that can help you calculate your own data on keyword demand changes Very much looking forward to the discussion, but I'm leaving for Social Media Week Milan and will be hard pressed to contribute at normal levels until my return next week. Until then - Buona notte! p.s. If you have data to share on how Instant has or hasn't impacted your traffic-driving queries, that would be awesome. If you blog/upload it, we'll be happy to update the post with links. Do you like this post? Yes No

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Daily Snapshot: A Surprise Call from the President

Your Daily Snapshot for Wednesday, September 22, 2010   Video: A Surprise Call from the President In March of this year, Gail O'Brien was diagnosed with high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She had no health insurance. Thankfully, the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan was established thanks to the Affordable Care Act. As a result, Gail now has insurance that will pay for her treatments and is responding very well. Last week she got a surprise call from President Obama.  Watch what happened. Today's Schedule Today, the President will hold a backyard discussion on health care reform and the Patient’s Bill of Rights at a private residence in Falls Church, Virginia. In the afternoon, the President will travel to New York City for the UN General Assembly. He will deliver remarks at the Millennium Development Goals Conference at the United Nations Building. All times are Eastern Daylight Time 9:30 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:00 AM: The President meets with senior advisors 10:35 AM: The President drops by a meeting with insurance commissioners 11:45 AM: The President holds a backyard discussion on health care reform and the Patient’s Bill of Rights   (audio only) 12:00 PM: The Vice President attends an event for Senator Blanche Lincoln 2:45 PM: The President departs the White House 3:00 PM: The President departs Andrews Air Force Base en route New York 3:55 PM: The President arrives New York City, New York 4:30 PM: The Vice President hosts a Medal of Valor ceremony with Attorney General Eric Holder 4:45 PM: The President delivers remarks at the Millennium Development Goals Conference   (audio only) 6:15 PM: The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden host a reception in honor of the 16th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act 6:35 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DSCC/DCCC event 7:30 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DSCC/DCCC dinner  Indicates Events that will be livestreamed on WhiteHouse.gov/live. In Case You Missed It Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog.  50 States, 50 Stories – New Health Care Website Launches Today Assistant to the President Stephanie Cutter unveils a new website that provides critical information on the Affordable Care Act, including stories in every state that detail how reform is already strengthening the health care system in your state. Awarding Chief Etchberger the Medal of Honor The Vice President was also present as the President awarded Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger, U.S. Air Force, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Chief Etchberger received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in combat on March 11, 1968, in the country of Laos. Republicans in Congress Push to End Consumer Protections, Let Wall Street Run Loose Deputy Communications Director Jen Psaki discusses the Congressional Republicans' hopes of repealing Wall Street Reform. Get Updates Sign up for the Daily Snapshot Stay Connected     Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr iTunes         This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Manage Subscriptions for e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111