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In a continual effort to educate myself and stay clear of inadvertent SEO pitfalls…the more I dig, the more I think Google could easily end some of these ongoing debates.

Over the years, I have had many conversations regarding what should (and should not) be done to have a clean, appropriately search engine optimized website. Of course we’re all guessing, but I tend to approach white-hat SEO using simple logic.  But, unfortunately this approach seems to go against many of the SEO “experts”.

Question #1 -Are sub-domains treated differently than other structures?

Am I the only one that thinks sub-domains should be treated exactly like domains. Just ignore them Google…give the page the same weight as any other page. It is the same site!

I know I am going to hear someone scream “It is not always the same site”. I know this, but 99% of the time it is! http://seo.about.com should be given exactly the same weight as http://about.com/seo/

Other SEO experts claim that using sub-domains gives a leg up on other URL structures, and that Google doesn’t like when you use them. In some cases they should to be used. It’s cleaner…It is part of life on the Internet! Not everyone who uses sub-domains is trying to game Google.

Question #2 - Are websites penalized because they have www and non-www versions?

WWW vs. non-WWW domains (duplicate content). Why can’t Google just figure out that if there is a site with the www, and it finds it’s way to the non-www on the same domain (or visa-versa), just ignore one. How hard would it be? Conventional wisdom says that Google penalizes sites that don’t fix this with .htaccess (or similar means) to eliminate one or the other. How crazy is that! WWW and non-WWW has been part of the Internet long before Google came along. If true, how many normal non-techie users have a site on the Internet that is getting penalized because Google can’t figure this one out?

Question #3 -Does Google use page relevance or site referrers to determine which ads to display?

AdSense Relevance. I have never been fond of the way Google senses and displays relevant (or non relevant) ads. I have heard that it uses referrer information often more than the page content that the ads are on to determine what the page is about.

For example: If you run a site that has many different topics. You have one page about SEO and another about Shoes. If you get a lot of users coming in from another SEO site, reading your page about SEO tips…then ads on your Shoe page will also be predominantly about SEO. This would make me nuts! The Adsense “partner” should be able to tag the page, and that should be used in combination with what Google senses to determine relevance.

Question #4 -Why does Google publish page rank?

And Finally! Why does Google continue to publish Page Rank (PR)? Just stop updating…get rid of it! This would end 95% of the black-hat, gray-hat, and white-hat SEO gaming. Everyone is following the all mighty PR. How crazy is that? It is like a large sign on every site!

When someone sees a PR 5, 6, 7, 8, etc…the SEO community immediately quantifies the site. All the link spamming, link buying & selling, link condoms, etc. would cease to be.  I would love to hear someone give me any reason why PR still exists in published form.

I understand that the basis of Google algorithm would still use linking and even the ranking of pages, but to publicize this is just plain goofy!

Does ambiguity and confusion help keep us sidetracked?

…anyone?

- Custom graphics
- Print.css stylesheet
- Built in gravatar on the comment section
- Ready for WP 2.6+
- Valid XHTML and CSS, cross-browser tested
- Alternate background colors in comments
- Installation guide (PDF)

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Maybe it is me, but there were so many things I like about the site. First off, I thought the design was interesting and functional. It’s run with MySQL, PHP, and a bunch of AJAX. Here’s how it works:

Basically, visitors come to the site, check out the resources, then favorite them (by clicking the heart) if they like a particular resource. They can then come back to the site to find all of there favorite resources all on one page.

The resources are then sorted by how many people favorited a particular one (highest rated ones first). Users can also customize how the categories appear on the page. You just click, drag and drop and then hit the “Save Category Order” button to save your settings instantly.

Users can also submit (for review) websites that they like, or sites that they think others would like. It is nice that users do not have to register to get the full functionality out of the site as it is cookie based. The potential downside to that is if you loose your cookies. Ah…but technology to the rescue! After the first time you use the site, a new graphic will appear that says “Like using CorkDump?”. Just click on that link, and the system will email you a link that will fully restore your CorkDump cookies should you need it.

So, check it out and leave me comments about what you think. Is it cool, or is it lame?

From what I understand, the iPhone can be unlocked to work on the T-mobile network. Has any of you had any experience with this? I believe I will have to go with a G2 Model as the new G3 can’t yet be unlocked to work with other networks.

Man, these things are sweet…and expensive! On Craigslist & eBay an unlocked G2 is running around $300-$400. Still on the fence about the whole thing. I read that there are a lot of scammers and issues with unlocking the phone to work on other networks.

…we’ll see!

SandDollar is a free WordPress theme designed for a clean professional presentation. SandDollar offers the following:

- Widget ready (three zones)
- Automatic Greyboxing on images
- Random image widget
- Adsense ready (widget)
- 2/3 column
- valid xhtml/css
- Crossbrowser tested
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I first want to start out by thanking Matt for giving me this opportunity. With this opportunity comes great pressure following in Matt’s footsteps. By the nature of WebRevolutionary’s past readership, he truly has done a remarkable job here!

That paragraph was easy…now its on my shoulders to provide something here that readers actually want to read! I suppose I should start by telling folks who I am and what my plans are for WebRevolutionary. Before you turn-tail and run, you have to give me this! After this brief introduction, I promise to write about very pertinent nonsense.

As Matt mentioned, my name is Ed (Eddie) Harrison, and I too am a “web addict”. I am married with two beautiful girls. Originally from Cleveland, OH, I now reside in Las Vegas, NV. I have been fortunate enough to work on the net full-time for around nine years. In a nut-shell…I’m a bit creative, entrepreneurial, and always looking for the next easy big thing. Somewhat techie, but I don’t have enough energy to be bleeding edge. I own (and have owed) many websites. I have gone back and fourth between being poorish, and being fairly well off.

I am not going to bore readers here with a lot of details about my life and career path in this post. If you are interested in these nauseating details, you can read WebRevolutionary’s About page once I update it in a day or so. The main reason I will post more details there is because I hope to inspire others regarding the potential (and pitfalls) of being a web entrepreneur. It truly has been a ride!

At this point, I don’t have an exact blueprint for what WebRevolutionary is going to evolve into. But I do plan on continuing to provide more WordPress themes, some tech reviews, and some business and SEO discussions. I love involvement, and hope that readers comment and contact me with ideas and/or criticism. I would also like to have a few contributing writers. If your interested, send me your thoughts and qualifications via the “Contact” button at the top.

That’s it! Remember, I’d love to hear from you. ~Eddie

The secret lives of invisible magnetic fields are revealed as chaotic ever-changing geometries . All action takes place around NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratories, UC Berkeley, to recordings of space scientists describing their discoveries . Actual VLF audio recordings control the evolution of the fields as they delve into our inaudible surroundings, revealing recurrent ‘whistlers’ produced by fleeting electrons . Are we observing a series of scientific experiments, the universe in flux, or a documentary of a fictional world?

Take a peek at the Magnetic Movie page for a more detailed description and another video.