My Sentiments on Google and SEO around Google

Grown up Lisa Simpson spells out what I really think of Google now...

.... and what's worse, is that they just recently released their own movie.

LinkedIn's Top 10 Overused Buzzwords for 2013

As a copywriter and a semi-practicing (semi-retired) SEO specialist, we love buzzwords to death but there's a time when they suddenly go out of fashion. Linkedin recently compiled the top 10 overused buzzwords for 2013.

Are you ready? Here goes. 



Thank you Linkedin for the effort you put into this. Now we know what NOT to use for future projects and write-ups.

Mini Contest - Giving Away a Copy of X-O Manowar # 1

I'm experimenting on something here dear readers and I need your support and in exchange. I'm giving away something small as a token of my appreciation. I'm raffling/ giving away a copy of X-0 Manowar # 1 from Valiant Comics.

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Hotel Sogo and Their Funny Marketing Tactics

I really can't stop laughing with all the crazy and zany stuff that's been coming out Sogo Hotel's Facebook fanpage. I mean no offense to the marketing team developing the content that's being released but they are funny as hell. 

So what's really interesting here is the approach and it's campy-ness. I just LOL a lot at those. Campiness is great. People might think that it's dumb but it's great actually, at least in small dosages. 

Take this one for example. Collateral is all about 'student bonding in the SOGO rooms'. 

Humor me. I like the approach and the general vibe they want to tell people what with their rebranding. It's really just a bit.... tacky? The colors don't match and while you know that they are trying to tell people that they want to be seen as a wholesome hotel where students can do group studies... It just doesn't rub it the right way. 

On to the next one. 

There's a term called 'double negative'. I'm not really sure what to laugh about. The ridiculous and accursed use of the term 'selfie' or the fact that they have a contest for selfies.

I'm not sure with the exact numbers of guests checking-in but I would like to make a guess that half are there to really crash and sleep with the other half looking to ummmm... you know what they want. So yeah, I hope you get the picture

I have to admire Hotel Sogo for creating this as wives who are being cheated on by their husbands (or the other way around) might have a fighting chance of getting incriminating evidence thanks to this contest. BRAVO! Seriously Bravo! 

This one is just off like a quarter-mile. 

Mot-mots bring people to heaven. Period. That ain't a guess, that's fact. That being said, do they really have to go and mention the bible? Kinda off the wall don't you think. 

Seriously, I admire SOGO for going aggressive but I'm kinda left wondering what they really plan to do. Do they want to first change their image or do they want to show the interwebs that they are active in social media. Doing two things at once can't be done especially since they are steering away from the image of being a motel where the deed gets done and the babies get a 'kickstarter funding' #iykwim 

From a business standpoint I don't want to laugh anymore, honestly, I don't.  Not everybody can see through the message so maybe a change of attack pattern and approach is in order. 

Also, the way it's going viral, you might find it funny but they are actually hitting an important benchmark, they are getting publicity. We are doing it for them. This post, is doing it for them. Heck I even clicked on "Like" on their fanpage after seeing the bible post. 

Just saying. (Thanks to Jeman of Orange Magazine TV for the heads up on his feed)

A List of Alleged Online Scammers for SEOs and Content Writers

Content Writing is a tough job. As a content writer I need to fucking write hundreds and hundreds of articles on various subjects. Not only that we also have to adhere to a number or rules and disciplines and more importantly make the articles good enough or passable for the SEO Industries' standards. And then we get scammed after all our hard work.

I've been a member of this Facebook group for Pinoy Content Writers (join the group HERE) and this was shared earlier today. Let's not fall victim to these idiots that take advantage of our financial needs.

Post by Thefanboyseo.

Oh and watch out for this email address: angelfuero@gmail.com. His/her photo would be that of Shailyn Woodley. Person will offer anywhere between $10 - $50 for your articles then run away.

The Scary Part of the Yahoo - Tumblr Takeover

News this morning, Yahoo just bought Tumblr for a billion dollars. It's 1.1 billion dollars to be exact.

Despite the obvious corporate backing and money, there's one thing that truly worries me. Well actually two. One is will Tumblr follow the same fate of the other companies that Yahoo has acquired through the years (look at Stumbleupon and their sad departure from Social Bookmarking). 

Secondly is how will Yahoo address the free-for-all that is Tumblr? More on that later. For the first question, we've seen the memes about them promising to take care of Tumblr. (Oh you haven't? Here it is for your benefit then).