Why are Bugs Called Bugs?

Have you ever wondered why we call software or hardware errors “bugs”? What a strange word to describe a mistake. Insects, though some may find them repellent, are among the most complex and perfectly adapted creatures on this planet. How can something...

Dot-Com Monopoly, the 2000 Edition

I have a confession to make. While this will come as no surprise to my coworkers who know me as an obsessive personality, I must admit to my readers and publishers that I have become an addict. To be more accurate, I have rediscovered a compulsion that I thought had...

Vint Cerf Talks Google

Last week Google hired a net-god, Vinton Cerf, as its “chief Internet evangelist”. Google’s hiring of Cerf has set off a wide range of speculation among Internet watchers. Vint Cerf is not what many would consider a “normal” person and is...

The First SEO Republic Forumed

To phrase it in as juvenile a way as I possibly can, I think search engine spam sucks. I think the use of, and subsequent macho bragging about, spammy SEO techniques is detrimental to the SEO/SEM industry as a whole. I have a number of reasons for staking this...