Yahoo Buzz:

So far…LAME! The stories that come up are crap. How many freaking times do you need a story of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon on your effin’ homepage? - FAIL!

Google Toolbar:

Get yo shit together. I still love you though.

Sphinn:

Fix Yo SHIZZLE. If I get click on a link to Sphinn via Twitter, email (from Search Engine Land), or via a messenger I am unable to “Sphinn” the article if I like it. Sends me to a login page and then back to post once logged in. I try Sphinn’n the story again but I get sent back to my login screen!?!?! I thought it was just me but others say they experience the same thing.

Yahoo Universal Search:

Saw the new universal search version in India, looks like Shyte. I just personally don’t like it. WAAAY to much on the page.

POWNCE:

STOP CRASHING EVERY TEN MINUTES!

That will be all…I definitely win the “H8r Award” today!

Have a good weekend!

       

Is the SHIZZNIT!

That will be all.

       

Real American Douche Bag: Senator Edward Kennedy

This douche bag of the week (or I should say of the year as much as this idiot keeps f**king up) is Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Why you ask? Because Kennedy and Senator Miller are the two geniuses responsible for screwing up student loans for college students nation wide.

The bill they wrote and scammed passed Congress last year took affect starting Oct. 2007 and since then the student loan industry has been going down hill. Over 50 big lenders like Sallie Mae, NextStudent, Bank of America, Nelnet, etc. have cut back on their federal lending causing students headaches when trying to find federal student loans to pay for college. Most college kids are now getting a cold shoulder from their schools FAO when applying for federal loans, leaving students clueless and turning to private student loans which offer higher interest rates and no federal benefits.

Due to this UBER eff up on Kennedy and Miller’s part, the dynamic duo have now written up a new bill trying to look like heroes in a serious time of need. This new bill is just a simple cover up for the shitty bill they wrote last year that cut subsidies to FFELP lenders causing this lending mess.

Unfortunately, the new bill still does not fix all the issues in the student loan industry right now and will still make it tough for college kids to find federal loans for school. So if you are having trouble finding money for college right now, thank Kennedy.

Because of this I have made Senator Edward Kennedy DOUCHE BAG of the WEEK!

       

As I’m constantly reminded by Captain Thundercock about the power of blogs I do forget sometimes. I was reminded again however when a buddy of mine asked me for help knocking down an inaccurate post in ”the Google” that was making a company he was working with look bad. 

The inaccurate post was ranking for a certain key phrase that may have been seen by a potential client and could possibly effect their business. So, after my buddy’s failed attempt at trying to get in contact with the site owner of the inaccurate post, I informed him about rounding up some bloggers to write posts related to this key phrase (wasn’t very competitive).  

He rounded up a few in-house bloggers and they all posted. Making their posts hella relevant and professional, I told him to then cross link the blogs via the key phrase and “BAM!” They were able to drop the inaccurate post out of the top three pages.

It only took about an hour or so and all the posts showed up in ”The Google”. They now dominate the first 2 pages of this certain key phrase with the blog posts they all wrote.

Pretty insane how fast a blog post can dominate in “the Google”.

wOrd!    

       

The Google Cheat Sheet is a pretty cool list that adelaider.com put together. This two page document lists all Google services & tools as well as background info. The Google Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp both basic & advance Google query building concepts and ideas. Click the images below to see the Google Cheat Sheet.  

       

NextStudent is redesigning its homepage and it needs your help. You could win $2,000 and a chance to be featured in an article on our website, NextStudent.com.

Are you a designer? Need some extra cash? Sign up and you could win a nice piece of change. The NextStudent Web Marketing team welcomes your input.

Get involved and have a say in the look of our new homepage. Give us a makeover and get links to your Web site.

What are you waiting for? Sign up and you could get the chance to showcase your skills.

       

From the team that brought you “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” comes another new flick starting Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Will and Reilly will play coddled guys who live with their respective single parents. Their folks fall in love and marry, making the guys step brothers.

Below is the first trailer available for this movie which is currently still in post-production but scheduled to release on July 25th, 2008. Looks pretty damn funny!

       

NextStudent, is looking to redesign their homepage (NextStudent.com) and is offering $2,000 and a chance to be featured in an article on NextStudent.com.

We in the NextStudent web marketing team thought it would be a good idea to have the online community get involved and have their say as to what they would like our new homepage to look like.

If you are a designer and need some extra cash, sign up and you could win a nice piece of change.

For more info see: NextStudentDesignContest.com

       

As you all may or may not know I’ve worked at NextStudent for the last 2 1/2 years. Of that time I’ve been working in the NextStudent Web Marketing department for the last 1 1/2 years. Going in I had a marketing degree from the University of Phoenix but I knew absolutely nothing about online marketing. However, with the guidance of Chris Hooley and others I’ve learned a ton of information and I’m now heading up the SEO side of things.

Got to say I love my job and even though the industry is ruff now, thanks to the brilliant minds that run this country, I see myself working at NextStudent for a very long time.

wOrd!

       

If you watched TV at all yesterday I’m sure you’ve seen at least one of the commercials for Will Ferrell’s new movie Semi-Pro. To promote not only the movie but Old Spice’s new product “Pro Strength” Will Ferrell shot numerous commercials for this new viral promotion. Most of these are freaking hilarious and I recommend you take a look if you need a good laugh.

See them all HERE!

Semi-Pro in theaters February 29th, 2008.