Author: Marios Alexandrou
I'm a web developer, project manager, and most recently a search engine optimization professional working as a Management Consultant for a search engine marketing agency in New York. My interest in computers and technology goes back many years -- my parents bought me my first computer when I was 5. At that time, personal computers had all of 16K (yes, kilobytes) of memory. A computer science degree and various web development jobs later I found myself pulled into the world of SEO. I can't complain, I like it here.
This is where I post many of my thoughts and opinions about technology including what's going on with search engines; WordPress as a blogging and CMS platform; and useful software I've come across. Sprinkled in among all of this you'll find posts about social media and paid search both of which I dabble in both professionally and as a hobby.
In 2009 I spoke at SES Toronto on the new relevancy factors that search engineers are and will be looking at. There are a few write-ups of my presentation:
- Signals: What Relevancy Indicators are Search Engineers Watching for Today? SES Toronto Day 1 by Paul Teitelman of Search Engine People
- Are You Using Your Signals? They're What Search Engines are Looking For. by Paul Marek of Tech Vibes
- SES Toronto - Day 1 - SEO University by Evan Carmichael
In 2010 some of my thoughts on project management appeared in PM Network magazine.
In 2011 I returned to SES Toronto and presented on Competitive Analysis. This session was actually a variation of a lengthier and more detailed webinar I did for ClickZ titled Deconstructing Your Competitors' SEO Program. I also published an article on SEO tools in Search Marketing Standard Magazine
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Momentum Investing Strategy: Do You Have The Discipline
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First To Go in a Recession? Project Management Jobs
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Bonaire Maps: Scuba Dive Sites, Beaches, and Activities
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What I'd Do Differently For My Second Visit to Bonaire
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IT Outsourcing Humor
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SoGoTrade Review
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Income Investing Strategy: Looking for Safety With Regular Payouts
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Bonaire Activities and Attractions
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Free Registry Cleaner
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The Art of Project Scheduling
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Software Development Lessons
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Airline Rewards Cards for the Taking
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Getting Better at Presenting
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Improving Project Management
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Explanation of Resume Template and Formatting
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Adaptive Project Framework
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6 Leadership Styles
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Free CD Burning Software
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ITIL Methodology
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Botswana Wildlife: Tips for Viewing Mammals, Birds, and Other Animals
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Laboratory Medicine: Tests Can Often Yield Answers
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Keepass: The Best Free Password Manager
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Moving Up the Corporate Ladder
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Successful IT Operations
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Plant List & Reference Guide
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Arenal Frog Sanctuary and Ecocentro Denaus Night Walk
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A Task is Either Done or Not Done
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NY Botanical Garden Orchid Show Review
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Getting to Know the Omega Fatty Acids
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Checking for Rogue Internet Connections with NetStat
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Why Own The Stock Of A Large Company?
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Agile Software Development
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10 Steps to a Successful Project
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No Such Thing as an IT Project
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Rational Unified Process (RUP) Methodology
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Favorite Birthday Wish
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Mutual Fund Investing Strategy: Taking Advantage Of the Skills Of Others
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Random (and Funny) Photos from Around the Web
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The Super 401(k): Worth A Look For Passive Investors
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How Fed Rate Cuts Affect the US Dollar
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Advanced Page Manager for WordPress
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Morningstar Review
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The Real-World Guide to Using Google Drive
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Extreme Programming (XP) Methodology
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More Likely to Use Scrum
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Packing for a Safari Trip
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Crystal Methods Methodology
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Safari at Duba Plains Camp, Botswana
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Intova Dive Light Review
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Bonaire Butterfly Farm
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Two Project Management Metaphors
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Workplace Humor in Images
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Bonaire Restaurants and Food
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Tips for the New Manager
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Duba Plains Safari Camp Review
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Compound Interest: A Key Investment Principle
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Presentation Tips for the Beginner
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Perceptions of IT
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Project Management Jokes (They're Actually Funny)
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ETrade Review
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Portable Apps, the Way of the Future?
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Software Projects are Mostly the Same
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Breathe New Life into an HP Touchpad
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International Living Magazine Review: More Hype Than Substance?
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Finding Work After A Layoff
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IT Certifications are Worthless
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Safari at Savuti Camp, Botswana
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9 out of 10 Managers Waste Time
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Free Workplace Health and Safety Manual
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Medical and Health Resources
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Swoopo Review, Bid Strategy and Tips
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Foreign Outsourcing Companies Face Challenges
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Free PDF Reader and Writer
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A Hike in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
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Free Project Management Software
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IT Marketing
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Powerful Workplace Safety Posters: Heed Their Message
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TradeKing Review
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Total Car Rental Review
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Spam Fighting Tools
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Online Profile Benchmarks
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Professional Software Development
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The Dark Side Bekons: Lucasfilm Sells
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Robots.txt Plugin for WordPress
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Scuba Diving at Cano Island in Costa Rica
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Jack Hidary, A Professional Presenter
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Staff Development Has Worst ROI
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Free First Aid and CPR Manual
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Free File Comparison Software
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All About Mutual Funds: 5,500 Words Should About Do It
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Free Anonymous Web Browsing
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Tortola Scuba Diving
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Investment Advisors Don't Care About You
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Consensus vs. Compromise
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Spiral Methodology
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Short Selling a House: Last Resort for An Underwater Mortgage Holder
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Online Investing vs. Traditional Financial Planners
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Hiding Your Job Search From Your Current Employer
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Social Media Email Alerts for WordPress
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Feedback from Fellow Project Managers
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Five Decision Making Traps
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Ultimate Category Excluder for WordPress
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Free File Encryption
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Improved Include Page Plugin for WordPress
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Getting to South Africa
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Software Isn't a House
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Bonaire Shore Dives (North End)
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Guided Kayaking and Snorkeling in Bonaire's Mangroves
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Value Investing Strategy: If You Can Wait Long Enough You Can Win
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National Parks Visitor's Guide
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Villa Safir Bed and Breakfast Review
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The Seeds of Project Failure
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Safari Clothing and Gear
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Belize Dive Operators
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The (Almost) Perfect RSS Feed Reader
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Making House Cleaning Fun for Kids
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Retail Investors are Idiots And the Pros Bank On It
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Feature Driven Development (FDD) Methodology
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The Great Shrinking Emergency Fund
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New Lessons of the Stock Market (Humor)
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Morning Natural History Boat Excursion to Tortuguero National Park with Fernando
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Day Trading and Technical Analysis: Is History Destined To Repeat?
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Scuba Diving Class – Day 3
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10 Barriers to Job Effectiveness
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Rapid Application Development (RAD) Methodology
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DropBox Makes Google Drive Look Like the Work of a Script Kiddie
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Pull the Plug on Projects
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Dive with Div'Ocean Bonaire
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Average Return Calculation: Folks Foolishly Fool Themselves
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Optical Illusions and Other Mind-Bending Fun
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Basic Scuba Diving Hand Signals
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Project Manager Duties
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Add Any Extension to WordPress Pages
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The Best Project Management Methodology
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Real-Time Find and Replace for WordPress
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WordPress On-Page SEO with the Real-Time Find and Replace Plugin
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Fidelity Review
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Excel-Based Password Manager
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Medicinal Herbs from the Garden
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Cooking with Garden Grown Herbs
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Gardening Calendar (Free Downloadable PDF)
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How to Make BrowserShots Even Better
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Bonaire Boat Dives
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The 10 Basic Principles of Investing
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TenStep Project Management Process
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How to Deal With a 401(k) Plan That Sucks
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Morning Kayaking into Tortuguero National Park with Juan
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Arenal Hanging Bridges and Canyoneering in Costa Rica
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Monteverde Lodge Review, Costa Rica
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Project Management Lessons from NASA
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3 Key Areas For Improving Your Team Skills
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Glacier National Park: Mountains and Moose Everywhere You Turn
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50+ Things to Do In Bonaire
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Surviving a Project Audit
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Monarch Butterfly Photography Tour in Mexico: A Natural Habitat Adventure
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Show and Hide Author in WordPress
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Scrum Methodology
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Do You REALLY Need A Large Emergency Cash Fund?
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First Link Priority with Images
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7 Nutritious Foods That Make You Feel Full
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Antivirus Freeware Recommendations
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Best Free Firewall
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Setting Up a WordPress Site: DIY or Pay Someone Else?
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Answering SEO Client Questions Using Normal People-Speak
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Deconstructing An SEO Job Posting
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Hill Country BBQ Restaurant Review: By the Pound Meat and Sides
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Does Stock Market Diversification Still Work?
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Challenger vs. Leading Brand SEO
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6 Excuses SEOs Love to Use
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The SEO Lie Factor
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SEO is About Beating Other Web Sites
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Preparing for the Open Water Dive Training
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Resume of a Purple Cow
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8 Reasons Why Power Sharing is Bad
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Software Testing
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Efficient Market Hypothesis: Does It Hold Together?
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Project Management Best Practices
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Software Development Books
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Free Resume Template
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Safe, Long-Term Storage of Household Goods
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Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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How NOT to Reach Out to Bloggers
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Domainers and the Business of Domaining
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16 Project Manager Traits
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Blogging Myth – Post Frequency Consistency
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Rob Enderle's Blog
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Two Secrets to Being a Better Blogger
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Corporate Blogs and Wikis
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What a Web Developer Can (and Should) Do For You
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Fixed Width vs. Fluid Designs
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Tactical, yes. Strategic, not so much.
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A New Form of Comment Spam
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Types of Websites: Choose Carefully
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Free Blogging Software
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Free FTP Client
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The 0% Interest Balance Transfer Game
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Next Up… Blogging CIOs
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Merrill Lynch Direct Review
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The Courtyards of the Viana Palace, Cordoba, Italy
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And Then There's OpenOffice