Author Archives: ModernStreet

Credit card debt on the rise.

After observing the April 30 Blogosphere Day of Silence for the VA Tech victims, I’m back again. Today, I want to highlight a somewhat “amusing” read some 2 days back from the New York Times. The New York Times has an interesting article that highlights an increasing number of people who are turning to churches… Read More: Credit card debt on the rise. »

Maintenance Mode plugin

Here’s a plugin I feel every WordPress blog should not be without. I just came across it and boy, does it sure come in handy. Basically what this plugin does is to put up a temporary page to announce that you are doing some site maintenance and to be right back back in X amount… Read More: Maintenance Mode plugin »

3 writing tips

Are you a better talker than you are a writer? Although I assume all bloggers and content publishers should belong to the “writers” group, there exists at the same time a vast majority of people out there who do have trouble writing and creating content for their websites. They would rather talk than write. I… Read More: 3 writing tips »

Digg effect experiment at SEOmoz

I noticed an interesting post on SEOmoz that in essense shows the power of Digg and Reddit in building crazy traffic overnight. The post by SEOer Daniel Tynski is here. A worthy link bait from any webmaster’s perspective. How long would it take to get 234,000 visitors? Practically overnight? Here’s what I observed: Social media… Read More: Digg effect experiment at SEOmoz »

Category: SEO

The importance of .com

There is no doubt about it; .com is the undisputed king by a long mile. Speaking from experience, I once had a .info on one of my hosting accounts and even after 5 months it wasn’t indexed at all by Google. Till today, it still has not been indexed, even long after I removed it… Read More: The importance of .com »

Earth Day observations

April 22 is Earth Day, and its time to bring on the blinkers and the sunshades. For all its worth, it’s a time to take stock of where we the world, are heading. To quote George Orwell, “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle“. The trends don’t look very… Read More: Earth Day observations »

Claim your blog at Technorati

I’ve just claimed my blog at Technorati, (been forgetting it) and this post is just to “post claim” it as how Technorati wants. Here’s my profile My Technorati Profile I notice that many new and not-so-new blogs have yet to be claimed by their owners at Technorati, but they should, it helps to get the… Read More: Claim your blog at Technorati »