The bot navigated quickly to its intended destination after receiving its orders from the Supreme Commander. There were ample distractions along the way, but it was impervious to them all, as it wove its way single-mindedly along, occasionally using a shortcut here, a bypass there.
Its mission was a special one, but not really all that different from the millions of missions being carried out at this moment by other bots it passed on its way. This bot had simply been modified slightly to enable it to perform this very special task – one which would enable the Supreme Commander to extend its tentacles to much greater boundaries, in a way that would go totally unnoticed. This was the mission assigned to Ping, the first of its kind to be so enabled, but certainly not the last. Continue reading

Here, you do things the way you always do. Make your guests feel welcome, provide good food and drink, music, entertainment… whatever your shtick is. You meet your guests at the door, spend some time circulating among them and when they’re ready to leave, you thank them for coming and wish them a good evening and a safe drive home. You’re a good host.
First, think about this: Google is all about connections – and not just on G+, either. Search is about connections, too. From a top level, that boils down to how entities and attributes may relate to each other.
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A dear friend (not just to me… I’ve yet to meet anyone that knows Angie Nikoleychuk, the lovely owner of Angie’s Copywriting, that doesn’t think the world of her), recently gifted me a copy of her new ebook, Copywriting Master Class: Creating Successful Link Bait. And by way of disclosure, it was a gift. There was no solicitation or expectation whatsoever of a review in return. This was entirely my idea – I was impressed.





