Friday 5 - 5.3.2008

Hooray! It’s a special Saturday Edition of the Friday 5. This “tardiness” definitely has nothing to do with my trip to Vegas for Interop, and I certainly didn’t just catch up on my blog posts today. How dare you leap to such conclusions? I simply wanted you to have a break on Friday and a special treat waiting on Saturday evening. I mean, it is all about you . . . right?

Risque Teacher Profiles Raising Questions? Why Parents Should Carry Part of the Responsibility from Marketing Pilgrim
I threw this link on the list in support of all the teachers I know. For some reason teachers have been bearing more and more of the blame for the state of our children’s education and values while the power given to them to govern such things has been continually diminished. This article is a great example of the superhuman standards to which teachers are held in exchange for subhuman respect and sub-par compensation.

The Economy Stinks. Does Your Marketing Stink Too? from Frank Thinking
While I was irritated with the excerpt I received in my reader, I decided to put this post in the Friday Five anyway as it touched on the economy concerns that seem to be effecting so many of us. Take a look at the article. Leave a comment. Then tell Frank to switch us over to the full feed so we can continue enjoying his writing without the aggravation.

Let’s Talk About Your Web Site from Marketing Professional’s Daily Fix
This post wouldn’t have made this list if the section on contact forms hadn’t been so right on the nose. Make sure you read all the way to the end of this piece or you might miss the best part.

What is a #1 Google Ranking Worth? from SEO Book
I’ll admit that I haven’t even read all of this article yet, but what I have read has been just the sort of great insight and advice you would expect from Aaron Wall. Even though I was pressed for time today, this will get the full read and review in the next couple of reading sessions.

Bad Day at the Office from glumbert
This one is just for fun. A little frustration taken out on office equipment. It is annoying the way the ads appear on the bottom of the video though.