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The Tipsy Diaries - Manhattan’s Rooftop Bars - Heaven’s Gates - NYTimes.com

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:06:48 -0400

The Tipsy Diaries - Manhattan’s Rooftop Bars - Heaven’s Gates - NYTimes.com

Armchair Commentary: Watch This: “Mad Men” Cast...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:44:03 -0400

Armchair Commentary: Watch This: “Mad Men” Cast Sings “Bye Bye Birdie”

PR Experts: iPhone 4 Hardware Recall Is “Inevitable” | Cult of Mac

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:01:51 -0400

PR Experts: iPhone 4 Hardware Recall Is “Inevitable” | Cult of Mac

French in a Flash: Sweet Onion and Goat Cheese Tarts with Thyme | Serious Eats : Recipes

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:11:12 -0400

French in a Flash: Sweet Onion and Goat Cheese Tarts with Thyme | Serious Eats : Recipes:

This is definitely going on my recipes list…

"‘They can’t be spies,’ one neighbour said. ‘Look at what she did with the..."

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:51:04 -0400

“‘They can’t be spies,’ one neighbour said. ‘Look at what she did with the hyrdangeas.’”

- Russian spies: Inside home of Richard and Cynthia Murphy | Mail Online

The Minimalist - 101 Fast Recipes for Grilling - NYTimes.com

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:22:42 -0400

The Minimalist - 101 Fast Recipes for Grilling - NYTimes.com:

Get me a grill now!

On Page Optimization (From SEOMoz)

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:02:03 -0400

http://guides.seomoz.org/chapter-4-basics-of-search-engine-friendly-design-and-development

That said, keyword usage and targeting are only a small part of the search engines’ ranking algorithms, and we can still leverage some effective “best practices” for keyword usage to help make pages that are very close to “optimized.” Here at SEOmoz, we engage in a lot of testing and get to see a huge number of search results and shifts based on keyword usage tactics. When working with one of your own sites, this is the process we recommend:

Use the keyword in the title tag at least once, and possibly twice (or as a variation) if it makes sense and sounds good (this is subjective, but necessary). Try to keep the keyword as close to the beginning of the title tag as possible. More detail on title tags follows later in this section.
Once in the H1 header tag of the page.
At least 3X in the body copy on the page (sometimes a few more times if there’s a lot of text content). You may find additional value in adding the keyword more than 3X, but in our experience, adding more instances of a term or phrase tends to have little to no impact on rankings.
At least once in bold. You can use either the or tag, as search engines consider them equivalent.
At least once in the alt attribute of an image on the page. This not only helps with web search, but also image search, which can occasionally bring valuable traffic.
Once in the URL. Additional rules for URLs and keywords are discussed later on in this section.
At least once (sometimes 2X when it makes sense) in the meta description tag. Note that the meta description tag does NOT get used by the engines for rankings, but rather helps to attract clicks by searchers from the results page (as it is the “snippet” of text used by the search engines).
Generally not in link anchor text on the page itself that points to other pages on your site or different domains (this is a bit complex – see this blog post for details).

Full List - Best Blogs of 2010 - TIME

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:35:07 -0400

Full List - Best Blogs of 2010 - TIME

Ephemeral New York

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:02:28 -0400

Ephemeral New York

food52

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:53:13 -0400

food52:

Absolutely love this website. The content, the design, everything.

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gun Rights, Extending 2nd Amendment to States - WSJ.com

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:46:50 -0400

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gun Rights, Extending 2nd Amendment to States - WSJ.com:

FTW!

Type does not look exactly the same in every browser | For A Beautiful Web

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:40:27 -0400

Type does not look exactly the same in every browser | For A Beautiful Web:

Yuck. It’s a battle every time.

"The picture emerging from the research is deeply troubling, at least to anyone who values the depth,..."

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:05:40 -0400

“The picture emerging from the research is deeply troubling, at least to anyone who values the depth, rather than just the velocity, of human thought. People who read text studded with links, the studies show, comprehend less than those who read traditional linear text. People who watch busy multimedia presentations remember less than those who take in information in a more sedate and focused manner. People who are continually distracted by emails, alerts and other messages understand less than those who are able to concentrate. And people who juggle many tasks are less creative and less productive than those who do one thing at a time.”

- Does the Internet Make You Dumber? - WSJ.com

"The fact that the crew is single-sex should prevent the dangerous sexual tensions that have affected..."

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:40:48 -0400

“The fact that the crew is single-sex should prevent the dangerous sexual tensions that have affected previous mixed missions. In 1999, participants in a similar experiment were given vodka to celebrate New Year’s Eve: two members then brawled when one tried to kiss a Canadian female astronaut.”

- 520 Days Inside a Simulated Spacecraft - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com

"We can quarantine the mobile experience on separate subdomains, spaces distinct and separate from..."

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:24:21 -0400

“We can quarantine the mobile experience on separate subdomains, spaces distinct and separate from “the non-iPhone website.” But what’s next? An iPad website? An N90 website? Can we really continue to commit to supporting each new user agent with its own bespoke experience? At some point, this starts to feel like a zero sum game. But how can we—and our designs—adapt?”

- A List Apart: Articles: Responsive Web Design

"The control which designers know in the print medium, and often desire in the web medium, is simply..."

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:22:35 -0400

“The control which designers know in the print medium, and often desire in the web medium, is simply a function of the limitation of the printed page. We should embrace the fact that the web doesn’t have the same constraints, and design for this flexibility. But first, we must “accept the ebb and flow of things.” John Allsopp, “A Dao of Web Design””

- A List Apart: Articles: Responsive Web Design

"No matter what the source, alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular..."

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:49:10 -0400

“No matter what the source, alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease out to about 3-4 drinks per day, after which the risk goes back up (2, 3)**. The association is not trivial— up to a 62% lower risk associated with alcohol use. Controlled trials have shown that alcohol, regardless of the source, increases HDL cholesterol and reduces the tendency to clot (4).”

- Whole Health Source: Does Red Wine Protect the Cardiovascular System?

"The names of the dead are not yet known, but passengers aboard the ships included retired U.S...."

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:40:47 -0400

“The names of the dead are not yet known, but passengers aboard the ships included retired U.S. diplomats Amb. Edward Peck and Col. Ann Wright, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, and former U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Denis Halliday, as well as humanitarian aid and human-rights workers, several MPs from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, Malaysia, and Palestinian members of the Knesset.”

- Netanyahu Cancels D.C. Visit After Israel Attacks Gaza Aid Flotilla Vertical: international - The Daily Beast

5 Things You Need to Know About Grass-Fed Beef - The Daily Beast

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:58:13 -0400

5 Things You Need to Know About Grass-Fed Beef - The Daily Beast

After keeping us waiting for a century, Mark Twain will finally reveal all - News, Books - The Independent

Tue, 25 May 2010 15:42:46 -0400

After keeping us waiting for a century, Mark Twain will finally reveal all - News, Books - The Independent:

Awesome.