(Don’t ya just love headlines that start like that?)
If you liked my earlier post (actually link to a post) on linkbaiting you’ll love “Andy Hagans’ Ultimate Guide to Linkbaiting and Social Media Marketing.” It’s a must read for people that are into such things and it’s written by the guy who wrote the book on the topic.
While we’re at it, there are “over 100 SEO factors” that Google uses to rank pages in the Google search results (SERPs) and this site tracks them.
Jason Calacanis has posted an excellent piece on “linkbaiting” that you should read. Linkbaiting essentially involves egging someone on with a blog post so that they link back to you. The concept is that if you do it enough, you get tons of links which can lead to tons of relevancy and if you can monotize those clicks you can turn them into cash.
Calacanis is best known as the creator of Weblogs, Inc. (which owns Engadget) which was acquired by AOL for US$25 million in 2005.
Calacanis is sometimes referred to as one of the pioneers of blogging, but I have to take exception to that. Although I’m certainly jealous of his financial success (kudos, my brother) my PowerPage.org was launched in 1995 almost two years before Dave’s Scripting News and Slashdot were a glimmer in Dave Weiner and Cmdr Taco’s eyes.
What’s funny is that Calacanis is a vocal critic of Digg gaming, black hat SEOs and PayPerPost yet he’s making a game out of gaming Google! Is he Hypocritical? Or does it fall within the bounds of satire? I’m not entirely sure, but it certainly worked on me.
I took the bait Jason. Where’s my link? 
If you haven’t yet seen Who Killed the Electric Car? – It’s a must rent. Here’s the synopsis from IMDB:
With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius’ sold this year), this story couldn’t be more relevant or important. The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country’s future; issues which affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right.
My friend Will just showed me this guy’s EV converted Jeep Cherokee. If you’re up to the challenge check out EVConvert.com and learn how to convert your car to electric!
A friend turned my onto this cool eco-site called TravelMatters.com:
Welcome to TravelMatters, the website for those interested in learning more about how travel habits and transportation choices affect global climate change. TravelMatters offers a trio of resources—interactive emissions calculators, on-line emissions maps, and a wealth of educational content—to emphasize the close relationship between more efficient transit systems and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
In achieving a world climate balance, travel choices do matter. To learn more, click the icons below, or simply follow the sidebar menu.
Maybe we all need to take a look?