Colin's blog

Help A Reporter Out (HARO) is a service created by Peter Shankman (follow his Twitter account) as a resource for public relations professionals and reporters to find each other when they have common needs. The service originally began as a Facebook group, but needed to be expanded when they exceeded the 1200 person e-mail cap.

I came across this interesting post on Search Engine Land the other day. It discusses tips for creating SEO optimized copy for B2B applications, which is something I had never considered before, but makes perfect sense. Search Engine crawlers at least attempt to read all text on a given page, so why shouldn't site copy be written in a style that plays off this knowledge? Read the full post for more detailed information, but here are the highlights:

Here at LevelTen, we’re always looking for ways to improve. As loyal blog readers and visitors to our site, we truly value your opinion. As such, we would be grateful if you could take 10 minutes to fill out a simple online survey so that we can learn more about your opinions and needs. (LevelTen employees - your survey is coming soon!) With your help, we can work to create a better online experience for you. We thank you in advance for your generosity.

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The times ain't easy. With the recent news of the AIG bailout and the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, businesses everywhere are looking for ways to save money. Microsoft, finally realizing they made a huge mistake in their $10 million investment in Jerry Seinfeld, have done an about face.

Has a friend ever sent you a link that you swore you were going to look at - only you never did? If you're anything like me, it happens more then you'd like to admit. There's so much great content on the web and only so much time to spend absorbing it all. Currently, I use Delicious to solve this problem. I add it to my bookmarks and apply a "read later" tag. It fits most of my needs, but sometimes my "read later" items get lost with my other links. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a service that addressed just my need to save my "read later" links?

As web developers we do a lot of browser testing. It would be nice if everyone used the same browser (Firefox 3, for example) but they don’t. Believe it or not, there are still people out there who are using Firefox 2, which is why we need a way to install and run this now outdated web browser. Unfortunately, Firefox does not make this easy.

I'm not typically great at "about me" posts. It's probably because I'm always looking for a fresh angle - some way to go about things that's different - and, frankly, that's a tall order for this type of post. The purpose of most "about me" posts is an introduction. I want you to know me better and I'm sure you'd like to know who's behind all this commentary. Let's start with the basics:

I just started at Level Ten as the Project Management Intern. I'll be spending the majority of my time assisting the various project teams here at L10. Plus, I get to update this blog on a regular basis!