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What’s the Deal with zi.ma and kl.am?

Most people have heard of zi.ma, a URL shortening service by Martin Bowling. Martin was hosting zi.ma on the server of a mutual friend. There were times in the recent past when zi.ma went down. At least once or twice, we helped fix zi.ma for … Read More

Introducing “kl.am” – The Link-Juice-Loving URL Shortener by Raven

I’ve been wanting to build a link shortener for quite some time. I knew with the mad skillz of RavenScott and RavenJason we could build a stronger, better and more powerful link shortener! So in the midst of PubCon Austin 2009, we did. Introducing kl.am, … Read More

PodCamp Nashville 2009

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending PodCamp Nashville 2009, a great “un”conference put on by members of the tech community here in town. The previous three Camps I had a heavy hand in organizing and implementing, so it was nice to just sit … Read More

WordPress Plugin Released for Raven Analytics Tracking Code

It’s always nice to debut new software that’s related to Raven’s Internet Marketing Tools. However, it’s even better when someone else has written it! WordPress, a content management and blogging platform that we absolutely love, has an excellent plugin architecture that makes it easy for … Read More

Lee Smith-Bryan Awarded Best Honors

According to respected social media consultant Tamar Weinberg of Techipedia, and Managing Editor of Search Engine Roundtable, the posts that she selects for her highly-anticipated Internet Marketing Best Posts series are “. . . typically timeless – they’re not confined to a specific event or … Read More

You Too Can YouTube!

This past Saturday, Stasia asked Kate and myself to speak with her at TWISTER, or Tennessee Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Research. We spoke to a room of about 50 9-12th grade girls who were interested in doing something in a career in technology, … Read More

Jon Henshaw to Speak at PubCon About Top SEM Tools and Twitter Marketing

WebmasterWorld’s PubCon is an educational conference and industry trade show programmed specifically for Web professionals and website owners. Its main focus is Search Engine Marketing and it’s known in the industry for being one of the best conferences for networking (and partying.) I’m excited to … Read More

New Feature: Messaging and Alerts

Messaging and Alerts Messaging and Alerts gives you the ability to communicate and collaborate with other team members on your account. There’s a new Inbox link located on the upper left corner of your screen. The Inbox works similar to popular messaging systems like Facebook. … Read More

7 Things About Jon Henshaw You Probably Didn’t Know

So Jeremy has tagged me and now I get to tell people things they shouldn’t know about me. Before I get into my 7 things about yours truly, I would like to preface with, “I understand if you don’t find anything I’m about to say … Read More

No Lip Service (Instead, Lip Balm) From Care2

Matt from Care2 was kind enough to send us a giant bag of lip balm! I’m not sure what kind of message he’s trying to send us, but we’ll take anything that’s free, including lip balm. Inside, the lip balm says, “Simple ways to make … Read More