Using Google Trends to research a websites traffic history

Google Trends is a very powerful too when researching a websites traffic history. This video will show you how to take advantage of the data Google gathers via its tool bar when researching a sites traffic history.

I have not done a Camtasia video in about nine months so this video is a little rough… I am sure in no time I will be back to my old form.

www.google.com/trends/
www.alexa.com
www.quantcast.com
www.compete.com

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Twitter of FriendFeed which is better, which is dead?

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As noted in an earlier post I recently joined Twitter. Since that time I have read on many blogs about the looming down fall of Twitter, most likely at the hands of FriendFeed. With all the internet “drama” regarding this topic, I decided I to sign up for FriendFeed and see for myself. You can follow my freindfeed updates here: http://friendfeed.com/trafficisgold

I like Twitter because it’s simple. Since I am new to Twitter, I have not suffered through the down time and other technical issues. I will check back in a bit and give you my honest opinion of friend feed.

My Fourth of July Images

Hope everyone had a happy and safe Fourth of July. We had a great time celebrating the nation’s birthday. Here are just a few of my favorite pictures we snapped on the Fourth.

The House Flag
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Balloons for a water balloon fight!
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Lawn Flags:
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Grilling time!
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My plate er, plates…
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Ok, I will stop with the pictures.

FireFox Sets A New Worlds Record

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According to Guinness World Records Fire Fox has set a new download record in a 24 hour period. The previous record was 5 million. FireFox tops 8 million!!!

You think that’s big news, well their two week count tops 28 million downloads. I am happy to say I was one of the folks who helped Mozilla achieve this new worlds record!

I joined Twitter Yesterday

Yesterday! Yes, I knew about Twitter from the very start but really paid little attention to the site.

Shame on me!

However, with its growing popularity I have joined the community. Yes, you could say I am jumping on the band wagon or you could say I was late to the party… I like the latter. So, what was my excuse for ignoring Twitter for so long? I was so busy working on my blog network, I couldn’t imagine taking on another content driven experience.

So if you want to follow me on twitter click here: http://twitter.com/trafficisgold