A few weeks ago I got to use a cool web service called Skitch. It’s a screen capturing and image sharing service only available on Mac. I’m a Windows user, and even if I’m currently contemplating switching to Mac, I was annoyed with the fact that I couldn’t find an alternative that supports Windows… until [...]

I’m sure most of you have seen some of the Mac vs PC commercials over the past few years. They’re everywhere, and there are lots of parodies too. Anyway, Windows 7 just came out a few days ago but Apple already released a new commercial about it. I’m planning on switching from Windows Vista to [...]

Inbounds links are useful for two main reasons: they can generate additional traffic to your website and, most importantly, influence search engines in the ranking of your pages. There are plenty of ways to get inbound links. One of them is becoming increasingly popular: user generated content websites and micro blogging platforms. HubPages is certainly [...]

Twitter has become a pillar of social media marketing along with MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking platforms. It is important to master these tools if you want to use them for marketing purposes. I have often wondered how to automatically send a direct message to new followers… until the day I finally decided [...]

This week I am glad to announce my appointment as VP of Operations at ColinKlinkert.com. After having spent most of the past four years in Australia, it was time for me to come back to Europe. It is good to be home, especially in this hot summer! It is a pleasure for me to work [...]

Before starting optimizing your website for search engines, it is essential to find out which keywords to use. This is what search engine optimizers call keyword research. It is not only about popularity but also about other factors such as competitiveness, location, etc. There are several different ways to find keywords for your website. I [...]

As you certainly already know, it is useful for website and blog owners to be able to use graphics editors like Adobe Photoshop or Corel Paint Shop Pro. Images are an essential component of web content, and it shouldn’t be a problem for anyone managing a website or a blog to resize or convert an [...]

Firefox 3.5 is out! If you’re already a Firefox user, make sure you download the latest version of your favorite web browser. If you’re not, well… you should definitely think about it! I use Firefox for quite a few years now, and I’m really happy about it. I feel it’s safer than other web browsers, [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about optimizing page titles. Another easy technique that can help your website get better rankings in search engines is to add alt attributes to images. Here is what we can find on the topic in Google’s Webmaster Guidelines: “Try to use text instead of images to display [...]

I made it! After only a few weeks… You can have your own cover at mrboo.fr. All you need is your Twitter ID, and a few seconds to waste.I was rather skeptic about Twitter a few months ago, but I must admit I quite like this platform now. I can’t believe it was launched back [...]