Charity Is Good Karma: Come Join Us At SES IM Chairity Party

Okay folks I know we have all been going through the pinch of the economy, but it is time to give to those even less fortunate. And maybe it will give you a little karma.

The IM Charity Party will be held Wednesday night during SES San Jose. Four hours of open bar and finger food all yours for the reasonable donation of $50.

Ever wanted to know how to meet and become friends with the people who have been in our industry for years. This is the event. Come and have some fun and help a good cause. Meet the people who can get you on the private dinner lists, get some great insights into the latest moves and changes in the space.

Helping others is good karma - but at IM Charity Party you also get drinks and food to go with that.

SEOktoberfest An Event Worth Attending

This is absolutely the best, most intimate conference on the planet. The fact that there is nearly as many speakers as attendees means you get one on one help from some of the best in the industry. Hope to see you there if you win this auction covered below - and you get the tax break as it is a charitable donation.

"We are counting down the days now to attend our second annual SEO Oktoberfest in Munich. I have said this before and will say it again. Oktoberfest was the BEST party and BEST trip we have ever taken. Talk about getting the royal treatment? Marcus and Quadzilla don’t mess around when it comes to hosting an event," said Queen of the SEO conferences Barbara Boser.

This year it will be even better. More speakers, more attendees and more beer.

Wish you could come? How about bidding on a charity auction for the last ticket? Donate to a good cause and you could have the time of your life.

Click here for the charity auction. All proceeds will benefit AMAZONICA.

This is what you are bidding on:

You´re bidding on the last ticket for the sold out SEOktoberfest 2009 (22nd of September till the 24th of September)

The original ticket price is 5.000 euros, and the 15 tickets were sold out after only 20 minutes!

15 International Online-Marketing Experts, 15 Attendees, and 10 former Playmates – one conference – one big Party!

Here´s what´s happening at SEOktoberfest:

Tuesday, 22nd of September:
10 a.m – 4 p.m. – SEOktoberfest Conference
4 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Oktoberfest at famous Käfer Wiesn-Schnänke
open end – After Party at P1 Club

Wednesday, 23rd of September:
11 a.m. – 8 p.m. – We got a whole luxurious Spa completly rented out for everybody. 6 massage therapists etc. will get you fit again!
8 p.m. – open end – Friends & Family Dinner at Munich´s No.1 Wine-Restaurant Die blaue Donau

Thursday, 24th of September
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – SEOktoberfest Conference
4. p.m. – 10 p.m. – Oktoberfest at Schützen-Festhalle
open end – After Party at a secret location

What´s included in the price?

Everything!

Every Attendee gets a whole Oktoberfest Outfit – Shoes, Lederhosen, Shirt etc., and everything you eat and / or drink, as well as all the transfers etc. – everything´s included!

Who are the Online Marketing Experts?

Todd Malicoat
Chris Winfield
Bob Rains
Johannes Beus
Brent Csutoras
Sickness
RSnake
Greg Boser
Barbara Boser
Todd Friesen
Marcus Tandler
Quadszilla
Frank Watson

Helping SEOAly Come to IM Spring Break

Okay there is a game afoot and a new friend from Twitter @SEOAly is looking for a little help to win a prize to come. Have to help out... am speaking so am not eligible.

Okay 7 Things That Will Happen at IM Spring Break (lol - know there are bunches of things I can't write about).

1. There will be BOTW shirts and hoodies in abundance.
2. Google will be fairly and unfairly criticized.
3. Pics will be taken that many will wish weren't.
4. Twitter will be the main method of communication.
5. Outspoken Media will be inundated with work.
6. Money will be raised or charity.
7. Fishing will be a social media event.

Okay Aly you have another one under your belt. Good luck.

Dennys Drops Grand Slam, Site Slam Left Cold

Seems Denny's could afford the $3 million for a clever ad - hell more it must have cost a bit to film it. And yet they did not think to expand the bandwidth of their servers that would be getting hit by viewers interested in the offer.

I was curious if there was a Denny's in NYC - for past 45 minutes the site has been kicking back Service Not Available - in all browser types I have tried.

Someone has to be facing some heat come tomorrow morning - if not right now. Good commercial - just stupid online awareness... ouch get this addressed fast and maybe it ads to the viral marketing and traffic flow!

Watch Out For The Gypsies

Started the day early and really was getting things done. Putting out the usual Monday fires and gaining on my Promethean Rock. So thought a few minutes over at Twitter was earned.

But I wasn't there for more than two twits, when I checked my replies and was tagged by Harry (The Gypsy) David - bastard. Typical gypsy style - a meme - an electronic chain letter... worse than being rickrolled. So I have to list seven things you may not know about me - lol the hard part about this one is picking ones that will not need too much reputation management afterwards.

So here goes:

1. I have a signed picture of my brother and I with Robert Kennedy - a prized possession. My mother worked for him before he was shot and we met him a few times when we were over here from school in Australia.

2. I just erased one that can only be told in person - so ask me about that one next time you see me! (cheating a little so okay I have two kids 16 and 13)

3. I love cooking shows - but have never turned on the gas for my stove in my apartment. Silly really watching the Food Network and those reality cooking shows but never using any of the knowledge gained apart from looking for the items on menus when I am out.

4. I have played in two bands when I was younger that went on to get record deals after I left - does it mean I was that bad - I say because I just did not have the commitment to starve for my art.

5. I really want to be a playwright - but again the starving thing has always stopped me from pursuing too long.

6. I used to be one of the best porn film title writers around - sorta glad I got that Masters degree in Journalism! I had originally come to the US to work for Sports Illustrated - loved sports reporting but again you got all the good stories after hours at the bars and it was hard stretching the salary. So I moonlighted doing anything and everything.

7. I co-founded a newspaper in 1985 that is still being published today. We started it on an Apple 2 and the first laser printer - both of which I bartered from Alphagraphics in return for advertising in the paper. Loads of fun beta testing Aldus Pagemaker and selling advertising for half cash and half barter - food, drinks, clothing and even free office space.

So okay that is my things you now know. And I am suppose to tag seven other people - let's see who I can get to actually complete this.

1. Lauren (the future Mrs Kid Rock) Vaccarello
2. Todd (Stuntdubl) Mailicoat
3. Avi (Fire Boy) Wilenski
4. Chris (The Senator) Winfield
5. Pat (FeedtheBot) Sexton
6. Lisa (The Lisa) Barone
7. Rhea (Don't Mess With Red) Drysdale

Who Is The Biggest Social Media Whore?

Granted I do not follow every user on Twitter, nor am I really active on Facebook and the sundry other social apps - but I am very curious as to who people see as the biggest social media whore.

Now remember we are using the term whore in only the kindest connotation - lawyers told me to say that wouldn't want one of these skanks suing me!

So I will start the ball rolling and nominate Guy Kawasaki - or just "The Guy" - because over the past 18 months he has submerged himself in the social waters and has been reborn as the omnipresent social being.

I need a Reality Check after an hour or two on Twitter because I feel like I am praying to the wrong god (ok figured he deserved a book plug after the nomination).

So give me you votes and feel free to insert links - after all it is the biggest social media whore.

Is New Mahalo Answers Widget Massive Link Builder?

Mahalo means thanks or gratitude in Hawaiian and I guess that's what founder Jason Calacanis is saying to all the people who install their new Answers widget.

Not only that it also takes anyone who uses this widget on their site over to Mahalo. Nice one guys - link building and traffic hijacking all in one friendly format.

Jason, in case you are new to widgets, the good ones may have a link in them, but they usually function totally on the site that embeds them. With a little more work it could have been a decent addition to a website. Jason, how about tweaking it and allowing the entire thing to stay on the user's site. Offer a little customization so it fits into the site's look and feel.

As is, it is pretty heavy handed. Jason announced the launch on Twitter. And a few minutes later was sipping port.

Come on mate, this one is just shameless.