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Google bans BMW

Google bans BMW

Google has reduced BMW’s page ranking to 0 because of its use of doorway pages (pages full of links that are pretty much useless to the user). Unfortunately, the article isn’t going to help genuine SEO companies much: A BMW spokesman admitted the company used the doorway pages, a practice known as search engine optimisation …

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Landmark Trust, Martello Tower, Aldeburgh

Landmark Trust, Martello Tower, Aldeburgh

Darren and myself have just spent two days discussing business strategy at the Martello tower that the Landmark Trust own in Aldeburgh. It was extremely productive, and Martello Tower itself is an amazing place. Built to keep Napolean out it has four turrets and walls that are ten feet thick. There are two twin bedrooms, …

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Chuck Norris is hard because…

Chuck Norris is hard because…

All these stories should be conclusive proof that Chuck Norris is hard: Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing. Chuck Norris counted to infinity – twice. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. A blind man …

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Photos from Vietnam, 3 of 3

Photos from Vietnam, 3 of 3

A cup of tea I bought in Cat Tien national park, which cost 1000 dong (just over 3p): The view from the bar in Cat Tien park: We spent the night at the ranger’s lodge at Crocodile Lake in the middle of Cat Tien National Park which was, as its name implies full of crocodiles: …

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Photos from Vietnam, 2 of 3

Photos from Vietnam, 2 of 3

Ha long bay which has some extremely impressive scenery: Ha long bay: Ha long bay: Ha long bay: Ha long bay: We had a whole boat to ourselves in Ha long bay, and quite a big boat it was too: Ha long bay: Ha long bay: The hotel room in Saigon: THe courtyard in the …

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Photos from Vietnam, 1 of 3

Photos from Vietnam, 1 of 3

In late November/early December I went to Vietnam. It’s taken a while but I’ve finally put the photos up (all taken from my cameraphone). These include Hanio, Ha Long Bay, Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City), the Mekong Delta, Cat Tien National Park and Mui Ne beach. The view from our hotel in Hanoi: With …

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