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SEO

Claim your website to SEO optimize for Google Assistant / Google Home

We recently received an email with the subject of “Improve discovery of [website] content in the Google Assistant”.

By stuart

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018

Tech

NYC Train Sign Review: Order delayed again — this time for 6+ months

Like many, I ordered my NYC Train Sign several months ago, jumping on a promotion that offered their latest version for $100.

By stuart

April 8, 2018April 9, 2018

Tech

The six ways to block an artist, band, song (or Meghan Trainor) on Spotify

This afternoon, something completely horrible happened to me. Spotify auto-played a Meghan Trainor song in one of their recommendations.

By stuart

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018

SEO

Should I be doing SEO for a lead gen page or campaign landing pages?

Your company is creating some type of short-term page — usually a campaign landing page or some lead generation form with 57 words of copy on the page — and they want to optimize that page for SEO.

By stuart

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

City

Google launches “routines” which is basically Google Home multitasking

Home assistants are getting smarter slowly and surely. In a next step for smart homes, Google recently launched the ability for Google Home to do multiple tasks based on a specific phrase.

By stuart

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018

Basketball

“What is March Madness?” and 14 NCAA basketball phrases you need to know

It’s that time of the year when everyone from college basketball fanatics to haven’t-watched-a-basketball-game-in-my-life / since last March Madness all print out and populate out their NCAA brackets to join their March Madness office pool.

By stuart

March 13, 2018March 17, 2018

Comic Books

The 3 epic Avengers Assemble GIFs from Avengers, Age of Ultron & Infinify War you need

It’s hard to believe we’ve seen 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And all of it climaxing to this summer’s Avenger’s 3 movie “Infinity War”. Even though I expected this, I can’t help but geek the freak out when I think/read/think about readng/seeing this film.

By stuart

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018

Basketball City

Where to watch University of Michigan football, basketball games in San Francisco?

As much as the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor is respected as one of the top universities for their academics and rigor, it’s just as much of a sports school known for their athletics.

By stuart

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018

Money

Counterpoint: 10 reasons why buying a condo or co-op is a good investment (vs. renting)

I’ve read a handful of articles in the last few years around the idea that buying a condo/co-op isn’t a sound investment mostly based on a few rationales that it’s not a true investment; that it’s not liquid and doesn’t pay you money every month.

By stuart

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018

City

How to stop security ‘login alert’ notifications from Facebook, Spotify app

Last night, i logged into my Spotify account from a different device than I usually use the app by signing in with my Android tablet.

By stuart

February 25, 2018February 25, 2018

Shopping

When are the Zara sale dates in 2018 (Spring/Summer, Fall/Winter)?

It’s that time when you begin getting that Zara itch. That’s because it’s been two months since the last major Zara sale ended and you’re already anxious for the next one. Don’t be ashamed. Don’t feel greedy. You’re not alone whatsoever.

By stuart

February 22, 2018March 3, 2019

Travel

5 undiscovered gambling destinations, surprising countries with casinos

For the uninitiated, you could be forgiven for thinking that major casinos are only found in a few cities in the world, like Las Vegas, Macau and Monaco.

By stuart

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

City

Cava Grill continues aggressive expansion in New York City, nationwide

Cava Grill was founded in Washington D.C. seven years ago and has started to expand their reach in New York City with two new locations set to open in Midtown. The two new Cavas are planned for Bryant Park (11 West 42nd St.) and another at 1385 Broadway near 38th St.

By stuart

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

City

How to force WordPress to remove auto-hyperlinking of URLs in content

I just realized that WordPress started automatically hyperlinking website URLs when they appear in content. This is happening whether one adds a hyperlink code to the URL or not.

By stuart

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

Comic Books Video

Video: New trailer for ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ released for Super Bowl LII

Oh crap. If you were watching Super Bowl LII then you saw that Marvel released a new Avengers: Infinity War trailer during the 52nd Super Bowl.

By stuart

February 4, 2018February 5, 2018

Money

Freemium Gaming: What mobile games like Candy Crush and online slots have in common

Source: Candy Crush Saga via Facebook Freemium gaming is a fairly recent phenomenon, a way of marketing games that has risen to prominence during the smartphone era. In simple terms, it is a pricing strategy that allows the user to download a game for free.

By stuart

January 26, 2018November 8, 2021

Music Tech

How to access Google Pixel’s “Now Playing” history?

Even though we’re annoyed that there isn’t a stock “clipboard” feature on the Pixel 2 (XL), there’s so many things that we love about the new Google phone. One of the features we didn’t need, but really dig now that we have it, is the “Now Playing” feature

By stuart

January 19, 2018January 20, 2018

Money Race Tech

‘Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino’ is first Vegas casino to cater to Chinese gamblers

Being Chinese-American, I’ve always noticed that family of Chinese friends of the family had an affinity for gambling.

By stuart

December 25, 2017December 25, 2017

Tech

How do I access my stock clipboard on my Google Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL?

I just moved away from the Samsung Galaxy line and bought the new Google Pixel 2 XL and one of the more useful features that I am missing on the Pixel is the clipboard functionality.

By stuart

December 21, 2017December 22, 2017

City

How to cancel or remove a domain from my NameCheap or GoDaddy account?

So you just don’t want to take your website offline, but you want to completely delete and remove a domain from your NameCheap or GoDaddy account and having trouble?

By stuart

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017

SEO

How soon after Google recognizes my 301 redirect, can I take down my domain / website?

Whether a redirection of one page or a complete migration from one domain to new URL, 301 redirects are needed to ensure that whatever SEO authority your page or website accumulated will be passed on to the “new” address.

By stuart

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017

City

When does Zara’s Winter/Christmas sale start for 2017-18?

Over the last few years, Zara has made the jump from another fast casual player in the United States to a full-time big-time player in the fashion world globally. And with that, they garnered a critical mass of new fans looking for the new trends at an affordable price.

By stuart

November 25, 2017December 25, 2018

New York

Lower East Side’s Whynot Coffee closes in favor of famed pizza joint

One of our favorite coffee shops has closed. We just learned that Whynot Coffee has been closed for about a week now — as Bowery Boogie reported “movers were busy clearing out the enormous ground level space at 175 Orchard. It’s done” on November 13th.

By stuart

November 25, 2017November 25, 2017

Queer Race

What is Ezra Miller’s race? Is the young actor part-Asian or multi-racial?

Watching Justice League this last week was my first exposure to Ezra Miller, the actor that played the superhuman speedster Flash on the iconic superhero team.

By stuart

November 24, 2017April 3, 2021