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I am wondering if I should also retire this domain name & blog... ;)

ICANN has revealed the list of applications they have received for the new generic TLDs. It's interesting to look at the extensions for which they have received several competing applications. Those will probably be of high interest in the future…...

SMX Paris 2012 takes place today & tomorrow. I'll be presenting at 2 sessions: How to get out of Google Penalties - june 7th, 16:30 Affiliation strategies - Search Marketing beyond the 1st click - june 8th 11:30 SMX Paris is one of the two only serious…

Sometimes I wonder why I ever chose the "seofrancois" nickname... Oh right, those guys at a conference kept pressing me for a twitter handle! But still, SEO is just a little part of what I'm interested in as far as making money, ahem, I mean as far as…...

This is a utility post for anyone going to a4uexpo and looking for some above average food... especially steak: The best place in town is called "Zum Goldenen Kalb" - Utzschneidertr.1 80469 München. The filet is just as juicy as the best you'd get in…...

Sometimes it's interesting to do a reality check on your own little domain portfolio... Here are the top 10 domain sales in 2010: Sex.com - $13,000,000 Slots.com - $5,500,000 Dating.com - $1,750,000 Photo.com - $1,250,000 Flying.com - $1,100,000…...

I'm speaking at SMX Paris 2010. I'm actually giving a presentation in 3 different sessions: Architecturer un Site - june 15th, 12:00 Un design web optimisé pour les moteurs de recherche - june 15th, 15:30 Contenu dupliqué et tag "canonical" - june 16th…...

I'll be speaking at A4U expo in Munich (May 18-19th, 2010). I'll be on the super affiliate panel on Day 2 about "Tips to Increase Productivity & Profit". Pretty exciting! I guess I'll leave the tech tips to the other panelists and focus on some hugely…...

There has been this awesome study in the late sixties about how 4 year olds would resist temptation and delay gratification. What's really awesome about it is that the researchers later found out there was a correlation between their ability to delay…...

If you saw my presentation at SES or CAC about outsourcing on oDesk, you may also be interested in this interview of the CEO of oDesk. At the very least it should give you an idea of how strong that whole trend is developing...