http://www.sem-pros.com/blog Search Engine Marketing SEO SEM PPC AdSense Affiliate Program Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:50:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I finally got around to posting some pictures from our Macau vacation last month. We were there for 4 days and 3 nights (minus 1 whole day spent in Hong Kong Disneyland). We stayed at a nice, quaint hotel far enough from the crazier part of Macau where all the ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/personal/macau-vacation-october-2009/ We went to Hong Kong via ferry boat the day after arriving in Macau. We spent the entire day in Hong Kong adn stayed in Disneyland to witness the cool fireworks. That's how we celebrated Lory's birthday last October 10, 2009. Here are some pictures we took throughout the day. [smooth=id:3;] http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/personal/hong-kong-disneyland-october-2009/ We usually host our family weekend gatherings here at The Columns. This happens about once every 2 months. We have my entire family come over and we'd have lunch together by the poolside and let all my cute nephews and nieces play around and swim to their hearts content. You ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/personal/family-weekend-gathering/ Early this year, we decided to get a new place near Lory's work (RCBC Plaza in Ayala Avenue) so we wouldn't have to drive all the way to and from San Pedro, Laguna. We wanted a place that would be most convenient for her so we got a place that's ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/personal/the-columns-ayala-avenue-makati/ I'd like to thank everybody here tonight for choosing to be a part of this special day. I cannot imagine how this day would have been like if nobody came. What if nobody came? What if the weather didn't cooperate? What if... What if? We all have that tendency to ask "What ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/personal/what-if/ A huge part of who (or how) I am today is because of Charley Barretto. She helped me learn (err... discover?) the lessons I needed to progress. I believe I have discovered that which you wanted me to learn so many years ago. That which you could not even begin to ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/yoda-speak/finding-charley-barretto/ Here he is. We got him about 2 weeks ago. He's a pug and we've named him Quan which means soldier in Chinese. Here he is with his Soldier Boy outfit. Here he is on his new Sponge Bob Square Pants mini sofa. We just absolutely adore him even if he pees and ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/personal/quan-our-pug-puppy/ We've had Z (our Chevrolet Optra Wagon) for about a year and a half now so we've decided to give it up and get a new car. This time, I wanted to get a car that somehow reflects my fiancee's personality so I got her Remus - our new Toyota ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/personal/remus-our-new-car/ I read a very disturbing entry on John Andrews' blog entitled "Google is not an Algorithm: Google Imparts Intent". Google is starting to become megalomaniacal now. How could Google's quality team have the insight and moral ascendancy over other people (webmasters) and have the right (they do have the power ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/seo/google-does-not-rank-web-pages-it-passes-moral-judgment/ Being able to view AdWords ads that are targeting specific countries can be very useful. Whether you're an AdSense publisher looking for less-competitive keywords to target or an SEM consultant managing a localized AdWords campaign of a client, you would need to learn how to do this. Although you could always ... http://www.sem-pros.com/blog/ppc/how-to-view-geo-targeted-adwords-ads-on-google/