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AT&T had a pretty good idea of what was coming, but they didn’t suspect that other companies would be bringing it to us. Then again, they also thought phone booths were here to stay.

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Yes it is early in the season to begin MVP talk but how can you not be stunned by what Carlos Boozer is doing for the Utah Jazz. Boozer has been a non-factor since coming to Utah due to injures that even many Jazz fans questioned. But now he’s healthy and taking the league by storm. The Jazz have the best record in the NBA (also suprising) and Boozer is averaging 23 points and 12 boards per game while shooting 59% from the field. The Jazz are currently beating opponents with their high octane offense but probably are aware from watching the Phoenix Suns that offense alone won’t work come playoff time - the Jazz will have to play tough team defense as Boozer is considered somewhat soft defensively inside.

Michael Stelzner of Writing White Papers recently opened up nominations for the best blogs for writers.  If you are looking for some tips on polishing up your writing skills (which I was) I think you’ll find this list helful.  Here are his results:

1. Brian Clark’s CopyBlogger: This blog is the leader because it does an amazing job of helping writers improve their writing.
2. Deborah Ng’s Freelance Writing Jobs: For freelance writers seeking new work, this site is your sole destination.
3. Tom Chandler’s Copywriter Underground: This site provides regular doses of inspiration and writing tips.
4. Liz Strauss’s Successful-Blog: This blog has some amazing insights into the craft of writing.
5. Angela Booth’s Writing Blog: All writers will find something useful at this site.
6. Kristen King’s InkThinker: This blog is focused on improving the written word.
7. Anne Wayman’s The Golden Pencil: Wayman provides gold nuggets of information to freelance writers.
8. Carson Brackney’s Content Done Better: Follow one man’s journey to write better copy and make a living along the way.
9. Dianna Huff’s B2B Marcom Writer Blog: This is your destination to learn about marketing communications copywriting.
10. Allison Winn Scotch’s Ask Allison: For writers looking to break into the publishing world, be sure to check this one out.

Great resources for anybody looking for some tips on writing more compelling content.  Go check ‘em out.

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I’ve always enjoyed Matt Cutts.  I think he is a great face for Google at all the conferences, Google couldn’t have been more fortunate to have hired him.  With the growing number of Cuttletts, it is nice to know there are more places we can go for answers.  Search Engine Land introduces us to 8 Alternatives to Senor Cutts.

Amanda Camp: Tech Lead, Google Webmaster Tools

Dan Crow: Product Manager

Trevor Foucher: Engineer, webmaster tools

Vanessa Fox: Product Manager, Webmaster Central

Adam Lasnik: Search Evangelist

Maile Ohye: Developer Support Engineer

Evan Roseman: Software Engineer

Jonathan Simon: Webmaster Trends Analyst

For pictures and more biographical information check out the Danny Sullivan and crew’s new Search Engine Land

Not long ago my brother introduced me to a terrible addiction.  It started out innocent at first.  I was down for a visit in the summer and he had a business trip to St. George, Utah so I decided to tag along for the ride.  We stopped at Best Buy and grabbed the first four seasons of 24. I’d heard a ton about the show and how much everyone loved it.  I had no idea what I was in for.  While he drove I watched the first 5 episodes of season one.  I came home and bought season one and sat down to watch it with my wife.  We got hooked right from the beginning.  We watched Season One in five days.  We just started Season Two last night.  We’re pacing for another five day season.  This is going to mean a lot of late nights (early mornings) this week, so if my thoughts aren’t real clear on the blog this week, then you’ll know it is from sleep deprivation from a great television series.  Jack Bauer is my new hero.

Webmasters are scrambling to figure out (again) what Google knows about us.  At Pubcon Vegas, Matt Cutts  was using some of his magical tools

 during the site review panel.  He mentioned to several webmasters that he noted they had 30-40 sites and that their content was often overlapping on that many domains.  He discouraged operating that many domains stating that it is unlikely that a webmaster can give enough time and attention to each site to offer anything really unique, and that approach often results in cookie cutter sites that don’t add value to the customer.  that not only did he own the domain that was being reviewed but he owned about 30 other domains.