Measuring SEO success by your ranking position for your favorite keywords means falling behind the curve. With users' behaviors and Google's algorithms rapidly and constantly changing, measuring SEO success by your ranking position for your favorite keywords means falling behind the curve. Here are the most meaningful metrics for SEO for 2013. MORE >>

Stepping off my usual entrepreneurship topics, here’s a letter I sent to Carmen Ortiz, Stephen Heymann, and Scott Garland (the prosecutors in the Aaron Swartz case) earlier this week. I’m expecting precisely zero effect on anything here, but it captures my analysis of what happened. January 28, 2013. The Honorable Carmen M. Ortiz. Payne. MORE >>

Somebody commented that in 2013 I have done a lot more personal posts than usual. didn’t set out that way. It just happened. Lots of tragedies in the past couple of months. Aaron Schwartz. Sandy Hook. Now Jody Sherman. And my wife weighed in, too. guess it’s been a heavy year. I’ll be back to business topics by the next post. MORE >>

The famous marketing expert explains how small businesses can hone their market efforts. few months ago, I traded emails with best-selling author Seth Godin on the subject of marketing inside small businesses. The more I read over the interview, the more I realize that his advice is priceless. What's the right mix for social networking? MORE >>

I ran into Ricardo Dos Santos and his amazing Qualcomm Venture Fest a few years ago and was astonished with its breath and depth.  From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. Part 1 outlining the program is here. Read it first. Epilogue. MORE >>