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thank you!!

I have been doing paid search for a couple of years and have had different results when comparing the Traffic Estimator to Adwords results:

The most common outcome I find is the estimator tool shows more traffic and a lower cost per click than actual adwords results. I have even had the cost per click off by 40% more than the estimator tool.

The problem with the tool is there are too many variables that the tool can not account for. Other than cost and keyword, you have to deal with the quality score that looks at the ad you write, the landing page the ad is pointing to and click-through-rate (ctr).

In the SEM industry, the rule of thumb is to take a small amount of money and test paid search. It is the only way to get a good idea on the environment you will be competing in.

Another article says its last known contact with the ship was off the coast of France headed toward Africa.

dupe http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=756048

jedwhite.com is down

Not essential, but does not hurt to know common phrases

fixed, sorry about that

Is any one seeing this? I'm still don't have the feature

The are trying to drive you nuts till they get their money. Really, if you get 6-7 calls a day you just want it to stop.

Schmidt is in with Obama. Schmidt was an "advisor" during his campaign. They wont be gunning for Google (unless something super monopolistic happens)

So you blogged about it and posted it on a site that votes content

This could work out in your advantage. If you get some traction, they could buy you.

if a terrorist group does not claim it, the world would not know it was a bomb (per your assumption) and that fear would not translate to the population....therefore your theory dies

working at a startup :(

I actually read HN way too much while at work (case in point). I just cant help it.

just got one of these emails...not cool

it wasn't just about submitting it anywhere. Hacker News is really the only site of this nature I frequent and thought this crowd would enjoy the humor.

Yet many things get flagged for weak reasons. (ie. just because person x didn't like the article).

this answers some questions (not being sarcastic)

Just a personal note, my experience with SpyFu's numbers are horrible. They have always been way off the mark.

I like that design (although I cant see the front) better than the coupe.

Why is the assumption that these funds get the talent based on the order in which they were launched?

With the amount of time Twitter is down would make this an interesting test.

Was Kevin Rose known (on a PG level) before Digg??

I would say no.

Anyone from Ohio?

PageRank is page specific.

Sub-domains are treated as a separate site in the eyes of search engines.

I thought this article about early brain development was interesting. Sorry if it is not Hacker News-ish, I mean no harm ;)

This is what LinkedIn did. It became such a valuable tool for recruiters that many are paying members.

His mother had emotional issues and he took some verbal abuse as a child. This led Buffett to go out of his way to be liked by others and avoid confrontation at all costs.

Im currently reading this book and there is one point that is off with this post.

"2. Who cares what other people think? Boring businesses can win big"

While I agree with the point, Buffett was very sensitive of what people thought.

this should be helpful for startups