I’m not sure why some people are expecting Apple to suffer so poorly. I’ve seen the stock slide of late, and for no real good reason. Shit, profit from fiscal Q4 this year rose 26% over last year- can’t be too bad. Kick in the fact Apple is sans debt and has plenty of cash, and they are a very solid buy.

Sure, I understand the worries of the recession and the upcoming ‘Google Phone.

As far as I’m concerned, Apple has the best products in nearly all the fields it has a presence in. Not just great products, but almost must-haves. Steve Jobs feels the same way:

“We don’t yet know how this economic downturn will affect Apple,” he said in a statement. “But we’re armed with the strongest product line in our history, the most-talented employees and the best customers in our industry. And $25 billion of cash safely in the bank with zero debt.”

Besides, when times get tough, companies usually create new opportunities to spur consumer spending; i.e. new products and innovations!

Thanks, AdAge, for a lovely article.

My post from SEOShootOut:

You’ll find this bit of news all over the web; Google is implementing search suggestion over the next week or so. What you may not find all over the web are SEO tips for maximizing traffic from these suggestions. Fear not, friends. SEOBook is ahead of the game on this one, and lays out what other features Google is implementing, the effect they will have on search, and what YOU can do to stay optimized.

Here’s what you need to know from this post:

• Google is also implementing automatic matching and updating the quality score.
• Industry keywords may consolidate- outlier terms will become more difficult to build traffic from.
• Utilizing different drafting techniques to make the most of these changes.
• Long domain names may become more viable, whereas short acronyms may decline.

Will Google Suggest effect how you search the web?

Yahoo and Microsoft have ended talks for good, and maybe its not much of a surprise that Yahoo is testing out a new logo. Tech Crunch broke the story yesterday of users reporting seeing an updated, purple version of the classic. It looks like Yahoo is testing the logo in various spots, as I still see the old logo.

I don’t know much about design, and I’m not a branding expert, but I like the redesign. A lot. Yahoo has taken a lot of flack lately, stemming from how Yahoo execs handled the Microsoft deal. The redesign is a great way to break through the negative publicity and show the world you are moving forward stronger than ever. Additionally, the new logo is 21st century, Web 2.0 worthy. The old logo is stodgy and screams late nineties web start up.

Mark Hendrickson from Tech Crunch was able to find the new logo today using Firefox 3.0, but then couldn’t find it anymore. I also have yet to see the new version. Check out the Mark’s sighting and my failed attempt.

Google officially released their newest service today, Google Health. Google Blogoscoped offers up a nice recap of the ins and outs of Google Health, which allows users to store, manage and share their medical records, as well as search and collect information on symptoms and medications.

Users will have to be cool with Google storing such personal information, but the upside of storing and managing your medical history in such a user-friendly environment will certainly make it a valuable service.

I read this article tonight on Search Engine Watch about Clearwire, a wireless internet provider. Companies such as Google, Intel and Comcast have invested into Clearwire, which is merging with Spring-Nextel. So whats the big deal? Well, Clearwire hopes that by 2010 that 120-140 million people will be using the WiMax service, and with test speeds of 5-6 mbps, the future looks great. The bad thing though, for now at least, is that Clearwire’s coverage area is limited to a few states. Let’s hope they start expanding!

Every now and then I’ll do a Google search of my name and see what comes up. Well I checked it out today and like usual, I’m pretty much nowhere to be found. Is this good or bad? That question is debatable. Sure, it’s good that my search results aren’t littered with scandalous pictures or other awful reports. But my results aren’t really saying much of anything. I suppose that most people who would be searching for me would mostly be employers or recruiters, and a good cover letter will include all the great things you can’t find on the internet. Luckily sites like this one, Twitter, and even Facebook allow you to control some of your online reputation, even if it’s not on Google.