links for 2008-02-09

South Africans have condemned the use of the old flag on posters in Ghana. "It is regrettable that 14 years into democratic change in our country, continental sporting bodies, particularly Caf, regards our country as a bastion of apartheid & oppression".

"This begs a few questions: 1) Why aren’t they suing Melbourne Indymedia who published the article? 2) Why haven’t they launched a counter-PR campaign? 3) How has this not been thrown out of court?"

"The Munich commemoration is a piece of necessary iconography, like nailing up a picture of a pious old saint in a decadent church.". Ian Jack risks a backlash by downplaying the significance of the Munich air crash anniversary. I tend to agree with him.

"On late Monday afternoon I received a call from a Psychic Counselor inquiring as to how she might show up in the Local OneBox search. I was intrigued that a pyschic would turn to me from results in Google". Sometimes even psychics need SEO...

"Have you ever wondered how a particular competitor always does so much better than you do in the search engines or online overall?". Useful outline of doing an SEO competitor analysis from Ross Dunn

"I hope this article has given you some ideas for how you can get more bookmarks and links. Please share your thoughts and advice in the comments, and of course, bookmarks would be most welcome". Heh heh heh, very comprehensive outline.

"If everything was a bit cheaper to buy, you would save less money when you download". Swedish 15 year-olds explain why they download music, as part of a programme instructing Swedish youth on the illegality of downloads.