Matt McGee is no longer the last person on twitter. He has now joined the party and I recommend that all tweeters follow @mattmcgee. Read his post as to why he’s finally joined the party. Congrats Matt…now we can stop talking about you behind your back:.)

A blogger rule of thumb: If you are doing a post where you are either coining a word/phrase that you think has a good chance of being absorbed into our technology lexicon or you are popularizing a word/phrase that’s been relatively obscure, you might want to check to see if that word/phrase is registered as a dot com domain name before making your post. If not, you should register it ASAP because there are folks such as myself who will gladly snap up such names for personal / business use.

Gain actionable strategy insights at the Internet Strategy Forum Summit on Thursday July 17th at the Governor Hotel. Engage with 8 different executive keynote presenters from leading companies such as eMarketer, Forrester Research, Disney, Nike, Intel, IBM, WebTrends and Fandango. These experts will share their experiences and ideas on how to best leverage the Internet and integrate it into your overall business strategy.

Have you Googled yourself lately? Do you know what people are saying about you on the Internet?

Managing your Google reputation can help you avoid mistakes that can cost you a job. That’s because hiring managers are using the search engine more and more to scope out potential employees.

Read the article and see the video here.

I was asked via Twitter by @newsvetter an SEO question about press releases. You can read my answer here. Thanks, Andrew…hope my answer helped you.

You get 5,000 messages a day. This is the one you should read.

At Forward 08, you’ll hear from Andy Sernovitz on how to turn one voice into a sea of harmonious voices; Mrinal Desai, who will share how what started out as a whisper at LinkedIn turned into a fervent roar; and panelists who disassembled, reinvented (with duct-tape), broke free from and skateboarded over the box. As you leave, you’ll ask yourself: what will I do with my box when I’m done with it?

“Like the circles that you find…in the windmills of your mind.”…Dusty Springfield

A couple wacky ideas about SEO that up until now I’ve been afraid to write about:

Pay Per Click Summit is searching for the most effective Search Marketing strategy, tip or technique that increased your conversions!

We’re calling all internet marketers to submit your proven technique or strategy here on this contest form:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ni1n_2bjYybQuH4PKJaaumqA_3d_3d

All you have to do is answer the following questions as noted on the form (at the above link).

A few weeks ago, I was connected to Anna Song, an investigative reporter and anchorperson at KATU. She was looking for an expert in the dark arts of online reputation management.

With a decade or more of related experience, I fit the bill and we scheduled a visit to Anvil Media, Inc. Anna and her cameraman spent an hour or two with the Anvil team, asking questions and getting a better idea of what goes into the online reputation management process.

“The future is wide open…” Tom Petty

I’ve written about Twitter several times recently, so I’m not looking to tax your patience with another Twitter post…however, there is a story I wish to share that occurred last night at the SEMpdx / pdxMindshare event.