Some people may not have gotten the message I was trying to get across when I “introduced” the idea of Pink Hat SEO. (Hey Danielle, I actually did it! Haha! And your pink teddy bear had a special appearance on my powerpoint *winks*).

Truth be told, I had second thoughts adding that part in my presentation. I was afraid some people will find it juvenile and inappropriate for a serious and prestigious event such as SEMCON 2007. But I had to squeeze it in to drive a point, and to somehow put my personality into my talk. I mean, seriously now, if I’d be remembered at all, I don’t mind being remembered as that girl who had a pink presentation. Haha. Okay, fine, not really. But, well, you get what I’m saying.

Now once again, I didn’t mean “girly stuff” by Pink Hat SEO, which, if I remember right, I pointed out several times during my presentation. What I wanted to focus on was using social media as a means to build link networks for the purpose of SEO. And well, perhaps adding eye-catchy stuff (not necessarily pink) on your site so that people will link to you. The only reason why I related it with being a girl is because girls do love to socialize and attract people.

It’s true what they say — SEO techniques can simply be classified as either black or white, period. But just like choosing between what’s right and wrong, sometimes, there really is no black and white. SEO Hats that are Green, Blue or Pink, perhaps, are just used for the purpose of discussion, to set apart certain techniques from the ones we usually do. Basically, that was what I was trying to point out.

Anyway, I promised some people that I’ll upload my powerpoint presentation on Advanced Link Building Techniques, so here goes. Warning to those who weren’t there at the SEMCON, you’ll see a lot of pink in here: Download away.

You know that Facebook’s growing even more in popularity when a College Choir composes a song about it and sings it in four voices. LOL. Sang to the tune of Everly Brothers’ Dream (which I love, by the way), here’s Miami University Cheezies with the ultimate Facebook Song.

Click here if the video didn’t load. Lyrics after the jump.

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Er, I actually bought one already. After weighing the pros and cons of shifting to Mac, I was finally convinced. Apple is teh way to go baby, at least as far as my present requirements and resources are concerned. Here are some of the reasons why:

1. Relatively cheap. It took me weeks canvassing for better and cheaper alternatives. I found out that it’s a popular misconception that Macs are expensive because come to think of it, it may be a bit on the high-end, but actually, you’re getting a lot from your investment. Specs-wise, a basic MacBook’s counterpart from other brands (Acer, Vaio, Compaq) are priced on the same range.

2. Local Tech Support. I bought my Acer Travelmate from Amazon.com and asked a friend to hand-carry it back home because it was cheaper that way. Back then, I didn’t know where to go when I needed to troubleshoot my Acer. But now, since I got my Mac from a local dealer, with warranty and free software installations (I gave them a list of all the software I need), I got myself an all-day YM support too. Like I said, for what it’s worth, it’s relatively cheap.

3. Drag and Drop. Everything is drag and drop. I love how I can move everything around with just my finger, and the interface looks pretty neat too. All the softwares I need are on the dock, and I especially love the Dashboard and Expose preference. So. Cool.

4. Easy to Learn Function Keys. I said I’m a right-click person, and now I found out that there’s a way I can do right-click with Mac. I’m getting the hang of the Apple key already, too. Yay me. It’s easy to learn really. Scroll up and down and right-click with two fingers on the touchpad. Drag and drop. Expose. Replace CTRL with APPLE. Apple+Spacebar to search for a particular document or application. And. I. Am. Speaking. In. Jargons.

5. Globe Visibility Compatible. Vista isn’t. (Or wasn’t?) It took me five easy steps to setup Globe Visibility with Mac (and surprisingly, the connection is fast too!). I’ve had it with Vista before, I don’t even want to bother finding out if they already found a way to have GV work with Vista. I don’t EVER want to go back there again. Heh.

Her name is Sydney.

6. Prettyful. White looks sooo chic on gadgets. I’d love a Pink Sony Vaio, but as it is only available in HK, and Vista never really worked for me, it’s easy to decide on getting a white MacBook which is equally eye-candy to this girlygeek over here.

Yep, you got it people. I’m officially a Mac convert. Yay ME.