The Olympics are nearly here, and the world's premier couch athletes are ready. They've toned their thumbs, stretched their legs, and plumped the cushions on the sofa. All that remains is to establish the exact viewing schedule for total Games success. And so it begins. Over the past week, TV viewers have pushed " 2008 olympics tv schedule " up nearly 1,740% in Search. They've tossed variations on that theme??"" 2008 olympic tv schedule " (+1,193%),

Hooters , beware. From the state that revolutionized the coffee experience , the idea of mixing caffeinated beverages and barely dressed femmes seemed like a natural evolution? (albeit a workplace injury waiting to happen from all that steam). Enter Espresso Gone Wild, a drive-through coffee stand where the servers wear lingerie, and pasties twice weekly. But not in Belfair, Washington, thank you,

My goodness. It's hard to believe that SuccessWorks (my SEO copywriting firm) has been in business for over 10 years now. Where DID the time go? Yesterday, I had the weird, odd out-of-body experience one feels while looking at decade-old marketing materials (it's like looking at old high school yearbooks ??"what was I thinking with that hairstyle?) Back in 1998, SEO copywriting was not the SEO uber-thang that it is today.

Microsoft is into the Olympics in a big way through our partnership with NBC on NBCOlympics.com , the official online home of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing! And Live Search is ready to help you find everything you want during the games. Feeling competitive?

by Jennifer Laycock While my roots rest firmly in the camp of search engine optimization and search engine marketing, I've spent the last year or two leaning more heavily toward the blogging, social media, viral marketing side of things. I'm often struck at the similarities between these methods. For instance, knowing your audience and creating content that makes them happy is generally the key in all four areas. Yesterday,

The Olympics are only here for 2 weeks, so don't miss a second of them. Capture all the excitement of the Olympics right in your browser with the AOL 2008 Games toolbar! In hundreds of years of Olympic history, it has never been this easy to keep track of the action. Toolbar buttons provide one-click access to all the most important information, including photos and video. View the schedule of upcoming events right on your toolbar with the "schedule" button.

Today's Washington Post has an article detailing the John McCain Presidentila campaign's new frequent flyer model for online commenting. Here's how it's described by reporter Paul Farhi: " On McCain's Web site, visitors are invited to "Spread the Word" about the presumptive Republican nominee by sending campaign-supplied comments to blogs and Web sites under the visitor's screen name.

Posted by rebecca Stories, news, and other notable items from the past week: Three star links: Gmail got 302 hijacked . Oh, the humanity! Lisa Ditlefsen nerds it up by introducing SEO Wars . Rand is "Rand Link Walker." Need I say more? Live Search Webmaster Center has been updated to offer crawl issue reports, backlinks data, and download functionality. Hooray for new features!

The Olympics are only here for 2 weeks, so don't miss a second of them. Capture all the excitement of the Olympics right in your browser with the AOL Olympics toolbar! In the hundreds of years of Olympic history, it has never been this easy to keep track of the action. Toolbar buttons provide one-click access to all the most important information, including photos and video. View the schedule of upcoming events right on your toolbar with the "schedule" button.

Turmoil in Africa... your turn . A military coup up-ended the first elected president of Mauritania , and led to an online scramble for rebellion details, the country's location , and a timeline of the nation's growth. The junta marched with supporters and promised free elections , while the the daughter of ousted leader Sidi Cheikh Ould Abdallahi called for U.N. intervention. .... Meanwhile, a blood trail leads to Laurence Fishburne as a possible new " CSI " boss.