November 14, 2007, Vol 1, Issue 24

Hi! Here we are in mid-November already with Thanksgiving right around the corner.

While it was tempting to tie this newsletter to turkeys and such, we’ve decided to take the high road for a change.

But it is a great time to tell you how thankful we are for your business and your continued support. We couldn’t research without you!

We’re here to help.

GovernmentDocs.org was created to advance the values of open and accountable government. This site gives the public an unprecedented level of access to government documents by allowing users to browse, search, and review hundreds of thousands of pages acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other public disclosure, or “sunshine,” laws.

That’s what THEY say.

We say, it’s the easiest way we’ve found to browse or search for current government documents. Sure, you can search just .gov docs on Google, but this is really worth a spin.

Intermezzo.

Everyone knows evite for online invitations. It’s nice. Really. We’ve been using it for ages. The only downside is that everyone needs to be a registered user.

Enter Socializr. Wendy’s latest obsession. It’s totally customizable. No need for anyone to sign up for anything. And you can design your own template if you don’t like the ones they provide.

Now you just need a reason to have a party. (Don’t forget to invite us!)

What’s the word?

When some people hear SEO, they shake in their boots. (Hey, it IS boot weather!)

Try SEO Book Keyword Suggestion Tool. It’s a really nice tool to help you look at keywords. Sure there are lots of these. But this one Is driven off the Overture keyword suggestion tool and offers suggested monthly regional search volumes by market for Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.

It even links to various vertical databases like Topix.net, Google Blogsearch, and Del.icio.us to let you know if people are talking about your topic and what types of resources they are referencing.

We think you’ll gobble it up (we had to slip one in there!).

Stump the Researcher.

A loyal reader asks: I’m working on a plan for a client and want to find the areas in Kansas with the highest percentage of married people. All I can think to do is pull those boring datafiles from the Census and that gives me a headache! Any suggestions?

We can help you in a jiffy… Read on.

And submit your own question – send an email!
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That’s all for now. Thank you. Really. Thank you. We are grateful for you all.

Enjoy your turkey!

See you in two weeks!