http://www.pumpkinlabs.com Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:47:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK...  we're fairly new to dark underbelly of the SEO world called "black hat," but we're still amazed that stuff like TrackBack Spam still exists today. Most bloggers, even techie types, don't fully understand trackback pings and their use. So, for those of you new to this "Trackback" thing, here's a good Trackback ... http://www.pumpkinlabs.com/2008/06/04/trackback-spam-why-is-it-still-around/ submit_url="http://www.pumpkinlabs.com/2008/05/20/facet-based-navigation-or-how-we-accidentally-built-a-racist-website/"; Though we're primarily a direct marketer, we occasionally are challenged with building more traditional web sales tools -- like a home-grown shopping cart. In my quest to do something different with the front-end navigation of the cart, I came across a fancy-worded type of navigation called Facet-Based Navigation. With ... http://www.pumpkinlabs.com/2008/05/20/facet-based-navigation-or-how-we-accidentally-built-a-racist-website/ We’ve been burning the midnight oil in the Labs lately…  and cranking out some really interesting, yet geeky stuff.  Though I’m not at liberty to discuss our new creations just yet (silly lawyers), you should be getting a taste of pumpkin goodness in the coming months. http://www.pumpkinlabs.com/2007/11/29/lab-work/ We've been told on numerous occasions that we're very tongue-in-cheeky and way too opinionated, but we think it's time Google started looking sources of revenue other than AdSense.  I'm not sure exactly what the breakdown of cash Google receives via its partner network of AdSense publishers, but I can't imagine the conversion rate ... http://www.pumpkinlabs.com/2007/11/26/contextual-schmontextual/