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What if America voted online?

Who would become President in 2008 if Americans cast their vote online?

The Young & Tech-Savvy Seek/Support Ron Paul & Obama

Ron Paul Trend - Internet Search VolumeCheck out this interest / volume trend that displays traffic and volume (aka interest) in various presidential candidates.

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Look at what Ron Paul is capable of with a grassroots campaign. How can you tell it's grassroots? Look at the news exposure in the smaller graph below this image... there is hardly a blip on that graph, especially as compared to his overwhelming dominance in overall Internet searches (a la google.com). Ron Paul’s Trends in Google Searches - December

Click Here to see an up to date chart! (or, view just the last 30 days)

If you're like me, you appreciate more than one source, so here you go:
Ron Paul’s site vs Huckabee vs Romney

Just in case you're not quick to trust, here is yet another established rankings site, saying the same thing:
Alexa Comparison of Ron Paul to other candidates

Here is how I was introduced to Ron Paul

Ron Paul @ Google

Imagine America

Imagine America following its roots, limiting government and focusing on individual rights, private markets and free trade.

Who is Ron Paul?

Ron Paul is winning the hearts and minds of America more every day.

Google Ron Paul

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Searching for Kevin Barber

When looking for Kevin Barber in search engines, you won't find ManicMelon.com... at least not yet. Learn about my search for Kevin Barber and how I make myself easy to find. Use this as an example for how to make your site easily found under your most related phrases.

I've always said that the sites with the most content about a given topic ultimately win the ranking. Sure there's more to it than that when optimizing your web site, but the content is the most important thing. Recently I searched for Kevin Barber and realized Manic Melon is not found. I can't think of a better opportunity to prove my point than showing you how I can become highly ranked with Kevin Barber.

Designers - Logo Feedback Please

I'd like to do an experiment. The experiment is to allow other designers, visiting my site from sources like CSS Drive, CSS Remix, and CSS Tux to weigh in on a logo concept.

While I do not offer logo design as a service, we were asked by one of our existing customers to provide rapid fire logo iterations for a possible branding update.