MSNBC just began offering embed capabilities for the video footage they post on their site. You can include a clip in your blog by clicking on the embed button and copying and pasting the code into your blog just like the clip below on breast cancer:

Today marks the start of Plexus' online support ticket system, support.plexusweb.com. It's a great way for clients to submit tickets for any issues they are experiencing with their site or to let us know of any quick text changes or minor site updates you would like to make. Be sure to check it out and use it the next time you have a problem or need a change.

Stephanie and I are in Boston. We just finished our day at High Rankings learning more about search engine optimization. It was a great experience and not only did we meet SEO guru Jill Whalen but other industry professionals from the Boston area.

(This is a picture I took with "Photo Booth" during the day).

The conference served to further our knowledge of search engine optimization in order to provide more comprehensive SEO services for our clients. We discussed the practice of SEO in depth and evaluated several of our client sites who are looking to rank for specific keywords.

We are looking forward to heading back down south with what we've learned and put it into practice for our clients.

PS - Stephanie tried to order sweet tea several times while in Boston - needless to say she got some interesting looks!

On February 26, 2008, the Junior Leagues of Georgia held its annual Day at the Capitol and Legislative Reception. The Junior League of Athens was privileged to serve as host of this year's event.

The twelve leagues in the state of Georgia each have a Public Affairs committee that are members of a state organization entitled State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC). SPAC organizes this event each year and serves to coordinate public affairs activities of member Leagues to assist Leagues with their public affairs programs; study and disseminate information to the member Leagues on state and national issues germane to the interest of the Junior Leagues; to provide a channel for possible mutual action and to represent the Junior Leagues of Georgia at the state and federal levels on public affairs issues.

The events included a private meeting with Attorney General Thurbert Baker, Secretary of State Karen Handle, and Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. In addition, we toured Grady Hospital and the Capitol.

The day commenced with a reception we hosted for Georgia legislators at Central Presbyterian Church located directly across the street from the Capitol.

Here are some photos from the day.

News outlets everywhere are buzzing with the unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo! stock Microsoft waged on February 1, 2008.

Called "the next major milestone" for Microsoft by it's chief executive Steve Ballmer, the deal would pay Yahoo shareholders $31 a share, which represents a 62% premium from where Yahoo stock closed on Thursday.

According to cnnmoney.com, a Microsoft-Yahoo combination would create a powerful number two player in the online search business, which Google commands. It would also be one of the biggest tech deals ever, on par with Hewlett-Packard's $25 billion acquisition of Compaq in 2002.

As it stand now, Google reigns over 58.4% of the U.S. market, while Yahoo has 22.9% and Microsoft's share is just 9.8%, according to comScore, a research firm that tracks Internet traffic. So...I guess only time will tell if the search engine giant, Google, will be surpassed if Yahoo! gets empowered by Microsoft.