After reading my daily dose of the hype and head-dizzying buzzwords surrounding the Web 2.0 bubble, I occasionally search for parodies and other sites discussing the absurdity of some of it. In the off chance that others get a kick out of reading up on the latest misinterpreted terms as I do, I thought I’d put together a quick list here of what I’ve discovered in the past few months as a point of reference.

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What is Google AdWords Editor you ask? Developed mainly for large accounts with multiple campaigns and long keyword lists, the official description is:

“AdWords Editor is Google’s free, downloadable account management application for your computer. Now you can download your AdWords account to your computer, make your changes, then upload your revised campaigns.”

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It’s easy to disassociate business relationships from personal relationships, but actually the two are quite similar. The person that you are in business and while at work is normally the same person that you are outside of the office.

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I’ve had an active account with CitySearch.com to promote several of my sites for quite some time, and we’ve received a significant amount of targeted, high-converting local traffic over the years. I was quick to embrace local search marketing, as it’s a major factor in how customers find the products and services that we offer.

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With all of the recent infighting, bickering, and other seriousness in the SEO community, I thought it would be appropriate to share what I feel is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time.

As someone that grew up watching Chuck Norris movies and every other movie related to martial arts (the Bruce Lee collection comes to mind), this site had me laughing out loud for a very, very, long time. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop and ended up reading all 100 of the top random facts about Chuck Norris. And yes, in case you’re wondering, I made sure that Chuck Norris isn’t upset about the random facts being made up about him before I posted this.

Some of my favorites are:

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