It is officially the last day of 2008. And we couldn’t be more excited to close the book on the year and step into 2009. But before we move on, here is some last minute news that squeezed its way into 2008, as well as a few quick tips to get your website ready for the new year.

If you’ve visited Wikipedia lately, you may have noticed that they are soliciting donations AGAIN. Our question is: Why don’t they just add advertisements?

Google is undoubtedly the best search engine, and in many ways an equally great company. It has an unchallenged marketshare that is steadily increasing. And it is always producing new products and making strategic acquisitions. But enough with all of the accolades! Here are 5 things we hate about Google.

You are probably familiar with Alexa, the company which maintains website traffic rankings. But are you aware of the potential problems that the Alexa traffic widget can cause for your website?

Have you ever spied on a competitor? Perhaps you’ve checked out their pagerank. Or maybe you have just peeked at their Alexa traffic stats. And are you irritated that they seem to be getting more traffic than you, while putting in less effort? Don’t despair, there is usually an easy explanation.

Search engine optimization experts will have you believe that the best way to increase your search engine traffic is through using their tried and true techniques. But did you know that you can actually increase your traffic without using SEO principles?

The WordPress developers are hard at work. And they have decided to let the WordPress community help them to prioritize which new features will be included in the next release. Take the poll now.

One big reason that many people do not use images in their blogs and websites is that they do not want to pay for them. After all, if you need several photos, buying royalty free images can get very expensive. Fortunately, there is a solution: Flickr.