Observations
Is Google Doing Away with Site Counts?
by John Greer on 12/08/2009 at 10:38 am in Commentary, Observations, SEO
As Google has been heading down the path of less (or at least, less thorough) public information for non-verified site owners, and conversely more information for verified site owners, they may be taking another step down that path.
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by Kerry Dean on 11/30/2009 at 4:05 pm in Industry News, Observations, SEO
You may call them quick hits. You may call it scatter shooting. You may just refer to it as news. Regardless, here are some recent developments in our world of search marketing.
Full StoryGoogle Caffeine Index Now Live on One Data Center
by Kerry Dean on 11/30/2009 at 11:06 am in Industry News, Observations, SEO
For anyone who is interested, Matt Cutts has confirmed that the Google Caffeine index is currently accessible on one data center (http://209.85.225.103/). You can go there and check your rankings on the new Caffeine index. However, Matt says that this data center is only returning Caffeine results about 50% of the time. C’mon, Matt. Please make it 100%. We’ve gotta test some keyword rankings. Inquiring clients want to know! :)
Full Story18 Days Later: Undead GeoCities Pages Roam the Interwebs
by Kerry Dean on 11/12/2009 at 2:31 pm in Industry News, Observations, SEO
Zombieland was an awesome movie. But what happens when zombies overtake the internet in URL form? Well, I’m not exactly sure what happens. All I can tell you is that 18 days ago Yahoo closed GeoCities. Geocities had a lot of pages. Ten’s of millions. Maybe a hundred million. I’m not really sure about that either. Now that I think about it, I don’t really know much at all. However, I do know that there are at least 64 GeoCities pages that are not dead. They are undead. Here’s a list I created, sorted alphabetically.
Full StoryGoogle Blog Search Results…Still Searching?
by John Greer on 11/10/2009 at 4:40 pm in Observations, Opinion Editorial, Within Range
“Quick! I need to find a blog about shoes!” How many times have you said that? Dozens of times? Maybe not, but finding an authoritative blog about any number of topics is a common task by searchers today. A blog would be a logical place to find information on new styles, trends, and up to date information on shoes. Perhaps you are doing research, looking for a contact, or simply trying to add some reading material to your blog reader.
Full StoryOur Blog’s First Comment Spam!
by Kerry Dean on 11/04/2009 at 2:53 pm in Commentary, Observations, Within Range
Wow! It’s amazing. Our blog got hit with a spam comment on its second day of existence. Whoever left this spam comment is obviously quick, up-to-date and with it. And as you will see below, this comment spammer is all about Fantasy Football and Final Fantasy.
Full StoryOnline Travel: A Game of Inches
by Blake Suggs on 09/28/2009 at 2:21 pm in Conferences, Observations, Within Range
I had the opportunity to attend the Eye for Travel conference in Chicago, Il from September 15th through 17th, and I thought I would share some of my observations from the show. Overall there was a wide range of attendees – everyone from Supplier side VPs to OTA Executives to the newest technology companies – which made for a good cross-section of the travel vertical. The biggest impression I came away with was that online travel has become a game of inches.
Full StoryGoogle, Aren’t You Big Enough Already
by Danielle Smith on 09/10/2009 at 6:01 pm in Observations, Within Range
Why is the Google font so big today? Did my mom call the search company and ask that they magnify it to the size of those old lady bibles? Whatever the reason, I’m not a fan. Perhaps I should don Pee-wee Herman sized sunglasses and change my attitude. Is this one of the key items they discussed at the investor webcast?
Full StoryI’m a Verbalist, Not a Blogger
by George Popstefanov on 09/10/2009 at 3:33 pm in Commentary, Observations, Within Range
With everything that is going in the industry and having the opportunity to go to several different conferences, you would think that I have plenty to say. The truth is that I am more of a verbalist (ver•bal•ist – One who favors words over ideas or substance) than a writer. My problem is that I can’t make my blogs fun and use football references, or talk about my experiences with a phone provider or make a correlation between shoes and online marketing. No, I can talk all day about using search queries reports for your keyword research, looking into webmaster tools to figure out keywords that you might want to add for PPC or utilizing Google Analytics to manage your PPC campaigns, but writing about it and making it fun – Forget about it!
Full Story3 Point Wednesday
by Danielle Smith on 08/19/2009 at 5:53 pm in Observations, Opinion Editorial, Within Range
Danielle’s three random points of the day! Much like Woot.com’s two for Tuesdays only I’m not selling anything and this won’t be a recurring theme. But you’re welcome to bid on my three things regardless.
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