Props to GrayWolf on this find. What’s the best way to rid your new “engine” of spam? Well, it’s to give those spammers free links from your up and coming search engine err, “human edited search product”. Check out the wonderfully lame Mahalo Blog at: http://blog.mahalo.com/?p=18 Note to readers… This is how you reference sites … Read more
Google gets a lot of things done, and done right. Still, it’s no secret that I’m anti-Google in more discussions these days.
Last week we had a department meeting at the office, and it was asked that we share our commonly used resources. Everything from bookmarks, tricks of the trade, RSS feeds, etc.
For too long now, I’ve been searching Google with careful attention to detail. Despite all the care in the world though, combined with the aggressive advancements of GUS or “Google Universal Search — I’ve seen personalized search patterns developing and altering my SERPs.
I really hate that. Maybe it’s my background from being in SEO so long — but it’s tough for me to relate to clients’ needs when they’re seeing entirely different results than I am. Perhaps more importantly, they tend to get frustrated when I cannot see specifically what they are seeing.
Earlier this morning I came across a thread started by engine on WebmasterWorld that discussed the fact that…
The thread references a New York Times article called Online Sales Are Losing Steam, and it’s certainly worth a read on a number of levels.
The most compelling question that comes as a result of this story though, is asking yourself — What happens when my sites don’t sell?
It’s not often that I find an existing team of marketers that I can both relate to and work well with. In the rare event though that I do come across such people, I find as many ways to work with them as possible.
Earlier today I was speaking with a colleague, discussing parallels between online and offline marketing. When I realized that he was helping to lead an exciting new company located in the East Bay, I had to learn more…
According to the Yahoo! Search blog at www.ysearchblog.com, this morning marked the most recent update in Yahoo! Search result pages.
Priyank Garg from Yahoo posted the following information on the blog early Wednesday morning…