Platinax rankings
So Platinax now ranks 50th for its own name. Gee, I guess I shouldn’t aim for such a competitive searchphrase.
I’m generally a fan of Google - it is generally better search engine than MSN and Yahoo!
But, really, the current problems Google are having is pretty poor showing - in seeing original problems with the […]
Spam summit spurns spammers
Jason Duke at Threadwatch reports on how a “spam summit”, apparently being organised from within the blogosphere, has spurned the help and assistance of people who openly declare they spam blogs for a living.
Sounds like a poor move. I guess the bloggers feel that they have a complete understanding of blog spam issues. Hm, if […]
White knight plays foul
Seems like Edward Lewis at SEOconsultants has decided that trying to be a “whiteknight” is boring.
After positioning the website on SEO ethics and best practices, he then vindictively include’s Phil Craven’s WebWorkshop” in a list of Traffic Power affiliated sites - on the grounds that Kevin and Phil both had an argument once.
They continue […]
How to kill a sale
So I figured I’d buy a new acoustic guitar.
The old one is worn out and used to be my dad’s. Neither of which is good. I’d been tempted to smash it up and mail it to him after his recent attempt to screw the family over and steal big-time from my children.
There’s a guitar […]
Google’s declining relevancy
David Naylor stated that he sees search in the long-term being a two-horse race between MSN and Yahoo!
Whilst there’s probably some tongue-in-cheek there, his reply in the comments section to GoogleGuy is pretty illuminating - Google will not list a page on Avon’s UK site because it is recent.
It’s a big frustration for […]
Observations on Google’s Allegra update
Interesting to see the changes still going on.
I mentioned before that a Uni site was ranking high for the search term “internet marketing” on UK searches of Google UK. That is now dropping and instead an Amazon page for internet marketing books has risen to sixth.
The SERPs have really mixed over the past couple of […]
Google Ad Tags
There’s a lot of consternation about Google’s use of SmartTag technology, as reported here.
Diane Vigil has something of a smart rant about the issue and wishes that W3C could apply a specific tag to prevent embedded linking.
However, I’d be surprised if Google actually were to ride roughshod over webmasters by creating commercial links in content […]
New Scientist’s search fun
New Scientist has reported a couple of fun observations they had reported about search engines.
The first is that Microsoft entered tens of thousands of Encarta entries into its new MSN search engine, so that users could type in a question and receive answers.
So one reader allegedly typed in “hottest place on earth”, only to […]
The Future of Google?
Something I’ve wondered before now: What happens to Google after Sergey and Brin?
It’s something I’ve considered a few times, especially after The Times raised concerns about proprietary rights with the Google library project.
And after reading Dana Blankenhorn’s analysis of a young Microsoft vs IBM, in comparison to Google’s recent behaviours, I can’t help but wonder […]
Google Sandbox: Age of site and Allegra
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Sandbox Revisited
The Google Sandbox continues to be a phenomenon that has no hard information either on how it is used and what exact parameters have been applied.
While some content developers continue to assign to “myth” this link building issue, for many webmasters the unfortunate effects are clearly in play.
The short and simple agreement […]
SEOs have feelings too
So, Nick Wilson in his blazingly popular Threadwatch posts a rant about how he hates the way search engine theory is knocked about in discussion.
In response, a dozen SEO’s get Paranoia 101.
I have to admit, I’ve had to really bite my tongue a few times in these discussions - after all, I’m a naturally opinionated […]
Blog metrics
Elise Bauer has composed some blog metrics, in an attempt to try and build a profile of the extent of blogging tools.
However, from looking at it, she’s basically just based her research on a search in Google for the software footprints. I run a few dozen blogs (some for SEO puproses, others as content management […]
IR7 beta
So Microsoft announced that the new beta Internet Explorer 7 will be out this summer.
Somewhere amongst all that thick self-fellating marketing spin is a tacit admission that Microsoft have failed utterly on security with internet explorer.
Despite arguing that they would not release a new browser before Longhorn, delays on that project, and the fact […]
New blog
So having a news blog is great for reporting news, but as I’m trying to provide information reasonably objectively, it offers little in terms of personal voice. Which feels extremely restrictive at times.
It’s not so much that the news blog is a blog, as much as news in a content management solution. It’s pretty wide […]
