Like many people, I recently “upgraded” my version of Internet Explorer to 8.0. Right away, a few things struck me. The user interface has changed… again. I’m all for redesigns (or “realigns”) but Microsoft seems to reorganize their UI so often, it’s almost hard to keep track. Already, there’s talk of a release of IE8.1 [...]
I just read an interesting article on Jonathan Mendez‘ take on the impending Google vs. Twitter battle. For a few weeks now, there’s been widespread discussion of Twitter incorporating search functionality into their site. Many believe it will spell trouble for Google. Twitter’s search can provide real-time results, something Google lacks. But, as Jonathan Mendez [...]
It’s no easy task to provide high-quality content week in and week out. That’s what it boils down to. Great content. But content is a tricky thing.
Google just announced that they’ve made some “upgrades” to their results pages: “more and better search refinements” (those “related searches” terms at the bottom of the search results page) and “longer snippets.” I see two interesting developments here. 1) It seems that Google just opened the door for SEOs to exploit “related searches” terms. On [...]
In the world of Search Engine Optimization, only one thing really matters: relevance. It sounds simple, but there’s a catch: a website is always relevant. It’s just a matter of finding out to whom and how many.