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« Previous EntriesGoogle Reader & Search History
Monday, July 14th, 2008I have personal proof that your search history, when logged in to Google, is applied to other Google properties.
I’ve been using Google Reader as my RSS aggregator. The blogs I have subscribed in Reader fall into three categories: Search/Marketing, Bicycling, and maybe one or two blogs belonging to friends that are a mix of both [...]
Harsh Reality
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008On the Internet, ‘being a good guy’ will not drive performance in and of itself.
Being a good guy who leverages good guy qualities, such as friends who like him and will link to him and people who will write positive reviews on user-generated review sites helps a lot more than just complaining that a site [...]
Intergalactic!
Monday, March 17th, 2008One of the most challenging things about optimizing a web site for a small business owner is controlling their expectations and tempering their ambitions. For many, a web site is more than just a way to reach their core audience - it’s a blurring of their understanding of who their core audience really is.
Because it’s [...]
Broken Record: MSN Search is Stinktastic
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I still hate Live Search. They give me more reasons to hate each day.
Reality Check
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Let’s stop pretending otherwise: MSN Search sucks.
Automotive Search
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Automotive search is a dog-eat-muffler world with many dealerships having presence on many sites.
Submissions: Snake Oil
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007People persist in believing submissions are necessary for the top 4 search engines.
Minneapolis Locals: SEO Event 7/11
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007MIMA’s hosting a search event in Minneapolis. Let’s all go.
Political Search
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007Rolling into the three-decade long primary race, we have studies evaluating the search effectiveness of various US presidential candidates already.
One limiter of the study is that it seems to focus purely on PPC spend. I find some of what various candidates are doing from an organic perspective to be far more interesting. They’re all on [...]
Directories & The Sniff Test
Friday, June 22nd, 2007I think any reasonably competent SEO has the good sense on how to tell if a directory is ‘good’ or ‘eh.’
Unfortunately, many of our clients, let alone non-clients who think they can’t afford SEO advice, don’t have the well-honed sense of smell. Nor should they be expected to — one of the advantages for a [...]
