The top three major search engines have agreed on a sitemap protocal to make it easier for their spiders to index content. This article does a good job of laying out the basics. But, if you'd really like to dive…
The official pics for the Google dance came out today on the Google website and Mark and I are featured in the first pic of the "Club G" pics!
I've uploaded some party photos taken at the Search Engine Conference in San Jose here Tomorrow, back to work! I'll start posting about the sessions I attended. Until then, enjoy the Google dance vicariously!
I'm back from Search Engine Strategies annual big bash in San Jose. Tons of vendors, even more people, and tons of hype. A couple of big stories from the conference: Google announced search deals with MySpace and MTV. Google will…
I'm pretty excited about going to the Search Engine Strategies Conference in San Jose next week. And no, I'm not just going for the parties! (Although I will be attending the Google Dance. ;) I've been to three of these…
As many of you have heard my lecture (um, talk) about the importance of building relevant links to your sites, I thought you'd find this article at ClickZ interesting. Recent research done to identify how search engines determine Web page…
Here's the latest from Google in the click-fraud wars. A new feature in AdWords that shows how many clicks Google has deemed invalid. Google Shares Click Fraud Stats
MSN has announced a pilot for its new adCenter PPC program. According to MSN’s blog post, “during this US pilot, MSN adCenter will be delivering text-based advertisements on up to 25 percent of MSN Search traffic; the remaining traffic will…
Over the years, whenever I've addressed the subject of website usability, I've always suggested talking to your customers first as well as watching them use your website. Sometimes, they will do exactly what you think they'll do. But mostly, you'll…
Yahoo has launched a Beta of a new search function. It's called Yahoo! Mindset and it allows you to choose the type of results you want in organic search (i.e., commercial or research-oriented) You type in your search terms and…