by denis | Oct 27, 2010 | Search
The writing has been in the sand for a while now but today Google rolled out a truly game-changing format for local search results. By totally eliminating the Onebox and removing most non-Google maps results from the first page, Google has made it more important than...
by denis | Oct 18, 2010 | Search
In my preparation for a search engine optimization (SEO) course I am teaching at a local college (Camosun College) I came across this awesome video by Google’s Matt Cutts. This video does the best job I have seen yet of explaining how Google works and, I think,...
by denis | Sep 30, 2010 | Search, Tools
The Google URL shortener was originally launched back in December as a tool primarily for use by Google itself. Well, today Google announced in their blog that the tool has been launched and made available to everyone! You do not need a Google account to use goo.gl....
by denis | Sep 9, 2010 | Search
My pet peeves related to the SEO industry change on a regular basis but right now it is definitely the “SEO is Dead” headline… it is overused, totally unimaginative, and always wrong. Yet here I have to use it… at least it is to spurn it...
by denis | Sep 2, 2010 | Search
For many years now AOL search results, both organic and paid, were powered by Google. Now with a deal announced by AOL – none of that is going to change. This morning AOL announced the renewal and expansion of their global partnership. The five-year renewal will...
by denis | Aug 24, 2010 | Search
I wish I had found this myself, but a friend of mine sent me an instant message today with a link to a “fail” over at FailBlog. I tried the Google search myself and sure enough the error is in fact real. I thought I would share it with all our readers who...