Is Google Playing Monkey Games With Real Time Search
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Chances are you’ve seen me complain about Google local suggest throwing local results in for queries that shouldn’t be local. IMHO unless I specify a local parameter you shouldn’t be suggesting one. I...
View ArticleFoursquare Promotions Spotted
In my most recent column on Search Engine Land I wrote about Foursquare Tools for Businesses. After writing that article, I came across a local promotion. This promotion came from a local Italian ice...
View ArticleGoogle is Scarier than Facebook on Privacy
In the past few weeks Facebook has been publicly criticized over privacy policies; however, when Google invades people’s privacy, the offenses don’t receive the same level of scrutiny or public...
View ArticleWhat I Read and How I Read It
While I may be on the leading edge of consumption trends (translation: I’m a spoiled geek who likes new shiny gadgets), I think it’s important to understand how things work and how they might look to...
View ArticleTop Posts From 2010
As 2010 draws to a close I’d like to thank you, the readers who come here a few times a week. I hope that maybe I’ve educated, entertained, or enriched you in some way, that you felt coming here was...
View ArticleRisks, Apologies and Learning From Your Mistakes
If you were paying attention, late last week you saw a guest post that published Thursday night. This was an interesting post, as it provided some in-the-trenches, first-hand analysis of a website that...
View ArticleWhen Google Gets Mobile Detection Wrong
I have mentioned the dangers of having multiple versions of your website. On recent trip I had first hand experience with it as user as I searched for the term [jetblue parking laguardia]. Sending a...
View ArticleDear Matt Cutts, Will You Please Stop Waking Up My Wife in Bed
Dear Matt Cutts, will you please stop waking up my wife in bed! Ok, sure, I’m having a bit of fun. Matt Cutts isn’t really stopping by my house, and I certainly hope he’s not in my bedroom. He is,...
View ArticleGoogle Throws Publishers Under Bus with Prerendering of Pages
Google recently announced they will start to pre-render pages in Chrome to “improve the user experience.” IMHO this represents nothing more than the latest effort by Google to throw publishers under...
View ArticleIs Google Playing Monkey Games With Real Time Search
Last week Google launched real time SERP’s, which included the possibility for twitter and facebook updates to appear in searches for popular information, news, or for someone’s name. The potential for...
View ArticleGoogle Local Suggest Nearly Broken and Mostly Useless
Chances are you’ve seen me complain about Google local suggest throwing local results in for queries that shouldn’t be local. IMHO unless I specify a local parameter you shouldn’t be suggesting one. I...
View ArticleFoursquare Promotions Spotted
In my most recent column on Search Engine Land I wrote about Foursquare Tools for Businesses. After writing that article, I came across a local promotion. This promotion came from a local Italian ice...
View ArticleGoogle is Scarier than Facebook on Privacy
In the past few weeks Facebook has been publicly criticized over privacy policies; however, when Google invades people’s privacy, the offenses don’t receive the same level of scrutiny or public...
View ArticleWhat I Read and How I Read It
While I may be on the leading edge of consumption trends (translation: I’m a spoiled geek who likes new shiny gadgets), I think it’s important to understand how things work and how they might look to...
View ArticleTop Posts From 2010
As 2010 draws to a close I’d like to thank you, the readers who come here a few times a week. I hope that maybe I’ve educated, entertained, or enriched you in some way, that you felt coming here was...
View ArticleRisks, Apologies and Learning From Your Mistakes
If you were paying attention, late last week you saw a guest post that published Thursday night. This was an interesting post, as it provided some in-the-trenches, first-hand analysis of a website that...
View ArticleWhen Google Gets Mobile Detection Wrong
I have mentioned the dangers of having multiple versions of your website. On recent trip I had first hand experience with it as user as I searched for the term [jetblue parking laguardia]. Sending a...
View ArticleDear Matt Cutts, Will You Please Stop Waking Up My Wife in Bed
Dear Matt Cutts, will you please stop waking up my wife in bed! Ok, sure, I’m having a bit of fun. Matt Cutts isn’t really stopping by my house, and I certainly hope he’s not in my bedroom. He is,...
View ArticleGoogle Throws Publishers Under Bus with Prerendering of Pages
Google recently announced they will start to pre-render pages in Chrome to “improve the user experience.” IMHO this represents nothing more than the latest effort by Google to throw publishers under...
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