April 2008

Google Adwords was acting all funny today as for some searches you could see the max CPC, the P value and the alpha. I did multiple searches on other companies but in order to respect the rights of these companies, I will not disclose the provided CPC by Google. However, it was very interesting to [...]

So I hear a lot of SEOs claim to be completely against link buying from text link brokers, but then go ahead and recommend this technique to their corporate clients. Text links are hit and miss these days as Google is trying to crack down on this practice, but I wonder what percentage of SEOs [...]

I was just checking the latest tennis news on Google, and I decided to search for the news on Mr. Roger Federer. To my surprise, I saw a quote from him on the top of the results page. This is very interesting as you can get a short overview of what has been happening without [...]

If you have worked in a corporate environment, you have probably heard this saying: “SEOs can’t be SMOs.” For some reason companies look at SEOs as old school guys whereas SMOs are the new cool experts. However, the notion that SEOs are simply not made to do SMO is nothing but a fallacy. Search engine [...]

This is the question that many keep asking, and to be honest Google has not really been clear about. If you read their webmaster’s guide to SEO, Google states that you should not use unauthorized programs such as Web Position to check your ranking. That is all fine and dandy until you read the whole [...]

Checking your ranking is one measure that can help you figure out whether you are actually making any progress. It will also help you to understand who is doing better than you are and how you can potentially compete with those guys. There are many professional ranking tools out there (e.g. Webposition). Some of them [...]

I have read a few April Fool’s Jokes in my lifetime. Some of them are really obvious. Some of them tricky, and some very funny. Matt Cutts’ Joke for this year was very obvious but very funny. iPhone having a Sata interface, I get that. But connecting it to light bulb? Now you tell me [...]

One of the hottest issues of the digital era is the privacy of online users. In essence, Internet companies such as search engines retain data to sometimes provide better information to their audience. CNET had a great article about Europeans’ attempt to limit the amount of time that the companies should hold on to their [...]

Microsoft is getting pretty desperate for Yahoo! They want to wrap up a deal as soon as possible, but at the same time do not want to give an inch to Yahoo! Microsoft is now threatening to lower its bid and go straight to the Yahoo! investors. Well, the deadline is 3 weeks, says Steve. [...]

Finally after a few months of waiting for this book, ultimate guide to SEO was released and shipped by Amazon this week. I just got my own copy so I can’t tell much about the content of the book until I read it, but it looks very promising so far. I asked author a few [...]