Over the last year Google has been making a lot of changes. Most of these are moving away from it’s link-based origins. As a SEO Guy I’ve seen, cataloged, understood and adapted to these changes, but this is not enough when planning for the future of website optimization. It is necessary to understand where Google…
Year: 2011
Will Google Save Journalism?
For centuries the world of Journalism had developed into a profession that required a Journalist to organize information gathered from researched sources and place it in a container of prose palatable to the masses. It had the implication of integrity and skill that inspired public trust. It was the channel people relied on to understand…
Google Analytics Not Provided
A new parameter has shown up in my Google Analytics as of October 14th. It shows up instead of a keyphrase, says (not provided) and I’ve spent a few days trying to figure out what it is. What’s different? I had to figure out what circumstances would cause a user visit to be different. Since (not…
The Difference Between Rel=Author and Rel=Me
Google has introduced a new way to identify authors on the internet. They want you to put a link with the rel=”author” attribute in it. Wait no, they want the rel=”me” tag. Oh, they want both…or is it the rel=”publisher” attribute. Which is it then? I don’t know, let me go check… <rummage>… <crash>… wait,…
Rice Museum
We visited the Rice Museum with a free pass from our library today. It wasn’t what we expected at all. In the past I have visited the geology exhibits of museums in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon and many other rather impressive collections. This is by far the best Geology Museum Collection…
Organic
I have been seeing and hearing this word being used more and more. It is proudly displayed on produce, food products, clothing, fuel, pesticides as well as a descriptive term to differentiate products of the same type. It is seen too often and is improperly used and I want it to stop. Another rant? Yes,…
Dry.
Ever have a dry moment? Where inspiration and creativity fail you? My problem is that I feel inspired, but my creativity is in the shop. So the motivation is there to schedule the assembly hall create advertizements (flyers, radio, etc.) and get a whole bunch of folks together for an grand speech from me. No…