Jul
2
What are the current technical limitations of Google’s ability to index Flash?
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There are three main limitations at present, and google is working to resolve them:
1. Googlebot does not execute some types of JavaScript. So if your web page loads a Flash file via JavaScript, Google may not be aware of that Flash file, in which case it will not be indexed.
2. We currently do not attach […]
Jul
1
Google and Yahoo given the information to crawl flash… FINALY!
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“Today Adobe systems made an announcement that it has provided technology and information to Google and Yahoo! to help the two search engine rivals index Shockwave Flash (SWF) file formats. According to the company, this will provide more relevant search rankings of the millions pieces of flash content. “
This is huge news! Until now you’ve […]
May
6
What’s with the hate on comments in code?
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I was always in the mindset that you should always comment your code. It makes it easier to go back in later on and figure out what you’re doing to power the site, easier for someone else to reverse engineer it should something happen to you or the business arrangement, and it allows for freeware […]
Apr
17
I was asked this the other day. My immediate response was something a kin to “everyone should blog if they have something interesting and relevant to say”. Seth Godin makes a pretty good case against CEO blogging saying
“Here’s the problem. Blogs work when they are based on:
Candor
Urgency
Timeliness
Pithiness and
Controversy
(maybe Utility if you want six).
Does this […]
Nov
28
Update on HitTails
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Update on HitTails:
Wow. This program is awesome. It analyzes the data in real time and makes logical suggestions of relevant word groups or phases based upon your site’s long tail. It has a pretty narrow focus, I mean its sort of a one trick pony, but it’s a heck of a trick.
The program has given […]
Nov
10
Long Tails: A Whole New World of SEO
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What is a Longtail?
A website Long tail refers to the long list of unique search engine terms at the bottom of your search engine terms list in Analytics. According to Google, about half of the search engine terms used to find sites on the internet are unique, but even though uncommon, they are the essence […]
Sep
5
Drop Downs, Fly Outs, and Accordion Site Navigation:
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This last week I was in a meeting discussing a client site. It was a typical business meeting that was going into overtime on a Friday afternoon, and then things turned for the worst… someone suggested “optimizing” the site’s navigation by adding in a few drop down menus. I almost willfully hung myself on my […]
Jul
7
One of my least favorite things to do is edit DNS entries of my clients. I know the ops panel of my host, powweb, inside and out. However, I’ve never encountered an ops panel on another host that works as well or is as easy to understand at the one used at powweb.com.
This last week […]
Jun
22
Listed on Technorati!
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<a href=”http://technorati.com/claim/w66nj9f7b” rel=”me”>Technorati Profile</a>
May
29
My First Webinar and SEO 2.0
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Last week I had the pleasure of attending a webinar on SEO 2.0 by More Visibility, a premiere search engine marketing agency. I’m always amazed at how technology is pushing the envelope in business communications towards greater efficiency but I wasn’t prepared for the interactivity of this webinar.
The webinar, to the user, feels like watching […]