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Well the answer is: “Yes” and “No”! But you knew that already …

Here is a very short video from Matt Cutts of Google explaining that:

  • Google ignores the “Keywords” metatag
  • Google uses the “Description” metatag

Here is an article from Harvard Business:

Understanding Users of Social Networks — HBS Working Knowledge

“For one thing, findings show that people don’t click through on advertising on social networks. “A good analogy is to imagine sitting at a table with friends when a stranger pulls up a chair, sits down, and tries to sell you something while you are talking to your friends. You will not get far with a strategy like this.”

Well worth having a look at the rest of the article – based on serious research rather than “here’s my next great idea to make a million”

New Google Privacy – How to Opt-Out

September 11, 2009

Here is a great new service from Google – Google Opt-out. Watch the video for more information: Google opt-out

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New Google Search Architecture

August 12, 2009

A large team of staff over at Google have been working on a secret project: a next-generation architecture for Google’s web search. “It’s the first step in a process that will let us push the envelope on size, indexing speed, accuracy, comprehensiveness and other dimensions. The new infrastructure sits under the hood of Google’s search [...]

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OnlyWire – if only it worked!

August 8, 2009

OnlyWire is a great concept. It has a number of dimensions but in essence they all do the same thing – bookmark a URL to lots of bookmarking sites with one action (you do need to have accounts at each of these accounts – RoboForm is a great way to create these). The OnlyWire options [...]

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How to check the speed of your web host

August 8, 2009

Do you ever feel that your web site might be loading a little slowly? I have had this concern for awhile. The problem is, I live in the UK and one of my servers is in the USA. I don’t know how much of the delay is due to server location. For instance, between my [...]

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The Google Brand Update

August 7, 2009
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About a month ago Google made a set of changes to its ranking algorithm which became known, unoffically, as Vince Update. There are a number of theories on how the changes will affect ranking. The brand theory suggests that Google is giving preference to big companies and popular brands over other website based on the [...]

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What Makes a Product Easy to Sell

August 7, 2009

There are some pointers from Billy Mays clipped from www.site-reference.com To be Great and an Easy Sell Your Product Must Have These 5 Essential Character Traits 1. It must solve a problem. If it doesn’t fix, mend or alleviate a nagging pain, problem, condition or situation—why would people want it, much less buy it? There [...]

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How to Outsource Internet Marketing

August 6, 2009
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If you have been involved in internet marketing for any length of time you will know that it is incredibly time-consuming. The only way to be successful is to automate. Or is it. It depends what your definition of automation is. Let’s re-define it as getting work done but not doing it yourself. Michael Gerber [...]

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Kids Abandon Social Media

August 6, 2009

clipped from www.guardian.co.uk From uncles wearing skinny jeans to mothers investing in ra-ra skirts and fathers nodding awkwardly along to the latest grime record, the older generation has long known that the surest way to kill a youth trend is to adopt it as its own. The cyberworld, it seems, is no exception. The proliferation [...]

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