June 25, 2008

SEO Class: Edinburgh Review

by Brian Turner

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Jim Boykin’s SEO Class in Edinburgh has just wound up, and this is definitely a project to put on your radar.
Though I came to this session as a speaker, I also expected to learn something from other speakers, […]



June 16, 2008

Google update, reindex, or new filter in progress?

by Brian Turner

Barry Schwartz gave a heads-up earlier in the week of a discussion in Webmasterworld suggesting a lot of sites suddenly losing traffic.
The discussion seems to centre on two main possibilities:
1. Google rebuilding its index
2. Google update for fresher content
Rebuilding its index is something I’ve seen Google do many times - where main link sources tend […]



June 13, 2008

Is this the end of Yahoo?

by Brian Turner

Yahoo! remains one of the most popular sites on the internet, and their publishing strategy has reaped dividends.
Yet their inability to monetise their own ad platform has left the company underperforming.
However, a Yahoo!-Google partnership can only kill Yahoo’s long-term interests.
Today’s announcement of a Yahoo! - Google advertising relationship could signal the end of […]



June 12, 2008

The Dangers of Content Development

by Brian Turner

Last month I had to settle £8k over copyright infringement. This week my solicitors are taking against action against Google for defamation.
There are risks and liabilities with every content development model everyone needs to be aware of.
Types of content development
No matter what sort of site you publish, whether a forum, a portal, a blog, a […]