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This phrase struck fear into the minds and hearts of webmasters and SEO firms around the world for years. It was the time of the month when Google would perform a major index update.
It was the time of the month when coffee sales would skyrocket in delis closest to the web firm's offices. And thankfully it's a time long past.
But that doesn't mean that Google has stopped updating; Far from it, in fact. It just means that the updates are smaller and less noticeable.
And it's been that way for about a year and a half now - the smaller but more frequent updates noticed at Google. There haven't really been the major shakeups we were used to seeing - at least until now.
In a flurry of announcements out of Redmond this week, there was one that struck a cord with me, because it is very similar to a development I forecast in an article entitled 'All Roads Lead Online' about a year ago.
Since the early days of search engines, inbound links have been important tools used to gauge a site's importance. In fact Google is built on that premise and even has an algorithm - the PageRank algorithm - which is used to determine that link popularity. Yahoo! and MSN also use links to varying degrees to determine the popularity or importance of a website.
Granted in today's search engine marketing landscape links aren't as important or influential as they once were but don't let anyone fool you. Links still are an important aspect to any SEO campaign.
When you do link building it should be pretty clear that you must request links from highly important sites like DMOZ and Yahoo! Directory as well as other industry relevant directories.
But what next? After you've acquired 10 or 20 topical directory links what does the average site owner do next?
I decided to use this week's article to go on a bit of a rant.
This is because I'm frustrated with a couple of the big engines. Recently I started exploring some of the local search options available for my clients. I also want to develop a process so that other Enquiro clients can take advantage of our relationship with the engines.
So I proceeded to contact Google, Yahoo! and MSN local representatives to see what we can do with them.
There has been a lot of chatter lately about Web 2.0, as if the Internet is a versioned software application.
So what is Web 2.0? Simply put, Web 2.0 is a perceived transition of the web to web applications. Web 2.0 is the next generation of technology solutions where interactive content is the norm. There is no agreement on exactly what Web 2.0 means, depending on who you are speaking with, you may receive different explanations. At it's heart, Web 2.0 is about the maturity of the Web and businesses that are thriving online. While many refer to Web 2.0 as companies that employ powerful web technologies, the key components of the new web are said to include: the web as a platform, collaboration, and syndication.
It's difficult to get high rankings on search engines. It's a lot of work and it takes some time until people can find your site for search terms that are relevant to your business.
When people find your web site through search engines, you must keep them on your site and you must convince them. A new study that was recently published in the journal "Behaviour and Information Technology" shows how important it is to make a good first impression.
Last week, I talked about studies, done both by the PEW Internet group and Enquiro, that explored the differences between how men and women interact online. A number of differences had been observed in general with how both sexes use the internet, but I wrapped up by saying that while this was also true in search, the differences seem to be much more subtle.
First, let's explore one of the biggest variations in how men and women use the internet. Please understand I'm talking averages and generalities here. Yes, there are women and men who are exceptions to what I'm about to say. I'm aware of the fact, and endlessly grateful for it.
As you are probably already aware, the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) was another smash this year. The buzz word at the show was 'convergence'.
While I'm not terribly impressed with Google's offerings - PPV video downloads and the 'Google Pack' I am more interested in what keynote speaker Larry Page had to say.
You see, up until recently you couldn't see the whole speech. For some reason only bits and pieces were showing up on the web at various locations. So last Saturday I was able to se the announcements section of the speech, but that was all until yesterday.