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Judging by a patent application filed by Google for ranking blog search, one of the three things a blog should have is…
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Judging by a patent application filed by Google for ranking blog search, one of the three things a blog should have is…
Gerald Baron, Founder and CEO, PIER System/AudienceCentral; Author, "Now Is Too Late: Survival in an Era of Instant News" made some pithy comments about the 'news as entertainment' trend and its effect on PR in today's Daily Dog.
Most bloggers or site owners pay a lot of attention to their web analytics and stats. The big three numbers for most of us are unique visitors, referring URLs and referring keywords. Of course, there are other metrics you can look at, but most site owners tend to hone in on those three. Of all the other numbers available, I think perhaps the least often…
Google has filed a patent application for ranking blogs using measures of quality, and Bill Slawski at SEO by the Sea has an excellent summary of the key factors. The quality factors fall into both positive and negative categories:
The top Google searches from the past week carry a sobering dichotomy of elation and sorrow as information seekers sought to join in the celebration of March Madness as well as take part in mourning the suicides of actor/comedian Richard Jeni and former Boston frontman Brad Delp.
Skyhook Wireless is powering a location-based plugin for users of AOL's AIM service. The Wi-Fi based AIM Location plugin lets users set and share their location with other users who have the plugin.