- SEO Egghead summarizes (”21 Great SEO tips from Google“) the latest statements from Google on the good, bad and ugly of site optimization and how the Google ranking algorithym is changing. A must read for beginners and contains such gems as :
- “Google is against selling/buying links, and Matt indicates they are good at spotting them — both algorithmically and manually.”
- Windows “Live Search” launches. Remarkably similar to Google: crisp interface, similar functionality and is personalizable and can be integrated to the suite of MSN products and services: IM, Local, News etc. Will be interesting to see how pay-per-click ad costs compare and how fast it will gain traction in the search market. Let the battle commence.
- Yahoo adds new functionality to its Site Explorer service. Find out about your site: pages indexed, number of links etc and other factors that influence the ranking of your site.
- slightly off topic…somebody went to the trouble of compiling a page of hot Web 2 companies. Some are really interesting, some are faddish and most won’t be around in 5 years. If you don’t know Web 2 this is a good primer.
…more soon
