Archive for February 2nd, 2010

Google AdWords Users Paralyzed - Afraid to Do Anything

"We are not adding ads. We are not taking advantage of the new stuff google is offering. We just delete ads as they drop in QS.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

How Much Does The Advent Of Modern Social Media Hurt Search?

"Instead of having a need for information and going to a Search Engine to find a website that provides that information (and maybe browsing the website while there), could it be that more and more people rely on their social networks to point them to web resources?"

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

How to: “Ask an expert” UGC model for site

"I wanted a user generated content model for one of my sites. Basically a "ask an expert" where visitors ask questions which are then answered by other visitors. Not only does this generate UGC, but it also does some really *nice* ugc - titles of posts like 'how do I...' which are great search bait." (-subscription required)

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

First build of Opera 10.5 Alpha is Awesome!

The need for speed, "There's a ton of new awesome in this build."

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

In Google We Trust - 60% Govt now Using Google Docs

"Does this mean that we've now handed the majority of our state governments' operational data to a single privately-controlled company which has well-publicized partnerships with other governments such as China?"

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010