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Re the original article - I'm not seeing any evidence of wholesale take-up by normal users. It seems to be the techie crowd who have picked up Chrome.
I remember when Picassa was extensively marketed on the Google homepage, but even that failed to turn it into any kind of product giant.
People will ask "do I need chrome?" and I think most people will say "no, because I have IE."
Checking stats - it looks like the internet tech crowd are the main adopters at present, with little take up among general consumers. Say "new browser" to a non-techie and watch their eyes glaze and ask "what's a browser?".
"if you felt this way why didn't you desphinn this? "
Heh, the desphinn is a lucky dip - couldn't desphinn this thread, and had to copy paste multiple times to get the next desphinn to post which made it look kind of silly!
I really don't understand Suggarae's consternation:
1. It's not her website, it's somebody elses;
2. That somebody else has made an editorial decision about their own content;
3. Sites open to popular abuse are always targets for action from Google;
4. Rae's suggestion seems to be that Suggarae's profile has no value with nofollow on the links;
If Twitter made a business decision, it's a business decision.
Isn't the lesson really: "be cautious building value on a site you have limited control over" ?
Lesson here is to provide a SLA which details what work you will be doing. If you think any of your processes may change over the time period, then make allowances for that in your SLA.
A lot of this is simply about communication - ensure the client knows what you'll be doing from the start, so misunderstandings are less likely to arise.
One question - where's the homepage button, so I don't need to keep typing my homepage URL? :)
"One question - where's the homepage button, so I don't need to keep typing my homepage URL? :)"
Ah, it's in "Options > Basics". Where's the "embarrassed" smiley? :)
This is too surreal - it seems like we've been talking about the G Browser for years.
It makes sense on so many levels, though - as a gateway to a range of virtual services on top of the traditional net services Google has already developed. Plus help defend Google's ad revenue against intentional and accidental ad blockers.
Google Chrome book here:
http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/
A lot of us thought Google would have to go this route at some point, but rather than rush in, it looks like they've given it every serious thought.
If I worked for Google, I'd probably be pretty chuffed with it - Chrome is certainly offering a lot of potential that suggest Google's best technical assets, rather than ad hoc development.
Got to admit, looking forward to using it as well - looks like today will be a positive Google news day.
Interesting to see Chrome offer to import Firefox bookmarks, but didn't ask about IE (unless I overlooked something).
If this is the case, trying to grab market share from Firefox rather than IE could end up looking like factionalism - unless it keenly targets people most likely to run Firefox rather than IE for take up.
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"Interesting to see Chrome offer to import Firefox bookmarks, but didn't ask about IE"
My bad, it's importing from the default browser.
Story: UK SEO Personalities Line Up
Well, I've spoken at SES and SEO Class. Do I get a little coverage? :)
A couple more perhaps worth looking at:
Ammon Johns - a criminal ommission, possibly the most clued up UK SEO on marketing
Ray Field - on-page specialist at the UKBF forums
Nick Wilsdon - resident in Russia, but a Brit through and through
Phil Craven - ran WebWorkShop (not checked him out for a while)
Barry Lloyd - more search marketing than SEO, but still a giant
Andy Atkins Kruger - WebCertain, and big on multi-lingual
Mike Grehan - the legend himself
Rory DeNiro - affable leader of Bruce Clay Europe
Jason Duke - the likely lad hopefully landed on his feet again
Colin Bakewell - 4eyes: all the better to track traffic with.
The original list is mainly social types with a few corporate names thrown in - I've tried to add some of the old school who can teach more with a single fart than many newer to the industry could dream.
Hope that helps. :)
There's nothing like "dofollow" for attracting spam, hence why I switched it on - then had to switch it off again.
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I call it common sense, though some people call it "client retention strategy".
Others call it bad business practice, on the grounds that you should charge clients every time you fart.
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Fck me - MC Hammer, that brief hit novelty trouser wonder from the 90's? And his "word" carries credibility?
It's not quite at the same level as if Jimmy Page, is it?
Coming up next: Milli Vanilli on accessibility...
Yes, okay, I was having a bit of fun. But I still think Jimmy Page would carry more credibility. ;)
Yep, I remember that - I forgot my smileys in my first post on this thread, though. :)
"It is quite natural a header div is one of the most important on-page elements and thus it is in constant focus of SEOs’ attention"
Ann, I'm curious what you mean by this statement - because so far as I'm aware, the consensus view through testing is that it is the body content that Google is more likely to place value on, having long ago worked out how to strip out regular elements (it, universal template elements) out of their processing.
Or have I misunderstood something?
It's okay, Ann - I get what you're saying and the point of it - I think you've thrown a lot of people off by referencing the header div as one of the most important elements. Just a thought - it may have read better in context if there was more discussion of "architecture" rather than specific reference to specific CSS elements.
(Please don't shoot me - you're too nice to sound disagreeable with.) :)
It's an incredibly weak piece - it's just a very short list, with no basic attempt to even expand on why those sites are regarded as having worth.
It's okay, onreact, I'm not here teach people how to Sphinn. :)
I really don't have a problem with basic material on sphinn, if it is recognised as much. When I came to this thread, TannerC had negative votes for stating this, without even being that critical. I wanted to add my voice to the balance.
"My last 3 posts each got 500 to 750 visitors from Sphinn alone, not to mention all other sources. So people better read my lists to learn how it works. "
Congrats. I just got an email from a company telling me how I increased their sales by a half million dollars last month with minimal spend. That's part of my success metric, not pageviews from Sphinn.
News, useful opinion, unique insight - these can help drive a richer learning experience, for everybody, in my opinion.
I guess that's my agenda, and I guess that's what I try to support within Sphinn. I'm not going to force the issue, though. This is a community, I make my contribution where I can and try to make it general constructive. Ultimately, my business takes priority over my time.
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Sorry onreact - you were the one bragging and telling us how much we can learn from you. I was simply replying with context.
If you wish to turn mild criticism into grounds for a personal attack, that's your perogative.
In the meantime, peace out - in the grand scheme of things, none of this is worth an argument.
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