Category Archives: Opinion
When is Too Much, Too Much
An interesting article appeared in The Telegraph newspaper, a few days ago, about why having too much choice can leave us bewildered and depressed. The article relates to research carried out at Stanford University and can be used broadly across … Continue reading
Fighting Copy Theft With Tynt Tracer
Quite a few weeks ago I noticed the Daily Mail run a cheeky little script on its web copy that when you copied and pasted an excerpt from one of its articles you also included a link back to the … Continue reading
When Marketers Get It So Very, Very, Wrong
They say in life that timing is everything, with this in mind and the looming anniversary of 9/11 this Friday, you can understand why I balked when I saw the below ad. I have thought long and hard about publishing … Continue reading
Taking A Bath With Your Socks On
Today, this morning especially, I was really irritable when checking some Google local serps I became as grumpy as sin, and for anyone who knows me or has worked with me, I have an over-active grumpy gene which flares up … Continue reading
Google UK Serps COM On Down
I really like Google, I really do, but sometimes it throws out a curve ball, that catches everyone trying to understand how this goliath search engine works off balance. The most recent was the invasion of american .com sites into … Continue reading
Understanding The Google Toolbar Grey Pages
Having read one of Shaun’s latest blog posts on “Some Google Toolbar Grey Pages Do Not Pass Anchor Text Value Or PR?” from Hobo Web I decided to put a few of the methods spoken about, to use with my … Continue reading
Follow Me Don’t Copy Me
I like to think I add something refreshing to my own social media accounts, for one I don’t just sell myself or NorthSouthMedia permanently on any of the social media platforms I’m involved with. In an unrelated discussion with a … Continue reading
Data Quality Tab Now Available in Google Base UK
For those of you who manage and run feeds through Google Base then you will have noticed that Google has been busy adding additional functionality to the admin control panel. The new tab called, Data Quality, allows you to oversee … Continue reading
The Power of Blogging
Today, I’m gonna stand-up and speak about that ol’ friend we call the blog post – remember, when the majority of us used to blog constantly – until micro-blogging platforms such as Twitter and Plurk came along. I know there … Continue reading
Mobile SEO – Its Like Your Website with Skates On
The other night there, when I was being Dad’s taxi picking up my eldest, on the road home I thought I’d try some conversation to help cut into the journey, however no matter how I tried to converse, it fell … Continue reading
