Aaron Greenspan of Think Computer Corporation has generated quite a stir in the Google Adsense world over the last few months. Everyone knows of or at least has heard of the various Adsense accounts that are sporadically banned on a seemingly hourly basis. Most of those are well founded and the people being [...]
Entries Tagged as 'webmaster'
On Suing Google
June 9th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Web Development
Tags: Google·small business·webmaster
Defining Success On The Web
March 27th, 2009 · 20 Comments · Web Development
Success is one of those incredibly vague terms. Ask 100 people and you’ll get 100 different answers. Consider the value that people place on being rich vs being famous. Some people would consider rich people successful, famous or not. Others would consider famous peopl successful, rich or not. Still others [...]
What A Successful Cuil Would Mean For SEO
August 5th, 2008 · 28 Comments · Web Development
After reflecting upon just what a search engine like Cuil would mean for someone in an SEO role or otherwise involved in search. I’ve had a few thoughts run through my mind, some of which are worth discussion.
First of all, being ranked #1 would mean something completely different. If you actually look at [...]
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Why Cuil Might Be Different
July 29th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Web Development
Well here’s something interesting. Unless you’re on vacation or otherwise out of touch, you’ll have heard of Cuil by now. Cuil is the new “hot” search engine on the block. If you’ve spent any time at all in search circles, you’ll know very well that every six months there’s a new engine [...]
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Non-Automated Spam On The Rise
July 8th, 2008 · 29 Comments · Web Development
It’s a little sad to see because I’m a big supporter of the do-follow movement. Unfortunately the temptation to spam seems to be too appealing/profitable to ignore for many. Akismet is continuing to do a standup job of filtering spam, but it simply can’t keep up with people employed to spam.
At this point [...]
Building Your Own Web Spider / Robot / Crawler
November 18th, 2006 · Comments Off · Web Development
IBM has posted a great primer article on building your own web spider. It’s a great place to start for anyone interested in building their own spider. Why would you build your own spider? Well if you’re responsible for even a medium sized website like the Dalhousie Computer Science website, a spider [...]
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