There is an easy way to game Twitter. You too can have thousands of followers... But you'll need to start by following people you don't know. The moral turns out to be... don't follow people you don't trust. Continue reading...

Another Yahoo Service bites the dust. Turns out I was using this one as well. Yahoo briefcase helped store files in the cloud. Now... why would they close it down just as everyone catches on? Continue reading...

What do you think of the new site look and feel? Continue reading...

I have been to many conferences on search over the years. If you are - or want to be - on the speaker circuit, here's my pick of the best. Continue reading...

Here are the results of a controlled test to see if links in Google Profiles affect SERPS. It would be interesting if other people can duplicate the test to verify my findings. Continue reading...

Amusingly, Yahoo seem to have gotten into the SERPS for the phrase "Google Profiles", due to Google's sometimes arrogant efforts to predict what we, the uers, might be thinking. Continue reading...

If you really have good content, maybe others will want your content in their websites? Here is a way to give that functionality to them in a way that also give you an anchor text link to you at the same time. Continue reading...

I came up with an interesting finding or two today, whilst testing whether having a link on a Google Profile passes PageRank. The test itself is explained - as well as the unusual findings that thwarte a few theories about how Google works. Continue reading...

I was very impressed with the way in which 99designs gve me over 50 different "look and feel" designs for my blog. If you want a decent designer, here are many! Continue reading...