Twitter has different quality signals to Google within its data. Could Twitter use this to build a better search engine? This article puts the case for Twitter and argues that Twitter might have the edge in creating a very different Index which Google could not easily replicate. Continue reading...

On Friday I was in Hannover, where SEMSEO asked me to talk about Search Technology Tools – and in particular of course, my favourite tool, Majestic Site Explorer. I didn’t talk much about my own SEO tools page, but did look at the problems involved when Searh technology has to work at real scale. Here are my slides. They might take a few seconds to load.

One of the most frequently asked questions from prosepctive clients is pretty much impossible to answer. “How many links do I need”? It’s true… I can’t tell you. But I do at least have a methodology for staring to give an answer to this question – with the help of our newest recruit, James Hare. Continue reading...

I will be speaking on the topic of “How to be a Link Magnet” at SES London this year. Click the badge for more information.