We work on the 17th floor of a building and we heard the 18th floor was working on some recarpeting I think. A lot of heavy work that we can hear from downstairs, some drilling and other things that either sound like some slamming in a wresting match or someone playing bowling upstairs. And then suddenly this happens at Megan’s desk: (more…)
Today I decided to visit some SEO blogs that I hadn’t really had the opportunity to read for a while. One of my forgotten favorites is the SEO by the Sea blog written by Bill Slawski. Bill wrote a great article on a new Yahoo patent that attempts to measure a page’s usability and use that measurement in the overall ranking of Web sites. Without trying to say I told you so (even though I did..lol 
, I did say in my first post of the year that, “I really think that 2008 is going to be the year that you see the study of Web site Usability move to the forefront of Search Engine Optimization.” And I believe that this is another important step that moves us in that direction.
If you read this patent, it really is all about determining whether or not the page is “cluttered” and how that might affect usability. Certainly the study of usability encompasses much more than just how cluttered a page is. But I believe more and more of these types of mathematical models that quantify known relationships between (more…)
Happy New Year! And what better way to start it than a San Diego Chargers victory over the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the playoffs last Sunday. As one of the 65,000 some odd fans that attended the game, I can tell you it was an amazing day for the community of San Diego and the energy in the stadium was incredible. Now if we can just beat the Colts again….
I really think that 2008 is going to be the year that you see the study of Web site Usability move to the forefront of Search Engine Optimization. If your not familiar with Usability, here is a really good definition that we like to use here at BusinessOnLine: (more…)
Ray "Catfish" Comstock is the Director of Search Engine Optimization at BusinessOnLine. He has more than 12 years' experience in the search marketing industry, specializing in organic search engine optimization and social media strategy. Ray has presented at numerous industry conferences, including Search Engine Strategies, Pubcon and the Online Marketing Summit. "Catfish" authors thought leadership papers and articles for industry publications including Search Engine Watch and the BusinessOnLine SEO Blog, which is syndicated through WebProNews.
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