Quite a good read, and some useful learnings from Coke's content experience: Embedded Link Coca-Cola’s storytelling: three lessons on content marketing and creativity Last year, Coca-Cola launched the Journey website as its own media outlet, using an editorial, image-heavy format. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ […]

OK, so my stream layout is clearly set as a single column, but I've got 3 columns showing… Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

Some amazing display systems in Kuala Lumpur. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

Yeah, good luck with that… Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

I think this will be well worth attending if you can. Reshared post from +Maile Ohye +Pierre Far +Zineb Ait Bahajji +Kazushi Nagayama and I are hosting a hangout focused on improving mobile websites. We'll start with a 30-40 minute presentation, then Q&A. Please ask or up-vote mobile website questions here:https://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=2108fc&t=2108fc.40Hope to see you there! Google+: View post […]

[House of cards session 2] returns this beauty: www.houseofcardsseason2.com/ Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

As well as Namerific.com and BrandBucket.com, I've just stumbled onto LogoTurn.com which appears to be a marketplace for designers to sell logos, but many are also including the domain as a package. Embedded Link Logoturn – Premium Stock Logo Design and Domain Names – Logos for sale Great logos, for sale. Logoturn is a premium […]

 That's actually a real PITA, and really unhelpful as a searcher trying to figure out if I'm looking at something relevant or not. Google’s new SERP has removed the result count.  That’s actually a real PITA, and really unhelpful as a searcher trying to figure out if I’m looking at something relevant or not. Google+: […]

And I think the only beneficiary from this new format will be Google. I got caught by this new ad-card format on my tablet.  I never click paid links/ads if I can avoid them.  But the new card format in SERPs for tablets no longer uses a different background colour, and the pill that says […]

Interesting that JohnMu's most recent hangout had more questions about domains than anything else. When they launched Penguin I said that domains were going to be a major problem, and over time as more penalised domains get recycled there's going to be more and more problems for innocent webmasters. Sadly John's suggestion that webmasters should […]

Worth a try methinks Reshared post from +Archie Watt Useful program for people like me who spend too much in front of a computer – it gradually adapts screen colours & brightness throughout the day to match ambient lighting, making it a bit easier on the eyes. Embedded Link f.lux Software to warm up your […]

If they do this well I think this could open up International SEO to a lot of smaller sites that could not afford it previously: Embedded Link ICanLocalize Documentation | Info for Clients Subscribe to RSS · Home · Keyword Localization Service · Info for Clients · Importance of Keyword Localization for Websites · Importance […]

Definitely in the user's best interest… Embedded Link Google breaks 2005 promise never to show banner ads on search results As price per web adverts falls, Google has begun to offer some advertisers more visibility for ads – going back on 2005 promise that it would ‘never’ show banner ads with search results Google+: View […]

Are your visitors logged into Google?  Check for "sig2" parameter on the referrer string. Useful if you want to customize messages/offers based on user account/email types. Embedded Link Parsing the Google referral string in a post (not provided) world – Q for Query As of September 2013 Google prevented site owners from seeing all organic […]

Which users did Google automatically opt-out of forthcoming Endorsements, and why? Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/changes/ As if the staying safe on mobile and protecting your password items constitute changes to TOS… but they can't have users thinking this is only about generating income from your profile picture and click activity, now could they? How morally bankrupt can Google become? https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/changes/ As if the staying safe on mobile and protecting […]

We can only live in hope… Reshared post from +Andy Wigglesworth Interesting novel? Interesting novel? Google+: Reshared 1 times Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

Sunset strikes again at Nai Harn. Sunset strikes again at Nai Harn. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

As Google keeps pushing back against content owners, you have to think (hope?) that more and more publishers are getting closer to saying "enough is enough". By removing all referral data from all but paid search it's clear that Google cares nothing about content owners. At the same time Google spouts crap about doing this […]

If you are into high performance responsive web design this lazy load script is really good: Embedded Link bLazy | Hvem glor – din bror Options– key [type] (default value). container [string](window), If you want to lazy load images inside a scrolling container change the default value to the selector of the container. loadedClass [string](‘b-loaded’), […]

#Phuket Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

So for a long time Google told us that the link data in GWT was sufficient for clean-up of penalties.  Now they state: "[...] for some sites, you didn't get as complete of a picture of the site's backlinks because the link data skewed toward the beginning of the alphabet." Embedded Link Official Google Webmaster […]

 Personally I feel Google have been less than honest from the outset in their public pronouncements about this tool. CC +Jim Munro might be interesting for your hangout. Embedded Link The Sad State of My Search Traffic After Disavowing 35,000 Links On April 3, 2013 I disavowed every link to this website I could find through […]

So what does this mean about online trust?  Where governments go, you can be sure criminals will follow.  Next we'll be hearing all about backdoors built into the microchips that power computers… Embedded Link NSA and GCHQ unlock privacy and security on the internet • NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking […]

It's very odd that Google still ranks startpagina.nl so well for many commercial searches in google.nl.  You would think that users would prefer an end destination over a start page full of text links, but it seems that users in NL "must be different"… Any NL users have any opinions on Startpagina.nl, and does it appear […]

Searching for [ultrabook discrete graphics] returns countless old pages with new dates spammed. Really horrible experience. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

Dear Mr Hearne, As you may have noticed, Gmail is now dividing emails into separate inboxes – Primary, Social and Promotions. To avoid Emirates emails hiding in the Promotions inbox, please adjust your settings by following these simple steps: 1. Click on the Promotions inbox tab.2. Drag an email from Emirates into the Primary inbox tab.3. […]

Is anyone else seeing these really poor 5-result SERPs from Google?  They always have "Results for similar searches" shown after 4 results, and ALWAYS have really crap results in the 4 shown on page 1. e.g. https://www.google.com/search?q=soldering+iron+phuket I honestly cant remember when I had to go to page 2 results on Google so much… Google+: […]

“proflinkPrefix”>+Jim Boykin is a tad stressed by Google.  Cant really blame him either. Reshared post from +Kieran Flanagan More on the disavow tool with +John Mueller and Internetmarketing ninjas http://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/blog/google/john-mueller-disavow-links/ Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

As close to an admission  that Google's SERPs are crap-tastically filled with brands and people cant find what they're really looking for anymore: https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/372801217727979520 Embedded Link Twitter / mattcutts: If there’s a small website … Instantly connect to what’s most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news. Google+: View post […]

Simple and elegant. Embedded Link The Call Now Button The Call Now Button is a simple addition to your website that enables your mobile visitors to quickly call you. Through a small call icon that appears at the bottom of your website you can directly utilize the fact that they’re using a phone. Advanced settings […]

1 year old son watching nursery rhymes playlist (Twinkle twinkle little star – Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs – LearnEnglish Kids British Council – super playlist if you have small kids BTW) on full screen and then they decide to show him a lovely trailer for a horror movie called "Incideous" between songs.  I mean […]

This "widget link" rubbish makes Google look very foolish. Nothing is ever black, and nothing is ever white. Everything has a unique shade of grey.  Reshared post from +David Naylor Embedded Link » Matt Cutts on Widget Links Matt Cutts recently posted a new video about NO-Following Widget and Infographics links, this isn’t his first […]

Should Tripadvisor put nofollow into all their widgets?  How about FlightStats.com? If a business offers data to third parties and requires a link back for attribution of their data must they use nofollow? Google+: Reshared 1 times Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

Who said PageRank was dead? Seems no one bothered to tell all the domainers over on DigitalPoint: Embedded Link Digital Point Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

Some interesting movements on price parity in the OTA industry: Embedded Link Expedia and Booking.com pledge to allow rival discounting as hotel rate parity probe widens Two of the largest online travel brands on the planet – Booking.com and Expedia – have agreed to new guidelines which will give other web-based agencies the chance to […]

The Thais are very creative. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

And here was silly old me thinking that Google would be able to handle spam links like this: <div class='nanorep_loadingData' id='nanoRepProxyContainer' style='position:absolute;top:-500px;left:0px;'><span>Loading nanoRep <a href='http://www.nanorep.com/Blog' style='color:#000;'>Excellent Customer Experience</a></span></div> <div class="nanorep_loadingData" id="nanoRepProxyContainer" style="position:absolute;top:-500px;left:0px;"><span>Loading nanoRep <a href="http://www.nanorep.com/Widgets" style="color:#000;">Self-Service Support Help Desk</a></span></div> These guys have come from nowhere to rank for some ultra competitive B2B keywords, all simply […]

http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/07/21/silk-road/ Embedded Link Riding the New Silk Road An interactive media feature showing Hewlett-Packard’s new shipping corridor along the route of the ancient Silk Road. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

Just goes to show it's not about great content, it's all about the whims of an algorithm. Reshared post from +Jim Munro Are search quality reviewers picking the wrong winner? You might know that we began to address the daniweb issue on DSQ a little while ago but if not, you can catch up here: http://dumbseoquestions.com/q/google_webmaster_forum_daniweb_thread […]