You have always (well for as long as I can remember) been able to select the number of search results shown by Google. The default is 10. Then they add in various other things like news, video, images, local results, etc. Those additions are generally known as universal search. Then you might have results included from your social circle – I have quite a large social … [Read more...]
Technorati Changes From An Expert Perspective
I am always in 2 minds to write anything about Technorati but ultimately the changes to the site today are extremely significant, and I had to balance that against my ability to offer suitable commentary. This post covers the more technical changes to Technorati – I have also now posted about the changes to Technorati from a users perspective Since I started … [Read more...]
Disqus – Why 95% Of Bloggers Should Switch
When Disqus first launched, I was a little critical because I like to maintain control of comments, give commenters the benefit of Dofollow links, and ultimately retain control of their user generated content. I now feel that 95% of bloggers should switch to using Disqus, though I have some reservations. These are some of the reasons why: Matt Cutts today confirmed … [Read more...]
Techmeme PageRank Penalty?
I just happened to glance down at my Search status toolbar in the status window of Firefox, and noticed that Techmeme’s Google Toolbar PageRank had been reduced to PR-4: Techmeme Sell Links Techmeme has very clear advertising with sponsored posts: The links they use are … [Read more...]
Google Pagerank Directory Clanger
I know a segment of my readers are sick to death with anything to do with Google PageRank updates, and I haven't even bothered mentioning the most recent update up until now. There wasn't really anything newsworthy in it. I just spotted a story on Sphinn that will likely get deleted because it is all in Russian - the Google Directory has apparently been updated from DMOZ … [Read more...]