Archive for August, 2010

Yahoo Crawl Errors

August 11, 2010

I wonder if these crawl errors are related to the upcoming Yahoo / Bing Search Alliance search results switch?

Yahoo Crawl Errors

Yahoo Crawl Errors

Have you seen any similar types of errors in Yahoo’s search results?

Communications: Past, Present and Future

August 10, 2010

Facebook is people’s past. Twitter is people’s present. Google is people’s future.

See Your Online Ads Here Next To Google Search Results?

August 9, 2010

Saw this ad for Google in my Gmail account – not in their search results.

See Your Online Ads Here Next To Google Search Results

See Your Online Ads Here Next To Google Search Results

Twitter Anywhere

August 8, 2010

What is Twitter Anywhere?

Twitter Anywhere

Twitter Anywhere

Twitter Who To Follow

August 7, 2010

I have been out of the office for a few day and noticed a new feature in Twitter – Who To Follow.

Twitter Who To Follow

Twitter Who To Follow

Clicking through on their suggested users link produces a list of Twitter accounts who share similar interests.

Users You May Be Interested In

Users You May Be Interested In

I haven’t followed any of the “User you may be interested in” and don’t whether I will yet or not.

Audio Post

August 6, 2010

Audio Post

August 5, 2010

TwitterSheep Twitter Follower Visualization Tool

August 4, 2010

Want to learn what your followers on Twitter are interested in?

Plug your name into TwitterSheep to get the picture – a picture of their tag cloud.

TwitterSheep

TwitterSheep

This is a word cloud generated from the bios of my followers on Twitter.

TwitterSheep Followers

TwitterSheep Followers

Based on the majority of their cloud tags, it appears my Tweets content attracts Twitter users with similar interests to mine.

A TwitterSheep cloud tag analysis of a Twitter account can illustrate whether or not a particular account stays on topic by the type of followers it attracts.

In my case and based on the size of the tags most common to the Twitter followers I attract, Marketing, Social, Media, News. Internet, Web and Online each confirm my Tweets are congruent with my business focus.

A Single Google Search Result

August 3, 2010

Not to often you see one of these in Google – a single search result.

A Single Google Search Result

A Single Google Search Result

Coincidentally, the single Google search result is from my blog.

I didn’t coin the term in question – Insurgatory – Stephen Colbert did.

I did however like the term so much – I bought it.

Hmmm… what could Insurgatory.com become?

Local Business Results In Google Maps

August 2, 2010

Google Maps still has some issues with providing relevant and correct results.

In this search for “pools” Google provides a listing for an “Ale House & Cafe”.

Local Business Results For Pools in Google Maps

Local Business Results For Pools in Google Maps