Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007
The Art Of SEO For Wikipedia & 16 Tips To Gain Respect
The Art Of SEO For Wikipedia & 16 Tips To Gain Respect: "Wikipedia's importance as an authority site is undisputed. It's at the point where it seems a bit ridiculous how often Wikipedia shows up in the first page of Google for just about every search imaginable. In many cases, these Wikipedia entries are extremely light on content. Oftentimes they are what are known as 'stubs,' just the very beginnings of an article.
Personally, I think Google is giving too much weight to Wikipedia. Take for instance a search on the word marketing in Google. The top spot has been awarded to the marketing entry on Wikipedia, yet it is not the most authoritative or comprehensive source of marketing-related information on the net by any stretch."
Please visit Search Engine Land to read the rest of this article.
Personally, I think Google is giving too much weight to Wikipedia. Take for instance a search on the word marketing in Google. The top spot has been awarded to the marketing entry on Wikipedia, yet it is not the most authoritative or comprehensive source of marketing-related information on the net by any stretch."
Please visit Search Engine Land to read the rest of this article.
Friday, April 27, 2007
What Is Google PageRank? A Guide For Searchers & Webmasters
Several times in the past few months, I've written about new Google features where PageRank was involved. Unfortunately, Google itself has very poor information about PageRank that I could use for those wanting to learn more about it. To solve that, here's a guide to PageRank, designed for searchers and site owners alike.
Please visit the excellent Search Engine Land to read Danny Sullivan's entire article on What is Google PageRank?.Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Webby Nominees
Webby Nominees: "Jet Propulsion Laboratory - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov"
Critical Mass has been nominated for a Webby award for the templates it designed for Nasa.
Critical Mass has been nominated for a Webby award for the templates it designed for Nasa.
Search Engine Strategies New York 2007 Profiles
Search Engine Strategies New York 2007 Profiles
All the companies and organizations that will be displaying their stuff at the Search Engines Strategies 2007 conference in New York City this week.
ryanj creative is currently at the conference and is looking to make new connections with companies exploring social networking and new forms of online advertising.
All the companies and organizations that will be displaying their stuff at the Search Engines Strategies 2007 conference in New York City this week.
ryanj creative is currently at the conference and is looking to make new connections with companies exploring social networking and new forms of online advertising.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Tickets now available for AEA Seattle 2007
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: "Limited seating is now available for An Event Apart Seattle 2007, June 21–22, at Bell Harbor International Conference Center on breathtaking Puget Sound. Spend two days with leading designers, developers, and accessibility experts including (in alphabetical order) …
* Tim Bray, father of XML, director of web technologies at Sun Microsystems, and Tim Berners-Lee W3C appointee;
* Andy Budd, user experience lead at Clearleft, co-founder of d.Construct, and author of CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions;
* Mike Davidson, founder and CEO of Newsvine, former art director and manager of media product development for ESPN and the Walt Disney Internet Group;
* Shawn Henry, director of education outreach for W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), research appointee at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and author of Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design;
* Shaun Inman, award-winning designer and developer, inventor of Inman Flash Replacement and the curiously successful stats package Mint;
* Jeffrey Veen, designer manager at Google, founding partner of Adaptive Path, and W3C invited expert on CSS before most of us knew the acronym;
* Khoi Vinh, design director at NYTimes.com, author of Subtraction.com, and former partner at Behavior LLC;"
* Tim Bray, father of XML, director of web technologies at Sun Microsystems, and Tim Berners-Lee W3C appointee;
* Andy Budd, user experience lead at Clearleft, co-founder of d.Construct, and author of CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions;
* Mike Davidson, founder and CEO of Newsvine, former art director and manager of media product development for ESPN and the Walt Disney Internet Group;
* Shawn Henry, director of education outreach for W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), research appointee at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and author of Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design;
* Shaun Inman, award-winning designer and developer, inventor of Inman Flash Replacement and the curiously successful stats package Mint;
* Jeffrey Veen, designer manager at Google, founding partner of Adaptive Path, and W3C invited expert on CSS before most of us knew the acronym;
* Khoi Vinh, design director at NYTimes.com, author of Subtraction.com, and former partner at Behavior LLC;"
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
SMX: The Search Marketing Expo Conference Series
SMX: The Search Marketing Expo Conference Series: "SMX -- Search Marketing Expo -- is the new search engine marketing conference from Third Door Media, the company behind the Search Engine Land news site and the Search Marketing Now webcast series.
SMX is programmed by the sharpest minds in search marketing. Together, Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan and executive editor Chris Sherman have covered the topics, interviewed the luminaries and educated generations of search marketers for years."
SMX is programmed by the sharpest minds in search marketing. Together, Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan and executive editor Chris Sherman have covered the topics, interviewed the luminaries and educated generations of search marketers for years."
dotMobi Mobile Web Developers Guide | Blue Flavor
dotMobi Mobile Web Developers Guide | Blue Flavor: "On the heels of my SXSW presentation on the Mobile Web, I’m proud to announce that the dotMobi Mobile Web Developers Guide (PDF) that I wrote has finally debuted. The guide is free to all and is available to download as a PDF (a web version of the guide will be available soon)."
Business of Web Development - Web Development Wiki
Business of Web Development - Web Development Wiki: "Web development is a broad term that incorporates all areas of developing a web site for the World Wide Web. This can include e-commerce business development, web design, web content development, client-side/server-side coding, and web server configuration. However, among web professionals, 'web development' usually refers only to the non-design aspects of building Web sites, e.g. writing markup and coding. Web development can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, or social network services."
Getting Real: What is Getting Real? (by 37signals)
Getting Real: What is Getting Real? (by 37signals): "# Getting Real is about skipping all the stuff that represents real (charts, graphs, boxes, arrows, schematics, wireframes, etc.) and actually building the real thing.
# Getting real is less. Less mass, less software, less features, less paperwork, less of everything that's not essential (and most of what you think is essential actually isn't).
# Getting Real is staying small and being agile.
# Getting Real starts with the interface, the real screens that people are going to use. It begins with what the customer actually experiences and builds backwards from there. This lets you get the interface right before you get the software wrong.
# Getting Real is about iterations and lowering the cost of change. Getting Real is all about launching, tweaking, and constantly improving which makes it a perfect approach for web-based software.
# Getting Real delivers just what customers need and eliminates anything they don't."
# Getting real is less. Less mass, less software, less features, less paperwork, less of everything that's not essential (and most of what you think is essential actually isn't).
# Getting Real is staying small and being agile.
# Getting Real starts with the interface, the real screens that people are going to use. It begins with what the customer actually experiences and builds backwards from there. This lets you get the interface right before you get the software wrong.
# Getting Real is about iterations and lowering the cost of change. Getting Real is all about launching, tweaking, and constantly improving which makes it a perfect approach for web-based software.
# Getting Real delivers just what customers need and eliminates anything they don't."
A List Apart: Articles: Better Invoices for Better Business
A List Apart: Articles: Better Invoices for Better Business: "Invoices are a critical component of every business. They serve as a bill of services, closure for projects, a legal paper trail, and an opportunity to strengthen the rapport between you and your customer.
Invoices that obfuscate information, incorrectly state terms or arrive incomplete can be a massive headache for all parties. These mistakes will only delay the payment process, so it is critical you produce invoices that clearly deliver information your client (or their accounts payable department) will need. Strategic timing and attractive presentation are also important, as they can help “soften the blow” by making your invoice seem less like a stale demand for money and more like a friendly letter."
Invoices that obfuscate information, incorrectly state terms or arrive incomplete can be a massive headache for all parties. These mistakes will only delay the payment process, so it is critical you produce invoices that clearly deliver information your client (or their accounts payable department) will need. Strategic timing and attractive presentation are also important, as they can help “soften the blow” by making your invoice seem less like a stale demand for money and more like a friendly letter."
A Few Tips On Estimating Web Projects : D. Keith Robinson's Asterisk
A Few Tips On Estimating Web Projects : D. Keith Robinson's Asterisk: "f there is one thing I’ve had to struggle with at my new job it’s account management. To be quite frank, I don’t like it and I don’t think I’m very good at it. But I’m learning, as making mistakes is a great way to learn, and some of what I’ve learned my be of use to y’all.
Today I want to talk about how to estimate projects and ensure that your estimates work for you as well as your clients. I’ve found this can be really tricky and if not done correctly can cause real headaches down the road. A proper scope assessment is key to the success and smooth going of any Web project and the project estimate is a big part of a good scope assessment.
As well, how that estimate is handled and used throughout the process can have a great effect on the bottom-line of the project."
Today I want to talk about how to estimate projects and ensure that your estimates work for you as well as your clients. I’ve found this can be really tricky and if not done correctly can cause real headaches down the road. A proper scope assessment is key to the success and smooth going of any Web project and the project estimate is a big part of a good scope assessment.
As well, how that estimate is handled and used throughout the process can have a great effect on the bottom-line of the project."
Design Patterns - Web Development Wiki
Design Patterns - Web Development Wiki: "Often referred to as the GoF, or Gang-Of-Four (because of the four authors who wrote it), Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (ISBN 0-201-63361-2) is a software engineering book describing recurring solutions to common problems in software design. The book's authors are Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides. The book is divided into two parts, with the first two chapters exploring the capabilities and pitfalls of object-oriented programming, and the remaining chapters describing a series of classic software design patterns. The book includes examples in C and Smalltalk."
37signals: An Introduction to Using Patterns in Web Design
37signals: An Introduction to Using Patterns in Web Design: "The biggest challenge for web designers is the unthinkably huge number of possible ways to solve any given problem. We usually don't think of this because we have our habits and traditions to fall back on, but there are literally billions of possible pixel combinations for each page we make.
There is a better way to manage this vast complexity than by making big decisions up front and hoping for the best. To make better sites — sites that are functional, beautiful, and 'usable' — we have to break our design problems up into small independent chunks based on the real issues within our requirements. Christopher Alexander, who came up with this stuff, calls these chunks patterns."
There is a better way to manage this vast complexity than by making big decisions up front and hoping for the best. To make better sites — sites that are functional, beautiful, and 'usable' — we have to break our design problems up into small independent chunks based on the real issues within our requirements. Christopher Alexander, who came up with this stuff, calls these chunks patterns."
Firefox extensions I couldn't live without - CSS Insider
Firefox extensions I couldn't live without - CSS Insider: "After linking to that highly entertaining but somewhat inflammatorily named 'Valentine's Day Massacre' post, I figured maybe I should put up something with a more, um, positive spin. Surely everyone is not completely jaded about Valentine's Day.
So, I would like to publicly profess my love for several Firefox extensions. They make my life as a web developer so much happier and easier, that I wonder how I ever trudged through web-developer-life without them."
So, I would like to publicly profess my love for several Firefox extensions. They make my life as a web developer so much happier and easier, that I wonder how I ever trudged through web-developer-life without them."
Now open for business in Canada, eh!
adCenter Blog: Microsoft adCenter - Now open for business in Canada, eh!
Microsoft adCenter - Now open for business in Canada, eh!
Despite the cold Canadian winter, our Canadian adCenter team has a lot to celebrate. Today marks the official launch of adCenter in Canada. Now, 100% of all traffic is being served by adCenter.
We are very excited to build on the successes seen in the U.S., U.K., France, and Singapore
To anyone who previously advertised to Canadians on Live Search through Yahoo! Search Marketing, we encourage you to continue reaching this high quality traffic by utilizing adCenter Canada. To take advantage of adCenter Canada:
- Visit www.adcentercanada.ca to sign up. All you need is a credit card and your campaign information to get started. There’s a Can $5 sign-up fee to register.
- If you are already using adCenter, you can access this new market by creating new ad groups using either the Canada English or Canada French region and language.
- Contact your adCenter representative.
We know that as Canada heats up (literally), we’ll see new “faces” in the adCenter community. Let us know how we are doing – starting now.
Take all the great ROI you are already seeing with adCenter and come to Canada.
The adCenter Canada team
Analytics - Web Development Wiki
Analytics - Web Development Wiki: "Web analytics is the measurement of the behaviour of visitors to a website or web application. In a commercial context, it especially refers to the measurement of which aspects of the website work towards the business objectives; for example, which landing pages encourage people to make a purchase. Many different vendors provide web analytics software and services.
ryanj creative uses Google Analytics to provide analytics data for clients."
ryanj creative uses Google Analytics to provide analytics data for clients."
Outsource Management - Web Development Wiki
Outsource Management - Web Development Wiki: "'Outsourcing' involves transferring or sharing management control and/or decision-making of a business function to an outside supplier, which involves a degree of two-way information exchange, coordination and trust between the outsourcer and its client. Such a relationship between economic entities is qualitatively different from traditional relationships between buyer and seller of services in that the involved economic entities in an 'outsourcing' relationship dynamically integrate and share management control of the labor process rather than enter in contracting relationships where both entities remain separate in the coordination of the production of goods and services. Business segments typically outsourced include information technology, human resources, facilities and real estate management, and accounting. Many companies also outsource customer support and call center functions, manufacturing and engineering. Consequently, a debate has ensued concerning the benefits and costs of the practice as well as how to categorize it as a phenomenon."
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