Sebastian of Smart IT Consulting puts together a comprehensive set of resources for Google Sitemaps. He recently interviewed the Google Sitemaps team and it's available here. … [Read more...] about Google Sitemaps Team Interview
SEO Resources
Google Click to Call
Google publishes U.S. patent application 20060004627 The application covers a method of serving up ads based on the limitations of a mobile device, ad relevance, user preference, CPM and CPC price, and other performance factors. The scoring system determines which ads to serve. Depending on the score, it may even connect the user by calling an advertiser directly when web … [Read more...] about Google Click to Call
MSN Search Patents
While there are those who dismiss the value of ranking on MSN, I believe that ranking for your key terms on the top three search engines is important. It's still traffic at the end of the day so it shouldn't be ignored even if results can be manipulated easily. For insight into MSN search technology that could affect rankings, check out the list of 7 patents. … [Read more...] about MSN Search Patents
3 Out of 4 New Pings Are Spings
A new study at UMBC eBiquity Research Group proves that almost three of every four pings to blog servers are from spam blogs, or splogs. Those interested to see their findings on the pingosphere over time can check it out http://memeta.umbc.edu … [Read more...] about 3 Out of 4 New Pings Are Spings
Reading List on PageRank and Search Algorithms
Ho John Lee put together a nice list of resources on PageRank, link spam, and duplicate content. By no means complete, it offers good reading. … [Read more...] about Reading List on PageRank and Search Algorithms