Will Microsoft Return And Finish The Deal?

Not surprisingly there is quite a bit of talk now about what Steve Ballmer’s next move is going to be and more precisely will he now come back to the table and complete the Yahoo takeover. I would say….no. Silicon Alley insider states here what they feel on the matter and I totally agree. In […]

Building a Better Spam Detector

Posted by Nick GernerA couple of weeks ago the AIRWeb held its 2008 conference. After seeing Dr. Garcia’s post on the conference I was going read the papers and provide a high-level overview of some of the papers.  However, after I saw that they were holding a web spam competition, my interests headed in […]

Rewriting the Beginner’s Guide Part VI: How Usability, User Experience and Content Affect Search Engine Rankings

Posted by randfishI’m currently working on re-authoring and re-building the Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization, section by section. You can read more about this project here.
How & Why "Great" Sites Rise to the Top of the Search Results
The search engines are in a constant quest to better their results by providing the "best" possible […]

Florida Court’s Order on Negative Keywords Will Not Break the Internet

Posted by Sarah Bird, EsquireMay It Please the Mozzers,
Last week, there was minor uproar over a Florida District Court’s Order involving negative keywords. Understandably, many SEO/Ms were anxious that the Court screwed something up that would prevent companies from bidding on their competitors’ trademarks for keyword advertising.
Ars Technica ran the headline "’Negative Keyword’ […]