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    Getting back into the (right) deliverables business

    by Rian van der Merwe
    May 13, 2014
    This is a written version of a talk I gave at Industry Web Conference on April 23rd, 2014. It’s a great conference and you should definitely attend next year.

    This is a photo of what many believe is the first wireframe ever created. It’s attributed to Paolo di Dono (aka Paolo Uccello), dating somewhere in the mid 1400s (source):



    Back then, wireframes were used to accomplish very specific goals to help with the design of everyday objects (source): To view the model from any desired...

    Google: Nothing To See Here, No Update Going On...

    rustybrick
    by rustybrick
    May 13, 2014
    Despite all the signals, chatter and reporting showing that Google's search results appear to be updating as if there was an algorithmic change at Google, Google has told me that there is nothing going on.
    Google said that they are not working on anything and there is nothing going on around this...

    What could the webspam team have done better?

    May 12, 2014
    Was there a key moment in your spam fighting career where you made a mistake that you regret, related to spam? Barry Schwartz, New York Have a...

    Google's Update From Last Week Reversing Itself?

    rustybrick
    by rustybrick
    May 12, 2014
    On Friday I reported about a lot of chatter and signals of a possible update from Google coming down the pipe.

    Well, as of this morning, it seems some are saying their rankings are back to where they were...

    Bing: Unnatural Links = Advanced Knowledge Of Links

    rustybrick
    by rustybrick
    May 12, 2014
    On Friday, Duane Forrester from Bing posted his 10 SEO Myths and honestly, most of it was basic stuff, so much so that I missed a wowzer in there that Mat McGee caught and told me to cover at Search Engine Land, which I did immediately...

    Google Preparing Large Update? Shifts On May 2nd & 7th

    rustybrick
    by rustybrick
    May 9, 2014
    I mentioned there was some chatter about a Google update on May 2nd but now we are seeing even more chatter and signs of flux in the Google search results on May 7th...

    Bing Algorithm Update On May 5th?

    rustybrick
    by rustybrick
    May 9, 2014
    It is rare for SEOs and Webmasters to bring up changes to the Bing search results and as you know, Bing powers Yahoo's organic search results also.

    But one webmaster, who actually sent me real data via email off the record...

    10 Tactics to Improve Blog Readership - Whiteboard Friday

    May 8, 2014
    If you're looking to increase traffic to your blog, there are many tactics that can significantly boost your progress. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand lays a roadmap for the journey, offering 10 of the best tactics for you to keep in mind along the way.

    For reference, here's a still of this week's whiteboard!

    Video transcription

    Howdy, Moz fans and welcome to another...

    Software as collective language

    by Rian van der Merwe
    May 8, 2014
    Paul Ford’s The Great Works of Software is definitely going on my “Best of 2014″ list:

    The greatest works of software are not just code or programs, but social, expressive, human languages. They give us a shared set of norms and tools for expressing our ideas about words, or images, or software development. Great software gives us tremendous freedom, as long as we work within its boundaries.

    Seriously, read the whole thing…

    Two Top SEM Firms Featured As Offering Poor SEM Results By WSJ

    rustybrick
    by rustybrick
    May 8, 2014
    It is not every day you see SEM companies featured in Wall Street Journal articles but a few weeks ago, they ran a story named Small Businesses Search in Vain for Web-Ad Help.
    It isn't good.
    It calls out two very large SEM companies ...