Amazon and Google: Lots has been going on in recent days. So, just in case you missed all the fun: Amazon has officially won the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval to test delivery drones in the United States, it emerged earlier this week. CEO Jeff Bezos has been talking drones for a couple of years… Read More
Free Google Tools? Yeah, Right…
On the back of my latest post, which argued against the effectiveness of keywords, I thought I’d also analyse why keywords may be more important than you may imagine! Take Google Keyword Planner, for instance…is it going to get more expensive over time? I think so. Over the years Google has developed Google Keyword… Read More
Is There Any Hidden Value In Google Searches?
Keywords are important — everybody knows that. But just how important are they, really, for SEO folks like us? Well, they are so important that Google introduced encrypted search in 2011, just to render life more difficult for all of us. Google has embraced a semantic approach to content in recent years, and even more… Read More
I Can’t Get No… Indexation!
One of the most common mistakes made by digital agencies is the planning of complex digital strategies based on recommendations that don’t take into account a very basic matter: any website must be visible both to search engines and users in first place. Priorities…. Identify whether robots are properly set up.… Read More
Twitter & Big Data Management: Trend, Whim Or Necessity?
Twitter is making big changes in the way big data is managed — and that’s not unusual. Twitter has been looking for solutions in that field for about a decade now. Last Friday night, it took another step to build its Big Data business, signing a deal that will allow it to… Read More
Why You Should Not Trust Your SEO Advisor
It simply amazes me how many case studies are crafted on the back of totally unreliable data. Digital Expert: “The performance of your website has increased by 200% since our meeting last week. Great News!” Client: “Is that right?! We haven’t allocated any media budget to online campaigns and we are actually experiencing a decrease in sales…our… Read More
Google Vs Amazon.com — Stick To The Knitting
Google and Amazon are at war — both online and offline — and that has become even more evident in recent days. Let me spend a couple of words on this. BuzzFeed has rumoured that Google would provide a service to connect online users with local ‘home providers’, such as electricians and plumbers.… Read More
It’s A Kind Of…SEO Magic
Nothing has caught my eye in the last 24 hours, but I thought this piece of news should REALLY draw your attention. In his blog post on 1 April, Matt Cutts, the departing head of Google’s search quality team, unveiled an automated SEO tool that will be launched in the next few weeks. Software… Read More
Google And The Mobile Drama
21 April 2015: the day of mobile friendliness, according to Google. The big search giant has in fact announced a real-time algorithm will be released for assessing the mobile friendliness of websites. A score will be provided and will be part of the ranking factors from now onwards. But is this really a… Read More