Image by naughty architect via Flickr Over the weekend I was out on Long Island and in need of a home service provider, specifically an exterminator. I setup an appointment and quickly realized my problem was “wildlife” and not “vermin” and needed a new provider. I was told to check the “phone book” and look [...]
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Paid Search FTW
Posted by Eric Friedman on April 5, 2010
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2010/04/05/paid-search-ftw/
The Google Superbowl ad
Google aired its first ever Superbowl ad using a video that resonated with many folks called Parisian Love. The video is embedded below. Search Engine Land has an excellent write up of all the details, including the fact that it had over 1MM views before the event – will be interesting to see how much [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on February 8, 2010
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2010/02/08/the-google-superbowl-ad/
Google Zeitgeist 2009
I love looking at the data disclosed in the yearly Google Zeitgeist and the 2009 data is no exception. I seemed to have missed posting about it last year, but mentioned the 2007 Zeitgeist. Below are some interesting lists I found from the latest data. Internet Memes of 2009 under Entertainment 1. kanye west 2. [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on December 1, 2009
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/12/01/google-zeitgeist-2009/
Does Page Rank matter?
Image via CrunchBase When consulting with companies about “how their website is doing” one of the first things people checkout is the Google PR or Page Rank of the site. To check the PR of your site officially you have to install the Google browser tool bar which will show you a small green bar [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on November 12, 2009
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/11/12/does-page-rank-matter/
Google Dashboard
Image via CrunchBase The amount of services I use through Google is now summed up in a simple dashboard showing everything. They sum it up as transparency, choice, and control which is a nice way of softening the realization of how much data Google actually collects about you. Here are the services they list and [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on November 6, 2009
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/11/06/google-dashboard/
SEO is like Art
“masterpiece” by 415style I was talking with Amanda Peyton who I met after the Internet Week version of the NY Tech Meetup about SEO and gave my thoughts on why and how it is important. This was following another great event showcasing 50+ companies in the first NYTM Showcase demo room. She asked “does SEO [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on June 5, 2009
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/06/05/seo-is-like-art/
Just Bing It
Bing is the new launc of search engine features from Microsoft rolled up into Bing.com. In preview for some time under the name Kumo, Bing has integrated a number of features including travel, local search, maps, health, and other results pages based around the structure of your query. Microsoft of calling it a decision engine [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on May 28, 2009
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/05/28/just-bing-it/
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