Google Gadgets & SEO

Hey are you checking your stuff out in Google and going WTF? Google has made some hefty changes that are definitely affecting it’s search results. Danny Sullivan has an impressive break down of the Major changes in Google today . It is a must read.
What are you still doing here? Go to Searchengineland silly.

Update: Adam Lasnik, Vanessa Fox and a whole host of Google webmaster help group regulars comment on this article. Adam and Vanessa skirt the “coffe cup” issue, but I still appreciate them taking the time to come by
I noticed a post by Kevin Newcomb over at Searchenginewatch about Adam Lasnik announcing that there [...]

I have been wanting to write up some things about how I got into SEO and what some of SEO crowd mean to me. I have read about SEO for years, I have blogged for about five days.
As a way of introducing myself to everyone I am probably going to meet at SMX (my first [...]

I always get a good laugh when I see discussions on the whole validation and SEO argument. I have seen people damn near kill each other over this issue.
Hobo-web.co.uk (sweetest logo ever) of Scotland has conducted a test that while far from conclusive, is certainly interesting and opens up a question in my opinion that has [...]

The winner of the free pass is me.
The SEOish coverage of SMX in Seattle will no longer be based in the conference center parking lot in thanks to Aaron Wall.
You heard it here second! The first place you heard from was on SEObook, where the winner of the free SMX pass (ME) was announced. [...]

Techcrunch posts this article about Joost invites, which is basically just an announcement of this thread on the Techcrunch forum where you can get a free invite (they had 999 to give away) to watch Joost in Beta.
In about twelve minutes or so (slight exageration) there was like 350 responses. This is a huge response [...]

Two main things to say here, first off Matt Cutts has significantly updated his Reporting Paid Links post.
Secondly, The You&A session with Matt Cutts for SMX has been rescheduled for the morning of the first day. The Cuttletts need to set the alarm. See updated SMX agenda.
If you haven’t seen The Brief History of [...]

Volunteer opportunities are a great thing whether you are new to the SEO world and are seeking experience or you are an “old hand” wanting to broaden your brand exposure.
Do you know the basics of SEO?
If you do, a great way to gain experience and exposure is to actively seek out SEO or webmaster [...]

In defense of Kenneth Li’s coverage of the 56th annual National Cable & Telecommunications Association conference (media giants bitch about the search industry), there really was not much to cover…
Let me save you the time of reading a unenlightening article that is irritatingly split into three pages.
Summary of article
Media bigshots - “wah, boo hoo, sniffle”
Search [...]

Kimber23 is everywhere on the mybloglog thingies of the professional SEO world.
She is often at SEOmoz and has a SEO blog in Dallas.
I am sure she has many extraordinary talents, accomplishments, and characteristics but right now I just want to concentrate on one thin slice of her, the way she looks.

This may be due [...]