Delicious? New Microsoft Ad Left Me Scratching My Head
Have you ever watched the new video of Microsoft that features its founder, Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld?
I watched it a few times but I didn’t get what it means. Maybe you can do a better job by telling me what is the message behind the shoes, the swaying hips and the Conquistador?
Here’s the video:
SEO Bookmarks
I am using Blogger to update my life here in Hong Kong. So far I have no problem about it, but who knows what will happen. This tool is a product of Google and as a free service, nothing is expected by Google from bloggers except that they post blog entries every now and then.
Not that I am defending myself, but I wouldn’t say that using Blogger is wrong for Netflix to use; that is simply too strong to conclude. What I am concerned about is the effectiveness of Blogger in communicating with the audience. If the site is down for maintenance, Netflix will have to wait until service is restored; if Netflix has its own blogging platform, it has more control and will be able to serve its clients better.
Blogger Labels on Google Search Results
This update may have taken a while ago but since it’s my first time to notice it, I will have to document this.
I made a search for olympics TV “english language” “hong kong” in Google to check whether my latest post on my other blog is already live. I checked and it’s at number one. But to add a description within the meta description snippet is something I’ve never noticed before.
Live Search Webmaster Tool Issues
It has been reported that Live Search Webmaster tool has been upgraded that it now looks like a legitimate help for webmasters who care about the appearance of their websites on Live Search. The announcement of the update has been greeted with excited although many were open about telling the issues.
A quick guide on the new features can be found at SEOMOZ, where it has been revealed that the linkomain tool which used to work at MSN Search but doesn’t anymore, can be applied within this tool.
Do Long Page Titles Improve Search Rankings?
Some people have observed that longer titles on web pages have done them a favor: higher likelihood of good rankings on search results. While I think this should be coincidental, as shorter titles are believed to retain the focus of these terms, the only way to find out is to throw a few terms and observe search results.
Let me try a few:
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First two results have very short page titles.
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While most results yield long titles, two of the first six actually had three words or less.
paella recipes
The longest page title in the first page of results is “Paella Recipe - An Authentic Spanish Paella Recipe from Madrid”. All the rest have six words or less and two of them have “Paella Recipe” only as page titles.