Top five May 2008: A lot of search and online identity
Category:News
The top five seemed to have died a silent death. Each week a post about my favorites ultimately proved not feasible. Not because there was nothing to write about, but because there are too many other subjects to write about. To get the top five breathing again I now give a monthly overview of five articles that struck me. Same principle, but only once a month.
In this first ‘new’ version much attention for search topics. We get a look behind the scenes at Google, learn how we should deal with large search projects and what search 4.0 is all about. Also we take a look at your online identity, but the number 1 is an overview like this, but a very special one.
1. Go Get This
Website: Marjolijn.net
You have many lists on the web. Lists such as the one you’re reading right now. But the ‘list’ on the website of Cowgirl Marjolijn I feel is very special. She wanted her own "favorites" for the month to be much more visual. And she succeeded in a very special way. I think definitely worth a number 1 spot. Go have a look!
2. Search 4.0: Putting Humans Back In Search
Website: Searchengineland
We already have Web 2.0 and now there’s Search 4.0. 1.0 was about optimizing the page itself, 2.0 about links from other pages and 3.0 about vertical search. Danny Sullivan explains what Search 4.0 is.
3. Introduction to Google Search Quality
Website: Googleblog
Everyone wants to know what Google thinks is important. This is off course to get your website to score better in the rankings. In this post on the Google blog engineer Udi Manber writes about exactly that sort of thing.
4. Your Online Identity V. YOU: 5 Ways to Be Yourself Online
Website: Ignite Social Media
The online identity is hotly debated last year. How do you handle that? Ignite Social Media gives five tips on how you can handle your own online identity.
5. How to Take on a major SEO Client
Website: Searchenginewatch
To get a large website to rank in the search engines is a special project. Although this article focuses on the search engine companies, for anyone with a great site this is interesting to read.
