Searchme: the new way of searching?

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Searchme: the new way of searching?

Category:News,search Tags : 

Last week Searchme launched the "private beta" version of its visual search engine. With this search engine you can ‘stroll’ through your search results.

In addition to the ‘apple’-like look-and-feel, the search engine is also innovative in how it categorizes search results. This again is very visual. For example, if you search for "Apple" you can get icons to choose between categories like "Fruit" or "Technology".

This makes searching obviously a lot more pleasant for the user. Moreover, there is another dimension to optimizing a page for search engines. For example,yYou need to ensure a clear  page that even on a ‘smaller’ format makes clear that the visitor can find on that page what they are looking for. Clarity and design will then play a greater role.

As I have said, the service is currently only in private beta. This means you cannot try the service right away. If you sign you get an invitation sent to you a.s.a.p.. Until that time you can see the demo and see how ‘beautiful’ it will be: [/lang_en]  


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I updated my blogroll: who did I miss?

Category:Weblog,Websites Tags : 

Blogroll websites & weblogsMost weblogs have a ‘blogroll’. This is a list of websites and weblogs ‘recommended’ by the author of the weblog. Having a link on that list can sometimes be very interesting for search engine marketing purposes. If you feel the need of putting this weblog in your blogroll I therefore wouldn’t mind : ).

The main reason for putting a link there however, should be the convenience of the reader. It offers the reader ‘more information’ on issues where he or she may be interested in.

Today I have updated my list of websites and weblogs. The list can be seen in the most right column. These sites are what I recommend to read. But perhaps this list isn’t complete. Therefore, I also wonder if you have additions. Which site or weblog should not be missing?

Note: This is not about unscrupulous advertising of your own websites, but an objective demand. So please give constructive comments : ).

The list so far:

Partners  

NetTraject
Dutch Cowboys
Checkit
Cymeq Software
Mobile Cowboys

Weblog NL

Brickmeetsbyte 
Cafe del Marketing 
Creativeions 
Erwin Blom 
Frankwatching
Marketingfacts
 
Marketingland 
Mensmerk
Usarchy Usability
 
Whelp! 

Blogs (english)

Alexander van Elsas 
Boris 
Inspire 
Jason Calacanis 
TechCrunch 
Techmeme
The Next Web 

Searchblogs

Joost de Valk 
Matt Cutts 
Searchenginewatch 
Searchengineland 
Searchcowboys 
TBBlog 
Wiep

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Clinton experiences the danger of using stock material

Category:News,politics Tags : 

Getty ImagesGetting stock material is getting photos and videos on the Web, for a small fee, or sometimes even for free. Stock material can be used for various purposes. As owner of a website you do not have to get photos or videos specially made for you. This saves money. The disadvantage may be that the material also can be used by others. The content is not "unique".

Hillary Clinton experienced another disadvantage. For a campaign film about the sense of security her campaign team used stock material of Getty Images. On one of the images figures a little girl asleep. The images used have been made a number of years ago. This girl is now ready to vote AND a big supporter of Obama… So she decided to walk directly to the press…

Watch the video:


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Rules on internet project management: (13) Keep it feasible

Category:Projectmanagement,Rules Internet Project management Tags : 

Internet projectmanagement rule 13: Keep it feasableA project has a beginning and an end. In the intervening period the project has to be delivered. This means that there is an X- amount of time available for an X- amount of work. Too often this is not in line with each other. Therefore, rule 13 is:

Keep it feasible
A client would like to get as much as possible realized in the shortest possible time. A deadline is ‘hard’ and can often not change. Meanwhile, the demands have not become less and they even grow. The pressure from the client on the supplier will get very big.

The client may cut themselves into the fingers with this kind of behavior. By increasing the pressure on the supplier there is a bigger chance that a supplier will deliver a less good job. The supplier will want to keep the client happy and will try to handle as much as possible in the efforts to meet the demands and deadlines. But this will be at the expense of quality. Then, when deadlines are not met, the quality leaves something to be desired for or the price increases, the sponsor will get dissatisfied with the supplier. But that is not always justified.

A client must realize that there is only a limited amount of time and that within that time the most viable has to be achieved, but within the borders. Everything you ask for that is out of the boundaries will backfire, whether it is price, quality or time. The supplier also has its responsibilities. They should make clear what the limits of the possibilities are and be honest and open about communicating them. Keep it feasible: it will deliver a better product.


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Google Tips!

Category:explained,search,Video Tags : 

Everyone would like to know what he can and cannot do on his website to be found properly in Google. At the SES Adam Lasnik ( "Google Evangalist") from Google itself talked about this in front of the camera of Online Marketing Blog. An instructive piece of video.

 


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