google: November 2007 Archives
Richard spotted that Google Local has expanded to include Ireland.
For any company that has a physical shopfront / presence it's a nice little feature, though I'm not sure how well it will work for companies that operate almost entirely online.
When I was in the US a few weeks ago I found that most of the larger retailers had made the most of their listings, so you could easily find information on bookshops, restaurants and bars using Google Maps.
Will this also mean that Google update the maps and satellite data for Ireland more often? I hope so, as the satellite shots of our office are woefully out of date!
For any company that has a physical shopfront / presence it's a nice little feature, though I'm not sure how well it will work for companies that operate almost entirely online.
When I was in the US a few weeks ago I found that most of the larger retailers had made the most of their listings, so you could easily find information on bookshops, restaurants and bars using Google Maps.
Will this also mean that Google update the maps and satellite data for Ireland more often? I hope so, as the satellite shots of our office are woefully out of date!
Google's pagerank updates are always talking points. Once upon a time, not so very long ago, everyone focussed on PR as being the "end", but over the last couple of years that focus has definitely shifted.
The latest update, which seems to have kicked in towards the end of last month, has left a lot of people very confused about things, though everyone seems to think that selling text links maybe the cause.
Tom analysed the shift on a number of high profile sites and noted that many of them dropped significantly.
Richard has zero confidence in the latest update, as it goes against all logic.
I'm not sure where the truth lies, but I've seen some really odd results.
This site has dropped from a PR of 5 to a PR of 3. Donncha seems to have been hit as well - I'm pretty sure he had a PR of at least 5 or 6 previously.
On the plus side some of my other sites have gained.
Films.ie - had a PR of 0, as it was a new site, but is now showing with a PR of 5
MovieForums.eu - as above. Now has a PR of 4
Others are still at zero, such as HostingDirectory.ie
A few others shouldn't have ANY pagerank, but for some demented reason still do!
I guess that shows how little PR should count in the grand scheme of things!
The latest update, which seems to have kicked in towards the end of last month, has left a lot of people very confused about things, though everyone seems to think that selling text links maybe the cause.
Tom analysed the shift on a number of high profile sites and noted that many of them dropped significantly.
Richard has zero confidence in the latest update, as it goes against all logic.
I'm not sure where the truth lies, but I've seen some really odd results.
This site has dropped from a PR of 5 to a PR of 3. Donncha seems to have been hit as well - I'm pretty sure he had a PR of at least 5 or 6 previously.
On the plus side some of my other sites have gained.
Films.ie - had a PR of 0, as it was a new site, but is now showing with a PR of 5
MovieForums.eu - as above. Now has a PR of 4
Others are still at zero, such as HostingDirectory.ie
A few others shouldn't have ANY pagerank, but for some demented reason still do!
I guess that shows how little PR should count in the grand scheme of things!
