http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:55:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my last post I briefly discussed the SEO industry's love of coming up with clever terms and jargon; i.e. SEO Wordsmithery. My general disdain for SEO industry vocabulary/jargon has nothing to do with the jargon itself (for the most part). Rather it is the application thereof that I find annoying: ... http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/top-hat-seo/ The other day I received (via email) the latest exciting information for the upcoming SMX (Search Marketing Expo). I've pasted a little screenshot of this gem below. Notice anything "funny"? Hint: I'm not talking about "ha ha" funny. I thought; "Could this be the latest and greatest example of fancy ... http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/seo-wordsmithery-search-masturbation-expo-and-other-wonders-of-the-seo-world/ A primary obstacle faced by search engines is poorly formed searches. Poorly formed queries fall under the auspices of the Three I's; which describe (problematic) features of a query that will hinder any search engine. They are: Imprecision Incompleteness Inaccuracy Imprecise queries are inexact or ill-defined searches in that they do not ... http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/searching-ugly/ Yesterday, I was scanning my spam folder to see if anything useful was unfairly filed as such. This was an exceedingly wise decision (aren't they all though?) as my invitation to test drive PageOnce (Beta) was in there. After completing a simple registration process and adding some personal data I ... http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/pageonce-beta-review/ Recently I've taken an interest in compiling case studies of past SEO campaigns that I have directed. My goal is to compile a history of sorts which details my professional accomplishments in terms of campaign performance. One particularly interesting aspect of this has been studying the various types of goals ... http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/seo-campaign-types/ Why am I such a sucker for these things? Free-IQTest.net - IQ Test http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/enervating-my-time/ This was my second choice after Optimus Prime: Find out which Transformer you are at LiquidGeneration! http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/what-transformer-are-you/ The following post is transcribed from a conversation that transpired between a Search Ninja reader and myself concerning statements which I made regarding the SEO industry and my involvement therein. In your Search Ninja blog you mention that “If todays top SEO’s really are doing well for their clients, they ... http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/the-ninja-works-alone-at-odds-with-the-seo-world/ There seems to be quite a buzz about Google's now "official" policy which bans reciprocal linking. The policy has not been well received by SEO's and Webmasters alike. A campaign has even been suggested which recommends adding the rel="nofollow" attribute to any hyper-links that point to Google properties. Additional suggestions include using the ... http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/an-over-the-knee-google-spanking/ If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you. - Don Marquis http://www.jasonjgreen.com/blog/wisdom/