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Search Engine Optimization and News

Accepted into Kanoodle’s BrightAds Network

As I mentioned yesterday BrightAds has been launched. I applied to be one of their publishers and was quickly accepted.
I am currently displaying BrightAds on 35 pages here at chrisshort.net. The ads are displayed on the reference pages for my incomplete History of Linux (links that are dates are where the ads can be [...]

BrightAds Launch

I received this e-mail yesterday afternoon from a Kanoodle representative:
Hi,
I was forwarded a request from our business development team that you
would like to be a Kanoodle distribution partner via our new automated distribution system called BrightAds.
BrightAds is an online automated system where you can sign up, generate code and start earning money by [...]

Search as it is Today

I guest blogged over at Backcountry Conservative (further blurring the lines between tech and politics).
I discussed the status of the search engine industry as I know it today. I’d highly recommend checking it out.
Search as it is Today

Help Define Future Search Engines

Sid Yadav, the same guy that runs Daily Rundown, has recently fired up a very interesting new project.
NextSearchSurvey is a totally free, not-for-profit survey, which will run from the 13th of August to the 13th of November 2004.
The goal of this survey is to deliver accurate, elegant results on people’s opinions towards the future of [...]

July’s Google Update?

Rumor has it that Google is going through another update.
My research indicates that Google has completed an update of sorts. Do some searching and see how the results have changed.
Looking at backlinks to chrisshort.net indicates there has been an update. However, PageRank has yet to have been recalculated. I’m interested in seeing [...]

VeriSign’s rapid DNS updates in .com/.net

SlashDot is running a story saying that the twice a day DNS updates of .com and .net domains will cease to exist; VeriSign Naming and Directory Services will be switching to a near real-time system on September 8, 2004.
From the announcement:
After the rapid DNS update is implemented, the elapsed time from registrars’ add or change [...]

Find Stolen Content

Sid Yadav (via ResearchBuzz!) pointed out a service to me that I did not know existed but I’m glad I’ve been made aware of it.
Copyscape is a search engine of sorts that uses Google Web APIs to find copies of your content on the web. This can help you manage your copyrighted works and [...]

Blogging and Search Engine Optimization

Chris Short’s biggest reason for blogging is search engine optimization. A blog’s home page is constantly changing. Updates, new archives, new links, and new comments to articles all modify the home page. Frequently updated pages are a good thing among search engines. But every time you add a new update you [...]

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