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Search engine technology is a male dominated field.  Sure there are females involved in search engine algorithm design, but generally, search engines are built by men.

This leads to the question, how would a women design a search engine?

I’ve been asked on many occasions how to link static versions of search results page.

Usually what happens is the first page of these results gets indexed but none of the others do.

I’ve found a way to ensure that the remaining pages get indexed and I’m going to share it with you.

This is part three of a three part series on rank checking tools. 

In it I look at Advance Web Ranking, documenting the different parts of the program along with my opinion on it.

Just wanted to make a quick post to let readers know that Big Daddy - Google’s new infrastructure - is starting to make its way into the regular index.  I have noticed on a few sites both large increases and decreases in incoming links, pages indexed and even rankings.  Plus there’s lots of chatter on many SEO forums about this.

In light of that my first response is “don’t panic.” Like any Google change, algo or not, this is still early in the process.  It will likely take another week, probably more, to level out.

I know it’s hard to do but you gotta just sit on your hands and resist the urge to make changes until this upgrade is finished.

This is part two of a three part series on rank checking tools. 

In it I look at Agent Web Ranking, documenting the different parts of the program along with my opinion on it.

In the next few articles I will look at 3 of the top rank checking software packages available.

But rank checking is a no-no on search engines isn’t it?  This is technically true.

And rank isn’t as important in the end right?  Not so true.

In this article I answer these questions and also look at the first of the three software packages.

I recently read an article explaining how, if telcos get their way, those web properties that pay for the right will load faster than their competitors.

To me this goes against the very nature of the web.

In this article I look at the implications of this proposal and what it could mean to the web.

There is an interesting story being written.  It’s a kind of David and Goliath story except both opponents are Goliaths.

The US government is trying to get Google and other search engines to turn over data from their databases.  Google is the only one to yet comply to the request.

In this article I look at what this could mean to us:  The users as well as looking at what Google is doing and the impact it will have.

Yup you read right - Verizon and Nextel plan on testing cell based ads in the near future:

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There is a tactic out there embraced by bloggers but rarely used by typical websites.  It is called Link Baiting. 

In this article I explain what link baiting is and how everyone, not just bloggers, can use it to build quality links.

New research released indicates that users take much less time than expected to critique a website.

In light of this research it is important for website owners to realize how big an impact that initial response is.

Therefore in this article we dig a little deeper into the research and provide some thoughts on what the findings could mean for you.

As the title implies, there is a great free opportunity for additional product promotion through the virtually untapped Google Base.

Google base is a wide open database system that allows listing of almost anything.  As such online retailers need to understand what it is and how to use it.

Therefore, in this article, I give you an introduction to Google Base and show you a quick way to get into it.

As an SEO we all have our favorite tools.  Most of mine are SEO tools such as server header checkers, backlink checkers and so on.

But there are a variety of other tools I use just as often.  While not SEO related they are just as handy and crucial to my job.

In this article I look at a few of those tools in hopes that you too will find them helpful.

As an SEM it occurred to me recently that I tell a lot of people what to do with their sites, however like most SEM’s I don’t usually tell them how.

Our industry has grown to the point where many of us are merely consultants.  We recommend adding feeds or tags or blogs to their site yet we rarely tell them how to do this.

Therefore I decided to start providing some how to articles.  And as my first how to I will explain a couple ways to use includes to make site management a little easier.

Local search has been growing at a rapid pace the past year or so.  So it’s no surprise that more and more firms want to understand how local search can be used to benefit themselves.

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with someone from the Google Local Search team and he gave me some valuable insight into how Google Local works. 

He shared with me some tips to help improve your local listing as well as provide some ideas how to gain more exposure in Local.

There has been explosive growth in the SEM business these days.  We went from a handful of businesses to thousands in the span of 3 or 4 years.

The thing is, most of these guys throw up a shingle and call themselves SEM professionals without any real experience.

In this article I explore some of the things you need to realize if you want to start your own SEM business.

As you already know, Google attending this year’s consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.  They even managed a Keynote address where they were to introduce us to some new and revolutionary products.

There was a lot of speculation, from a Google Cube computer to software, to a media management center.

In this article I look at what was actually debuted as well as give my input on it.  Was it worth the hype?

That’s right, Google has been testing new infrastructure according to Matt Cutts.  While he’s careful to say that the new datacenter isn’t an algorithm change he does say that some sites will be affected by the new system

In this article I look at some of the issues with BigDaddy and outline what webmasters can expect in the coming months.

So as you’ve already probably heard, Google is supposed to make some sort of announcement on a consumer based application at the next Consumer Electronics Show in Law Vegas in a couple days.

Some have speculated that Google will announce its own “Google Cube” which runs a modified version of Linux.

In this article I look at some of the other speculation as well as give you my take on what Google could announce.

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This could be just another Google OS rumor, but if this is true, it could represent a threat to Microsoft’s longtime domination of the retail consumer PC sector.  Another possibility is that the machine to be sold is not a full fledged PC, but some sort of consumer web appliance for surfing and email.