One major problem with link–based algorithms is that positive publicity and negative publicity have the same effect on a website’s rankings: it increases their link popularity. So how can you direct your readers to a webpage without explicitly endorsing it?
Technorati developers have come up with a new VoteLinks specification that allows you to “vote-for”, “vote-against” or “vote-abstain” for a website … Read more

Gary Price at SEW mentioned a CNETAsia article about protecting yourself from Google hacks. It’s a great reminder of how important it is to properly use your robots.txt file and metatags. However, visiting the Google Hacking Database (GHD) provides inspiration in that it reveals how much information you can really find with Google’s advanced search operators. In the spirit … Read more