Comments on: Lame April Fool’s Jokes, Eyetracking Studies and Fun Monday Finds http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/ SEO and Internet Marketing Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16184 Lisa Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:38:49 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16184 <p>Our bad; you got it, Jonah. :) </p> Our bad; you got it, Jonah. :)

]]> By: Jonah Stein http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16183 Jonah Stein Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:35:01 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16183 Lisa: Thanks for the April Fools rundown, even if you don't appreciate the humor.<p> The creators of these "stories" work hard to make a story funny and believable (sort of). If you are going to site the Microsoft-To-Buy-Digg story (thanks!), we would appreciate it if you could link to the original article instead of the Search Marketing Guru's story about the story. <p> http://www.alchemistmedia.com/blog/microsoft-buys-digg <p>Thanks</p></p></p> Lisa:
Thanks for the April Fools rundown, even if you don’t appreciate the humor.

The creators of these “stories” work hard to make a story funny and believable (sort of). If you are going to site the Microsoft-To-Buy-Digg story (thanks!), we would appreciate it if you could link to the original article instead of the Search Marketing Guru’s story about the story.

http://www.alchemistmedia.com/blog/microsoft-buys-digg

Thanks

]]> By: Ryan http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16182 Ryan Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:46:53 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16182 <p>I think that initially alerts seemed like a cool idea, I signed up for dozens. I've yet to go back and add more, or refine the ones I have so my thoughts may be biased. I have a few alerts set up that frequently bring back irrelevant results, solely based on a couple of keywords. More than once have I about fallen out of my chair because the results were off topic. </p> I think that initially alerts seemed like a cool idea, I signed up for dozens. I’ve yet to go back and add more, or refine the ones I have so my thoughts may be biased. I have a few alerts set up that frequently bring back irrelevant results, solely based on a couple of keywords. More than once have I about fallen out of my chair because the results were off topic.

]]> By: Bill http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16181 Bill Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:18:42 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16181 Hi Lisa, You may be right that people aren't in the habit of creating new alerts. I think Google's trying to convince them to, though. I'm not sure when it started, but Google has been asking people at the bottom of Google News searches if they want to "search blogs" or "create an email alert." And that has a big red "New!" next to it. I don't think that it's been too long. I'd guess that they would like to see more people creating alerts. If they did, maybe this would have more value. I've been thinking of where they might use some of these "popular" queries, and one possibility is in the predictive query results that drop down when you perform a search using the toolbar. So, if a lot of people recently added [Boston Red Sox] alerts, and someone starts typing B-o-s into the toolbar, Boston Red Sox might be one of the suggested query terms that they see. <blockquote>And for the record, I think I'm always a timely topic. :)</blockquote> Me, too. Sadly, it takes me to [lisa baro] in the toolbar before Google suggests searching for your name. Google must be broken. I was expecting you to show up before I got to the "a" in Lisa. Hi Lisa,
You may be right that people aren’t in the habit of creating new alerts. I think Google’s trying to convince them to, though.
I’m not sure when it started, but Google has been asking people at the bottom of Google News searches if they want to “search blogs” or “create an email alert.” And that has a big red “New!” next to it.
I don’t think that it’s been too long. I’d guess that they would like to see more people creating alerts. If they did, maybe this would have more value.
I’ve been thinking of where they might use some of these “popular” queries, and one possibility is in the predictive query results that drop down when you perform a search using the toolbar.
So, if a lot of people recently added [Boston Red Sox] alerts, and someone starts typing B-o-s into the toolbar, Boston Red Sox might be one of the suggested query terms that they see.

And for the record, I think I’m always a timely topic. :)

Me, too. Sadly, it takes me to [lisa baro] in the toolbar before Google suggests searching for your name. Google must be broken. I was expecting you to show up before I got to the “a” in Lisa.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16180 Lisa Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:02:41 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16180 <p>Bill -- I guess I understand that. Sort of. :) The concept has me somewhat confused because I don't think users are in the habit of regularly creating new alerts. Or maybe I'm wrong. <br /><br />And for the record, I think I'm always a timely topic. :) </p> Bill — I guess I understand that. Sort of. :) The concept has me somewhat confused because I don’t think users are in the habit of regularly creating new alerts. Or maybe I’m wrong.

And for the record, I think I’m always a timely topic. :)

]]> By: Bill http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16179 Bill Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:40:47 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16179 Hi Lisa and Susan, One of the areas where the alerts may be good indications of popularity aren't so much the standing alerts, but rather the addition of new alerts. For example, imagine that a few hundred people decide on the same day that they should create Lisa Barone alerts. Google may decide at that point that Lisa is a timely topic. Hi Lisa and Susan,
One of the areas where the alerts may be good indications of popularity aren’t so much the standing alerts, but rather the addition of new alerts. For example, imagine that a few hundred people decide on the same day that they should create Lisa Barone alerts. Google may decide at that point that Lisa is a timely topic.

]]> By: Joe Whyte http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16178 Joe Whyte Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:57:41 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/04/lame-april-fools-jokes-eyetracking-studies-and-fun-monday-finds/#comment-16178 <p>Thanks Lisa!!</p> <p>Really appreciate the hat tip!! </p> <p>See ya at SES </p> Thanks Lisa!!

Really appreciate the hat tip!!

See ya at SES

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