Comments on: The Top SEOs ‘Give it Up’ In Seattle for SMX http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/ SEO and Internet Marketing Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Anthony http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16519 Paul Anthony Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:39:10 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16519 <p>Hi Bruce, realise this is a comment on an extremely old post...but then stands to reason that I might be the last to comment on it? Picked up a good few tips from a seminar I would never have attended. Thanks for the rundown. </p> Hi Bruce, realise this is a comment on an extremely old post…but then stands to reason that I might be the last to comment on it? Picked up a good few tips from a seminar I would never have attended. Thanks for the rundown.

]]> By: Tom Steves http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16518 Tom Steves Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:48:30 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16518 Mikkel was just kidding! The whole thing was a put-on! It became hilarious after you caught on (if you did). ... or I'm an idiot... Mikkel was just kidding! The whole thing was a put-on! It became hilarious after you caught on (if you did). … or I’m an idiot…

]]> By: Susan Esparza http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16517 Susan Esparza Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:44:35 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16517 <p>Thanks for stopping by Dave! </p> <p>You're absolutely correct about the official winner of the contest being the James Beard Foundation. I'm pretty sure Greg himself admits that. We'll go ahead and edit the entry to reflect that. </p> <p>Have a great weekend! </p> Thanks for stopping by Dave!

You’re absolutely correct about the official winner of the contest being the James Beard Foundation. I’m pretty sure Greg himself admits that. We’ll go ahead and edit the entry to reflect that.

Have a great weekend!

]]> By: Dave Pasternack http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16516 Dave Pasternack Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:58:08 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16516 Fascinating that Greg thinks he can get away with claiming that he won the contest, when all anybody has to do is go to <a href="http://www.threadwatch.org/node/12664" rel="nofollow">Threadwatch.org</a> to see that the James Beard Foundation won. You guys have fun wasting your time with these little black hat SEO tricks. Eventually, Google will figure out what you're doing, realize that you're not as relevant as you think you are, and sink you to the bottom of page 10. This post confirms for me why SEO firms are going out of business. People go to shows like this, see how simple it all is, and they decide to do it themselves rather than pay someone else $500/hour to do it for them. You guys are in trouble, and no amount of anger and name calling will make it go away. Fascinating that Greg thinks he can get away with claiming that he won the contest, when all anybody has to do is go to Threadwatch.org to see that the James Beard Foundation won.
You guys have fun wasting your time with these little black hat SEO tricks. Eventually, Google will figure out what you’re doing, realize that you’re not as relevant as you think you are, and sink you to the bottom of page 10.
This post confirms for me why SEO firms are going out of business. People go to shows like this, see how simple it all is, and they decide to do it themselves rather than pay someone else $500/hour to do it for them. You guys are in trouble, and no amount of anger and name calling will make it go away.

]]> By: Graham http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16515 Graham Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:41:24 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16515 <p>The Top Seo's, this should be good. Thanks for the information. </p> The Top Seo’s, this should be good. Thanks for the information.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16514 Samantha Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:53:35 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16514 thank you very much for the links! they were a great help to me :) thank you very much for the links! they were a great help to me :)

]]> By: SEO Honolulu http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16513 SEO Honolulu Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16513 <p>WOW! This was the motherload of juicy stuff. Man.. I need to get a "SMX Honolulu" going... </p> WOW! This was the motherload of juicy stuff. Man.. I need to get a “SMX Honolulu” going…

]]> By: Lisa http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16512 Lisa Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:18:24 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16512 Peter: Personally, I really enjoyed Stephan's presentation. I thought he gave a lot of useful tips. And I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't quite understand the process behind Markov chains. :)<br /><br />Samantha: To answer your two questions:<br /><br />1. My advice would be to check out the information architecture classes being offered by the local colleges. Your Web site says you're from Arizona, so I did a quick Google search for [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Organization+of+Information%22+arizona&btnG=Search" rel="nofollow">"organizaton of information" arizona</a>] and it looks like the class has been offered in the area at some point. I don't know how close you are to those colleges, of course, but I'd keep an eye out to see when they come back around. <br /><br />2. The design of browsing article can be <a href="http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/berrypicking.html" rel="nofollow">found here</a>. Hope that helps! Peter: Personally, I really enjoyed Stephan’s presentation. I thought he gave a lot of useful tips. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t quite understand the process behind Markov chains. :)

Samantha: To answer your two questions:

1. My advice would be to check out the information architecture classes being offered by the local colleges. Your Web site says you’re from Arizona, so I did a quick Google search for ["organizaton of information" arizona] and it looks like the class has been offered in the area at some point. I don’t know how close you are to those colleges, of course, but I’d keep an eye out to see when they come back around.

2. The design of browsing article can be found here.
Hope that helps!

]]> By: Samantha http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16511 Samantha Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:02:45 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16511 <p>hi. thanks for the break down of the session. i have two questions though. </p> <p>where can i take this class: Organization of Information or Information Organization Access</p> <p>and where can i find this article: "The design of browsing and berrypicking techniques for the on-line search interface." i put it into google and the title of the article didn't show up, at least not that i saw.</p> <p>thank you again! </p> hi. thanks for the break down of the session. i have two questions though.

where can i take this class: Organization of Information or Information Organization Access

and where can i find this article: "The design of browsing and berrypicking techniques for the on-line search interface."
i put it into google and the title of the article didn’t show up, at least not that i saw.

thank you again!

]]> By: Peter van der Graaf http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16510 Peter van der Graaf Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:17:56 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/07/the-top-seos-give-it-up-in-seattle-for-smx/#comment-16510 Sounds like Mikkel was the only one with some cutting edge info. I was worried I had missed much by putting my customers first and not attending. Some geeky programmers I worked with once explained me the Markov chain principle and they made it work in a fake text generator (scrape rewriter) as well. I have to admit that their explanation didn't make it much clearer for me. But as long as it works, the details are unimportant. Sounds like Mikkel was the only one with some cutting edge info. I was worried I had missed much by putting my customers first and not attending.
Some geeky programmers I worked with once explained me the Markov chain principle and they made it work in a fake text generator (scrape rewriter) as well. I have to admit that their explanation didn’t make it much clearer for me. But as long as it works, the details are unimportant.

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