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Like Its 1997
If you were a big web surfer in the 90s you probably remember the browser wars – Microsoft was hell-bent on getting all the market from Netscape (as if there weren’t enough browsers for both of them). At one point there were actually websites that you COULD NOT SEE in Netscape (which I used for many years back then). We all know Microsoft paid dearly for its aggressive grab for 100% market-share, but that didn’t end what I call Browser War Light. Continue reading →
Google Misery on the Horizon
Once again Google appears to be doing some major house cleaning – and generally these housecleanings result in some excellent and valuable sites being dropped (or just as bad, sent to the bottom of the proverbial barrel). Google’s actions have become progressively baffling over the years – and it gets harder and harder to figure out what the hell they want. Continue reading →
About When Do You Think God Started Hearing the Word ‘Google’ in Prayers?
It used to be a relatively easy thing to do…get to the top of Google. But spammers changed all that – they made it so Google has to stay one step ahead of them. Which means a few great sites get filtered out with the garbage because it “appears” to be like something it isn’t.
If you’ve ever had a strong position for years and years and suddenly lost it, you realize how powerful Google can be to destroy a legitimate online presence. Survival of the fittest isn’t a perfect science. We know many lovely species have disappeared off the face of the earth – they didn’t deserve to survive any less, and just as these many species have fallen victim to human greed and indifference, so many quality web sites will fall victim to the indifference of the Google algorithm.