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If I were Google…

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Carps

I’d ignore the nofollow attribute on links from obviously well-policed, crowd-driven sites (Wikipedia, Nowpublic.com etc) I’d automatically flag textual sitewide footer/banner/sidebar external links and discount them I’d discount all outbound links from any site with more than half a dozen … Continue reading →

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Shock news just in: Google.co.uk is a bit shit

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Carps

Yeah I know – like the world needs another ‘Google are bastards’ post, but I think Google is biting off more than it can chew. Continue reading →

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Iran protests: internet news sources three-way smackdown

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Carps

With Twitter just being the hottest piece of shit on the shovel at the moment as far as the commentariat are concerned, you can’t listen to a broadcast about the protests over the elections in Iran without hearing an excitable mention of how protesters are Tweeting about the going’s on in Tehran and elsewhere in the country. Continue reading →

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What does Google sidebar mean for search?

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Carps

There’s been a lot focus recently on Bing and whether or not Microsoft has (finally) got a hit on its hands. Continue reading →

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Google’s Interface… is it really all that?

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Carps

You’ll have heard down the years how Google’s interface is a textbook example of clean, functional design. Really? I’m not so sure any more. Continue reading →

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Trends, Data, Insight = Speculation

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Carps

[This update brought to you from the Department of Pointless, Ill-informed Futorology] Continue reading →

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