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Why normal people hate dealing with web technology – part IVXICIII  I am making some changes to this website, which means that I have to finally come to grips with Google Apps, something I have been putting off  for quite a while. The reason I’ve been postponing the day of reckoning is mainly because I [...]

Ever since I migrated the Scottish Terrier and Dog News from blogger to WordPress at the end of the summer, my organic Google search traffic has plummeted. When I noted the original drop-off, I immediately contacted the firm that had done the migration to let them know something had gone wrong, namely the something I [...]

Why I went from Google booster to Google hater

by AnnB on September 07, 2010

I explain at the Scottish Terrier and Dog News.

Local search, newspapers, new media models etc.

by AnnB on September 07, 2009

Is it just me or is anyone else noticing Yelp and Examiner.com showing up a lot more frequently in Google searches? I’m seeing Examiner articles and Yelp discussion forums ranking on page one quite often, and I never noticed that before.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the best design for delivering news online. In a nutshell, I’d say there are three rules that must be followed: Make it crystal clear what your site is about — NO confusion!!! Make it white. Make it minimalist. It’s pretty obvious that following these three rules has helped [...]