Google Squared – more relevant and organised results?

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Posted on 13th May 2009 by iansheldon in Uncategorized

Searching for anything on Google is now much harder than it was 5 or 10 years ago.  This is due to the ever increasing amount of content on the internet.

Google Squared seeks to add another dimension of structure to the wildly fluctuating net environment. By analysing, structuring and categorising web pages, Google Squared claims to be able to provide more relevant content.

Current Google results are currently based on keywords or phrases.  This method is open to manipulation by optimising sites, both internally and externally for these phrases.

Google Squared builds on the tradition of providing quality content by sorting resources available on the SERPs. According to a source, Google Squared will provide “squares” – small window-like features in the browser – which represent web pages. Each square will be categorised graphically based on search results.

What does this mean for SEO’s?   Will we need to adapt new techniques and methods to help our sites rank high on the results?  Initially I envisage that the concept of content being king will utimately prevail and the new Algorithms put in place have been developed to cover the weaknessess of the current search patterns.    Does this mean that link building will become a thing of the past?  Will Search Engine Optimisation become a thing of the past and the focus shifted to internet marketing / social media channels promoting “Content”?

Google Webmaster tools gets a makeover.

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Posted on 13th May 2009 by iansheldon in Uncategorized

Webmaster tools is a pivitol tool in the arsenal of goodies used by SEO’s in any Search Engine Optimisation campaign.  It provides the information that we need to use to understand how the sites we are working with are a) Seen in the eyes of Google, b) Performing in terms of backlinks and c) Performing in terms of impressions and click throughs.

Google have responded to comments and suggestions and Webmaster tools is undergoing a radical makeover.

Highlights include a one stop dashboard (excellent!), up to 100 queries to track for click throughs, multi user site maps, help in 21 languages(!) and improved navigation.

Google have released a short vide on you tube as a brief introduction to the newly designed interface.

We’ve had a quick play around with the new site tonight and we are fairly impressed.  The same data is available as before, but the presentation allows site administrators to find the information they want more quickly. 

We understand that the new and old versions will both be available during a transition period.