I’m referring to Google’s autocomplete – the feature that tries to predict the query you are going to search. You might want to check what comes up when you type your name in. (more…)

Thanks to the Internet, computers and smart phones, cursive writing is on its way out. A recent article challenged my opinion of the demise of cursive being a good thing. (more…)

A couple of weeks ago after Google Analytics started reporting on even fewer keywords, I wrote GA could be a very interesting beastie in the months and years ahead. I didn’t have to wait months. It’s gotten even more “interesting” already. (more…)

Yes, Wikileak’s Julian Assange will be taking a crack at the Australian Senate and no, as far as I know, this is not a joke. (more…)

Microsoft’s SmartScreen filter seemed to have a grudge against Twitter and Facebook the other day. (more…)

The ‘not provided’ keywords in Google Analytics reporting, which was only meant to affect searches in the single digits, is rapidly going past that. (more…)

Company blogs not only provide better brand exposure, but also generate leads – with the latter being tied to frequency. (more…)

Among the 40 changes made in the past month to Google search quality, one of the more intriguing is a change to how it values links. (more…)

It appears Google, Microsoft and others have agreed to implement do-not-track buttons in their Web browsers. Is this the beginning of the end for tracking site visitors? Not quite. (more…)

What is the price of success? Be it online or any career? What is success anyway? I originally wrote this post after the tragic death of Australian born actor Heath Ledger, but the recent passing of other celebrities and an issue closer to home brought these questions to mind again recently and how they relate to the online world. (more…)