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Google Facts & Figures Chart »
Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Paul Woodhouse in Google - SEO, Google Adwords, Search Engines | 1 Comment

Once upon a time there was an iddy-biddy search engine that went by the name of Google. It was run by some of the most cleverest (sic) people in the whole wide world. But, it was the job of the Google to organize everything on the other www. – the world wide web.

As the Web got bigger, Google began to grow. Then it grew some more; and a bit more, until one day they had computers under the ocean and fired trained cartographer monkeys at the moon to make maps of it using only Google turn-by-turn Navigation.

Seriously, it’s all true. Check this infographic timeline out from 1997 onwards:

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SEOs who can, do. SEOs who can’t, teach. »
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Paul Woodhouse in Google - SEO | 1 Comment

So, what’s that say about me getting the opportunity (read: roped in) to teach a portion of Justin’s ecommerce class last Thursday in Wheeling as he had a conference call to take?

As guest lecturers go you can’t get much [fill in the blank].

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Through the Local Search-Looking iPad Glass »
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by Paul Woodhouse in Google - SEO, Local Search | 1 Comment

More useful: iPad or eyepad?

Apple has performed a great service for those of us who have ruined our eyesight using their iPhone and iPod Touch late at night under the bed covers with the iPad. It’s like the large print hard back novel you get in libraries for senior citizens.

Forget about the puerile derision and scorn poured upon the device all over the Web yesterday during its announcement pertaining to high-tech feminine hygiene. That’s so high school.

I remember fondly the Christmas before last my 90 year old grandmother and three year old niece taking turns on my iPod Touch needing little or no explanation as to how to use it having never set eyes on one before.

These devices, along with Google’s mobile platform, Android, and Microsoft’s rumored Zune phone as part of its three screens and a cloud strategy point to a great opportunity for small businesses on small devices and local SEO.

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SEO Not on Lips of Google’s CEO in Pittsburgh »
Posted on October 12th, 2009 by Paul Woodhouse in Google - SEO | 3 Comments

Prior to Pittsburgh hosting the G20 summit – in fact, on its very eve – Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, paid a visit. While Justin had asked me if I wanted to attend, I couldn’t as my own CEO (mother) was leaving town and I had to drop her off at Cleveland airport. Justin managed to send a more than capable replacement in the form of himself.

Personally, I was hoping for some more booty from the environmentally astute search engine as my green Google pen had degraded somewhat over the summer having sat on the back shelf of our car leaving the rubber knuckle thingy as tacky as a partially-sucked gummy bear.

No such luck.
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America’s Next Top Search Engine (Naked Super) Model »
Posted on September 15th, 2009 by Paul Woodhouse in Business Blogging, SEO, Search Engines | 8 Comments

Let’s just say it’s a quiet afternoon in the office; your minions are taking longer than usual to get their change out of the vending machine, and the door has accidentally locked itself from the inside.

Of course, you could always ring a locksmith, or you could kick back and utilize your downtime by searching for “naked supermodels” on the internet.

Either this is what Justin was up to yesterday afternoon or he’d noticed the term as a referral in our search logs.

You decide.
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