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Exploring search using keywords

By jasonslater • Apr 8th, 2008 • Category: Theory

To understand more about the way search works, and to gain an idea into how it could work in the future, it may be useful to talk about what we would do if search was not available the compare it to a keyword based search engine. So, if the Internet did not exist - what would [...]



Ranking: Website popularity services

By jasonslater • Apr 4th, 2008 • Category: Terminology

Discussing Ranking methods used by Search Engines and how they relate to Keyword searching.



keywords or tags or both

By jasonslater • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Terminology

No doubt keywords and tags play an important part in the modern web. But what is a keyword and what is  a tag and what is the difference between them. My explanation would be this:

A keyword is a common word used within a web page
A tag describes a conceptual idea about a web page

As an example, [...]



SEO: Further Reading

By jasonslater • Apr 1st, 2008 • Category: SEO

In this article we look around the Web for useful related search engine optimisation articles, especially things to consider.



SEO: A simple introduction (part 1)

By jasonslater • Mar 31st, 2008 • Category: Features, SEO

SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation, is often thought of as a scary or too technical term but in its basic form it is quite a straight forward term. In writing this introduction to SEO I am hoping to also clarify my own thoughts and expectations about what SEO means in order that they can be [...]



SEO from the ground up

By jasonslater • Mar 31st, 2008 • Category: SEO

In order to fully understand and explore SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) my plan is to build a search engine. I run a number of Blogs and whilst I try and concentrate on producing good quality content I am always trying to find ways of connecting to new readers and raising the awareness of my work. [...]