Google +1 Effects on SERPS

As previously discussed, what effect does Google +1 have on your site? How does it affect your Search Engine Results Page position? Google most recently confirmed again to Wired that “Google will study the clicks on +1 buttons as a signal that influences the ranking and appearance of websites in search results. The purpose of any … Read more

The future of Google’s Pagerank?

With the introduction of Google+, it has brought along numerous conjectures that the use of +1’s may be a replacement for their Pagerank algorithm. i.e. clicking the +1 button on many sites, similar to the Facebook ‘like’ button, would increase a websites’ SERPs. While of course, it’s almost undoubtedly that Google will be using the … Read more

Microsoft to ‘ribbonise’ Windows 8 File Manager

Windows Explorer in "Windows 8"

Microsoft have posted an insightful article regarding their decision to add a Microsoft Office-style ribbon to the File Manager toolbar. As usual, Microsoft go into some detail as to why this choice has been made. The article describes the most commonly used file buttons, in order, as paste, properties, copy, delete, rename, refresh and cut. … Read more

Google’s constantly updating algorithm

Since Google’s results affects so many businesses – and kept so secret; it is always useful to hear how their improvements come about. As many businesses know, a simple change can dramatically affect visitors and customers, and without almost no notice. Possibly surprisingly, around 500 changes a year were made to Google’s algorithms last year, … Read more

hello from us, and goodbye from them

We’re avid readers of technology news, and like to keep up-to-date with interesting announcements and useful tools. We’ll be posting to our blog regularly with news and tips. First Post! After 14 years and over 15,000 stories posted, Rob Malda of the popular technology site, Slashdot, has said goodbye. As an avid read of Slashdot … Read more