Archive for the 'Microsoft' Category


Firefox Update and SEO’s Suffer

so I have been pulling my hair out recently with the the amount of Firefox crashes 3 this morning already, I have trimmed down as many plugin’s as possible to no avail.. I even decide to update and download the beta of Firefox 3, and this is where it gets slightly suspicious, what’s happening […]

Silverlight to the Masses

from what I can see in last nights Vista update, Microsoft added Sliverlight has an optional update. so all but one machine in the office has silverlight on it, most people just ticked the box and installed it…
I know I shouldn’t be all happy but I have wanted to see silverlight on all vista […]

5 things that don’t work in IE8

ok I know it’s only a beta, but WOW..
1 ) www.google.com - Google Maps - ajax is everywhere and date and time on iGoogle is messed up

2) www.ask.com - get’s a trust warning WTF

3) www.bbc.co.uk - the new Ajax customise you homepage

4) www.ebay.co.uk - get security warning for skype ! all the time […]

SES NY 2008 Charity Party Vote Mel Carson

It’s drawing nearer by the day.. the event of the year 2008 Search Engine Strategies New York Conference. As is the Charity Party…
For those of you who haven’t quite worked it out Mr Naylor is British through and through. He likes to support a good cause and in this vain we as Brits […]

adExcellence UK Launch

For those of us looking to become a Microsoft adCenter expert in the UK the wait is over. Announced at SES London, if you missed it, was that adCenter customers UK based can now sign up to the adExcellence exam.
The adExcellence training promises to heighten your industry recognition and an improvement on ROI.  With the […]

Google Flies to the Moon

Fancy earning $30 million? Easy, it’s not through adwords or SEO customers. Just develop a robotic rover to land there by  2014  and transmit some data back to earth.
I wonder if Microsoft will double prize money if in addition you find another life form who have not yet heard of Vista…

Microsoft Proxy Fight

I read to today from the BBC that Microsoft are “hiring a firm that specialises in proxy battles” in order to get rid of the current board of directors at Yahoo. A good way to gain the sympathy of the shareholders vote to secure the Yahoo deal ?
No, probably not. Never the less this does […]

Search Engine Identity

With the Microsoft bid on Yahoo and Google still aquiring more and more companies will we recognise the face of search in years to come ? Microsoft are well known for selling software, will they need to change their identity to make some real headway within the search industry?
How indeed can you become a leader […]

Paris Hilton Microsoft Google Android

Do Seo’s sleep, answer no…well they rarely rest so I’m thinking just before 10pm about Microsoft buying Danger and Google talking about Android and everyone waiting with baited breath with the imminent release of the new Google phone.
It’s almost like the search engines are competing to get ahead of the mobile evolution.. is it not […]

Microsoft Offering Seo Services

First off thanks to Search Engine Serious for the hat tip I didn’t like it when Google bought a Seo Company, but this is Odd microsoft have put 2 packages together 1 - $5,500.00 and 2 - $8,600.00, ok at present you have to be an ISV, But with the statements like
Did you know […]