Facebook, the internet social networking site founded by Mark Zuckerberg, has appointed 38 year old Sheryl Sandberg as its Chief Operations Officer. Sandberg, a Harvard graduate, was previously Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google.
February 24, 2008
V7n for sale
Some of you should have already seen this if you are regulars at Sitepoint. In case you haven’t, and have half a million to spare, take a look at V7n’s sale thread.
February 17, 2008
Is Google case sensitive ?
I’ve seen this question asked by plenty of newbie webmasters. I do not claim to be an expert on the subject, but this is an answer that every webmaster worth his salt should be able to answer.
Is Google case sensitive ?
The answer, very simply, is a big NO.
You could search for a word with all capitals, all small letters, a mixture of small and capital letters and they would all return the same result.
Let us take a look at a few examples
January 19, 2008
Aviva directory back in SERPS
A few months back, Google had launched a major crackdown on the directory industry, which saw many directories disappearing from the SERPS, even for their own name. One of them was Jeff Behrendt’s Aviva directory. One of the possible reasons floating around was the interlinking that Jeff did with his directories ( He owns a number of them- Sevenseek, Apahcinc and Kwikgoblin for example). Another was the number of 301 redirects to Aviva.
January 16, 2008
Have you heard of the SEMMYS ?
You might have heard of the Emmys and the Grammys, but are you aware about the SEMMYS ? As an internet marketing enthusiast, you should definitely know about them. The SEMMYS are an award for the best articles and blog posts in the search engine marketing field. They have a pretty impressive list of contributors and judges, ranging from Aaron Wall of Seobook.com to Vanessa Fox, a former Google employee who is now associated with Ignition Partners.
December 18, 2007
Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick 3rd best business deal of the year
Time Magazine, in its list of the best and worst business deals of the year, has put Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick at No.3 in the best business deals section. In comparison, rival Microsoft picking up 1.6 % stake in Facebook is No.4 in the worst deals section. Google bought DoubleClick in April 2007, and paid $ 3.1 billion, while Microsoft spend $ 240 million, effectively valuing Facebook at $ 15 billion.
December 9, 2007
Say hi to Mrs.Google oops Mrs. Page
The man behind the little toolbar that causes millions of webmasters to chew their nails when an update is round the corner is now off the market. Yes folks, Larry Page, the man for whom Page Rank was so named, has tied the knot with Lucy Southworth on the Necker Island, owned by Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson. Page co founded Google with Sergey Brin, who himself got married in May this year to Anne Wojcicki.
How to check for Fake Page Rank
If you go to any domain forum, you will see millions of people selling domains with Page Rank. Why are these domains attractive ? The answer is simple.
1.) Domains with existing page rank tend to have a few links pointing towards them already, and therefore the initial spade work is done. If the domain was acquired before it expired, then it will have the benefit of age too.
2.) People on the internet are always on the lookout for easy ways to make money. PR domains can go for $ XXX ( especially the PR 5’s and ones above that ).
3.) For people who run blog networks and sell blog posts, acquiring these domains will help them avoid the time gap that it will take for a new domain to get Page Rank.
Their marketing becomes easier- I have 100 domains in this network- 10 PR 5’s 12 PR 4’s and so on.
November 17, 2007
Vista.com sold for $1.25 million
Vista.com was acquired by VistaPrint Limited last week for a fee of 1.25 million dollars. The sale also included the trademark that Innuity, the seller, had on the name. The domain was the highest selling one for the week ended November 11, earning six times as much as its nearest rival, DIY.net, which sold for $200,000.
November 9, 2007
SMX London 15-16 November
After the event at Stockholm a week ago, the SMX guys will hold their first London discussion on 15-16 November. It will be held at the Hilton London Metropole, 225 Edgware Road, London W2 1JU, UK. The hotel is located in Central London and is a 10 minute walk from Oxford Street.