Redirects are where a link to a site looks like http://www.mysite.com/go/143/ or http://www.mysite.com/goto.php?site=143
These are great for the directory owner because they can track the popularity of a link and capture other statistics. They are, however, almost worthless for the site owner.
Google has launched a new type of search called Blog Search (no points for obscurity!). With people using blog software as an alternative to a proper CMS it’ll be interesting to see how Google works out what’s a blog and what’s a site.
For those of us who want to make a few extra bucks from our websites but don’t want the bother of chasing advertisers and hustling Google’s Adsense program is a blessing. You have alot of control over the ads, can block competitors and you have to do virtually nothing to get going.
Children and their games, huh? Over on seo-guy there’s a veeery long thread which has spawned an SEO contest on about page 27!
Our goal is to see who can get the best ranking for the phrase “simple seo” on Google
The major forums seem to have nasty little threads popping up left, right and centre about corruption at DMOZ. It’s hard to believe there’s anything other than the occasional individual having a go, but some are claiming orchestrated campaigns.