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07.27.08
Open Web Foundation Officially Launches
David Recordon, of Six Apart, announced the launch of the Open Web Foundation today at the OSCON conference. The Open Web Foundation was created to offer a place for the development and ratification of web-related standard efforts. Currently, other than a very strong backing, including Facebook, Google, Myspace, Six Apart and Plaxo, there is not much more to Open Web. The foundation hopes within the next few months it will be announcing their first set of work on data standards and formats.
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07.09.08
Yahoo Radically Opens Web Search with BOSS
Yahoo's BOSS, "Build Your Own Search System," turns web search into a web service by inviting developers to use Yahoo's core search technology and build their own web search implementations.
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07.07.08
The PageRank Hierarchy, As Defined By Celebrities
Describing the PageRank algorithm to a person on the street can be difficult. Good news is everyone can relate to celebrities. How important does your site need to be to receive a PageRank of 10? As important as the Pope himself, he receives a PageRank of 10. Next down, PageRank 8 goes out to Jay-Z, not just due to the fact he is a self-made music mogul, but he has developed linkage in other areas. Anne Hathaway is PR 5; while she has a lot of appeal, most of her fan base is younger and are stereotypical “linkers” that latch onto any passing fancy on the web they find interesting. Read more
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07.07.08
The Impact of Punctuation in Keywords on Google Results
Receptional Andy, from WebmasterWorld, analyzes the many ways in which Google interrupts the usage of punctuation in keywords. For example, the word as punctuated key~word displays Google search results for the words "key" and "word."
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07.06.08
Automated Internal Linking on Steroids
New algorithms are allowing web sites to automate the process of adding links to content. Aaron Wall uses eHow as an example because they take the process one step further by automating the internal links and pointing them at recycled content from Dealtime, eBay, and Amazon.com. However, this automated process does not go unnoticed by Google, and web sites who aggressively automate could get penalized.
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