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Intrusive Google ads on Sourceforge

Published on September 1, 2006 in Google. Closed

Intrusive Google ads on Sourceforge
Come on, I can understand Sourceforge needs the Adsense revenue, but this is going too far. A huge 450 x 400 blue advertisement is blocking access to most download links on a Sourceforge download page, and there is no way to make it disappear, no [X] button in the top right or a “hide this” link.

The biggest square ads I can see in the Adsense overview page are 336 x 280 (“large rectangle”), so this must be some kind of special ad. It renders the page virtually useless. Drop it, already.

BTW: more flexible screwing, anyone?

Five SEO Excuses

Published on August 29, 2006 in Google. Closed

Russell Jones, CTO of SEO firm Virante, has found an original way of showing off his SEO skills: he created a top 5 of SEO excuses, and made sure they listed #1 to #5 for the Google query “five seo excuses“.

So, here it goes, my top 5 reasons that you should avoid SEO. Or, if you want to do it the long way, just search google for “five SEO excuses”, without the quotes!
from thegooglecache.com via netlash.com

The top five SEO excuses are:

  • There’s no money in it
  • It’s too competitive
  • It’s unethical, right
  • It’s too expensive
  • It just doesn’t work

Obviously, by now the top #5 has completely changed.
Five SEO Excuses

The #1 spot for “five SEO excuses” is now taken by digitalpoint.com, a very popular forum for SEO experts. The second is taken by seroundtable.com, an SEO blog. Only on the third spot, one of the ajaxle.com domains has kept its ground. Once the big guys start playing along …

UPDATE: I became #1 Google result with this post. I apparently should be careful about what I say here.

Brussels Tango on Google Calendar

Published on August 21, 2006 in Google and Tango. Closed

I’ve started a public Google calendar for tango events (milonga’s, salons) in and around Brussels. My preferred site, milonga.be has gone down, the agenda at tango.be is quite ugly (it uses frames *shiver* ), and Marisa & Oliver’s agenda cannot be exported. So I made my own:
Tango activities in Brussels
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“Interestingness” for Google web search

Published on August 17, 2006 in Google. 2 Comments

Interesting Flickr

Last year, when Flickr wanted to create a ranking system for its pictures, they developed an algorithm for “interestingness”.

Sound of cause
Flickr photo by tkproject2004

There are lots of things that make a photo ‘interesting’ (or not) in the Flickr. Where the clickthroughs are coming from; who comments on it and when; who marks it as a favorite; its tags and many more things which are constantly changing. Interestingness changes over time, as more and more fantastic photos and stories are added to Flickr.
from About Interestingness

Taking into account views, comments, notes, favorites and user reputations, it is an advanced wisdom-of-the-crowds long-tail recommendation engine. The exact formula is unknown and the indivual ‘interestingness’ score of a photo cannot be displayed. Just like with Google PageRank, people try to guess how it works internally.
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