From the monthly archives:

August 2007

The PageRank control myth and the nofollow-for-SEO myth

by Michael Martinez on August 31, 2007

Where does your PageRank come from?
Does the little PageRank fairy visit your links at night and sprinkle PageRank dust on them? Do other people go buy it from authorized PageRank resellers and then distribute it to their friends?
There are a couple of major voices in the industry spreading some absolute nonsense about PageRank and [...]

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Old SEOs don’t joke – they just make you laugh

by Michael Martinez on August 30, 2007

So we were sitting around the office, picking on SEOs, and someone said, “Hey, Michael, why don’t you put these on the blog?”
Well, I suppose I could. So, without further ado, here is a selection of 1st Query SEO humor.

How many SEOs does it take to change a light bulb?

Answer: 15. You need [...]

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When Google dumps the Web from its index

by Michael Martinez on August 29, 2007

Google has been dumping millions of Web pages from its index for at least two weeks, perhaps since the end of July. I have opened threads about the August 2007 Google Update (for lack of a better name) at Highrankings (August 2007 Google Update) and Spider-food (August 2007 Google Update).
People are welcome to private [...]

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