Comments for Catalyst Search Matters Search Marketing Blog http://www.searchmatters.net Sun, 11 May 2008 23:45:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 Comment on Social Media and Healthcare by Patricia Donovan http://www.searchmatters.net/2008/01/31/social-media-and-healthcare/#comment-1577 Patricia Donovan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:33:44 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2008/01/31/social-media-and-healthcare/#comment-1577 Web/Health 2.0 has huge implications for healthcare organizations in the areas of new patients, employees and business in general...patients asking for the doctors they see in videos, read about in blogs, etc., to say nothing of the disease-specific online support groups. As publishers for healthcare executives, the Healthcare Intelligence Network has just waded into the Web 2.0 space ourselves. After talking to Mayo Clinic, UAB Health System and others about the great feedback from social networking sites, we decided to test the waters ourselves and made our own video on the subject. No DreamWorks here, but a kind of Web 2.0 in healthcare primer that we produced in-house...you can see it at http://blog.hin.com/?p=251. We are interested in feedback. Web/Health 2.0 has huge implications for healthcare organizations in the areas of new patients, employees and business in general…patients asking for the doctors they see in videos, read about in blogs, etc., to say nothing of the disease-specific online support groups. As publishers for healthcare executives, the Healthcare Intelligence Network has just waded into the Web 2.0 space ourselves. After talking to Mayo Clinic, UAB Health System and others about the great feedback from social networking sites, we decided to test the waters ourselves and made our own video on the subject. No DreamWorks here, but a kind of Web 2.0 in healthcare primer that we produced in-house…you can see it at http://blog.hin.com/?p=251. We are interested in feedback.

]]> Comment on Paid Search Q&A: How to Get the Best CPV by Matthew http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/11/01/paid-search-qa-how-to-get-the-best-cpv/#comment-709 Matthew Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:16:03 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/11/01/paid-search-qa-how-to-get-the-best-cpv/#comment-709 Good point regarding CPV. Something to be aware of, yet marketers useally have little control over it. Simply, searchers sometimes hit the 'back' button while the site is loading after the click on the ad. It happens and you get charged for it. Matthew www.emarketinginabox.com Good point regarding CPV. Something to be aware of, yet marketers useally have little control over it. Simply, searchers sometimes hit the ‘back’ button while the site is loading after the click on the ad. It happens and you get charged for it.

Matthew
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]]> Comment on Overture’s Keyword Tool Says ‘No’ to Marijuana by chris http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/27/overtures-keyword-tool-says-no-to-marijuana/#comment-382 chris Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/27/overtures-keyword-tool-says-no-to-marijuana/#comment-382 It appears that the Overture Keyword Selector Tool is finally dead....lately it was showing results from January 2007, however, in the past couple of days it appears it is no longer functioning at all...no matter what you type in, now, it shows "No suggestions for It appears that the Overture Keyword Selector Tool is finally dead….lately it was showing results from January 2007, however, in the past couple of days it appears it is no longer functioning at all…no matter what you type in, now, it shows “No suggestions for

]]> Comment on Google: Flash Fixes Can Be “Dangerous” by Francis http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/16/google-flash-fixes-can-be-%e2%80%9cdangerous%e2%80%9d/#comment-379 Francis Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:39:02 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/16/google-flash-fixes-can-be-%e2%80%9cdangerous%e2%80%9d/#comment-379 Mauvis- I agree with the sentiment i.e. that the web is built by users and if we (the web builders) choose a certain standard then they (google) should bend to us and not the other way around. However, I believe that the 'we' is getting outvoted by a do-no-evil 'they' and system has become Orwellian in every sense. I'm interested to see just how far the analogy plays out. I.e. will we begin snitching on competitors to stay in Big Brother Google's good graces or will we, the creators, improve system internally and make Google obsolete? dun dun DUUNNNN. Mauvis-
I agree with the sentiment i.e. that the web is built by users and if we (the web builders) choose a certain standard then they (google) should bend to us and not the other way around. However, I believe that the ‘we’ is getting outvoted by a do-no-evil ‘they’ and system has become Orwellian in every sense.

I’m interested to see just how far the analogy plays out. I.e. will we begin snitching on competitors to stay in Big Brother Google’s good graces or will we, the creators, improve system internally and make Google obsolete?
dun dun DUUNNNN.

]]> Comment on Google: Flash Fixes Can Be “Dangerous” by Mauvis Ledford http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/16/google-flash-fixes-can-be-%e2%80%9cdangerous%e2%80%9d/#comment-378 Mauvis Ledford Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:57:23 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/16/google-flash-fixes-can-be-%e2%80%9cdangerous%e2%80%9d/#comment-378 SWFObject has almost become a universal standard and we should end all this ease of use and instant cross-browser fix to go back to circa 2001 with splash pages just so google doesn't penalize us? Technology should adapt to us not the other way around. It doesn't take a PHD to know that. :( I believe Bergy's (another Google employee) long and thorough response in the link from the comment above is much more logical than the "guidelines" written above, which creates a "dangerous"-ly poor user experience (but hey, at least you'll have a high google ranking! And that's all that matters, right?) SWFObject has almost become a universal standard and we should end all this ease of use and instant cross-browser fix to go back to circa 2001 with splash pages just so google doesn’t penalize us? Technology should adapt to us not the other way around. It doesn’t take a PHD to know that. :(

I believe Bergy’s (another Google employee) long and thorough response in the link from the comment above is much more logical than the “guidelines” written above, which creates a “dangerous”-ly poor user experience (but hey, at least you’ll have a high google ranking! And that’s all that matters, right?)

]]> Comment on 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog by Francis http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/6-seo-tips-to-boost-your-blog/#comment-352 Francis Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:11:33 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/6-seo-tips-to-boost-your-blog/#comment-352 Thanks Arpit. We're big fans of your work... Thanks Arpit. We’re big fans of your work…

]]> Comment on Top 8 Wordpress Plugins by 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog at Catalyst Search Matters Search Marketing Blog http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/top-wordpress-plugins/#comment-351 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog at Catalyst Search Matters Search Marketing Blog Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:08:38 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/top-wordpress-plugins/#comment-351 [...] « Search Matters Weekly Link Love Top Wordpress Plugins » 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog Published by Francis at August 22, 2007 in SEO Tips, [...] […] « Search Matters Weekly Link Love Top Wordpress Plugins » 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog Published by Francis at August 22, 2007 in SEO Tips, […]

]]> Comment on 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog by Top Wordpress Plugins at Catalyst Search Matters Search Marketing Blog http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/6-seo-tips-to-boost-your-blog/#comment-350 Top Wordpress Plugins at Catalyst Search Matters Search Marketing Blog Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:07:57 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/6-seo-tips-to-boost-your-blog/#comment-350 [...] « 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog Top Wordpress Plugins Published by Francis at August 22, 2007 in Uncategorized. Tags: [...] […] « 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog Top Wordpress Plugins Published by Francis at August 22, 2007 in Uncategorized. Tags: […]

]]> Comment on 6 SEO Tips to boost your blog by Arpit Jacob http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/6-seo-tips-to-boost-your-blog/#comment-349 Arpit Jacob Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:06:24 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/08/22/6-seo-tips-to-boost-your-blog/#comment-349 Good tips I usually use excerpts every where unless it the post itself its a good way to avoid duplicate content. Good tips I usually use excerpts every where unless it the post itself its a good way to avoid duplicate content.

]]> Comment on Overture’s Keyword Tool Says ‘No’ to Marijuana by unitedcrown http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/27/overtures-keyword-tool-says-no-to-marijuana/#comment-335 unitedcrown Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:42:43 +0000 http://www.searchmatters.net/2007/07/27/overtures-keyword-tool-says-no-to-marijuana/#comment-335 The overture tool is no longer being updated, and is no longer supported by yahoo. The overture tool is no longer being updated, and is no longer supported by yahoo.

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