http://www.netrank.co.uk/ Blog posts, press releases and newsletters from Netrank. en-gb Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:08:22 +0000 2010 30 LBi Search Newsletter: February 2010 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-february-2010.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-february-2010.php Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) have been approved by ICANN and are set to become a reality. Are the search engines prepared for them? http://blog.netrank.co.uk/can-search-engines-handle-internationalized-domain-names-idns http://blog.netrank.co.uk/can-search-engines-handle-internationalized-domain-names-idns Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:30:00 +0000 The Yahoo! - Microsoft deal has now been passed by the European Commission, paving the way for it to be implemented within the "next few days" according to an official press release. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/yahoo-microsoft-search-deal-approved-and-imminent http://blog.netrank.co.uk/yahoo-microsoft-search-deal-approved-and-imminent Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:14:05 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: January 2010 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-january-2010.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-january-2010.php Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 A recent Google Webmaster Central Blog post advises webmasters to request a visitor's permission before installing software. This is excellent advice. Automatically installing software on to a visitor's machine can make it appear that the site is installing malware. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/sound-advice-from-google http://blog.netrank.co.uk/sound-advice-from-google Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:11:00 +0000 Lord Lucas' proposed amendments to the Digital economy Bill would see search engines granted a license to copy and re-publish content legally without risk of litigation. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-to-be-exempt-from-copyright-law http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-to-be-exempt-from-copyright-law Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:38:06 +0000 The notion of "Internet Privacy" is considered by some to be an oxymoron in today's online world. This article explores online privacy in light of recent events in China and stark comments from the Google CEO on his views towards online privacy. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/in-the-online-world-of-today-does-privacy-really-exist http://blog.netrank.co.uk/in-the-online-world-of-today-does-privacy-really-exist Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:06:09 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: December 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-december-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-december-2009.php Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Google Chrome now has over a thousand extensions. We've looked through them and picked out the top 15 Chrome add-ons for SEOs. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/15-best-seo-addons-for-google-chrome http://blog.netrank.co.uk/15-best-seo-addons-for-google-chrome Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:37:50 +0000 The cross-domain canonical link element, albeit only currently supported by Google, is a welcome addition to the webmaster's toolkit. Read on for practical examples of how you can use it in your SEO campaigns. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/practical-uses-for-the-new-google-cross-domain-canonical-link-element http://blog.netrank.co.uk/practical-uses-for-the-new-google-cross-domain-canonical-link-element Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:14:59 +0000 With more and more extras being added to search engine results pages, they are starting to look just a little cluttered. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/search-engines-and-clutter http://blog.netrank.co.uk/search-engines-and-clutter Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:15:00 +0000 Google has added real-time search to the search results. But is it a good thing? http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-and-realtime-search http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-and-realtime-search Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:25:00 +0000 Google's latest innovation in personal search means all change for users as the search giant mixes up results on an individual basis. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-defaults-on-personalisation http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-defaults-on-personalisation Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:18:29 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: November 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-november-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-november-2009.php Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The question today is - does Google assign PageRank to non-HTML files such as PDF files, Word documents or Flash files? Here is the definite answer. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/can-pdf-flash-and-ms-office-documents-have-pagerank http://blog.netrank.co.uk/can-pdf-flash-and-ms-office-documents-have-pagerank Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:57 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: October 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-october-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-october-2009.php Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Take an in-depth look at Google PageRank. We explain what PageRank is, how pages get it and share it (or don't), how Google really uses it, and explore some tantalising hints for what else Google might be doing with it. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/what-is-pagerank http://blog.netrank.co.uk/what-is-pagerank Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:24:24 +0000 There are very few occasions when duplicate content is a good thing. The search engines are not fond of it; it takes up unnecessary space in their indices and, in some cases, stops them from showing the right page. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/so-whats-wrong-with-duplicate-content http://blog.netrank.co.uk/so-whats-wrong-with-duplicate-content Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:10:59 +0000 On the day that it is announced that Internet advertising has overtaken the Television sector in the UK, questions have been asked about whether or not the term 'Internet advertising' is fair to its TV competitor. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/online-spend-overtakes-tv-in-uk http://blog.netrank.co.uk/online-spend-overtakes-tv-in-uk Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:17:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: September 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-september-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-september-2009.php Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Possibly prompted by a couple of cases in which the appearance or absence of words used in the meta keywords on a website's tag has resulted in legal action, Google has recently reiterated its stance on the keywords meta tag. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-say-we-dont-use-the-keywords-meta-tag-again http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-say-we-dont-use-the-keywords-meta-tag-again Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:26:00 +0000 The usefulness of Google Webmaster Tools has just gone up another notch. Google has introduced a feature that allows a webmaster to suggest which URL parameters it should ignore. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-parameter-handling-tool http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-parameter-handling-tool Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:48:26 +0000 Google has announced that it now supports the Facebook Share and SearchMonkey RDFa formats for video, allowing site owners to tell Google about videos using simple HTML markup. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-supports-facebook-share-searchmonkey-video-formats http://blog.netrank.co.uk/google-supports-facebook-share-searchmonkey-video-formats Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000 Google's latest service offers users the ability to search for verified stats, and short facts, across a range of subjects. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/googles-new-internet-stats-service http://blog.netrank.co.uk/googles-new-internet-stats-service Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:18:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: August 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-august-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-august-2009.php Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000 As print newspapers change their attitude towards online content delivery, we take a look at one of the classier of the latest batch of web offerings. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/mirror-launches-3am-girls-site http://blog.netrank.co.uk/mirror-launches-3am-girls-site Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:19:00 +0000 On Monday Google announced that a new architecture for its search technology is approaching completion, and invited web users to take a first look at the shape of Google to come. http://blog.netrank.co.uk/googles-caffeine-fix http://blog.netrank.co.uk/googles-caffeine-fix Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:40:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: July 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-july-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-july-2009.php Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: June 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-june-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-june-2009.php Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: May 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-may-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-may-2009.php Sat, 30 May 2009 23:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: April 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-april-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-april-2009.php Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0000 Leading Marketing, Search and Technology Agency LBi Wins Oxfam SEO work http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/press-releases/oxfam-seo.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/press-releases/oxfam-seo.php Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: March 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-march-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-march-2009.php Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: February 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-february-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-february-2009.php Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: January 2009 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-january-2009.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-january-2009.php Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: November 2008 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-november-2008.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-november-2008.php Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: October 2008 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-october-2008.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-october-2008.php Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: September 2008 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-september-2008.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-september-2008.php Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: August 2008 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-august-2008.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-august-2008.php Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0000 LBi Search Newsletter: July 2008 http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-july-2008.php http://www.netrank.co.uk/news/newsletters/news-july-2008.php Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0000