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OOH! Essentials of search engine optimization
This week in Online Office Hours, I’ll talk about the fundamentals of search engine optimization — organic search versus paid search, what PageRank is, what matters to search engines and what doesn’t, simple steps to make your website friendly for search engines, and more.
This will be an entry-level discussion. If search engines are a mystery to you, this will be a good start to unraveling that mystery. And if you know a bit about SEO but have a specific question, we’ll have time to discuss that as well.
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Related Posts:What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world?
“What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto — a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume.“
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu
Clay Shirky: “Sopa and Pipa would create a consumption-only internet” on guardian.co.uk
Clay Shirky elegantly explains the most chilling aspect of SOPA/PIPA:
“The scary bit of legalese here is the idea that the law would apply not just to actual copyright violations (the nominal goal of the law) but to any site that was “facilitating the activities” of copyright infringement, a term nowhere defined but vague enough to include mentioning the existence of such sites, which is enough to make them findable. Like a fast-spreading virus, the proposed censorship moves outwards from the domain name system, to include any source of public web content in the US.
“If the phrase “any source of public web content” seems like a dry detail, substitute the name of your favourite web publisher: you.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/18/sopa-pipa-consumption-only-internet?CMP=twt_gu