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How To Look Your Best In Search Results

Mom always said, "Put your best foot forward." It's valuable advice, because often how you appear on a first meeting sends subtle signals about you and can influence what happens next. We should also be concerned the same way with how we appear, what information is presented about us, in the search results. 

Search: Top 5 Is The New Top 10

Microsoft released the results of an eye-tracking study focusing on the impact of search ranking, and more provocatively among industry experts, the impact of informational snippet length on user task performance. The early (and already debated) conclusion is that 1. a top 5 rank, not top 10, is crucial; 2. snippet length has a direct impact on search success.

Creating Safe Events in C#

Whenever you write class libraries, custom control or just about anything else, you probably raise a lot of home made events. That's a simple thing to do, but tedious to write over and over again.

But is it Programming?

Apple has put out a tutorial introducing programming with Core Data, Xcode and Interface Builder. Even if you've never written a line of code in your life - and maybe even especialy if you have not - go take a look at Building a Sample Core Data Application.

One in Five Americans Read Blogs

Battelle extracts a useful snippet from a recent Gallup poll on internet usage.

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Snippet: Create It and Use It!

The Macromedia Dreamweaver MX have these powerful new addition to its toolset - introducing, Snippets!

Wiki-Based Search Engine Claims To Be Web's Biggest

Eric Ward takes an in-depth look at the wiki-based search engine, modestly named, Web's Biggest.

Searching For Searches

Arik Hesseldahl of Forbes looks at recent developments in search, Jux2 and Firefox search add-ons.

Most Of Google Remains In Beta

Danny Sullivan points out that most of Google is still in beta. For those of you with Search Engine Watch subscriptions ...

Pleased with Your Google Description?. . .if not, consider these tips for getting the Google description that YOU want! Part 1

When it comes to describing your site, Google assembles what is known as a snippet description to display in their search results. Sometimes it's a good description - one that prompts potential visitors to click on your link. Other times, it isn't. Take the case in point where the following page (ranked at #1) in a keyword search for scuba dive "entices" the potential site visitor by listing the various PADI locations from around the world ...