Just my little blog about search, food, cars, anything I feel like writing about really…

I’m back, baby!

Well, after sadly neglecting this site and having lots of great ideas for post which I didn’t find the time to execute on, I’m back. Stay tuned for new semi-regular posts (when I think I actually have something intelligent to say). I can’t promise that it will be all business, as I’ll be posting here on some personal happenings and my other interests as well. Except for fly fishing. If you want to read about that, my brother and I cover that at our blog on tying flies and fly fishing.

Google Panda or Farmer Update

Google Panda Update Graphic from SEOBook.com

Many sites, some large content farms, some smaller sites recently got hit by the Google Algorithm update that is alternatly being called "Farmer", for obvious reasons and "Panda" internally by Google. The update was intended to weed out many of the … [Continue reading]

How Does Google Search Work?

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I promised months ago that I was going to start blogging and as yet...no posts. It's not that I don't have anything to say. It's more that I have trouble finding the time to say it. Well this first post may be a bit of a "cheat" but I found the … [Continue reading]

Google Universal Product Results Becoming More “Comparison” Oriented?

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I watch Google Merchant Center and the results it feeds to the universal results in the main SERPs pretty closely. I noticed something a little different today. For several months Google has been showing a marked preference for product results from … [Continue reading]

1931 Oldsmobile Hot Rod

1931 Oldsmobile Hot Rod

This is my Dad's 1931 Oldsmobile Hot Rod. The full story is yet to come. He bought this car when I was only about 3 months old and it sat in a garage in rural Saskatchewan for 30 years before he brought it back to Vancouver about 12 years ago. The … [Continue reading]