Google Chrome Review

What Google once did for search, they are now trying to do for browsers. Early this week Google released Chrome, its new standards-compliant web browser.
Here I offer a review of Chrome, looking at performance, user interface, and technology advancements. But first — What It All Means.
Google Chrome [...]

Review of Cuil

A competitor to Google has entered the stage. The new entrant is Cuil (pronounced COOL). As their press release states,
Cuil provides organized and relevant results based on Web page content analysis. The search engine goes beyond today’s search techniques of link analysis and traffic ranking to analyze the context of each page [...]

Sherpa! awarded ‘Most Effective Search Marketing’ from Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA)

The results are in and Sherpa! has been awarded ‘Most Effective Search Marketing’ by the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA) for the AiMA Awards 2008. A panel of 21 judges from across the country, distinguished interactive thinkers from businesses and higher education institutions, evaluated finalists from each of the eight interactive categories.
AiMA selected Sherpa! [...]

Why Google is worth billions

Google’s greatness has become quotidian for those in the industry. Thankfully, we have clients who haven’t been drinking the kool-aid (or at least as much). They ask us the questions we sometimes forget to ask. One is “Why is Google worth so much?”
Let’s put things into context: on a global valuation, [...]

SEO as real estate — extending the metaphor

I was talking to a colleague about how SEO vs. PPC is like buy vs. rent and they found it a very apt metaphor. So, let’s extend it a bit more.
Not only is search engine marketing (SEO) similar to buying in that you gain equity over time, but also in that you are [...]