Monthly Archives: October 2007

End of paid links for PR?

Google Shoots Arrow Into Heart Of “Link Economy” . The PR update is going on, and it seems the earlier formula for getting PR is no longer valid. The author has correctly pointed out that if everyone is doing something, people feel it is correct, but that is not necessarily true. Some of my websites [...]

“Big” websites and original content

Delhi HC Issues Stay Order Preventing e-Eighteen From Publishing Mint Column . Some of the most “reputed” websites just copy content, and unfortunately with current search engine system, they rank higher than the original article writers. I have posted some information on my website and after a few days, other websites have reproduced it and [...]

The “IT superpower” with a shrinking Internet user base

Net user base shrinks in India. Facts don’t lie, and though India incorrectly portrayed as a “IT superpower” by the mainstream media in India, it is the only country in the world with a shrinking internet user base. The speed of the internet connection on mobiles is close to zero based on my personal experience, [...]

Search engines and web content

Word farms of the web . You know that this has become a real problem when you start getting offers for buying your websites , even without listing them for sale. Most human visitors recognise good content which is useful , search engine bots only check if they are “keyword rich” . The current lot [...]