One of the downsides to search engine dominance is the quality of search results. If you go looking for quality results (ie. useful sites) in certain topic areas you are more likely to find highly optimised crud than anything useful. So how can you get past the junk to the content you want to find? It's not easy. You can try honing your search phrases or you can ask for a … [Read more...] about Quality Search Results
IEDR Should Engage With Public
Over the last few months there has been a certain degree of debate in some circles with regard to the IEDR's pricing and other policies. Some people called for a reduction in pricing, although they did little to pass on any saving to the public. In other quarters there were mutterings about the future of the IE namespace with both the advent of EU looming on the horizon coupled … [Read more...] about IEDR Should Engage With Public
Irish Business Bloggers Wanted
As part of my preparation for the IIA seminar on blogging next month I would like to put together a couple of examples of Irish business blogs. If you or your company has had any experiences with blogging - both positive and negative - I would love to hear from you. Either post a comment or email me: michele@mneylon.com … [Read more...] about Irish Business Bloggers Wanted
Are Blogs Killing Journalism?
If, like me, you subscribe to several feeds from separate blogs as well as aggregators, that collect blog feeds either by topic or region, you may notice certain trends. For example, last Sunday night Damien Mulley announced the opening of votes for the Irish blog awards online. Although the press picked up on the story over the following days, the "blogosphere" had already … [Read more...] about Are Blogs Killing Journalism?
Who Do You Write For?
It may seem like an odd question to pose, however a recent post over on the search.ie forum made me think about it. … [Read more...] about Who Do You Write For?