DMOZ Has Closed – Thoughts from a former Editor

The time for open directory DMOZ.org  to close is nearing. On March 14, 2017 they will officially go off-line. Seeing that in the past year they had a full site redesign this is a tad bit surprising. Clearly they were looking for options for ways to entice people to...

AODA Compliance in Ontario

If you are an Ontario Business, you will need to know about AODA Compliance, and the size of your company will matter regarding if your company will need to comply, or not. According to the Ontario.ca website, regarding AODA Compliance. The main targets are all...

Google PageRank is Discontinued

Oh what a shame, PageRank is now dead and will no longer be available. While it will be used by Google in the backend if things, we as users will no longer see it. Google Page rank has not really been updated in the last couple years. Maybe at the end of 2013 I guess....

Google’s Search Location Filter Removal

The Removal of Google’s Search Location Filter Google has recently removed its search location filter (this is December 2015). One the uses for this filter was the ability to change the location of your city. This way you could choose to search from Toronto or from...

How to Post anonymously on Google+

Part of the issue many have with posting reviews on Google+ is that Google uses your Google Account Profile full name when associating it with your review. So, you want to write a review, but still leave it somewhat anonymous, this is the next best solution (for now)....

DuckDuckGo, IOS8 & Paid Advertising

Every so often we hear about a non-Google search engine that may look to take some of the search share away. The latest search engine in question is DuckDuckGo. With the release of Apples IOS8, DuckDuckGo will be the default search engine with Safari. What is...

Are Your Keywords Converting in Google?

Obtaining the desired top 10 or top 3 rankings in Google (sorry BING and Yahoo), is generally your most sought after goal. Realistically life should get easier once you gain that high ranking right? Not always. At times, for certain keywords, or keyword categories may...