Apparently, it’s August already. I’m not entirely sure how that happened, but I suppose that’s the way of summer.
A lot has happened though, much that warrants commenting. Most to do with Google, some to do with me. I know you’ve probably got plans to go beaching, or do some yardwork, so I’ll keep it brief.
- Many of my thoughts about the direction Google+ will take are echoed here in a post by Tom Anderson. Highlights include, no (or little) advertising and a focus on people over brands. Basically, my thought is that Google+ will continue to focus on people, and if they allow brands to get involved in a meaningful way it will be as things that belong to the person, not the other way around – as it is with Facebook and Twitter. If it’s not clear what I mean, it has to do with ownership, which I’ll talk about later.
- Google places is now linking out to third-party reviews instead of displaying them on places pages and there’s a big, red, shiny button encouraging people to use Google reviews in addition to Yelp and other local sites. I think this is a push towards putting everything in the cloud and allowing websites to focus on being informative.
- I have learned how to properly hyphenate; I still struggle with the semi-colon.
- I’m building a new website. It’s lighter, faster, centered around text and type. I’m also looking for a new WordPress theme.
- My bio is here now, on an about.me page. I’m also test-driving a flavors.me page. about.me is free, flavors.me seems to have more features – which I would have to pay for.
- I’m working a lot with QR codes, mobile websites and other location-based services, like near-field communications.
More (or less) blogging in the fall. Stay tuned for a new site, a new blog format and more goodies for all fans, followers and visitors to Harbour City SEO.
Author: Sean Enns, posted on August 8, 2011 at 11:29 am, filed under Content Marketing, Marketing. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.