Comments on: Checking my older predictions http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: CJ http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-124049 CJ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:41:49 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-124049 Is Google EVER going to fix the "this page contains secure and nonsecure content.." error message that pops up for ALL U.S. advertisers going to the Adwords login page? Doesn't engender alot of faith in Google's systems when such a simple https error message has been ongoing for months now. Is Google EVER going to fix the “this page contains secure and nonsecure content..” error message that pops up for ALL U.S. advertisers going to the Adwords login page? Doesn’t engender alot of faith in Google’s systems when such a simple https error message has been ongoing for months now.

]]> By: James Christensen http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-124038 James Christensen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:24:11 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-124038 You are now dubbed the Google nostradamus. You are now dubbed the Google nostradamus.

]]> By: Drew Olanoff http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-124017 Drew Olanoff Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:13:01 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-124017 Speaking of old...thanks for rooting on Readburner. I've just purchased it to keep it going! Thanks again and keep an eye on us ;) Speaking of old…thanks for rooting on Readburner. I’ve just purchased it to keep it going! Thanks again and keep an eye on us ;)

]]> By: Stacy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123889 Stacy Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:05:38 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123889 I just think that those internet phones will have to offer bigger fold-out screens while remaining compact. A 2-inch screen to view the internet is very disadvantageous. I also think that social networking sites are overrated. There's only so much you can do. Unless they find more applications to keep people onboard and stop spam, many will go extinct. One thing that has always puzzled me is that there is no big online community for 50+ people to talk. Everything is teenage-driven, filled with words like LOL and whatnot, there is not a corner for middle-aged folks. I hope something for the older internet users will be developed soon. I also hope that the Google algo gives newer sites a chance to beat their long-lasting competitors. Truth is, many of those established sites are stuck in 1999, but have no reason to work hard because they know they can't be beat. Their front pages are merely 2 big pictures (this is especially true of older e-Commerce sites) and some others are still stuck on deprecated HTML coding. Meanwhile, there are plenty of new sites that are SEO-optimized but have no opportunity to gain a brand name, backlinks, or be on top of the SERPs. Anyway, those are just a few of my wishful thoughts for the future. I just think that those internet phones will have to offer bigger fold-out screens while remaining compact. A 2-inch screen to view the internet is very disadvantageous.

I also think that social networking sites are overrated. There’s only so much you can do. Unless they find more applications to keep people onboard and stop spam, many will go extinct.

One thing that has always puzzled me is that there is no big online community for 50+ people to talk. Everything is teenage-driven, filled with words like LOL and whatnot, there is not a corner for middle-aged folks. I hope something for the older internet users will be developed soon.

I also hope that the Google algo gives newer sites a chance to beat their long-lasting competitors. Truth is, many of those established sites are stuck in 1999, but have no reason to work hard because they know they can’t be beat. Their front pages are merely 2 big pictures (this is especially true of older e-Commerce sites) and some others are still stuck on deprecated HTML coding. Meanwhile, there are plenty of new sites that are SEO-optimized but have no opportunity to gain a brand name, backlinks, or be on top of the SERPs.

Anyway, those are just a few of my wishful thoughts for the future.

]]> By: Richard http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123734 Richard Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:48:17 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123734 Lifecasting is definitely about to blow up. The new age blog (imagine that, blogging is already set to be surpassed). I've been recording and publishing my sleep talking for about 5 months now. Its the true reality tv (my recordings are audio but that is about to change). Lifecasting is definitely about to blow up. The new age blog (imagine that, blogging is already set to be surpassed). I’ve been recording and publishing my sleep talking for about 5 months now. Its the true reality tv (my recordings are audio but that is about to change).

]]> By: Bruce http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123730 Bruce Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:17:38 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123730 Nice predictions - with the rate technology is advancing anything is possible goiing forward. It just takes someone to imagine it and make it happen so where is that Hoverboard? Nice predictions – with the rate technology is advancing anything is possible goiing forward. It just takes someone to imagine it and make it happen so where is that Hoverboard?

]]> By: MistrTim http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123718 MistrTim Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:56:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123718 I loved the comment by Scoble that you included. I've been hunting for a way I can success fully move more of my work online and away from the insecurities of my computers. Anything could happen and I would be greatly inconvenienced. Having all my stuff online allows me to simply replace the hardware (easily done) and get back to it. All I need now is for Roboform to setup an online service and I'm set ;-) I loved the comment by Scoble that you included. I’ve been hunting for a way I can success fully move more of my work online and away from the insecurities of my computers. Anything could happen and I would be greatly inconvenienced. Having all my stuff online allows me to simply replace the hardware (easily done) and get back to it.
All I need now is for Roboform to setup an online service and I’m set ;-)

]]> By: Matthew Anderson http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123712 Matthew Anderson Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:36:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123712 That I will get shorter as I get older Matt Cutts gets fired, aged 60 and a half, for dancing naked with his cat on Google Streetview (renamed planetview) Chinese to English translators become the norm by 2031 Complete loss of the English language by 2042 Documents reporting the faked moon landing are made public, 2103 The Internet goes universal, 2304 Interplanetary communication translators become the norm, 2315 Complete loss of the Chinese language by 2406 The Google Man's mission is complete 2507 That I will get shorter as I get older

Matt Cutts gets fired, aged 60 and a half, for dancing naked with his cat on Google Streetview (renamed planetview)

Chinese to English translators become the norm by 2031

Complete loss of the English language by 2042

Documents reporting the faked moon landing are made public, 2103

The Internet goes universal, 2304

Interplanetary communication translators become the norm, 2315

Complete loss of the Chinese language by 2406

The Google Man’s mission is complete 2507

]]> By: Hawaii SEO http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123704 Hawaii SEO Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:08:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123704 I predict Gppgle will integrate a URL shortening service into the toolbar and then pass pagerank or not through those shortened links. I predict Gppgle will integrate a URL shortening service into the toolbar and then pass pagerank or not through those shortened links.

]]> By: cormac http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123702 cormac Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:27:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/checking-my-older-predictions/#comment-123702 I'm still waiting patiently for my Google Hoverboard I’m still waiting patiently for my Google Hoverboard

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