Comments on: My 2008 predictions http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/ neat fun stuff Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:52:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Max Netten http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-330147 Max Netten Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:28:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-330147 You forgot to predict the progression of the housing, mortgage industry bust and the ballooning of gas prices. Interesting post though, Max You forgot to predict the progression of the housing, mortgage industry bust and the ballooning of gas prices.

Interesting post though, Max

]]> By: Andrew Jensen http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-260227 Andrew Jensen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:01:22 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-260227 Matt - definitely right on about the hacking for SEO. Thanks to a note from Google yesterday to a website owner warning removal from Google's index due to a hidden link on his site, we confirmed that a site currently ranking #1 for some very high trafficked search phrases ("download movies") has a lot of linkjuice coming into it from hidden links placed by hacking dozens of DNN dotnetnuke sites worldwide. Someone apparently is taking advantage of a weakness in some versions of DNN to slyly add links on some fairly strong PR pages to push not only this one website very high in SERPs but other sites too. Matt – definitely right on about the hacking for SEO. Thanks to a note from Google yesterday to a website owner warning removal from Google’s index due to a hidden link on his site, we confirmed that a site currently ranking #1 for some very high trafficked search phrases (”download movies”) has a lot of linkjuice coming into it from hidden links placed by hacking dozens of DNN dotnetnuke sites worldwide. Someone apparently is taking advantage of a weakness in some versions of DNN to slyly add links on some fairly strong PR pages to push not only this one website very high in SERPs but other sites too.

]]> By: Josh http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-130894 Josh Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:48:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-130894 You mention feedrinse and filtermyrss. You might want to try http://www.filteredrss.com also. It uses a bayesian filter to filter your RSS feeds. You mention feedrinse and filtermyrss. You might want to try http://www.filteredrss.com also. It uses a bayesian filter to filter your RSS feeds.

]]> By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-125149 Ilya Grigorik Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:07:31 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-125149 Matt, not quiet keyword filtering, but a big feature release for us, and hopefully an awesome tool for everyone with 100+ subscriptions: http://gr.aiderss.com P.S. Nope, not april fools. ;) P.P.S. Keyword filtering next on the list! Matt, not quiet keyword filtering, but a big feature release for us, and hopefully an awesome tool for everyone with 100+ subscriptions: http://gr.aiderss.com

P.S. Nope, not april fools. ;)

P.P.S. Keyword filtering next on the list!

]]> By: Bernard http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-124902 Bernard Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:20:09 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-124902 I just read Selling the Dream and am busy with The Art of the Start, both by Guy Kawasaki (he used to run the Mac division at Apple). Its amazing to see the expectation they had for the Mac, then the decline of Apple, and now it seems the resurgance of Mac. Both books are great, highly recommended for anybody thinking about taking one of Matt's ideas and making a million buck from it...:) I just read Selling the Dream and am busy with The Art of the Start, both by Guy Kawasaki (he used to run the Mac division at Apple). Its amazing to see the expectation they had for the Mac, then the decline of Apple, and now it seems the resurgance of Mac. Both books are great, highly recommended for anybody thinking about taking one of Matt’s ideas and making a million buck from it…:)

]]> By: Hawaii realtor http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-124410 Hawaii realtor Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:08:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-124410 It's hard to believe how far Apple has come. Back in the '80's when my mom bought an Apple computer I thought it was cute. At that time it was the only computer I ever saw that had a mechanism to inject and eject a floppy disk. It was also the first computer I had seen using the 3.5 inch floppies, DOS (remember that?) computers were using the 5.25 inch floppy disks. It’s hard to believe how far Apple has come. Back in the ’80’s when my mom bought an Apple computer I thought it was cute. At that time it was the only computer I ever saw that had a mechanism to inject and eject a floppy disk. It was also the first computer I had seen using the 3.5 inch floppies, DOS (remember that?) computers were using the 5.25 inch floppy disks.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-124051 Stacy Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:09:16 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-124051 The prediction about blackhat SEOs going as far as hacking into entire hosting companies is very scary. It just goes to show that content needs to weigh more than links. I mean, someone can write their tail off for content, writing a conservative blog for years. The next day, someone else can come along with their new blog and post a single entry with a celebrity pictured in a controversial outfit. Who do you think people will link to? The poor guy who has been writing his conservative blog for years or the newbie who found that scandalous picture? A website's content is a better way to show a user the desired page in SERPs than 3 anchored words in a backlink. The prediction about blackhat SEOs going as far as hacking into entire hosting companies is very scary. It just goes to show that content needs to weigh more than links. I mean, someone can write their tail off for content, writing a conservative blog for years. The next day, someone else can come along with their new blog and post a single entry with a celebrity pictured in a controversial outfit. Who do you think people will link to? The poor guy who has been writing his conservative blog for years or the newbie who found that scandalous picture?

A website’s content is a better way to show a user the desired page in SERPs than 3 anchored words in a backlink.

]]> By: Jonas http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-123942 Jonas Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:51:13 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-123942 I like your prediction about improving email and I truly hope something like that will happen. A friend of mine had <a href="http://www.solitude.dk/archives/20040416-2300" rel="nofollow">similar ideas about email</a> that you mention (by using FOAF for example), but this was back in 2004, maybe now is the time for it to happen? I like your prediction about improving email and I truly hope something like that will happen. A friend of mine had similar ideas about email that you mention (by using FOAF for example), but this was back in 2004, maybe now is the time for it to happen?

]]> By: Evergreen Real Estate http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-123899 Evergreen Real Estate Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:11:50 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-123899 Wow - I am really in geekville here - and I love it! What the hell have I been doing these last few years mucking around in sales? This is where I love to play. Great insights Matt - and thanks for taking the time to put these up for us to learn from. Wow – I am really in geekville here – and I love it! What the hell have I been doing these last few years mucking around in sales? This is where I love to play. Great insights Matt – and thanks for taking the time to put these up for us to learn from.

]]> By: Multi-Worded Adam http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-123852 Multi-Worded Adam Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:49:22 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/my-2008-predictions/#comment-123852 Hey Matt, Off-topic question, but I was wondering if I could email you about your presence (or at least a caricature of your face) in a blackhat banner ad. Hey Matt,

Off-topic question, but I was wondering if I could email you about your presence (or at least a caricature of your face) in a blackhat banner ad.

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