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Do you think that swimming is fun? 31st January 2013 9:34 AM
“But do you know that 20% of swimmers in any given public swimming pool pee secretely inside the pool as they swim?”

Everyone knows that It's the same the world over. Apparently (so someone told me in the pub years ago, so must be true) The stinging in your eyes and the strong smell is the pee reacting with the chlorine which they have to put in the water to kill all the germs.
“Maybe this guy...”

Now that's someone I could work for
When not to outsource 29th January 2013 5:05 PM
“bit of an oxymoron their, if his access token was super secure it couldn't have been accessed from china ”

Very true. But I guess the security guys forgot to consider the scenario of the employee popping it in the post to another country

No doubt that's been rectified!
When not to outsource 29th January 2013 3:38 PM
“As long as the work was done what's the harm?”

Other than putting his super secure and sensitive remote access token in the post to China, very little!
Video SEO 29th January 2013 3:35 PM
“it's worth having a video as most people will prefer to actually watch something as opposed to read through the constant sales pitch on your website. You can also fit more into the video than most users are willing to read ”

I get the SEO benefits, although we just simply went for the embedded YouTube player on our directories.

But is there any actual non anecdotal end user stats or feedback that shows that most people prefer to see video on a website rather than read the blurb?

I read somewhere that US mobile users prefer video on smart phones, but UK based feedback we have is that PC/laptop users aren't turned on by videos. Maybe it's a culture thing, and maybe the march of the mobile will naturally change things over the next 12 months?

Be good to see some actual studies though.
Optimising your website for Bing 29th January 2013 3:21 PM
“Bing also has a decent share in the market no doubt but assume your page is good on Google's standards, does that mean it does great for Bing too? Or are there any completely different practices one must follow. Acc to your post, even though Google doesn't really consider that stuff anymore it still matters.”

Hi Alice, you've bounced an old thread from 3 years ago, so this may not be upto date.

I'll close this thread, but a good reminder that we need a new optimising for Bing/Yahoo thread!

Any SEO guru's fill your boots!
Hi Alice

Pretty much covered my views in this post - Pinterest - whose using it and what do you think?

Short answer, not a sausage

But potential, yep I can see it, if not for me for other types of business.

I was doing some research recently to see if or how we could utilise it. Look at this example, heres a cook at home mum, with over 33,000 followers!

So she has useful visuals, ie food, and links back to recipes, but most pins are from other websites. So other than a warm cosy feeling, and publicity, what does she get out of it commercially?

So if you crack it, report back and let us know
“The next company I predict to go under would be WH Smiths ”

Yup that sadly seems to be the consensus. They seem to be at the Woolworths stage, what actually are they?

“I found the worst bit of BlockBusters was having to take the thing back the next day after you'd watched it!”

lol Agreed, lost count of the number of fines I paid over the years!
“There was some good stuff on Steve Gibson's”

Blimey that's a site I haven't been to in years! Used to always use his shields up service, and was always a good source of security advice, this bloke really knows his stuff.

Just had the urge to revisit, and the shields up page still looks the same as it always did

Lots of green squares, "Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating"

Gives you a nice warm cosy feeling
The idea in theory is a good one, and any genuine sign or badge of quality that can be backed up, means increased customer confidence.

But you'll need sizable pockets for this scheme!
“you will be asked to undertake an initial advisory visit by MRS to ensure your organisation has appropriate processes and procedures in place to be compliant with the Fair Data principles.

Pricing

Initial advisory visit