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If you are using Google Chrome, have you tried using incognito mode (options - new incognioto window)

Or whatever browser you are using, make sure it's not caching any local results.

Using a proxy in a browser anon/cookieless mode should give you accurate results. Also, different people can see different results depending on which google server they hit, as they are all getting continually updated.

What does that actually mean? 90+ of what?

I'm obviously an amateur in business as I have a HMRC tax bill due in January and the company has to squirrel away every month to save up for the annual Corp Tax bill

Anyone got the number for Vodaphones accountant?

A lot of tools can be used if you select the location as the USA, or if just doing a Google search, you can force a google.com search over your country specific site by typing in www.google.com/ncr

But this can still throw up local results based on your IP, so to really see what's going on, I use a proxy to check our USA specific rankings on Google.com - 1.hidemyass.com

Well the thread was from August

Diet Coke ... when I'm allowed it

I've got to be honest, I don't see this as a major issue. Second, third generation onwards etc will be more integrated onto their host country than maybe their parents were. Keeping customs and dialects alive is a good thing, and is what gives the UK a rich history to tap into.

But second generation onwards, your native language will be (or should be imho) the country you were born in and brought up in. I've got Australian and American cousins and nieces. They may have British parents who have emigrated, but they will be children of their new adoptive countries. The language may be similar(ish), but if the parents moved to France, then the kids would be talking fluent French, and prob English, but I suspect their first language would be French. By the time they have kids, then they will be French with no doubt some odd quirky English custom passed down

But somehow, I suspect Barneys first language isn't Russian, even if his surname isn't Smith

Well they reckon we all started off as Africans originally, and in about 300 years we will all be Chinese, so that will give the local busy bodies at the Vicars bake and cake sale something to worry about.

Ahhh Twitter and it's images. This one shows up if you search for the popes account..

credit Salve Pontifex @Pontifex on Twitpic

Somehow I think traditional institutions like the Government and the Church should give live realtime social media streams a wide berth...

Being accessible to the people may be a marketing companies spin, but continual reputation management and damage limitation comes to mind, as you open yourself up for unmoderated abuse

Aha, just seen it on your page, Party Stuff

Never seen that one before, assume it allows rich snippet 5 stars to be published in Googles search results

I must admit, I hadn't actually looked at his account, so did a quick search, and ended up spending 10 mins just reading some of the responses.

I'd copy a few, but I'd be scared of getting sued... or worse...

I suspect in hindsight this won't be seen as the smartest PR move for the Catholic Church...