October 15th, 2004

A9: Searching the Web for Me

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Amazon.com has become one of the world's largest book sellers, and it's not at all by chance. Their multitudes of cross-sell and up-sell techniques are very intelligently woven into a 'personalized' e-commerce experience. And now that they've turned their attention and expertise to the search world, we can anticipate some very exciting personalization features, to cater our searches specifically to ourselves. What are some of these features? How will they affect the world of search? Read on to find out!

October 11th, 2004

A long-weekend lesson in humility

Our annual flag football tournament has come and gone. Teams from around the country (or at least one team from a neighbouring province) gathered for one mighty display of football tossing, flag-grabbing, and short-shorts sporting. (more…)

October 2nd, 2004

I Thought Florida was a State?

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This week on SEO Chat, we'll be taking a close look at the "Florida Update." In this second article, Justin delves into the why of why Florida happened, as well as looking at some of the new changes, from a compare/contrast stand point. "Something has happened to Google! The ambiguously nicknamed 'Update Florida' has been realized. Is the latest step in the Google Dance good or evil? How does it affect you and me? How do we learn to work with the new filter?" Read on…

October 2nd, 2004

Toshiba PDR-3300 Digital Camera Review

Never judge a book by its cover. That old adage rings true in the case of this little (well, not that little) digital camera. Packing a decent 3.2 MegaPixel CCD, this so-called entry level camera has enough advanced features to impress even the more sophisticated non-professional photographer. Read on…