The title alone is perplexing, I know. Bear with me because I think I might have conjured up a few solid points. As you may know, I’ve recently taken up skateboarding as a new hobby. Ramp Riders has consumed my Thursday evenings for the past month, and I am pretty much having the time of my life. It finally occurred to me this week, as I was literally working up the courage to roll down a semi-high ramp, that skateboarding is really similar to SEO. Or at least it’s similar to my experiences with SEO.
Archives for the month of: March, 2012
I mentioned on the About page that this website is named after one of Ray Bradbury’s short stories, The Naming of Names. Another one of his, which is also found in The Martian Chronicles, is called There Will Come Soft Rains. Read the rest of this entry »
So I’ve taken up skateboarding as a new hobby. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for about 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m still fairly new at SEO, especially considering how long the Internet has been around. I have, however, definitely acquired some knowledge and experience – just enough to seep into my bones and start my slow transformation into a bit of a snob. It’s inevitable, and I truly apologize.
Unfortunately I am picky about a lot of things, mainly music and typography. Few people get nauseated upon overexposure to Comic Sans, or so it seems. I’m one of the few. I’ve also gotten to the point where I don’t usually talk about music except to those four people in my life whose tastes I seriously respect. Four. (And for the record, my music knowledge is pretty lame compared to theirs.) Read the rest of this entry »
I am a fan of the new Facebook layout.
The visual display of Timeline makes perfect sense to me. I’ve always been open to change, though, which is something that few people can relate to. For instance, when Twitter and Gmail provided users with the opportunity to switch over to the new layout, I jumped on it. It’s better to become accustomed to the new format before you’re forced to succumb to it. Right? Right. People were complaining about the official change after I had already accepted it. (in my experience, change is GOOD. Get over yourself; this is the 21st-freaking-century.) Facebook’s Timeline is the same situation. Facebook has finally adapted to a visual trend. To ignore this update is pretty nonsensical.
The only issue I have is that Facebook refuses to enforce it for users. How long is Timeline going to be a preference? The deadline was set, then moved back, then moved back again. Once brands are forced to convert (at the end of the month, allegedly), the majority of Facebook users will be unfamiliar with the layout. Users are already protesting it. As someone who controls the Facebook page of a couple of brands, I am hesitant to switch over prematurely because I know that users will reject Timeline.
I wish Facebook would just stick to its guts, because if users were already comfortable maneuvering the new Timeline structure, brand pages wouldn’t be such a big deal. And believe me, if you just give it a chance, you’ll find that the layout is structured very well.
That’s all.
Thanks for reading.