Blogs by Neilson Hall

I believe the above quote from the much loved cartoon Pinky and the Brain aptly sums the feelings surrounding the latest case of GoogleGate. The news relating to Google displaying images deemed to be of a racist nature, instantly provoked cries for the public to be better protected against such exposure; Indeed [...]

I recently read a number of really insightful blogs detailing the case that social search maybe a realistic threat to the future of SEO, but as insightful as they were I can’t help but oppose a number of the key points that act as the foundation for the argument.
t’s undeniable that people are starting to [...]

This week see’s Google make a significant step forward in its quest to provide users with ever more accessible information by releasing a new music attribute to its search listings. The new music features provides users looking for songs or albums, the opportunity to preview or even purchase the tracks at the click of [...]

The ideas behind and ways to leverage user generated content have been discussed at length by both distinguished web commentators and novices alike, yet for me it is still very much a grass roots movement.  User comments and forum usage continue to grow exponentially and the reach of UGC extends deep into many websites, now [...]

I think the above sentiment is particularly apt when looking into the ever evolving world of social media. Calculating the ROI companies are likely to receive as a result of partaking in some form of social media is a tricky business: for some, particularly the PPC evangelists will wax lyrical about the importance of quantifiable [...]

For some time, numerous prominent web commentators have waxed lyrical about the fact keyword search is very close to reaching its breaking point. Facts such as the number of people now on the web reaching 1.3 billion and there being over 150 million active websites all contribute to the theory. As the scope [...]

Ok so hands up, before I was assigned the Seth Goodin blog to review I hadn’t previously been aware of his work, other than the fact he was the author of one of the webs most popular marketing blogs.
However once his blog was syndicated with my reader I soon became pretty hooked.  Goodin’s style is [...]

Last week there was an interesting article released in the Times that stated that every time you make a search on Google you are producing 7g of CO2,   this is based on the assumption that every searcher will in fact spend 15mins on their desktop per search.  I am the first to admit my knowledge [...]

At the last count there were over 100million websites available on t’internet – that’s some number, and for me rather hard to comprehend.  So with this in mind it was challenging to try and establish a top 3, but try as I did this is what I came up with.
Nike.com
Being involved in search, in theory [...]

If like me you are addicted to your set of trusted blogs, Google’s latest announcement will be a welcome surprise. 
The Google reader now gives users the ability to have content on blogs in other languages, automatically translated into your native tongue.  Google will also rather cleverly remember your settings so that you will continue [...]