Google’s Hummingbird Algo Shifts Search From Keywords To Semantic Technology [Web 3.0]
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhat’s a publisher to do? After being bruised and battered by Panda and Penguin updates,
thousands of websites have gone from Google’s first page of SERPs
[search engine results pages] to having their keywords literally losing
gravitas and sinking to the bottom of the heap. Like tumbleweeds
rolling across the digital desert, in the wake of cotton mills [Google’s
original target] being expunged from SERPs, many reputable newsworthy
sites also had to shutter their virtual doors due to an ever-evolving
ALGO constantly reinventing itself.
On the heels of a promoted tweet purchased to criticize British Airways’
luggage handling processes, the airline rallies back with an
unprecedented social media marketing initiative to mark the launch of
two of its newest aircraft. By converting a hypothetical into an
actionable challenge, BA begs the question: Who would win in a race between a Tweetliner and a Dreamliner?
Is Justin Timberlake’s top-forty hit tune "Mirrors" a soulful lullaby to his better half — or indeed is that
mirror-image really — himself? The more you analyze the lyrics with refrains such as "my
mirror staring back at me", the more you realize the song could be
considered this generation’s anthem or mantra.
Well, Friday the 13th came and passed uneventfully this year.
Internationally, there were no earth-shaking calamities. In fact, quite
the contrary. Russia, America’s on-again-off-again ally was instrumental in
sealing the day for chemical disarmament in Syria. And unbeknownst to a
lot of us folks, Russia is the only country in the world to officially
recognize "Programmers Day."
The Little Film That Could: “Finish Line” Coming Into The Final Stretch on KickStarter
Posted in: Today's Chili"Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting" is an indie
documentary currently in production. It’s a ‘Damon Runyon-esque"
real-life American saga real-life American saga that unfortunately doesn’t come with a Hollywood
happy ending. The shuttering of Off-Track-Betting (OTB) in New York
City plays out like a Greek Tragedy where over a 1000 employees had
their livelihoods, pensions and health benefits taken from them, while
Governor Cuomo of New York looked the other way.