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Email to Tribune Staff Regarding Murdoch vs Google
I have received quite a few questions the past few days about Google News and the Rupert Murdoch situation. (You can view the latest info here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/03/were-no-thieves-murdoch-google)
I wanted to provide my feedback and open it up for specific questions that individuals may have that I could answer collectively. This topic is an important [...]
A-List Membership Has Its Rewards
A-List Membership Has Its Rewards, originally uploaded by BrentDPayne.
I was joking around with friends and family that the A-List from
Southwest doesn’t really mean anything. I joked that there was no
first class, no upgrades, and they didn’t even allow you to fly
standby (like most airlines). About the only thing you get as an A-
List member is [...]
WordTracker Interview and Resulting Article
I was floored this morning when I discovered just how huge the WordTracker interview has become. I woke up to several emails, direct messages, Facebook messages, and even a post to my Facebook wall of the link to the story.
I feel very fortunate to work at a company like Tribune at this time. Most would [...]
Michael Jackson Search Trends and Breaking News SEO
I thought I would share some trends information about Michael Jackson and the searches surrounding his death. I’m not going to go into an in-depth analysis (for numerous reasons, including competitive concerns) but thought I’d at least share some highlights.
First off, when you are doing SEO for a large media organization, it’s important to win [...]
Googlebot Thinks It Is Human!
Here’s a tidbit of useful SEO information for everyone. It appears that Googlebot is attempting to become human by doing such wonderfully frustrating things like leaving feedback and reporting problems via forms. It’s almost as monumental as Data (from Star Trek: The Next Generation) receiving his emotion chip. While we are happy for Googlebot we [...]
Google News Author Search and SEO Tips for Authors
Launched recently, Google News now allows you to search by author. How? Simply enter a search query similar to
author:”Kevin Pang”
Example: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Kevin+Pang%22
or
author:”James Janega”
Example: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22James+Janega%22
Why/how is this useful?
If you have your writers sign up for the RSS feed of their name (bottom left corner of G’News) then they can start to see a pattern of how quickly [...]
Good Ole Irrigon, OR; My Hometown
Good Ole Irrigon, OR; My Hometown, originally uploaded by BrentDPayne.
Here is the view of mom and dad’s place in Irrigon, OR. I have plenty
of great memories skiing on the Columbia River, climbing trees, taking
ATVs out on the wildlife refuge land, or climbing Coast Guard towers.
There wasn’t (and still isn’t) much to do in Irrigon but [...]
TSA Takes My Bottled Water But NOT My TWO Knives!
TSA Takes My Bottled Water But NOT My TWO Knives!, originally uploaded by BrentDPayne.
In what the Twitterverse would call a ‘whale fail’ for TSA, they
managed to take my bottled water but fail to notice my two pocket
knives.
How did I do it? Did I keep them in my pocket? Did I sneak them into
the sole of [...]
A Beautiful Day on the Chicago River
A Beautiful Day on the Chicago River, originally uploaded by BrentDPayne.
I’m starting to realize why people stick it out during the winter in
Chicago. It makes you appreciate the summer.
But does it have to be 6 months of winter?!!
Brent D. Payne
Sent via my iPhone.
Tribune Broadcast & Local TV Broadcast Stations
Tribune Broadcast & Local TV Broadcast Stations, originally uploaded by BrentDPayne.
Finally all of the Tribune and Local TV broadcast stations are on the
same content management system. The SEO can now be controlled
centrally to maximize the power of the network. The tricky part is
dealing with duplicate content, removing multiple landing pages,
resolving political issues, determing the strongest [...]