Posted by jennitaNote: This post will make you smile, possibly even laugh. It won't however teach you much about SEO. You've been warned.Last week I attended SMX West in Santa Clara, California and took a couple flip video cameras along. I thought it would be fun to do "man on the street" interviews, somewhat along the lines of Jay Leno […]

Posted by randfishWARNING: Get ready to read with this one. There aren't a ton of fun graphics or quick bullet points, but I do promise that if you read through, you'll feel much more knowledgeable about the topic, and likely get more value from organizing, speaking or attending an event.Over the past 6 years, I've attended nearly 100 confere […]

Started the day at Colston Hall (which has to be the best Bristol City Council meeting venue) for a gathering of 30-40 Bristol digital companies and organisations, kindly convened by Mike Bennet of Bristol Media, on behalf of Bristol City Council’s IT and Communications Teams.The aim was to start a conversation about the Council’s plans [...] […]

Managing your money week: 11 17 March 20102D11 Frenchay Campus Cooking together, doing your food shopping when you're not hungry and planning ahead to allow time to save are some of the... […]

Posted by randfishDespite being a seemingly simple topic, this one seems to stymie even experienced SEOs. There's a natural conflict that creates the issue - the more keywords you target on a single page, the less you need to link build and optimize (for both search engines and user experience/conversion rate) on many pages.To answer this question in a […]

As Tim Berners Lee calls for Governments, Scientists and Institutions to make their data openly available on the Web and Government launches its Open Data Portal this afternoon we held the first meeting of our Innovative Data Projects group this is just one of the new 20-20 projects that the the recent Council Budget [...] […]

Are you thinking of giving up driving? Are you starting to think about reducing your dependency on the car and using public transport more regularly? Have you recently been diagnosed with illness or impairment... […]

Posted by RobOusbeySearch Engine Optimization covers a huge range of tactics - all of which can bring direct benefit to a website. In this post, I've shared examples of different tactics used at different websites, and the effects that have been seen. If you're considering an SEO campaign for your site, or are trying to persuade someone else to inv […]

Posted by randfishThis week, despite still being seriously under the weather (see this week's sad WB Friday), I flew down to SMX West to speak on the Link Building Strategies panel. Although I'd wanted to put more work in and deliver a better presentation, I received some very kind words afterward and requests from folks to share the deck via the b […]

There is obviously no shortage of information on SEO. But thanks for turning up here :) The sheer avalanche of SEO information can be overwhelming, for beginners and experts alike. Who do you know who to listen to? What information do you need to know, and what information is filler? Why should you even listen to SEOBook? 1. Most Information Published On SEO […]

Alumni from the University of the West of England's Science Communication course are behind a music festival with a difference. Geek Pop '10, a celebration of science-inspired music and geek culture,... […]

A cohort of young people from across the UK will visit the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 9 March 2010 to talk about the future of robotics at a specially convened Parliamentary Seminar.... […]

Torquay Girls Grammar School returned to top form with their winning team producing the best submission in the 2009 RICS Schools Competition. This is their fifth win in the nine years of the annual competition,... […]

Posted by great scott!Sure, you use Twitter as a social media tool, but have you ever considered it as an SEO research tool? No? Well watch and learn this week to find out how you can harness it in a whole new way.Now that social signals (particularly Twitter) are becoming more important in the engines, they can help you pinpoint when a keyword is going to t […]

Enterprise Europe Network South West is holding an event for organisations looking to get an understanding of the future opportunities for European R&D funding for ICT projects.Attendees will learn what European funding is available for ICT projects and will get advance notification of the likely call contents. The event will also give attendees the chan […]

Posted by Danny Dover Today I am proud to announce the launch of the second version of Open Site Explorer. Since SEOmoz has officially moved out of consulting, we are now able to put our full resources into building fantastic SEO software. We want to thank all of you who provided feedback on the first version of the tool for your guidance and we look forwar […]

Posted by jennitaSMX West 2010 kicked off with quite a bang (or was that a yell?). Since Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer was the keynote, people arrived early to ensure good seats. The music playing before it started was amazing, it helped to create an excitement in the room that I really had never felt before a keynote before. I had attempted to save a […]

Posted by randfishThis post is short and easy to follow, just like the tactic it recommends. Most everyone who optimizes for Google Local (aka Google Maps) is familar with David Mihm's excellent and oft-referenced Local Search Ranking Factors. In that document, and in many places where local results are analyzed, it's clear that getting your busine […]

The University of the West England is set to improve the wellbeing of students and staff with the launch of its pioneering new venture, The Living Centre (TLC) at 13:00 at Frenchay Campus on Wednesday... […]

Forget iris and fingerprint scans scanning noses could be a quicker and easier way to verify a person's identity, according to scientists from the University of the West of England and University... […]