Tommo from London, UK, most likely an SEO guy had a question on how to generate ranking reports. Here was his specific question:

What is the best way to check your own site for keyword rankings, e.g if I wanted to target a new phrase and wanted to check the progress of its ranking – whats is the best way to check it? Should I just search Google and scroll through the results?

The Answer…

Google Engineer and head of Anti-Web Spam replies:

The Comment…

Nice funny comment from ScienceAround.

Ranking tool comment to Matt Cutt's reply

That was an answer from the land of rainbows and unicorns The best way to check your ranks is to use Firefox addon.

LOL!

Michael Gray and Rae Hoffman have been talking about Google being unfair in profiling SEOs, where links are devaluated simply because they are the works of SEO people even if the intent was purely clean and done in a whitehat method. But if they were not by SEO people, no devaluation is received even if the methods look going against Google Webmaster Guidelines. Rand Fishkin sums it all up with some tips on going SEO stealth mode and flying below the radar.

I have always thought getting popular in this industry was advantageous and has tried my simple humble ways to get there and hopefully rubbed elbows with the industries top SEOs. And now this makes me want to think again… I’ll rewind my myself and reset my thinking back to 1999… *rewinding…ok reset done* What was I talking about? SEO? Actually, I don’t know about SEO. What is SEO? I’m a Web Designer/Developer and I do not care about SEO. I’ll leave that to the SEO people.

Noon, nakakatagalog pa tayo sa SEO Philippines na umaasa tayong hindi tayo maiintindihan ng mga taga ibang bansa.

• Una sa mga namimirata ng kung ano ano. Maiintindihan na.
• Mga sekreto na panlaban sa mga taga France at Indonesia sa mga SEO contest. Tayo tayo lang naman naglalabanan dyan.
• Mga kakaibang pang maitim na subrero lang na SEO na ayaw natin ipaalam sa mga hindi Pinoy.
• Mga sinisiraan ninyo na mga SEO ng ibang bansa. Patay lagot kayo. Nyhahahahahaha
• Mga pinoy na nasa ibang bansa na nag blo-blog na sinisiraan ninyo mga boss ninyo.
• Mga monitored ang chat session sa trabaho ninyo pero tinatagalog ninyo sa mga kapwa Pinoy para hindi maintindihan ng banyaga.

Tignan ninyo ang page na ito, translated sa Ingles

Ito, mga susunod na salita ko pang testing lang ng translation.

Malalim Kastila at Tagalog na Puro
Kimika
Kapnayan
Silya
Salumpuwit
Berde
Luntian
Subrero
Sambalilong

Magkatunog, baka magkamali
Libog
Libag
Kabag
Kabog

Slang
Jologs
Gamol

Ispesyal na Letra
Piña

Bastos
Kantot
Puke
Pekpek
Titi
Suso

Isa lang katubas na salita sa Ingles
Kanin
Bigas

Isang salita natin na dalawa katumbas sa Ingles
Araw (Tignan natin kung Day o Sun ibibigay nya)
Ang ganda ng araw ang liwanag.
Sarap mag kumain araw-araw.
Anong araw ba ngayon?

Mga parepareho ibig sabihin
Bagamat
Datapwat
Subalit
Ngunit
Pero
Baka (LOL baka maging Cow ito)
Kumain ako ng baka kanina.
Baka hindi pa luto ang baka?

Kasusubok ko lang. Madami pang sablay pero nakakatawa. Pero simula na yan. Balang araw gaganda ang translation nito at maiintindihan ka na kahit ano pa sabihin mo.

Every new unique work done by a careful individual will always have his work patented by his country’s patent office. A patent by definition is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention (check Wikipedia for more details).

The US Patent and Trademark Office website showcases a complete list of all patent protected inventions from individual and businesses, as well as trademarks and intellectual property. Checking from their site I have noticed that Google has already made several patents on their past and recent works, some I have no idea what they’re for. Some of these patents are:  Generating hyperlinks and anchor text in HTML and non-HTML documents, Method for searching media, Systems and methods for translating chinese pinyin to chinese characters and so much more. These patents give us an idea what Google is currently up to and we can expect something soon based on their recent patents.

All of Google’s new work is always patented to insure no one will steal their idea and they can sue those people who will deliberately copy their technology. Of course when Google made Google Maps it didn’t stop Microsoft to have their own version of Web Mapping Service Application. This is because every patent documentation is done in detail and in this way other companies having the same idea can still have their work patented as long as its not the same with the other patented works.

Next time before you claim you have invented something new, check all the similar patented work listed in USPTO to avoid any complaints from the companies and individuals who had it patented. Do you have a clever idea which you want to be protected?

Here is a map of Manila, Philippines.

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Here is also a map of Aparri.

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And even down to Jolo

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The two maps above can now show you major roads. Though these maps are not yet as detailed as the Google Map for the United States where it will really give you driving directions, I am still impressed with the development. I can say that this is indeed a good start and I appreciate the effort that Google is making to provide the users a more effective and efficient map. What will it be like when someday all the roads in the Philippines will be fully mapped by Google? Will it be the end of getting lost in the middle of nowhere?

This is located at 694 Escondido Rd Stanford, CA 94305. Here is more photos of a sexy thong found on Google Maps Street View. She was there at the right time and place just when Google was taking the photo shoot.

This one is located at 588 44th Ave San Francisco, CA 94121.

Interesting isn’t it? Google is the ultimate source of information and you can find almost anything. Thanks to themystical for posting this video which is how I found out all about it.