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I'm Andrew, I run #Optimisey, a #Cambridge SEO consultancy. I run a meet-up too. Interested in learning about #SEO? Come along, it's 🆓 #optimisey. #fedi22

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DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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How come #NigelFarage gets to turn up out of nowhere and decree that this is now “the immigration election”‽

Ordinary voter here, and I don’t give a tinker’s toss about #immigration. I’d much prefer this to be “the climate change election”, please. If you agree, give this a RT. ♻️

#UKpolitics #UKpol #R4today #ClimateChange #climate #farage

optimisey,
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@DrEdBridges It's utterly maddening what an oxygen suck that cretin is.

He's just a self-promoting, self-aggrandising bully.

And like all bullies, they want attention.

And like all bullies, it infuriates them if you ignore them.

And yet... he'll continue to get invited on radio, TV and 'leader' debates.

Maddening.

optimisey, to meta
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Uh oh...

#Meta joining the "we're taking all your data to feed the #AI" train.

optimisey,
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#Slack slipping out their "We're taking everything you post, upload, message about" etc. to feed their #AI (which you could only opt out of via email?)

It feels like this is just spiralling out of control with tech companies racing one another because they CAN with no-one thinking about if they SHOULD. 😖

jwildeboer, to random
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The NY case against #Trump was often described by the media as the “runt of the litter” compared to the other 3 cases. Well. It’s the only case with a conviction now. And the decision by the jury leaves zero doubt. Guilty on all charges. I tip my hat to the prosecutors for building a solid case and seeing it through. I tip my hat to Stormy Daniels for taking the stand and refusing to be intimidated. To Michael Cohen. And to the judge for staying laser focused on keeping the schedule.

optimisey,
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@jwildeboer He cannot pardon himself? I thought that's what everyone was fearing?

Or is that just as the law stands (e.g. he could bring in new legislation so he could pardon himself?).

simoncox, to SEO
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Well that was quick...

Google Gemini already admitting that Google have siteAuthority.

#seo

optimisey,
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@simoncox And nary a mention of a cited source... again. 🙄

optimisey, to random
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Does anyone have any CHEERING news from around the world?

Even looking at the navigation on the BBC News website it's depressing.

I know these are important things and not ignoring them is important but... oooooff.

So any big environmental breakthroughs? Positive news about how we're NOT all doomed as a species?

MikeBlazer, to SEO
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Can Google be held accountable for what it shows in the SERPs, whether it's AI Overview or Featured Snippets, if it takes the data from third parties?

If someone dies from eating glue, drinking urine, or committing suicide based on the advice shown in the SERP, who's responsible? #seo

optimisey,
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@MikeBlazer I think the glue/urine/blinker fluid examples are all fun and games - and silly, attention-grabbing examples of "Look! AI got it wrong!"

What's more worrying is the misinformation. Google is - for better or worse - highly trusted by a lot of people.

If it says, prominently and authoritatively "X is true/good/bad" - people will believe that.

I've seen examples about queries regarding what you can/cannot take into various countries - which is more problematic than a glass of urine.

optimisey,
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@MikeBlazer I mean the "make chlorine gas" to clean your washing machine could genuinely put people in danger.

simoncox, to random
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Cracking story!

66 year old grandma makes her international debut in Gibraltar's second T20 international against Estonia, at the age of 66 and 334 days!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c255j2eqy2xo

#cricket

optimisey,
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@simoncox At wickie too!? The most brutal position on the ol' knees! Fair play to her!

optimisey, to random
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🧹Want to declutter your SERPs?
🗑️ Clean out all the 'Features'?
🔗 Yearn for the days of 'ten blue links'?

I built an app for that (well, a Chrome extension).

I'd love for you to try it out: https://optimisey.com/optimisey-search-simplify-your-search-results/

optimisey,
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2min video explainer: https://youtu.be/BmboiptonIQ

optimisey,
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And a big hat tip to my guinea pig @simoncox and my code fixer @dwsmart. 👏

optimisey, to random
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I've been tinkering... it now toggles on/off if you click the icon - but not sure that's interesting enough for you download the latest version. 😄

optimisey, to random
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Shameless stolen, sorry ORGANIZED from my friend Rob D:

simoncox, (edited ) to random
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Going to try darning some of my lovely wool socks for #menditmay

Got a proper darning mushroom and needles!

optimisey,
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@simoncox I've not come across #menditday before - but love the idea. There are a number of 'Repair Cafes' popping up around here, which is great.

Not much to add... though I was VERY pleased with myself for fixing my car's rear tail-light the other day.

Not really saving the world - but saved me a few quid! 😄

Fizzle_Up, to SEO
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Guess what I've discovered isn't fun... trying to update WordPress with Arabic characters in plugins that only function with the Latin alphabet.
#SEO #internationalseo #FrustratingFriday

optimisey,
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@Fizzle_Up Oh man... my sympathies.

I once worked on a site adding 30-40 new language and location sites and sudomains... and the UX considerations around Arabic were ENORMOUS.

That one sub-site took like 4-5 times as much work as any of the others. 😄

optimisey, (edited )
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@simoncox @Fizzle_Up In this example it was more that the right to left orientation of the text made some fairly fundamental design elements either not work at all - or need significant re-thinking.

optimisey, to random
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Saw this on an former client's website data and thought "Oooh, I wonder what happened there?"

Turns out they're being acquired.

Surprised at how much traffic is driven by the stock market and traders.

optimisey, to random
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Ok, diagnostic help please.

Why might a site work fine in a new browser, incognito etc.

But in an 'old' Chrome browser all the images hang and don't load (but otherwise the site functions ok).

Scratching my head a bit here (and no, I can't share URLs I'm afraid!).

optimisey,
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@simoncox Now, pleasingly (for me) I HAD thought of this one.

I've spent the morning faffing with cookies, caches and the like to no avail.

I think @jemjabella has helped me narrow it down to an issue with javascript (when isn't it, eh?). 😄

rustybrick, to random
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Tuta complains to EU regulators that it stopped ranking for many keywords after the Google March 2024 core update https://www.seroundtable.com/tuta-mail-google-core-update-drop-37296.html

optimisey,
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@onreact @rustybrick Or site owners will just blame Google when they bork their site migrations.

Check out tutanota.com.

Doh! 😫

optimisey, to SEO
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Photo dump from another brilliant #BrightonSEO

(Added bonus this time: meeting some fellow #SEO 'Dons in @RBW and @simoncox! Though I forgot to get photographic proof!).

Claire Carlile speaking at BrightonSEO
Thierry Ngutegure starring in the BrightonSEO intro slides
A purple branded Lumar BrightonSEO swag bag for speakers, listing the speakers on the Lumar stage! (so cool!)

MikeBlazer, to mastodon
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So much #spam on #Mastodon lately. Lots of pseudo agencies/SEOs pushing their spammy #SEO articles as if it's link building...

optimisey,
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@MikeBlazer That's... not ideal.

I haven't seen much (or any?) where's it cropping up for you?

rustybrick, to random
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When you are told your face was on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square in New York City - guess who made this happen?

Times Square

optimisey,
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@simoncox @rustybrick It HAS to be him, right? 😄

optimisey,
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@simoncox @rustybrick Wait, what?! It WASN'T Oberstein!?!?

Who was it then!?

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