Tag Archives: Google

Smartest actors in Hollywood

These actors can be counted among the most intelligent stars in Hollywood.  They have consistently acted in, and often directed, outstanding dramatic films and/or theater productions. Their inclusion in this list is also based on online reputational rankings as derived … Continue reading

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Google’s search algorithm exposed

Okay, here’s what we can now glean from recent changes by and work with Google about the factors that are currently a significant part of their search rank algorithm. Reputation ranking (through sentiment analysis of the business/website that contains the … Continue reading

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CEO.cat — animal could be next head of Google

Funny that we used to think she was a twit, not a Twitter–type CEO candidate.  But here’s evidence that Velvet Talk Management’s mascot cat is a genius who could be president of a successful dot com company (if she wanted to). She knows how … Continue reading

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What do a meat pie and Google have in common?

A meat pie – at least the highly processed supermarket type – has too many additives.  Google has too many extraneous results. The ingredient list for a store-bought meat pie is usually nearly unreadable.  Google SERPs are often much the … Continue reading

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Could your online reputation be what’s preventing you from finding a new job?

So, you’re looking for a job.  You’ve written and rewritten your resume till it seems quite great.  You’re diligently sending it off to companies for jobs you’re sure you appear qualified to do.  The problem is, you’re getting very little … Continue reading

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Online reputation comparison of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan & Britney Spears

Above are online reputation scores for these notorious celebrities. The final score is a simple total of Google search results for common terms associated with their names as of September 5th, 2010. Since they are much talked about public figures, we … Continue reading

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Is Google using Gmail data to rank blogs?

Is it too farfetched to think that Google might be peering into Gmail inboxes to look for emails from important domain names as an indicator of the recipient’s personal authority? Could this in turn be used as part of Google’s … Continue reading

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Search data shows English speaking world becoming more loving

Interesting data from Google Trends comparing the search terms of “I hate” and “I love” (in blue and red, respectively) seems to indicate that the English speaking world is becoming a more loving place, despite the recent recession and other … Continue reading

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The best online reputation management organizations

Most online reputation management companies operate primarily by writing positive articles about a client (a person or company) to push negative online mentions of their names off the first page of search engines.  They then optimize the pages on which … Continue reading

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