I stumbled across an interesting blog post from the Google Webmaster Central team on the weekend.  It was the result of an audit which Google performed on over 100 of their different product pages and came in the form of a SEO report card.
It details how the main pages for these various products stacked up in their own [...]

This week’s round-up is tinged with sadness as we say goodbye to our long-standing and well-loved designer, Sarah Hyne.  Sarah’s migrating to new, lush pastures over at MAP Magazine. Sarah had been with Bluewire for two and a half years and in that time she instigated our famous “Weekly Round-up” blog posts.
It’s with a bit [...]

I’ve learnt a lot in the last 12 months at Bluewire  - I can’t believe it’s been over a year already!
But one particular area of knowledge has helped me immensely, not only with the work I do here, but also with my side projects – search engine optimisation.
About six months ago the team had a quarterly [...]

Google Alerts is probably the simplest way of gauging how present you are on Google for your keywords. I use it to see what’s being said about Bluewire Media and also to monitor when web design in Brisbane is discussed.
It has helped me to find websites who have used our content without attribution and is [...]

World’s leading telcos unite to take on Apple — Sydney Morning Herald
The comprehensive guide to saving images for web — Six Revisions
e-Commerce design resources: the ultimate round-up — Hongkiat
Information gathering: a round-up of UX applications — UX Booth
CMOs: Your brand is on digital time — Forbes.com
The $5 guerrilla user test — Bumblebee Labs (via @joelflom)
Relevance [...]

Five technologies that will keep shaping the web in 2010 — Six Revisions
Best of CSS design 2009 — Web Designer Wall
Pantone Unveils Color of the Year for 2010 — myPantone
Factors that affect usability — Six Revisions
The weaker side of usability guidelines — The UX Booth
Google browser size helps keep your content above the fold — [...]

Principals of effective e-commerce search — Smashing Magazine
Writing user-friendly content — The UX Booth
25 awesome gift ideas for designers and developers — Six Revisions
A blob walks out of a clock tower in Brisbane — Brand New
Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design — Vitsoe
Usability testing toolkit: resources, articles and techniques — Noupe
How the iPhone Could [...]

Top 10 Internet moments of the decade — Sydney Morning Herald
The Googlephone: Google gears up for attack on mobile-phone market — The Times
Showcase of beautiful typography in web design — Noupe
User reviews: Increased sales, traffic and transparency — The UX Booth
How to evaluate what CMS to use — Six Revisions

 
Be sure to check out National [...]

Reaching the top of Google (and staying there) is akin to playing a game with ever changing goal posts. There are so many elements that contribute to where your website is placed and for how long.

And while it’s granted that Google moves in mysterious ways, and you will never be able to control every single variable, there are nevertheless loads of techniques you can use to keep kicking goals when the Googlers make it tricky for you.

Next wave may sweep all aside — Sydney Morning Herald
It’s Martha’s world—we just tweet in it — Min Online
Increasing online sales: simple usability problems to avoid — Smashing Magazine
Can you say that in English? Explaining UX research to clients — A List Apart
Google seeks to turn a profit from YouTube copyright clashes — The Guardian

 
Evolution [...]