Timmy’s posterous

Optimise for people not bots

Don't bother with SEO (search engine optimisation) Instead give EUO (End user optimisation) a go (Yes I just made that up).

You could try to second guess what search bots are looking for. Trying to understand these little critters and advising on how to best adapt a site to please them is a good living for many. But the way I see it, these constantly evolving, top secret search algorithms are designed to be like humans, so build for people not bots.

And by making sure your content is accessible to as many humans as possible you'll be on to a winner with both species.

‘Suicide fence’ approved

June 4th, 2009

The Seattle Landmarks and Preservation Board has approved the “Aurora Bridge Fence” project. The fence is meant to deter jumpers from committing suicide. Construction on the $8.1 million project is slated to begin early 2010. The Queen Anne Community Council has opposed this plan for several reasons. According to a letter they sent the Landmarks and Preservation Board earlier this year, they believe that the fence will not prevent a significant number of suicides, the public dollars spent on the project will be wasted and adding the fence would greatly destroy the appearance of the bridge.

I was expecting an article on the next evolution in capitol punishment.

I thought frames went out of style a decade ago but apparently everyone feels the need to duplicate the Digg Bar. I don’t trust these framed services so I choose to use a JavaScript snippet that prevents my site from being in someone else’s frame.

The JavaScript

1.if (top.location != self.location) {

2.    top.location = self.location;

3.}

Don’t let your site be framed in! Use this JavaScript snippet!

I hate the Digg bar. I really really do. Thank you David Walsh.

I think I’m going to be following Unobtrusive CSS Framework very closely. What they're developing looks promising.

Sorry the site is down. But I’m glad I picked a funny video for our site maintenance page.