Free games on Cimex.com

Every now and then on the web, you find a hidden gem of a site which, for whatever reason, has a modest level of visibility in the whole ‘free games’ market.

Naturally, anyone searching for ‘free games’ will be well aware of massive gaming websites likes of miniclip, so I thought I’d give a special mention to a free gaming website on www.cimex.com.

Originally launched as marketing tool or portfolio of work, Cimex’s games website is well worth a visit (and a bookmark).

Behold, dear user: Free games by www.cimex.com

How do you know when people REALLY like you?

When you’re defended by schleb gossip bible Popbitch.

Many kilowatts of power where wasted this week when a Times article asserted that a Google search produced as much carbon as boiling a kettle. The story went all over the world and the blogosphere positively buzzed – before the carbon expert quoted in the Times piece asserted that he’d been misquoted and never said such a thing – so there. Then Google went and set the record straight by publishing the real carbon footprint of a search.

Then I see this in today’s Popbitch email:

The carbon footprint of two google searches is the same as boiling a kettle? Not true say Google. It’s more like 0.02g. Not 7g.

So there. Is this a comment on the Times newspaper’s quality of research – despite there being no mention of the hack or the newspaper. Or does Popbitch just like Google and won’t have anything said about it? We think the latter given yet another search engine themed comment in the very same email:

The only internet two search terms more popular than sex? “Google” and “Yahoo”. Yes people go to Google and then type in “Yahoo”. And vice versa.

Why the search theme Popbitch? Is this some nifty bit of email based SEO trickery I’ve yet to learn of?

Search engines love Textile CMS driven websites – go figure

Aside from adding yet another layer of complexity for already stacked web editorial staff, I’ve not been hugely excited by textile. Apparently I should be, I’m told, because it’s one of the most search engine friendly CMS editing formats going. Well.

New content for 2009

Another year, another one of my annual posts. Well, not quite, but over the last few months I’ve barely had any time to update. All thanks to some interesting developments on content and search engine optimisation (SEO). More on this soon.

In the meantime, check out some thoughts on Google’s Search Wiki by digital agency Cimex.com.