Keeping abreast of SEO news is just one of the many things we try to keep tabs on here at Focus Towers.  Mumblings and grumblings about Google's latest update - termed the "Dewey Update" after a blog post from Matt Cutts - have been growing over the past few weeks.

Has this affected your site rankings?

I'd be really interested to get any feedback from anyone affected by this latest change.

Links
Surviving the Dewey Update 
Dewey Discussion
Spanish SEO commentary
Useful tool comparing searches across disparate data centres

We've just read Jay Adelson's piece regarding the democratisation of information, care of the internet's burgeoning blogging community.  He describes the situation well - the way we assimilate knowledge is changing due to the proliferation of 'news' outlets (we're all increasing coming across information regarding new technologies from independent blogs and not from conventional news sites). 

Despite this explosion of information I think the power still lies with Google.  You can only access a fraction of what is out there without a search engine and the rules that govern SEO are constantly being rewritten.  Which really means that those complying with Google's latest guidelines get the largest amount of traffic.

So after a bit of head scratching, articulating and discussion in the office, we're pleased to announce the launch of our new blog, which we hope will give you all a bit more of an insight into all things Focus New Media - what we're up to, what we like and don't like and some of our thoughts and opinions on things that are going on in the world.

Technically, the blog hasn't been an issue. Most of the chat's that we had centered on the sort of things that we want to publish. It's tricky - stuff needs to be relevant and of interest but with that personal and informal touch. So we decided to keep our news page for announcements, project wins and company developments - and our blog for a bit of playground gossip.

Whilst we're hoping for the whole FNM team to come on and have their say, there will be four main contributors to the blog. Amy, our account exec, will have plenty to say about us, all the work we're doing for various charities and the world in general. Account manager Lisa will no doubt be filling us in on all the networking events she manages to invite herself to. And myself, MD Simon, who's rantings may range from Google's latest products to the search for decent offices in Bristol. The fourth contributor we hope will be you - through our 'comments' facility you'll be able to give us your thoughts as well.

So fingers crossed you'll find our blog a bit different and that it fulfills it's purpose - letting you have a sneaky peek at us 'behind the scenes'. Please do get in touch with your comments, we'd love to hear from you.