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Search Engine Optimization

Search Engines are machines that use brute force to assemble a list of items that matches a searcher's query. It is possible to leverage some of this brute force so that searchers looking for what you have find what they are looking for when using a search engine. This is Search Engine Optimization.

Microsoft Enterprise Servers Web sites
When too many customers were getting no results using Search, I performed an optimization analysis of our sites and developed simple for maximizing the effectiveness of the MSCOM search engine while minimizing our customer's pain.
  • Failed searched were reduced by 10%
  • This methodology was rolled out as a best practice to the rest of the organzation

Improving Search PowerPoint slides

TechNet Pathfinder
The TechNet Pathfinder is an example of Social Bookmarking where subscribers are able to store links to on a personalized page on the TechNet Web site. Subscribers will be able to associate meaningful tags [metadata] to these links, share these tags out with other subscribers, and follow the tags of other subscribers to enhance discovery of important information.
  • Addresses a significant and consistent customer pain point of finding information on the TechNet site
  • Provides meaningful informationt to TechNet site managers on what content is resonating with Subscribers

Pathfinder Presentation with audio

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