Archives for August 2006

The Day After & Many Thanks!

August 30, 2006 by Danny Sullivan

I hadn’t planned to post again so soon about my decision to leave Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies, but the response from friends and readers has been so overwhelming. I deeply appreciate all the comments of well wishes people have left on my original post, and the reaction from around the search engine […]

Leaving Search Engine Watch

August 29, 2006 by Danny Sullivan

After ten years, I’m leaving Search Engine Watch and almost certainly leaving the Search Engine Strategies conference series as well. My contracts with their owners Incisive Media are expiring, and we’ve not been able to agree on new ones. I’ll explain more about the situation below. However, let me stress that the purpose of this […]

Bit, Sorted, Proper, Chat — Britishisms Taking Over America

August 22, 2006 by Danny Sullivan

Despite living 10 years in Britain, I pretty much haven’t lost my American — Californian — accent. Sure, if I haven’t been back to the US for a month or two, I’ll have a bit of a lilt, in particular going up with my voice at the end of sentences. That goes away after a […]

Looking Back On My Melrose Place Matrix

August 17, 2006 by Danny Sullivan

So it’s pretty clear that I love The OC, despite its geography flaws. But c’mon — The OC is simply Melrose Place further south in Southern California. And I loved Melrose Place. I loved it so much that it turned out to be the single most popular thing I ever did when I worked in […]

Having An Iris Scan To Clear Immigration At Heathrow

August 14, 2006 by Danny Sullivan

When I came back to England from Miami in July, I was given a flyer for the new IRIS program that the UK Home Office is using for passport control. It promised that I could enroll by having my eyes scanned in a few minutes, which would then allow me to use a special booth […]