SEO is Magical Fairy Dust and That's Final

Jan 8, 2007 - 10:16 pm 2 by

As juicy topics go, there's always "SEO is Dead", "SEO isn't Rocket Science", or is, and "classic" SEO is about as useful as sugarless jello. Starting off the year with a bang, Mike Grehan jumps in with a ClickZ article called SEO: Art, Science, Bollocks Or What? .

Taking a cue from more recent debates that brought out Danny Sullivan and Kevin Lee, Mike refers to a book called Web Dragons: Inside the Myths of Search Engine Technology, which he just digested. He asks us to take another look at our purpose for search in the first place and how we can apply new technology to better benefit business endeavors for the long haul.

In other words, marketing. Discussion is at Cre8asiteforums

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 17, 2026

Feb 17, 2026 - 10:00 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: Allowing Opting Out Of AI Overviews Is A Huge Engineering Project

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Recommendations Doc About The Results Tab

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:41 am
Google

Google AI Mode Ask About Feature Now Triggers On Overlay

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:31 am
Google

Google Tests Links In Recipe AI Overviews

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:21 am
Google

Google AI Overviews Have Blue Links Before Click & Gray After Click

Feb 17, 2026 - 7:11 am
 
Previous Story: Guide To Fixing Google Duplicate Content & Canonical URL Issues