Google And Its Hidden Trickery!

On Thursday November 3rd we got a taste of Google’s playful side when the search term “do a barrel roll” resulted in Google’s search screen rotating by 360 degrees, bringing a smile to millions everywhere.

The barrel trick is however not Google’s only trick that can be found. In fact there are nine of them altogether. The best thing is, you can access them now for instant laughs to brighten up your day.

So without further ado, let’s bring those smiles to play:

Gravity

1. Using the search term “Google Gravity” followed by pressing “I’m feeling lucky”, you are greeted by the entire Google search page falling to your feet.

Mentalplex

2. This trick has been around since it started as an April fools joke in 2000 and still works brilliantly if you want to be entertained or spin your friends and family out. Type “google.com/mentalplex” into your URL bar and take it from there!

Happy Halloween!

All at Blueclaw want to wish you a Happy Halloween! Check out our special SEO pumpkin….

 

All at Blueclaw wish you a happy Hallowe'en!

 

Do you think we can give the Google Halloween time lapse video a run for its money….??!

 

Top 5 WordPress Plugins For 2011

As a regular wordpress user, I like to look at the plugins available to improve my websites appearance, functionality and interaction with either myself, the admin or the end user.

So what I have done is a brief overview of the top 5 plugins that I and many others use, in which I would highly recommend to other wordpress users or people who are looking to move from other CMS systems such as Joomla or Blogspot.

Blueclaw at the UK Search Awards

We’re delighted to announce that Blueclaw has been shortlisted for two awards in this year’s UK Search Awards. The UK Search Awards is a national awards competition that celebrates the very best in search engine optimisation and pay per click marketing.

SEO award nomination

Our first nomination is in the category for ‘Best use of Search – Retail’ and the award will be presented to the company that the judges recognise for a campaign that has most successfully enhanced the visibility of a website or web page in the retail sector. We’re really excited to be nominated in this category and we’re up against some very strong competition, so it’ll be really interesting to see whether we can win the award in this tough group!

Sleeping on the streets of Leeds for Simon on the Streets 2011 #iamwithsimon

Last night I was lucky enough to take part in the 2011 Simon on the Streets sponsored sleep out in aid of the homeless in Yorkshire. I must admit as the day grew nearer, I started to become slightly apprehensive about what to expect.

Me waiting for people to arrive (slightly apprehensive) Photo taken by Chris Taylor

I have often walked the streets of Leeds at night totally unaware of the silent population sleeping in doorways, under bridges and down alleyways.
Now was the time to learn more about the great work done by Simon on the Streets and discover how they really do help change lives.

Photo taken by Ben Brady with kind permission from Residence Six serviced apartments in the old Post Office building

The evening commenced in city square, opposite the old post office, at 9:30pm and soon turned in to a large gathering of genuinely friendly, bubbly people eager to break last year’s fund raising total.