In recent weeks, Google has reindexed the web, to the detriment of the part of this site hosted by Geocities. That’s where I keep all of my more scholarly pieces, and old Sandstorm<\/i> entries. Even if you enter my name and the precise title of one of my articles, the item you seek probably won’t show up anywhere near the top of Google’s results. I could counter-tinker to outwit some programmer, but this site doesn’t sell widgets, and my livelihood doesn’t depend on it. Anyway, search engine algorithms change all the time, so the situation could reverse itself. My advice to my regular readers is simple: if you think I’ve written about it, don’t rely on Google to find it. Use the site search engine. You’ll get precise, relevance-ranked results, every time. (Interestingly, Yahoo is still delivering the goods. Don’t sell their stock yet.)<\/p>\n
Update:<\/i> The problem has resolved itself. My pages are scoring high again, but do remember this: when in doubt, use the site search engine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In recent weeks, Google has reindexed the web, to the detriment of the part of this site hosted by Geocities. That’s where I keep all of my more scholarly pieces, and old Sandstorm entries. Even if you enter my name … Continue reading