There are many mysteries to be found in the world of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and today another one of these mysteries came to my attention. A friend and co-worker had mentioned today that he had written a review on the top 10 Android Apps for smartphones. This in and of itself was not curious but what he mentioned next caught my attention. Apparently he had posted this review to his blog and within a day, Google had crawled and indexed this page and it was already ranking quite highly in the search results for Android Apps. Arguably, Android Apps is a hot topic these days and it comes as no surprise that any content that makes mention of it would be picked up by the search engines. But it got me wondering. Does Google have either a special algorithm or human team that tracks hot topics and somehow manipulates search results containing them? Or was it simply good timing on the part of my friend and he just happened to post on a popular topic just prior to the regular crawl cycle with Google?
I jokingly mentioned that there may be a conspiracy involved here and to be perfectly honest I do not really believe there is any such conspiracy going on at Google to manipulate organic search. I chalk it up to being at the right place at the right time. Several new Android based smartphones have hit the market recently and there is a ton of interest in Android Apps so its no wonder that any site covering this trend would see a boost in traffic because of it. I’m just a little jealous because I am still rolling with a regular old Nokia cellphone and have not yet joined the ranks of the smartphone enabled human population.
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A Personal Review
Oh joy, a new toy. I finally qualified for an upgrade with T-Mobile and it is was a toss up between the newest BlackBerry or going with an Android phone. After much research and deliberation I decided upon the fabulous myTouch 3G with the 3.5mm jack.
I can tell you that I have always enjoyed the BlackBerry’s because they have a real QWERTY keyboard and I have resisted moving to any smartphone with an Onscreen Keyboard because I have fat fingers. And to get it out of the way this is my only gripe about the myTouch 3G. I am having to relearn how to type on the OSK but after two days of practice I am getting much better.
Early on in my research I was getting a bit discouraged about switching to the Android OS because I had heard quite a bit of chatter regarding the fact that Android phones were a bit sluggish but so far I have not experienced any issues with the myTouch 3G, in fact it has been quite snappy and it has not crashed or locked up on me like my old BlackBerry Curve. The Android Market has a plethora of free apps to keep me occupied but to date all I am running is Facebook, Seismic and FxCamera. Oh and the WordPress app, of course. Additionally, I am quite taken with the GPS integration with Google Maps and Google Sky Map. Another plus has been the fact that the myTouch 3G seems to offer me better reception in the Portland metro area than did my Blackberry.
I’m not going to get all techie and geeky with this personal review of the myTouch 3G because I think the design and features speak for themselves and the layout is pretty intuitive so most users will be able to figure things out themselves. Overall, after two days of using it I am super pleased with the myTouch 3G!