Google Dance reunion evokes memories of one of Google’s social events, inspired by one of the search engine’s most infamous updates

Almost the Google Dance going off the colour scheme.

Havin’ a Party: image by Zeber/Shutterstock.

Where were we in 2008? Well, back then, Net66 was only four years old. The top tunes of that year included Duffy’s Mercy and The Ting Tings’ That’s Not My Name. Top of the SEO technician’s hit parade was – and remains – the power of Google. The key to this was Google’s algorithm changes, known as the Google Dance. Continue reading

Net66’s progress from bedroom to city centre premises

Happy Birthday Net66 — Not our birthday cake unfortunately, but the work of johndoeforty1’s from 2008 (Creative Commons License – Some Rights Reserved). Still, it looks gorgeous and has least one-fifth of your Five A Day on top of its icing.

In the last twelve years, the SEO world has changed dramatically. We have seen search engines and algorithms come and go; the demise of IE6 and the rise of Google Chrome; and, most importantly, the rise of social media. Back in 2004, social media meant MySpace and LiveJournal. After the flurry of the DotCom Boom, the internets started to grow up (though found time for cat pictures and video clips). Meanwhile, from a spare bedroom in Heywood, Lancashire, came Net66. Continue reading “Net66 at 12: A Dozen Reasons to Celebrate”