Rankmaniac Colgate is Winding to a Close

Hey Everyone! Rankmaniac Colgate is winding down and we're almost to the top spot! To help us win the competition visit our sites at colgate rankmaniac and jr's colgate rankmaniac site! Also, if you're feeling really generous, check out our other Google Colgate Rankmaniac sites at Google Rankmaniac Site 1 and Google Rankmaniac Site 2

Colgate Rankmaniac Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all those in the Colgate Rankmaniac competition! Wednesday is judgement day to see who ranks higher in the Google results. Enjoy the weekend because it's going to get intense.

The Competition Heats Up

The Colgate Rankmaniac contest is heating up! So far all websites appear in the Google search results and we don't have long before the competition is over. Stay tuned to see who wins! This blog is on top for our team so far, but we'll see!

The Birth of Google

Have you ever wondered how Google started out? Check out this Wired article detailing the rise of the search giant.

Google Adwords

Speaking of Google, we've been talking about sponsored search in class and how Google uses this mechanism in their AdWords advertising. This mechanism is how Google makes BILLIONS and is able to become the greatest search engine as well as create crazy things.

What is PageRank?

We've gotten so caught up in the Rankmaniac Colgate competition that we totally forgot to explain what PageRank even is! To learn about PageRank, go visit the wikipedia article or the Google Site. They both do a good job explaining the mechanisms.

Rankmaniac Colgate is Still Going

Rankmaniac Colgate is still going strong and we're bucking for the lead! Check out our other blog to help up stay on top: colgaterankmaniac.blogspot.com/. And, if you're feeling really generous, check out our other sites like sites.google.com/site/rankmaniaccolgate or sites.google.com/site/colgaterankmaniac. Thanks for your support!

Rankmaniac Maniac

So even though this is the official page, we also have those other pages to make this one more valuable! More links to this means a higher rating, so that's great! Google search results are hard to game, but it's definitely possible. Let's see how it goes!

And One more Rankmaniac Colgate Site

If you aren't sick of them yet, check out yet another Rankmaniac Colgate Site.

Yet Another Rankmaniac Colgate Site

And here's yet another RankManiac Colgate Site to check out: RankManiac Colgate

Another Site

Here's another link: Google Rankmaniac for another Colgate Rankmaniac site

What's The Deal

To find out more about Rankmaniac Colgate and why it is what it is and where the idea came from, follow:

http://rankmaniac2011.caltech.edu/

State of the Web 2011

In case you wanted to know just what Apple is up to or how much Facebook is taking over the internet and how Google is trying to keep up while Microsoft tries to ruin all of them, check out The Oatmeal Cartoon State of the Web. It is a great way to have an idea of what's going on out there on the interwebs!