11 innovation lessons from creators of World of Warcraft

Posted by JP Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:59:00 GMT

Found an interesting article on OCRegister:

11 innovation lessons from creators of World of Warcraft. via /.

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11 innovation lessons from creators of World of Warcraft

Posted by JP Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:59:00 GMT

Found an interesting article on OCRegister:

11 innovation lessons from creators of World of Warcraft. via /.

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To steal a website. What should I do?

Posted by JP Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:37:00 GMT

Almost a year ago, I created a website. Now, yesterday, while keeping an eye on the repercussions of my domain transfer, I stumble upon this thread in the World of Warcraft forums.

Someone actually stole my website.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against someone building a website that competes with mine, that's just healthy.

What I do mind is:

  • When they steal my stylesheet;
  • When they name their site the same as mine;
  • When they use the same layout, including the menu and complete phrases;
  • When they slap a "(c)2008" on a site whose HTML code was ripped off mine.

So, to get back at the guy, I implemented a few small features from the clone site and integrated them in my site. Why not. At least I didn't rip off his code.

Doesn't anybody know what copyright is anymore?

Anyways, what should I do about this?

Argh.

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Moving a site to a new domain and its effect on PageRank and SEO

Posted by JP Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:25:00 GMT

I've decided to get a proper domain for my WoW Gem Finder application that was on a subdomain (wowgems.jponrails.com). The new domain is www.wowgemfinder.com.

This should be an interesting experiment and will yield an answer to the eternal question: what is the effect of moving a site to a new domain on the site's PageRank.

I expect my PageRank to be disrupted, but eventually, in 3 months or so, I expect it to be better, since the new domain name is more SEO-friendly than the old one.

I took care of all the necessary things, including:

  • Redirecting (301) incoming requests to the new domain using mod_rewrite;
  • Changing references to the old domain within the site (I had a few absolute links, notably for the widget and the add-a-link text);
  • Updating Wiki entries on a few websites that point to my application;
  • Sending out a few emails to my most important incoming link sources;
  • Letting Google (and MSN, and Yahoo!) know that the new domain exists.

Now, all I have to do is sit back and see what will happen to my PageRank. Hopefully, the transition won't be too brutal. I'll keep you posted!

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