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Re: Confused: Did Or Didn't Metafilter & Google Talk About Ranking Issues?

Matt Haughey — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:14:08 -0000

Man, Barry, you're really reading between the lines and trying to make a mountain out of a molehill here. I know SEO people have to read the tea leaves and go over anything Matt Cutts ever said, but this is kind of nuts to make a post about.

I worked with Matt Cutts in 2002 on a Google/Creative Commons project (I was the designer at Creative Commons when it launched and for three years after). I got to know him a bit then, I was still working with MetaFilter as a side-gig. We say hi to each other at technical (not SEO-related) conferences every couple years. That's what Cutts means by it is always nice to talk to you.

When all this stuff happened, I emailed him to ask for more details, and like I said already on Twitter it was very vague. We never discussed specifics, he never said anything about what I should do, nor did he ever say "that's a good idea" if I suggested a change on my part. It was a few vague emails.

I didn't get special treatment, I tried to point out publicly in my Medium post that perhaps my site was unfairly docked, and based on Cutts' comments at that SEO conference it sounds like my site and a few dozen others might have also been hit by something that might vaguely improve someday.

So I think you're reading too much into Matt Cutts being someone I say hi to at random occasional conferences outside of this industry.

Re: Google’s Matt Cutts: MetaFilter Hit By An Algorithm But Not Panda Or Penguin

Matt Haughey — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:23:03 -0000

Yeah. I am guessing Matt Cutts acknowledged they talked to me, and you extrapolated that out to them giving me advice/working with me. All he did was investigate what went down, looked at my past traffic patterns (which I published on my Medium post). No advice. No special treatment for me and not others.

Re: Google’s Matt Cutts: MetaFilter Hit By An Algorithm But Not Panda Or Penguin

Matt Haughey — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:32:31 -0000

"MetaFilter is getting advice from Google on what changes they need to make to reverse course"

This is flat out false. I've had some email back and forths with Matt Cutts, but it was talking about what happened in November. I've gotten no direct advice in the past few weeks, nothing about changes I need to make so the entire last paragraph of this post rings false to me. I don't know what Matt Cutts told you when you were writing this post, but we basically swapped email a few times that was more along the lines of Cutts investigating what happened and trying to get details about the site in the past. I've gotten no advice, and if by "working with them" you mean some discussion then that's all it has been.

Re: 2014 Texas Cyclocross State Championships

Matt Haughey — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:23:15 -0000

Is this the same park east of Austin that I went to in 2010 for a January race?
http://www.flickr.com/photo...

The trees look super similar, and there was a volleyball court used as a sandpit, but I don't see any lake shots or water crossings.

Re: Matt’s Signal Cross

Matt Haughey — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:20:58 -0000

Here's a cached version of it on my server: http://mefi.us/mattsignal.html

Re: Matt’s Signal Cross

Matt Haughey — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:51:38 -0000

(the tires weren't mounted and glued yet, we just stretched them on for a minute for photos)

Re: Matt’s Signal Cross

Matt Haughey — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:07:12 -0000

Great shots John! I got to race the bike this past weekend and it performed pretty well. Still tweaking the disc brakes though.

Re: http://99percentinvisible.org/post/18340228807

Matt Haughey — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:33:52 -0000

Over on MetaFilter, a former staffer tells exactly where to find them and how to visit them:
http://www.metafilter.com/1...

Re: Matt Haughey on the joys of Internet "lifestyle business" vs the grind of fast startups

Matt Haughey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:03:25 -0000

Ha! I made no money working for early startups in the 2000s, I come from a non-profit background, so all my investment was sweat equity in MetaFilter, which is why it took six years to really make a profit, because I had nothing and started from nothing.

I do struggle with the idea that I only have five employees instead of many, but that's the nature of web businesses, most everything else is automated.

Re: Independent Fabrications

Matt Haughey — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:15:26 -0000

I'm spec'ing out my first disc cross bike, so I'm curious what people are building up for wheelsets these days. Is this bike built around a 135 hub in the rear? Are those White Industries disc hubs or something else? (they look like something else, plus they are centerlock, which I haven't seen much of in options these days)

Re: Gift Ideas. For Me.

Matt Haughey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:22:39 -0000

Jon, I got the cineskates off Kickstarter and combined with my glif (also from Kickstarter #humblebrag) it works not only for nice sideways panning iPhone video but also a full sized SLR

Re: TMN vs. Explodingdog - The Morning News

Matt Haughey — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:46:00 -0000

She took down the jar of pickles, and then took flight

Re: Vertigo Cycles

Matt Haughey — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:59:50 -0000

Nope, it's not made in the US, but it is a US-based company.

Re: Black Rapid RS-4 Camera Strap

Matt Haughey — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:25:41 -0000

I use two of these to carry two cameras (one a long lens, the other something for wider, closer shots), with one on each hip and after a year of attending bike races shooting photos, I have to say these are the most versatile and comfortable straps there are. It's quick to set them up in the tripod mount, the locking clasp never fails, and the pads on shoulders are a nice touch.

Re: http://yournewfavorite.com/post/5204616673

Matt Haughey — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:40:15 -0000

I love this: http://ilovebenbrown.com/po...

Re: MLS Gravity Bike

Matt Haughey — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:59:30 -0000

The only thing this awesome bike needs is some really deep rims, like Zipp 80mm 1080s.

Re: http://yournewfavorite.com/post/4167999441

Matt Haughey — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:05:40 -0000

Hopefully they grow some vines below so they're less unsightly as they turn into nicer green arbors.

Re: http://useum.tumblr.com/post/3994328099

Matt Haughey — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:13:17 -0000

Thanks for the summary, glad you liked the talk!

Re: Folk Engineered Commuter

Matt Haughey — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:23:00 -0000

Looks awesome and super clean. About the only thing I would change are those massive mahogany planks. You can get mahogany plywood that shows off the same color and grain, and cut it level with the metal rack so the look is more inlay than on-top.

Re: Flanders and Paris-Roubaix on radar for Taylor Phinney as he mulls run at Olympic TT

Matt Haughey — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:09:09 -0000

Taylor Phinney has won the U23 Paris-Roubaix twice in a row these past two years. I think he has serious potential to contest the full version.

Re: http://thinkstank.tumblr.com/post/638511763

Matt Haughey — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:23:07 -0000

fucking jungle vines, how do they work?

Re: Boar Goggles

Matt Haughey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:31:51 -0000

You should add "like" buttons to every post. I'd totally thumbs up this as a mostly vegetarian that has to share dinners with complaining carnivores.

Re: Artist Bio and Statement

Matt Haughey — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:43:28 -0000

Mike Monteiro's art is amusing on the surface, combined with a dark underbelly of revenge, lies, sadness, regret, and anger. Watch gallery mates chuckle lightly, smile at their partner, then subconsciously close their jackets and zip them up in a futile attempt to stop the voice nagging inside them, the deep seated uncomfortableness that seeps into the viewer. There may be discussions after the show, words will be said and misunderstandings become the norm. It's not for everyone.

Re: mad traditions

Matt Haughey — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:16:41 -0000

Thanks for the well wishes. And though this may sound like an elaborate joke, I recently ripped audio from a Pomplamoose video that they don't offer in an mp3 format anywhere and would be glad to email it to ya.

Re: me3dia

Matt Haughey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:28:32 -0000

I would buy one if I could.