South By Southwest, the coolest Web conference on the planet that takes place annually in Austin, TX, has let loose it’s panel picker. Rather than creating a schedule of discussion panels and presentations that may not interest conference goers, the SXSW organizers have devised a democratic way for people to vote on what they want to hear discussed.
I’ve submitted a proposal myself, and I’m going to shamelessly lobby for your vote! Here’s the synopsis of what my talk will cover:
Title: Building Findable Web Sites: Web Standards SEO and Beyond
Why Vote For My Panel?
- Web standards and search engine optimization go together. I’ll outline how using web standards will help make your site easier to find via search engines
- Do search engines really give a damn if you follow web standards? My panel will give you the answers
- I’ll discuss how Accessibility and SEO goals often overlap
- I’ll provide info on how technologies such as Ajax and Flash can cause problems for search engines and what you can do to address the problems
- My talk will provide plenty of practical info that you can use on any site
- The information is based upon my forthcoming book for New Riders entitled Building Findable Web Sites: Web Standards SEO and Beyond to be released early in 2008
You’ll need to register an account with the panel picker (don’t have to sign up for the conference) in order to vote. If there’s something specific you’d like to learn about in this panel, shoot me an email and let me know.
I appreciate your vote! http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/436