Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 3:11 PM
Our goal for the Webmaster Help Group is to be an authoritative source for accurate, friendly information and discussion. There are many terrific members of the Webmaster Groups community, and we're glad to know them all. In our English discussion group, a big Webmaster Central (WMC) thank-you to our comrades and fellow webmasters for their helpful knowledge and insight: webado, Phil Payne, JLH, cass-hacks, cristina, Sebastian, and dockarl, just to name a few.
Webado and cass-hacks both speak several languages -- thankfully, some of us do as well. We now have Googlers posting to the Google Webmaster Help Group in 12 languages! Here's a brief introduction of the Googlers, most of whom work together at our European headquarters in Dublin, in the Non-English groups (several have been posting for months, but we'd still like to give them an intro). :)
French Webmaster Help Group
Salut, I come from the French city Bordeaux where I spent most of my time, before I moved to Paris and then Dublin where I work now in Google Search Quality. When not in front of my computer, I like to go to the cinema, play chess and organize dinnersItalian Webmaster Help Group
with my friends.
- Guide Google
Ciao, my name is Stefano and I’m responsible for the Italian Webmaster Help Group. I work on search quality issues in Italian. I’m from Italy and have been living in Ireland for more than 2 years. I do love the multicultural environment you can find in Dublin and all the people from everywhere you get to know here, but sometimes it’s difficult to be so far away from my favorite football team, so now and then I really have to fly back home to get a bit of Serie A.German Webmaster Help Group
- Guida Google
Grüss Gott! My name is Uli, and I post in the German Webmaster Help Group. I am originally from Germany but live in Ireland now. Unfortunately, I don't have my own website to show off. The German Help Group has grown into a big, vibrant community of very helpful and savvy webmasters, so if you speak German, go and check it out!Spanish Webmaster Help Group
- Google Webmeister Guide
Hola! My name is Alvar and I'll be monitoring the Spanish Webmaster Help Group. Please join us if you speak a word or two in Spanish :-) More on the personal side, I don't own a portal or something like that but rather a tiny blog with nearly no visibility on the Internet, and I'm happy with that. I studied telecommunication engineering and my hobbies include soccer, foosball, table tennis, basically almost any other sport, traveling, photography, cinema, and technology, so I admit sitting in front of a computer can be counted as a hobby :-) Another important fact about me is that I'm from Barcelona, a city everyone should visit at least once in their life. What are you waiting for?Dutch Webmaster Help Group
- Guía de Google para webmasters
Hola, I'm Rebecca. I studied to be a librarian but somehow along the way ended up being drawn into the digital side of information. So while I still snuggle up to books at night, computers take up most of my day. As for things I like to do (but wouldn't go so far as to call them hobbies…) I'm still pretty new to Dublin so I rather enjoy walking around until I'm lost and then trying to figure out how to get back home, and then when I get back home I like to play with my cat, best known for her fantastic Gollum impersonation when she gets riled up.
- Guía de Google
Hallo, I'm Andre. I'm very fond of Dutch music. But since living in Dublin for almost 2 years now, my taste for music has fused with the Irish sound. I like listening to live music in pubs, hanging out with the locals, have a pint or two and talking about upcoming gigs, artists, and all other topics that pass the day.Swedish Webmaster Help Group
- André
Hejsan! My name is Hessam and I'm responsible for the Swedish Webmaster Help Group. I've been with Google for the last 2 years, working on search quality issues in Sweden. I'm originally from Sweden but moved to Dublin two years ago. My main interest is traveling and living in Dublin makes it easy to visit to all corners of Europe without blowing the budget. Thanks to cheap airlines, it takes merely a few hours from my door to the beer gardens of Munich, wine bars of Paris, ski slopes of Italy or beaches of Spain, depending on the mood. Looking forward to talking to you all!Finnish Webmaster Help Group
- Google Webbansvarig Guide
Hei, I'm Anu and I work in the Search Quality team. I'm originally from Finland but these days I hold my umbrella high in Dublin. When I'm not online, you can catch me cycling (be it one or two wheels), playing virtual tennis or at the airport. I've been bitten by the travel bug, and try to see as many places near and far as possible. Besides all things webmaster related, I also have an interest in foreign languages, books and films. I look forward to meeting you in the Finnish Webmaster Help Group!Polish Webmaster Help Group
- Googlen Web-ylläpidon Ryhmän Opas
Cześć, I'm Guglarz (it stands for Googler in Polish), the Googler on the Polish Webmaster Help Group. I was lucky to grow up in the city of Kraków, Poland's most beautiful city and the place where Google recently opened a research center. I've been with Google for two years now and I still love this job as much as I did the very first day. It's my favorite hobby activity in fact. If I don't work, I like to keep myself busy with general aviation, running or bowling, a sport I recently found out I was talented in. ;-)Portuguese Webmaster Help Group
I discovered my passion for the Internet early in school and after graduating in information science studies I was looking for a challenging position in the industry, although after the year 2000 crash there was little hope for that. It took me a couple of jobs in the established industries and some traveling around the globe before I found my dream job here at Google.
Ever since I started helping on the Polish Webmaster Help Group, it has been growing rapidly, both in terms of user numbers as much as in terms of the activity. It's really exciting to see how Polish webmasters help each other and make the web a more interesting place. Three group members, Cezary Lech, Umik and krzys in particular made an effort to vitalize the community in its early days. I'd like to say dziękuję (thank you in Polish) and please keep up the great spirit - thumbs up!
- Guglarz
Olá, my name is Pedro. I'm Portuguese and I'm part of the Search Quality team. I've been working at Google since March 2006 mostly focused on the Portuguese language markets. I grew up in Tavira, a small town in the Algarve region – South of Portugal – and I always had a nerdy side, playing with computers since my very early days when memory meant 128KB. Most of my interests fall on my origins, I enjoy sailing and scuba diving, music is also on my top list. I'm based in the European Headquarters – Dublin office, and I'll be looking to strengthening contact with Portuguese webmasters (non Portuguese are also welcome).Russian Webmaster Help Group
- Ajuda a Webmasters do Google
Привет! My name is Oxana and I come from Moldova, a teeny tiny country in Eastern Europe. My background is in mathematics and computer sciences and I have worked as a web developer for more than 7 years now. Of course I have a web site, but it features only an, unfortunately, eternal "under construction" message and a hope for a better future. :) I love to read and to travel, and at the moment I am a helpless wannabe photographer. Also, I'm a passionate WoW player and soon I'll become the best Warlock Orc on this side of Kalimdor! When I'm a grown-up person I work at Google on the Search Quality team and I primarily support the Russian market.Danish Webmaster Help Group
- Оксана
Hej, my name is Jonas, and I am from Copenhagen, the wonderful capital of beautiful Denmark. I've been a webmaster of a blog since 2001, where I still drop a few lines every now and then. I am a jack of many trades, with a background in human geography and communication, design, and media. I've done some authoring for the web, but mostly administrative backends in PHP/MySQL, so they are not that interesting. I've been active on Usenet for awhile as well, and spent many hours there, getting smarter with the help of others.
I've been with Google for a couple of years now, working exclusively with search quality and I am now helping out in the Danish Webmaster Help Group. Looking forward to seeing you there (:
- GoogleGuide
22 comments:
Wow! Thank you, and keep up the great work. :)
@all: Join our community and get your problems solved. We've experts for everything, actually way more SEO/Web development/Web design/Google specialists than mentioned above. ;)
Sebastian
OMG, I feel blessed to be in such elite company! Thank you!
We are all doing what we can to help fellow webmasters see some light at the end of the tunnel.
That's just the way I feel about the internet - one huge classroom, one huge playground, one huge opportunity to make a difference in some way.
If we can learn, we can and must help and teach others, as others have helped us too.
It's that simple and so gratifying :)
Cheers, all!
PS: I don't know how my old avatar made its way in here LOL
Must be my Blogger blog avatar.
Actually said avatar only appears in the interface prior to the comment being added. LOL
Thank you Google team for the mention. It should be noted that Sebastian is a polyglot as well.
So when should we expect a romanian group as well? There are a lot of users from RO and this should only benefit them all...
Thanks Guys! I've been a bit quiet lately but a big thanks for the mention.
Ciao (see, I can speak Italian :-) )
Matt
You want a Romanian group? As far as I am concerned why not?
In ce ma priveste, chiar miine, daca este cerinta mare si serioasa si cineva de la Google ca moderator oficial :)
(As far as I am concerned, even tomorrow if there's a lot of serious demand and somebody from Google staff as official moderator)
Yes, I can chitchat in Romanian with the best of them ;)
Don't know how technical jargon would come out, might be good for laugh or two LOL
I take that and I raise you, Webado :)
You want a pidgin english group? Why not :-)
Yu stap alright wantoks? Bi mi bin likim google samting tru longpela taim. Olgeta wantoks bilong mi stap long Google na Google Webmaster help grup em i got plenty ol bigpela waisman na meri long helpim mi long webmaster bugarup bilong mi.
(How are you friends. I've loved Google for a very long time. Google and the Google Webmaster's Help group have a great number of very wise Men and Women. They help me alot whenever I have problems with my website.)
I'm not sure how much demand there would be.. oh the curse of knowing the wrong languages :)
It's great to hear about all the neat folks you've got at Dublin Patrick! It's obviously a very multicultural group - it must be a hoot working there.
Matt
The interface and the design layout of the Google Webmaster help group pages are ugly and unfriendly.
The format does not lend itself well to personalization. It appears impersonal and cold. There is no sense of warmth or humanness.
That is why that popular blog or the Google spam chief is far better as a Webmaster help group for English.
There is a sense of comraderie and belonging. There is a warmth and personality to the blog.
Compare the two sites and you will see why the Google Webmaster help site is just too uncomfortable in ever way.
There really needs to be more of a personal touch with this endeavor.
All the useful ideas posted by SearchEnginesWeb over the past two years, would have NEVER been posted if the Webmaster group was the only option
Cool..!
Sebastian, John, Matt, Christina, Cristina, Craig, Phil, everyone... as a webmaster, internet user, and Googler, a huge shout-out to all of you for making such a positive impact on the internet.
Thanks for the tips, troubleshooting, and all-around good times. :)
Thank You Guglarz and whole Google Webmaster Help team...
Look what kind of gift you can get from Google Webmaster Help Group:
http://www.sprawnymarketing.pl/artykuly/prezent-od-google/
Actually, I don't find the WMTs to be helpful at all for my site. I did mostly everything the experts asked me to do but my rankings haven't changed one iota.
A bunch of chinese jerks have created a handful of spam sites and have included some real links in the footer.. unluckily for me, my site is one of them.. Can google do anything to remove these spammers before they harm legitimate sites?
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Hey guys! Excellent stuff. Hopefully I'll get over to Dublin again soon and can stop by and say hi!
Maybe we can do more skillful and talented drumming. :)
Big thanks to all of you who help make the Help Groups a positive and educational place!
Regarding the new language suggestions, we do have a Romanian group, though there's not much activity there (understatement of the year!), and we're not actively monitoring it. We'd like to upgrade it to include Googler participation when there's more traffic.
Sorry, Matt, but I think the pidgin group is a ways out yet. ;)
Oh, yes, understatement for sure - LOL
As of 2 minutes ago, with 1 post, I am the member with the highest activity so far ;)
I always learn so much here that I realize I know less than when I visited the Google Webmaster blog to begin with! Sheesh!
Hey guys,
I am Desperately in need of your help.
Since a year I had created more than 25 blogs in blogger and I was frequently updating those blogs. It was like a hobby for me. Two weeks ago when I checked my blogger account, I was shocked!! All my following blogs were deleted except one (http://yesap.blogspot.com/):
http://livenewss.blogspot.com/
http://newsap.blogspot.com/
http://bsecharts.blogspot.com/
http://niftycharts.blogspot.com/
http://ipoguide.blogspot.com/
http://mutualfundsguide.blogspot.com/
http://forexlivenews.blogspot.com/
http://livecharts.blogspot.com/
http://bsespot.blogspot.com/
http://newstrak.blogspot.com and lots more....
These blogs were deleted in one go, without any notice or warning. All my blogs are gone now. When I try to access these blogs, I get Blogger: 404 error.
What do I do? Please help. I have already written five mails to blogger support. No reply at all. Its been more than two weeks.
Hey admin,
You might want to check out this article from the Blogger Help Center, or this blog post, and take a look at your Blogger account. Sounds like you can request recovery of your blogs if they don't violate the Blogger Terms of Service.
Beyond that I don't have much info for you, since I don't work with Blogger. If the above doesn't work, you may want to try posting your question in the Blogger Help Group.
Thanks for your suggestions Susan, but still no luck :-(
I have written to blogger five times and posted my problem on blogger help group also. No reply for either of them.
My blogs are gone...all my hardwork and effort to make these blogs useful since a year has become a waste. I hate blogger...I hate the so called free blog hosts. Its shame of the part of such a prestigious company like google for not answering my queries and keeping mum about the issue.
Hi everyone,
Since some time has passed since we published this post, we're closing the comments to help us focus on the work ahead. If you still have a question or comment you'd like to discuss, free to visit and/or post your topic in our Webmaster Help Forum.
Thanks and take care,
The Webmaster Central Team
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