The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England, for nearly two decades between the early 1930s and late 1949.
Two of its most famous members were C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Readings and discussions of the members’ unfinished works were the principal purposes of meetings. Tolkien’s The Lord of the [...]

by John Blackburn and Trevor Foucher, Webmaster Tools team
We launched Webmaster Tools iGoogle Gadgets last month with excitement—and curiosity. Would you find them useful? We thought you might appreciate the ability to create better “dashboards” for your sites, but there’s no better way to tell for sure other than to get it out so you [...]

Written by Reid Yokoyama, Search Quality Team
Occasionally in the discussion group, webmasters ask, “Should I be using Google Webmaster Tools or Google Analytics?” Our answer is: use both! Here are three scenarios that really highlight the power of both tools.
1. Make the most of your impressions
One of my favorite features of Webmaster Tools [...]

Posted by Michael Wyszomierski, Search Quality
Last month, several of us with Webmaster Central hit the “good times” jackpot at PubCon Vegas 2007. We realize not all of you could join us, so instead of returning home with fuzzy dice for everyone, we’ve got souvenir conference notes.
Listening to the Q&A, I was pleased to hear the [...]

Written by Liza Ma, Webmaster Tools Team
2007 has been a great year of change and growth for the Webmaster Central team. Without the webmaster community helping us drive our vision to create better tools we wouldn’t have accomplished much. All of us with the Webmaster Central team would like to say a big thank you [...]

Written by Maile Ohye
If it’s good enough for the Costanzas, it’s good enough for Webmaster Central: it’s time for a Festivus for the rest of us (webmasterus)!
Our special celebration begins not with carols and eggnog, but by remembering some of the popular Webmaster Tools features — make that Feats of Strength — for 2007. This [...]