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I am working with a site that is using tables to display data.  My question is should I nest header tags within the table header , or tags. For example, the beginning of a new row could have a "row header" that is an

tag, or the caption is an

.

Hello,

We're in the process of launching MultipleSclerosis.net and are a bit confused with how to present some specific information.

Looking at pages such as http://multiplesclerosis.net/symptoms/, http://multiplesclerosis.net/what-is-ms/courses-patterns/ and http://multiplesclerosis.net/treatment/prescription-nonprescription-medications/ is it better to keep this data structured as divs, and style them as tables or to keep them as tables and style them accordingly.

Though not technically "tabular" data, i'm not too sure how to handle this. The text to code ratio is quite high with the divs in the markup, which though i'm not overly worried about, it could cause some issues with the site's indexability.

Thanks I appreciate any feedback.

Thanks Oleg we have already implemented what you are describing but this does not answer the question as to how the new URL keeps the FB likes, tweet count from the old URL. It is the same content it has the same tags but a different URL.

We are in the process of making significant URL name/structure change to one of our property and we want to keep the social equity (likes, share, +1, tweets) from the old to the new URL. We have been trying many different option without success. We are running our social "button" in an iframe.

Thanks

Thanks for responding and I will email you and take you on your offer.

Thanks for responding and I will email you and take you on your offer.

Rand

The one thing that I always appreciated is that you always take the time to explain and give your point of view.

Especially as the head of my company and as an entrepreneur myself i can only thank you for taking the time and energy to do that, it must be recognized and is a big part if the success of your company. As I said before despite this OSE/Linkscape situation, I still like you guys (my co worker offered me a moz sweater for holidays bc I always refer to your metrics/tool & they have little to no SEO knowledge).

BTW i will take this opportunity to ask (rather than request) that you provide some SEO blog specifically in the "consumer health information online space" which is dominated by 3 to 5 key players (which for most of them use very little or have simply ZERO social integration due to the highly regulated market place) yet still enjoy top rankings while guys like us are doing the best to change things. I know it takes time but some SEO perspective on this would be interesting

Thanks again

Olivier

Everything i have read about this issue has never come close to answering one of the most fundamental question for a small business owner like me:

Some of my competitors have seen many changes but some have not? What should i then trust?

The answers being given that all should be set in 2/3 months is not acceptable & just as an FYI there has been no changes in any other link metrics from google webmaster tools etc.

Finally i will conclude by saying that I run a site that is 7 months old so the idea that I have old links and that the value of my links today are lower than 7 months ago make me crazy. In a launch phase like mine, all these metrics are key and i still remain skeptical that maybe SEOmoz is not for me the little guy but for older larger site that have a lot more history.

Bottom line all this is disappointing.

Olivier

Thanks you guys for the follow up and explanation but as some of the PRO member have already mentioned in this thread, most of us are not running large sites and using OSE for large sites. Seeing such huge changes without a heads up, is something that has taken many of us by surprise. There is not one single metrics in the latest updates that is not way off compared to the previous updates for our site. Some of my competitors have seen many changes but some have not? What should i then trust?

Let me be honest with you guys the responses you have provided so far have not been satisfactory.

I know you guys are working hard at this but i can't stress enough how urgent you need to come up with an "official" point of view moving forward.

Thanks,

Olivier

Can any member of the Moz team or of the community comment on the most recent OCE/linkscape update as of 09/08/2011. It appears that the link data capture for one of our platform is dramatically different than previously and that there are some huge discrepancies? Any update on the change would be appreciated as we use all these updates as benchmarks. Thanks

Thanks you guys for the follow up and explanation but as some of the PRO member have already mentioned in this thread, most of us are not running large sites and using OSE for large sites. Seeing such huge changes without a heads up, is something that has taken many of us by surprise. There is not one single metrics in the latest updates that is not way off compared to the previous updates for our site. Some of my competitors have seen many changes but some have not? What should i then trust?

Let me be honest with you guys the responses you have provided so far have not been satisfactory.

I know you guys are working hard at this but i can't stress enough how urgent you need to come up with an "official" point of view moving forward.

Thanks,

Olivier

Everything i have read about this issue has never come close to answering one of the most fundamental question for a small business owner like me:

Some of my competitors have seen many changes but some have not? What should i then trust?

The answers being given that all should be set in 2/3 months is not acceptable & just as an FYI there has been no changes in any other link metrics from google webmaster tools etc.

Finally i will conclude by saying that I run a site that is 7 months old so the idea that I have old links and that the value of my links today are lower than 7 months ago make me crazy. In a launch phase like mine, all these metrics are key and i still remain skeptical that maybe SEOmoz is not for me the little guy but for older larger site that have a lot more history.

Bottom line all this is disappointing.

Olivier

Rand

The one thing that I always appreciated is that you always take the time to explain and give your point of view.

Especially as the head of my company and as an entrepreneur myself i can only thank you for taking the time and energy to do that, it must be recognized and is a big part if the success of your company. As I said before despite this OSE/Linkscape situation, I still like you guys (my co worker offered me a moz sweater for holidays bc I always refer to your metrics/tool & they have little to no SEO knowledge).

BTW i will take this opportunity to ask (rather than request) that you provide some SEO blog specifically in the "consumer health information online space" which is dominated by 3 to 5 key players (which for most of them use very little or have simply ZERO social integration due to the highly regulated market place) yet still enjoy top rankings while guys like us are doing the best to change things. I know it takes time but some SEO perspective on this would be interesting

Thanks again

Olivier