Weideman, Melius

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Issue DateTitleAuthor(s)
12006Working paper: using LSA matrix comparison to improve the relevancy of search engine answers.Nkukwana, S ; Weideman, Melius 
22009Website visibility – quantifying negative search engine ranking elements for optimisationWeideman, Melius 
32014Website interface design: a study on the status quo of South African e-Commerce website interfacesKona, Oyanda T. ; Weideman, Melius 
42008Web 2.0 features on South African business websites: Missing a business opportunity?Francke, Errol ; Weideman, Melius 
52014Using past search engine algorithm updates to predict future trendsFarrell, Jason ; Weideman, Melius 
62013User testing of Cape Town hotel reservation systems usabilityShasha, ZT ; Weideman, Melius 
72010The use of academic databases by postgraduate studentsUwimana, Iris ; Weideman, Melius ; Richards, M 
82005Updating Google's databases according to SEO industryWeideman, Melius ; De Kock, D 
92013Understanding the process of learning touch-screen mobile applicationsTokárová, Lucia ; Weideman, Melius 
102013Towards supporting learnability of touch-screen mobile applicationsTokárová, Lucia ; Weideman, Melius 
112006Towards an investigation of trends in local search and implications of a national portalWeideman, Melius ; Moore, DR 
122009Top ranking commercial websites – search engine optimization versus pay per clickKritzinger, Wouter Thomas ; Weideman, Melius 
132009Top ranking commercial websites – search engine optimisation versus pay per clickKritzinger, W. ; Weideman, Melius 
142014The status quo of black hat search engine optimization communitiesHolzmann, Simon ; Weideman, Melius 
152010Spending on PPC search engine marketing and its influence on return on investmentSabwa, Jean-Marie ; Weideman, Melius 
162008South African youth and mobile technology impact: the Mxit phenomenonFrancke, Errol ; Weideman, Melius 
1728-Nov-2008South African business: missing a business opportunity by the omission of Web 2.0 featuresFrancke, Errol ; Weideman, Melius 
182017SEO vs PPC: A model to determine the most effective digital marketing budget divisionWeideman, Melius 
192011Search keyword choice in driving PPC traffic to websites: Generic or BrandedSabwa, Jean-Marie ; Weideman, Melius 
202006Search engine visibility: the effect of generic top-level domain choiceHamdulay, Z ; Weideman, Melius 

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Full Name
Weideman, Melius
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Personal Site
https://web-visibility.co.za
 
Email
weidemanm@cput.ac.za
 
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Biography
Prof. Melius Weideman was born in 1956 in Tarkastad, and matriculated at the Robertson High School. He is currently a Head of Department in the Faculty of Informatics and Design, and runs the Research Development Department. On 1 November 2008 he completed 24 years of unbroken service at CPUT. Prof. Melius Weideman is the founder and leader of WARC - the Website Attributes Research Centre at CPUT in Cape Town. His research interests were initially focussed on computer viruses, but after 1994 the Internet, and specifically search engines started fascinating him. He graduated with a Doctorate in Information Science from the University of Cape Town in 2001, and numerous of his publications have seen the light since then on topics including website visibility, website usability, search engines, Internet marketing and information retrieval. Melius has a strong international presence, and has delivered many international guest lectures and plenaries over the years. He has been invited by various European universities as Guest Professor, presenting sessions ranging from short lectures to semester courses (5 European credits). During 2007 he was chosen from 40 international applicants to become the first Fellow at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. In mid-2008 he spent three months teaching at this university. Campus02, in Graz, Austria invited him to do two workshop series on Internet Marketing through Websites in 2008. He also spent 3 months at MUNI in Brno, Czech Republic, (2012/2013) on an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. He was appointed as an Associate Professor in 2004, and a full Professor at CPUT in 2008, and is an NRF rated researcher. He also actively manages two websites: www.web-visibility.co.za and www.web-usability.co.za Melius lives in Protea Valley near Cape Town, enjoys spending time with his family and for recreation cycles, reads and is an avid amateur photographer. He has completed 22 (consecutive) Argus Cycle Tours, four Double Centuries and 1.5 ABSA Cape Epic tours.
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