Hacker News Nation #22 - Chris and Mattan Learn SEO with The Shortcutts

In this week's episode, Chris and Mattan discuss...

Why UPS Trucks Rarely Turn Left (priceonomics.com)
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7538316

The Short Cutts
www.theshortcutts.com/

screenshot: meta tags
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/…

1) Is it necessary for every page to have a meta description?
No - Keep them unique and apply them to the most important pages.
video:    • Is it necessary for every page to have a m...  

2) Does code validation affect SEO?
NO - too many sites are fucked up
video:    • Is HTML validation necessary for ranking?  

3) Will my site's ranking be hurt if I use HTTPS instead of HTTP?
No
video:    • Can switching to HTTPS harm ranking?  

Comic Sans, meet Comic Neue (comicneue.com)
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7545248

Progress Button Styles (tympanus.net)
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7540114
note: you'll need some video to match what mattan is looking at

Mathematicians find way to put 7 cylinders in contact without using their ends (sciencenews.org)
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7538002