I can't remember when I first started following Bill on Twitter but I did so because of the information nuggets of gold he was sharing by doing all the tedious leg work of reading through Google patents. It has been this selfless pursuit that has put to bed thousands of conspiracy theories that threatened to overwhelm us at one time or another in the SEO world. It has been understandable that people have got upset with the lack of transparency from Google but with Bill sharing his take on the patents we have been able to get a better understanding of what's really going on and that has helped a lot.

And of course, I still follow Bill as he is just a really nice person - always sharing experiences on Twitter chat and I have always loved to seer the flower and hummingbird pictures - hope to see many more of those soon - get well quickly Bill!