Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 17, 2013
Very busy week at Google, mostly because of I/O but a lot of other things going on – it didn’t help that I was offline for two days. We first discuss the ten changes coming to Google related to SEO, including softening Panda…
Your Rankings Drop Around May 15th? May Be Due To Link Networks Google Busted
On May 15th, Google’s head of search spam, announced on Twitter that Google has taken “action on several thousand linksellers in a paid-link that passes PageRank network.”
Google has done this time and time again…
57% Don’t Fear Google’s Disavow Link Tool
A month ago, I posted a poll asking our readers if they fear someone citing your web site in the Google Disavow Tool?
The results are in, with 250 plus votes tallied…
Google: More Sophisticated Link Analysis & Link Devaluing In Works
As part of our ongoing deeper thoughts on the video Matt Cutts made about ten Google SEO changes happening this summer – I wanted to discuss the points about going upstream to devalue link spammers and Google rethinking their link analysis techniques.
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One Year Later, Only 9% Claim Google Penguin Recovery
A few weeks ago was the one year anniversary of the Google Penguin update. As you know, we have not had a Penguin update in well over six months, but we are bracing ourselves for the next big Penguin update coming in the next few weeks.
Google To Soften The Panda Algorithm
As I covered yesterday, in very brief summary, Google’s Matt Cutts told us ten SEO changes coming to Google by the end of this summer. One of those changes is softening the impact of the Panda algorithm for sites that are in the “gray area” or “border”…
Google: The Spammy Queries To Get Less Spammy
There is a saying that Tim Mayer, formerly from Yahoo, brought to the SEO conferences that has been used for probably ten years now. He said, “don’t bring a sword to a gun fight,” when someone was talking about how some search results for very shady bu…
47% Won’t Proactively Disavow Links In Google
A couple of weeks ago I polled you guys on the question of if you proactively disavow links or not. The question came up in that many are fearing the Penguin updates as well as manual link penalties and…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 10, 2013
This week, I cover a lot of unconfirmed rumors about a possible Google update in the search results. I also do the monthly Google webmaster report, to catch you up on the…
Happy Mother’s Day Logos From Google & The Search Industry
Happy Mother’s Day all you moms out there! Today is one of those days that the search engines go wild over their logos and background themes. We have outstanding logos from most of the search engines, with the exception of…
Do You 404 Or 301 A Web Page?
A HighRankings Forum thread asks what should this webmaster do after he deleted an unwanted page. Should the webmaster 404 the page or 301 the page.
To me the answer is simple. Let’s look at the definitions of a 404 vs a 301…
Google SMS Search Discontinued Without Warning
Without any warning to dedicated Google SMS searchers, Google has discontinued the the ability for you to send a text message to Google and get a response…
Google Mobile Study Shows Importance Of Mobile Search & Ads
Google published a study last Thursday on how in-store shoppers use smartphones.
The study is useful for marketers to understand how smartphone users use search and other features while shopping in stores…
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 13, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Google’s Major Penguin Update Coming In Weeks…
Google’s Major Penguin Update Coming In Weeks. It Will Be Big!
On Friday, Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that the Penguin update we are expecting this year, will be coming in the next few weeks.
Matt Cutts said…
Atari Breakout: Google Image Search Easter Egg
A company that is so obsessed with productivity and efficiency – for them to make a game or several games and logos over the years – that leads to so much wasted productivity is always interesting to me.
The latest…
Google Brings I/O To You Via Google+ Requests
Can’t make it to Google I/O and bummed about it? Well, Google said they will still love to answer your questions
People Come To Bing’s Auto Suggest
Bing announced they have added people to the auto-suggestions when you search and Bing tries to auto-complete your search query…
Google Catches Free Host Injecting Hidden Links On Clients Web Sites
You’d think these places would learn but no, they don’t. A Google Webmaster Help thread has a webmaster asking about how he can remove the sitelinks from showing up in Google…
Matt Cutts On 10 New SEO Changes At Google In Next Few Months
Yesterday, Google’s Matt Cutts did something he doesn’t often do – he pre-announced changes Google will be implementing to the ranking and indexing algorithms in the next few months…