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Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO
Google has been working on some new algorithms and tools to tackle linkspam and we’d like to ask for linkspam reports from you. If you’d like to tell us about web sites that appear to be using spammy links (e.g. paid links that pass PageRank, blog spammers, guestbook spammers, etc.), here’s how to send us [...]
Last year I tried to limit my travel but still ended up making about ten (!) trips in 2009. This year I’ve resolved to travel less for work. Right now, here’s my current speaking/travel plans for 2010: March 2-4, 2010: SMX West, Santa Clara, CA. I’m doing a “Ask the Search Engines” panel. May 19-20, 2010: Google [...]
Back in December, I happened to click on a Greasemonkey script in Chrome and was shocked that it just worked. At the time, I wrote a note within Google that said Whoa. I just clicked on a Greasemonkey script in the latest dev version of Chrome (4.0.266.0 on Linux). Chrome offered to install the GM script, [...]
Google just launched a nice feature on Google Reader: the ability to keep an eye on pages for changes. This works even if the page doesn’t have its own RSS feed. This sort of thing is very handy. You could use it to spot new things on a privacy policy page or watch for changes [...]
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Software developers can cater to Google Apps customers through a new application store announced at Google's Campfire One event in Mountain View.
Members of Congress announce the Global Internet Freedom Caucus and a bill to spend federal dollars on research to "defeat Internet suppression and censorship."
CNET News.com
Software developers can cater to Google Apps customers through a new application store announced at Google's Campfire One event in Mountain View.
Members of Congress announce the Global Internet Freedom Caucus and a bill to spend federal dollars on research to "defeat Internet suppression and censorship."
Search Engine Watch
For those of you who are just tuning in and trying to understand what Google Buzz is and how it works, this article will answer some of the basic questions and help get you started using it. ...
Google's mobile pay-per-call program looks like a bargain for advertisers in verticals and large agencies alike. But will Google eventually decouple the call monetization from AdWords clicks? ...
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Good news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google.
Box will let users search through video content from Dish and YouTube, Wall Street Journal says.
New Harmony sidebar lets you share, e-mail, download, upload, and edit your Google Docs right from your desktop using Outlook 2007.
Free Weekly Search Engine Optimization SEO News
A small error in one search engine optimization factor can destroy your efforts in all other elements. When you optimize your website for search engines, you have to consider several different factors. In this article, you'll find the five most important factors that influence your Google rankings.
Proxy hijacking still seems to be an issue on Google. Other websites might steal your website content and they can outrank your web pages on Google with the stolen content. Is your website affected? What can you do against these hijackers?
Google does not list your web pages although you have a great site? This week's article lists 5 reasons why search engines won't list your website (solutions included).
If you advertise your website on Google AdWords, chances are that you found out that you can spent a lot of money on AdWords without getting a lot in return. The reason why many people spend much more than they have to for their Google AdWords ads is that they use the wrong settings in their campaigns.
Webmasters continue to see breadcrumbs on Google's result pages. What are breadcrumbs, for which websites does Google display them and how can you get Google to display breadcrumbs for your own website?
Google has announced a major change in the way that they handle search results by including synonyms for some words that may be used in queries. How does this affect the position of your web pages in Google's search results?
How does Google rank tweets in the real-time results? The Google engineer who led Google's real-time search development shares some insights.
Last month, Google started to display real-time results on the search engine result pages. How are these results calculated and how can you get in these results?
Solve our holiday jigsaw puzzle online, get interesting 2009 statistics, learn about Google vs. Baidu and much more.
Google's Matt Cutts recently suggested that the speed of a web page might become more important in Google's ranking algorithm. How will this affect your website and what can you do to improve the speed of your website?
Google was granted a patent this month that explains how search engines can deal with duplicate content issues. Does your website hvae duplicate content problems?
Google's new Caffeine index is going to be released soon. What do you have to expect from this update and how will it affect the position of your web pages in Google?
Bing recently published a document about link building. Although it focuses on how Bing deals with inbound links, it can also help you to get better links for Google, Yahoo and other search engines. The most important points of Bing's document can be found in this article.
Google Images has indexed billions of images. If your image can be found for the right keyword, then you will get targeted visitors to your website. We have six tips that help you to get your images on Google's first results page.
Links from related websites are very important for the position of your own site in Google's search results. Unfortunately, it's rather difficult to convince other people to link to your site.
Calling for link spam reports
3 Mar 2010 at 11:12amGoogle has been working on some new algorithms and tools to tackle linkspam and we’d like to ask for linkspam reports from you. If you’d like to tell us about web sites that appear to be using spammy links (e.g. paid links that pass PageRank, blog spammers, guestbook spammers, etc.), here’s how to send us [...]
My speaking plans for 2010
17 Feb 2010 at 9:25amLast year I tried to limit my travel but still ended up making about ten (!) trips in 2009. This year I’ve resolved to travel less for work. Right now, here’s my current speaking/travel plans for 2010: March 2-4, 2010: SMX West, Santa Clara, CA. I’m doing a “Ask the Search Engines” panel. May 19-20, 2010: Google [...]
Chrome support for Greasemonkey
8 Feb 2010 at 9:30pmBack in December, I happened to click on a Greasemonkey script in Chrome and was shocked that it just worked. At the time, I wrote a note within Google that said Whoa. I just clicked on a Greasemonkey script in the latest dev version of Chrome (4.0.266.0 on Linux). Chrome offered to install the GM script, [...]
Keep an eye on changing pages
25 Jan 2010 at 6:58pmGoogle just launched a nice feature on Google Reader: the ability to keep an eye on pages for changes. This works even if the page doesn’t have its own RSS feed. This sort of thing is very handy. You could use it to spot new things on a privacy policy page or watch for changes [...]
CNET News.com
Google announces business app store for Google Apps
9 Mar 2010 at 6:15pmSoftware developers can cater to Google Apps customers through a new application store announced at Google's Campfire One event in Mountain View.
Google-China flap spurs federal plan to bypass censors
9 Mar 2010 at 1:15pmMembers of Congress announce the Global Internet Freedom Caucus and a bill to spend federal dollars on research to "defeat Internet suppression and censorship."
CNET News.com
Google announces business app store for Google Apps
9 Mar 2010 at 6:15pmSoftware developers can cater to Google Apps customers through a new application store announced at Google's Campfire One event in Mountain View.
Google-China flap spurs federal plan to bypass censors
9 Mar 2010 at 1:15pmMembers of Congress announce the Global Internet Freedom Caucus and a bill to spend federal dollars on research to "defeat Internet suppression and censorship."
Search Engine Watch
Google Buzz 101
21 Feb 2010 at 9:01pmFor those of you who are just tuning in and trying to understand what Google Buzz is and how it works, this article will answer some of the basic questions and help get you started using it. ...
Mobile PPCall Simplified: A Conversation with Google
18 Feb 2010 at 9:01pmGoogle's mobile pay-per-call program looks like a bargain for advertisers in verticals and large agencies alike. But will Google eventually decouple the call monetization from AdWords clicks? ...
PCWorld Latest Technology News
T-Mobile BlackBerry Users to Get Google Default Search
9 Mar 2010 at 7:40amGood news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google.
Report: Google Working On Android-Based Set-Top Box
9 Mar 2010 at 7:36amBox will let users search through video content from Dish and YouTube, Wall Street Journal says.
Google Docs Now Syncing with Outlook
9 Mar 2010 at 5:22amNew Harmony sidebar lets you share, e-mail, download, upload, and edit your Google Docs right from your desktop using Outlook 2007.
Free Weekly Search Engine Optimization SEO News
Top 5 elements that you need for high rankings on Google
9 Mar 2010 at 6:36amA small error in one search engine optimization factor can destroy your efforts in all other elements. When you optimize your website for search engines, you have to consider several different factors. In this article, you'll find the five most important factors that influence your Google rankings.
Is your website exploited by proxy hijackers?
2 Mar 2010 at 6:36amProxy hijacking still seems to be an issue on Google. Other websites might steal your website content and they can outrank your web pages on Google with the stolen content. Is your website affected? What can you do against these hijackers?
Double talk: do search engines understand your web pages?
23 Feb 2010 at 6:36amGoogle does not list your web pages although you have a great site? This week's article lists 5 reasons why search engines won't list your website (solutions included).
Google AdWords: how to lower your costs while selling more
9 Feb 2010 at 6:36amIf you advertise your website on Google AdWords, chances are that you found out that you can spent a lot of money on AdWords without getting a lot in return. The reason why many people spend much more than they have to for their Google AdWords ads is that they use the wrong settings in their campaigns.
How to get your breadcrumbs on Google's result pages
2 Feb 2010 at 6:36amWebmasters continue to see breadcrumbs on Google's result pages. What are breadcrumbs, for which websites does Google display them and how can you get Google to display breadcrumbs for your own website?
How do synonyms in Google results affect your rankings?
26 Jan 2010 at 6:36amGoogle has announced a major change in the way that they handle search results by including synonyms for some words that may be used in queries. How does this affect the position of your web pages in Google's search results?
Official Google statement: how Google ranks tweets
19 Jan 2010 at 6:36amHow does Google rank tweets in the real-time results? The Google engineer who led Google's real-time search development shares some insights.
How to get in Google's real-time results
5 Jan 2010 at 6:36amLast month, Google started to display real-time results on the search engine result pages. How are these results calculated and how can you get in these results?
Solve the holiday jigsaw puzzle and the latest SEO news
29 Dec 2009 at 6:36amSolve our holiday jigsaw puzzle online, get interesting 2009 statistics, learn about Google vs. Baidu and much more.
Will web page speed become a more important ranking factor?
22 Dec 2009 at 6:36amGoogle's Matt Cutts recently suggested that the speed of a web page might become more important in Google's ranking algorithm. How will this affect your website and what can you do to improve the speed of your website?
Google patent: how Google deals with duplicate content
15 Dec 2009 at 6:36amGoogle was granted a patent this month that explains how search engines can deal with duplicate content issues. Does your website hvae duplicate content problems?
Google Caffeine: how will it affect the rankings of your web pages?
8 Dec 2009 at 6:36amGoogle's new Caffeine index is going to be released soon. What do you have to expect from this update and how will it affect the position of your web pages in Google?
Official search engine statement: link building do's and dont's
1 Dec 2009 at 6:36amBing recently published a document about link building. Although it focuses on how Bing deals with inbound links, it can also help you to get better links for Google, Yahoo and other search engines. The most important points of Bing's document can be found in this article.
Image optimization: get more visitors by being listed at the very top of Goog...
24 Nov 2009 at 6:36amGoogle Images has indexed billions of images. If your image can be found for the right keyword, then you will get targeted visitors to your website. We have six tips that help you to get your images on Google's first results page.
Don't screw it up: why should other websites link to your site?
10 Nov 2009 at 6:36amLinks from related websites are very important for the position of your own site in Google's search results. Unfortunately, it's rather difficult to convince other people to link to your site.