Gawker: Using Google News Editors’ Picks Increases Traffic & Readers
Google News has a method of submitting a feed to them of just your “Editors’ Picks.” Stories you think are exceptional and deserve more attention on Google News should be ticked off as Editors Picks…
Robots.txt Updates Are Slow For Google Mobile Testing Tool To Pick Up
Google launched a mobile testing tool a few months back and since then, Google has been educating webmasters around how the tool works and what prevents it from working.
Such as blocking or cloaking GoogleBot can set it off on the wrong path…
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A Clueless Google News Spammer
Remember the Google News publisher who was furious that his Google News site was removed from Google because it copied news stories from other sites…
A Clueless Google News Spammer
Remember the Google News publisher who was furious that his Google News site was removed from Google because it copied news stories from other sites…
Google Trusted Store Merchants No Longer Need To Submit Feeds
Google announced that they are making it “easier” to become a Google Trusted Stores merchant/e-commerce site. Now…
Google Trusted Store Merchants No Longer Need To Submit Feeds
Google announced that they are making it “easier” to become a Google Trusted Stores merchant/e-commerce site. Now…
Google Local Listings Drops After Being Marked As Closed?
The folks at the Local Search Forums are chatting about a pattern they’ve been seeing for the past several months around closed local listings.
When a business is marked as closed on Google Maps…
Google Local Listings Drops After Being Marked As Closed?
The folks at the Local Search Forums are chatting about a pattern they’ve been seeing for the past several months around closed local listings.
When a business is marked as closed on Google Maps…
Some SEOs Switching Back To HTTP After Seeing No Rank Changes In Google
As you may remember, Google made HTTPS a small ranking signal and many SEOs and webmasters flocked to switch their sites to be fully HTTPS. Heck…
Some SEOs Switching Back To HTTP After Seeing No Rank Changes In Google
As you may remember, Google made HTTPS a small ranking signal and many SEOs and webmasters flocked to switch their sites to be fully HTTPS. Heck…
Google: Solving Your Google Penguin Problems With More Unnatural Links Won’t Work
A couple weeks ago, I reported that Google’s John Mueller explained that theoretically you do not need to disavow to get out of Penguin, you can try to build links out of Penguin. But the truth is, he said it is an algorithm and he was just explaining…
Google: Solving Your Google Penguin Problems With More Unnatural Links Won’t Work
A couple weeks ago, I reported that Google’s John Mueller explained that theoretically you do not need to disavow to get out of Penguin, you can try to build links out of Penguin. But the truth is, he said it is an algorithm and he was just explaining…
Bing Search News Card That Expands
Bing is testing a new expandable news search card box. When you search for news related topics, Bing may or may not show you this new card.
It shows a box filled with news stories, with the option to expand the box…
Google Webmaster Tools Noticies For App Deep Linking With Mismatched Content
The purpose behind app indexing and deep links is to enable someone who searches on their smartphone to be able to click from the search results directly into the relevant content within an app they have on their phone…
Google On 404/410 Status Codes; We Ignore Everything Else On The Page
Everyone recommends that you set up custom 404/410 pages, so that if someone lands on the page…
Google: Move From IP To Domain As A Normal Site Move
It is uncommon, but some sites actually work and run off their IP address, instead of a domain name. DNS, the domain name system, was created to give people an easy way to find a web site, but a domain name…
Bing Mocks Me With Wrong Headshot On Penguin Background
Most of you know I am an Apple fan, which has historically put Bing, operated by Microsoft, at a disadvantage with me. But for Bing to come back to me and change my headshot on my knowledge panel for a search on my name in their search engine – well…..
Google’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Logo
Like every year, Google and Bing have a special logo or theme up in America to celebrate the life and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Yahoo Search Testing Google Search User Interface
Ruben Gomez spotted a user interface test by Yahoo Search which looks almost identical to the Google search interface.
Here is a screen shot of the test interface captured by Ruben:
You can click on these to enlarge…
Google City Experts Now Known As Local Guides
Google’s Aygul Zagidullina announced on Google+ that they have rebranded, renamed, the Google City Experts as Google Local Guides…