Google Restaurant Menu Knowledge Graph Box
Searchers are noticing a new knowledge graph answer from Google regarding restaurant menus. If you search for a restaurant and add menu to the query, you may see the menu directly in the search results…
I’ll Invite You To Buy Google Glass
Initially, I was only able to hand out invites to up to three friends, now I am able to give an unlimited number of people invites, I think…
Googlers Wonder Why It Can’t Convert Bitcoin Currency
I spotted a thread by a Google+ Community manager named Aygul Zagidullina on Google+ stating…
Search Engine Watch Forums Now Offline
Last night, I stopped by the old Search Engine Watch Forums…
Google Webmaster Tools Search Queries Impression Data Drop?
There are many reports both in the Google Webmaster Help forums and WebmasterWorld reporting major drops in the number of impressions reported within the search queries report in Google Webmaster Tools…
Google’s Page Layout Algorithm Updated For Third Time
Yesterday, Google’s Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that they have pushed out a refresh to the Google Page Layout algorithm on or around February 6th.
He did not specify how much this impacted the search results but based on my analysis of the SEO comm…
Google Maps App: Do You Need A GPS?
Last week, Google quietly announced on Google+ a new feature within the driving directions of the Google Maps app. Now, it will give you the option to reroute you based on less traffic…
You Can Ask Google The Weather Like A Human
Let me start off with saying that this is not new, although I never really tried asking Google for the weather by saying. “Ok Google…
Is Google Misleading Us? If So, How?
You’ve all seen it, parking signs that are so confusing that sometimes you wonder, is the local government trying to mislead you…
Webmasters are asking themselves the same questions about Google…
Debug Results For Google’s Search Results
Florian Kiersch posted on Google+ an interesting screen shot of debugging the Google search results page.
The debug log seems to be about timing how long it takes some information to show up in the search results…
Check Google To See If Your Name Triggers SafeSearch Before You Go With It
There is this ultra-orthodox religious Jewish magazine named Ami Magazine, I was actually profiled in it a few months ago. The interesting part is that when you Google the name, [ami magazine]…
Possible Bug May Drop Your Whole Site With Google’s URL Removal Tool
A webmaster posted an issue in the Google Webmaster Help forums with the Google URL Removal tool.
In short, the site he is working on was hacked. He is using the tool to manually remove the hacked pages from Google, one by one…
Google Boots Large German Agency & Clients For Link Schemes
Last night, the spam czar of Google, Matt Cutts tweeted the expected, that they penalized a German link network.
This time, Cutts did not call out which network, instead he said Google went after a Germany agency and their clients over their link netw…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: February 7, 2014
Busy week in search, where Microsoftâs new CEO is Satya Nadella, a name most in search know…
Protests & Hate Over Google’s Olympic Charter Gay Pride Logo
Last night, as soon as Google posted their Olympic Charter logo to make a statement about the anti-gay laws in Russia, I wrote a story on the new logo.
When I woke up this morning, there were over a hundred comments, mostly hateful, angry, hurtful,…
Poll: If Google Dropped Links From Their Ranking Algorithm I Would…
WebmasterWorld moderator, Greg Niland, posted a thread at WebmasterWorld on the topic of Google dropping links from their ranking algorithm…
Google Sochi Olympics Logo For Olympic Charter & Gay Rights
Minutes ago, Google posted their first Google Doodle, aka Google Logo, for the The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics that kicks off tonight. The logo shows the colors of the Rainbow Flag, also known as the LGBT pride flag…
February 2014 Google Webmaster Report
Here is the monthly recap for all Google webmaster related topics for the past month. January was a pretty wild month with a pretty big update happening on January 8th and 9th, which Google did not confirm…
Google+ Local Pages Now Show To User Before Pin Verification
Google’s Jade Wang posted an announcement in the Google Business Help forum thread that they are changing how Google+ local pages work for business owners.
Now…
Google & EU Settle Antitrust Claims Over Competitor Links
Yesterday, news broke via Bloomberg that Google and the European Union have settled over the anti-trust probe regarding rival links in the search results.
Google will dodge EU fines and any finding that it discriminated against competing sites…
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