Google Webmaster Tools Threatened By Lawyer, Google Deletes Threat?
I was following this entertaining thread at Google Webmaster Tools where a lawyer threatened Google with a massive lawsuit for not responding to his requests about Google Webmaster Tools…
When Does Google Process Your Disavow Link Request?
There is an excellent question at WebmasterWorld asking how does one know when Google does process your disavow link file…
Google’s Lock SafeSearch Feature Breaks
For those trying to set their SafeSearch to locked in Google, they were out of luck yesterday. The key was jammed…
Google Image Search Freezing With Anime Porn
P Koester posted on Google+ that when you search for the term [freezing] in Google Image Search you are not shown ice or snow or cold people – instead you are shown Asian cartoon…
Google Image Search Moves Usage Rights To Main Filters
Matt Cutts of Google tweeted that Google added a special feature to image search based on Lawrence Lessig’s request. The thing is, the feature has been available since 2009, Google just moved it up in a more prominent area…
Bing Adds SSL Support But Promises To Keep SEO/SEM Community “Top Of Mind”
First spotted via Hacker News, Bing now has enabled searchers to go to https://www.bing.com and search over Bing SSL search.
I covered this at Search Engine Land where I said early tests show that when on SSL search…
BullGuard Breaks Google’s Search Results
Last week, we reported on a large number of PC users complaining that the Google search results were simply not showing up.
Google got to the bottom of it. Users using BullGuard, an internet security and antivirus application…
Google Update Still Brewing From Late Last Week
On January 9th we reported on early chatter of a Google update, which has now grown to almost 200 comments. Early on, the chatter was slow but now, over the past couple days…
Google Buys Nest For Hardware Design
Google announced yesterday that they acquired Nest for $3.2 billion (yes billion) in cash. You read that right…
Google Images Within Web Results: Testing User Interface
On Friday, Moz posted on Google+ a user interface test that shows a couple things.
(1) It shows the…
Only 15% Say The Disavow Tool Benefits Their Rankings
The Google Disavow tool is a popular subject with all the link penalties floating around. But the big question is, does it actually help your site to rank better…
One-Line Google Reconsideration Request Worked
A webmaster at WebmasterWorld claimed that while some reconsideration requests he submit take five or more times…
Google Link Schemes Update Doesn’t Change Much
On Friday, I broke the news that Google changed their link schemes guidelines on widget links. In short…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: January 10, 2014
This week in search I publish my monthly Google webmaster report, it was a busy month. Google may be updating…
Gmail Let’s You Send Anyone An Email, Google Says “Stop Worrying” & “Love Gmail”
I am sure you’ve heard the news, if not, you will soon that Gmail is letting those with Gmail and Google+ email anyone with Gmail and Google+, without knowing their email address…
Bug: Google’s Search Results Go Missing For Some Users
There are dozens of complaints, maybe hundreds, of Microsoft PC users having issues seeing search results within Google. There are several…
Dated Content Impacts Your Google Rankings?
There is an interesting thread that I am not sure if I am looking into too much. The Google Webmaster Help thread has a representative from Rasmussen College complaining that his business management degree page no longer ranks well in Google. Now that…
Google Updates Link Guidelines: Widget Links Are Allowed When…
Kenichi Suzuki notified me via Google+ that Google has updated the link schemes guideline page. Specifically making the widget links section more specific and less general…
Experts Say Google’s Authorship Reduction Not Related To Author Authority
Let me get you up to speed… In October, Matt Cutts said there will be a 15% reduction in authority to only show authorship and rich…
Google To Publishers: Use The Canonical Tag For Duplicate Article Consolidation
Duplicate content is a fun topic in the SEO space because Google says don’t worry about it because 30% of the web is duplicative. Google deals with it. But all good SEOs know…