Matt Cutts Asking For Google Webmaster Tools Feedback
This is your opportunity to give Google your two-cents on the features and issues you have with Google Webmaster Tools.
I blew up about it the other day where I asked in a nice way for Google to add a feature named automated actions to Google Webmaste…
Google Not Indexing Your Home Page? Remove The NoIndex Tag.
One of the most basic reasons Google or any search engine won’t index and rank a web page is because you won’t allow them to.
Either the spiders cannot access the site due to technical issues or you are explicitly instructing them to not enter your s…
Google’s Search Results Rocky This Week…
This week has been a mess for Google’s search results, despite Google denying anything is going on to me.
There were some tools that sparked up on November 14th that I didn’t see from the webmaster chatter…
Google AdWords Conversion Optimizer Now Supports Mobile Call Extensions
Kim Clinkunbroomer shared on Google+ that you can now work with your mobile call extensions within conversion optimizer in Google AdWords.
In short, Kim spotted a new call out in the AdWords console announcing a new feature that links to this help doc…
8 Reasons To Use The Google Disavow Tool By Matt Cutts
Matt Cutts posted a video answering the question “Should I use the disavow tool even if there’s not a manual action on my site?”
The short answer is yes. But when…
Google Takes Google Partners Worldwide
Coco from the Google AdWords team announced in a Google AdWords Help thread that Google has taken their Google Partners program worldwide…
New: Google AdSense Text Ads With Logos
A WebmasterWorld thread has publishers claiming they are seeing a new form of AdSense ads.
The new ad format is a text ad that also displays a logo or image within the ad.
@netmeg sent me a screen shot of this in action:
There is a mix of reacti…
The Perfect New T-Shirt For Matt Cutts Videos: Scroogled Microsoft Store
If you missed all the industry excitement yesterday, Microsoft launched a scroogled store on the Microsoft site.
You can buy mugs, hats, hoodies and t-shirts with marketing slogans from Microsoft’s anti-Google campaign – Scroogled…
The Google Glass Developer Kit Live: Here Are New Glassware
Yesterday, Google officially launched the Google Glass Developer Kit (GDK) that allows developers to build glassware that works in a more integrated way with Glass.
Google Maps With Flight Directions
I was looking to drive from New York, where I work/live, to Toronto for a conference, so I went to Google Maps and inputted the addresses. Google Maps showed me this weird straight line from my office to my destination, heck…
Here Is Why Google Forced Me To Take Down My Site…
An old WebmasterWorld member posted in the WebmasterWorld forums that he had enough…
Google Can Tell Us If Our Sites Are Impacted By Panda Or Penguin But They Don’t
I spotted a very interested comment by Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts at Hacker News. The obvious comment is that Matt Cutts outs thecupcakeblog.com as being impacted in a negative way by the Panda algorithm…
Google AdSense New, Cleaner Home Page Design
If you login to your Google AdSense account you will be prompted to try out the “new AdSense home page.”
The new home page revamps the design of just the home page to give it a “fresh new look.” The new look is cleaner and more modern…
New: Google AdWords Video Call Support
In April, Google added the ability to share your screen with a Google AdWords support representation. Now, Google is adding video calls…
Want To Speak At SMX Israel? Here Is How…
We are now accepting speaker pitches for SMX Israel. To submit a pitch, please first review the agenda in full and then go to our pitch form over here.
The rules are simple: Submissions must come directly from the person making the pitch, in their na…
Why Did My PageRank Drop? Google: You Are Selling Links!
I always find it interesting when people come into the Google Webmaster Help and complain about issues with Google and it turns out they were obviously doing something against Google’s webmaster guidelines…
Google’s Matt Cutts: I Don’t Add Meta Descriptions To My Site Because…
Last night, I covered at Search Engine Land a video Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts…
Google Bug? Increase In Webmaster Tools DNS Errors?
Since November 14th, I’ve been seeing a large uptick in complaints about Google Webmaster Tools reporting DNS issues with sites, leading to Google not being able to index sites fully.
There is a thread at WebmasterWorld and dozens at Google Webmaster …
Was There A Google Update On November 14th?
Some of the automated tracking tools for detecting shifts in Google’s search results and thus showing evidence of a Google update went haywire on Thursday, November 14th.
Mozcast reported 102 degrees…
The Google House?
What is going on with Google? Google barges, floating show rooms, renting out spaces throughout various cities and now “The Google House”?