Blocking Apple Devices On Your Web Site? You May Block Google Also!
Google’s John Mueller posted on Google+ a hint and reminder about the problems with not thinking too far ahead. In short…
70% Said Google’s Penguin 2.1 Update Hurt them
About six-months ago, Google unleashed a major update to Penguin, the Penguin 2.1 update.
The earlier feedback from that update was that is was a big impact to webmasters and mostly SEOs who used links in an aggressive manner.
So I posted a poll asking…
Poll: Only 10% Of Webmasters/SEOs Feel Google Doesn’t Lie To Them
Late last year, we ran a poll asking Webmaster and SEOs if they think Google lies to them and now we have over 735 responses. I figured I share the results with you now.
Truth is…
Google: Test Us How You’re Using The Webmaster Tools API
Google’s John Mueller posted on Google+ a question on how users, webmasters and developers are using the Google Webmaster Tools API.
John wrote:
I’d love to see more of how the Webmaster Tools API is being used…
Google’s Matt Cutts: The Shirts Rarely Correlate To The Video
The Google videos Matt Cutts and friends produce are awesome and we analyze every bit of them. But do the shirts, color, type…
65% Prefer Google Manual Actions Over Algorithmic Demotions
A while back, we polled our audience asking if they prefer manual or algorithmic penalties by Google – that is, if you had to pick one or the other.
Imagine Matt Cutts coming over to you and saying, you’re a bad boy…
Google: 410s Are Immediate & 404s Are Delayed For 24 Hours
We always knew 410s were more immediate and I thought they were also more permanent but I didn’t know 410s worked immediately.
In a video released by Google’s Matt Cutts yesterday…
Facebook Unveils New Spam Algorithms
I remember, probably about a year ago, I went to a Facebook event and spoke one-on-one with Facebook engineers about spam. They seem to have the sense that it was not…
Google Glass Now Kosher For Passover
Last week we reported that Google was opening up Google Glass for purchase to any US resident on a single day, April 15th, also Passover.
That causes an issue for observant Jews who aren’t allowed to purchase anything on the holiday…
Google Panda Refresh Or Softer Panda Update?
Let me start off by saying that I normally would wait another 24 hours before posting this because the chatter is so new, but I will be offline tomorrow and the day after and I am going with what I see now…
Twitter Real Time Notifications On Twitter.com & More
Twitter has added real-time notifications via Twitter.com for those who have replied, favorited or retweeted one of your Tweets.
This makes it easier for you to keep track of the replied…
Percy Lavon Julian Google Chemistry Doodle
Today on the Google home page in the U.S. is a special Doodle, aka Google logo, for the 115th birthday of the late Percy Lavon Julian.
Born today on April 11, 1899, he lived until 8 days after his 76th birthday, passing on April 19, 1975 in Waukeg…
Google Glass Opens Buying Glass For Any US Resident On Passover
Google announced on Google+ that they are enabling anyone who is a US resident to purchase Google Glass through the Explorer program for a limited time starting this Tuesday, April 15th, at 9am EDT.
Isn’t that tax day…
Google Now Flight Reminders Too Late?
Google announced yesterday on Google+ that not only will Google Now show you your boarding passes and flight status but also tell you when it is time to leave to the airport, so you won’t miss your flight. It has had this feature for a while, I believ…
Google AdWords Not Provided Still Hypocritical
As you know, Google is now not passing referer data to AdWords advertisers log files, web servers and analytics packages. Hence, AdWords went Not Provided…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: April 11, 2014
The big news this week was that Google announced AdWords would go not provided, i.e. not pass query via the referer data. There are some parts of the implementation that are hypocritical. Googleâs Matt Cutts…
Google AdWords Goes Not Provided: Referrer Data Gone For Paid Search Ads
The rumors were true, Google has indeed went the not provided route for paid search ads, AdWords ads.
Let me step back and explain what is happening, so you really understand it…
Google Video Search Results Without Videos Thumbnails
Google loves showing video thumbnails in the search results, when the query seems to be answered with a video. You know…
Google: We Mostly Ignore Web 2.0 Links
In a Google Webmaster Help thread, Google’s John Mueller said Google mostly ignores Web 2.0 links, specifically calling out Pinterest, YouTube and others.
He wrote:
We’re already mostly ignoring those links (just like we’re ignoring the “web 2…
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Twitter Updating Profile Page Look
Twitter announced new profile page designs are rolling out to users over the next few weeks or so. People are calling the new design, Facebook-like…