Poll: SEO Clients Not Paying? What Do You Do?
A BlackHat Forum thread has a topic that comes up every now and then – what do you do if your client is not paying you for SEO work you’ve done…
Yahoo Tests Green, Instead Of Blue, Search Ads
Looks like Yahoo is now experimenting with their own background colors for search ads. Spotted by @tecnonetblog – Yahoo seems to be testing a green background color for their ads. Personally…
USA Today & BBC Tricking Google News With Old Stories?
It appears that some major news publications such as USA Today and the BBC are tricking Google News to rank their older stories at the top of the Google News sections.
By tricking I mean…
Pictures Of Google Panda Recovery
Every wonder what the analytics and impression charts look like when you recover from a Panda update…
Google Advanced Search Layout Bug
A Google Web Search Help thread has complaints about a recent bug on the Google Advanced Search page.
By the bottom area where it says “You can also…”…
AdWords Enhanced Campaigns Now In Google Analytics
Google Analytics now is showing a new advertising section under AdWords for Enhanced Campaigns.
As you know…
Google’s Cutts: Be Careful Linking Many Sites Together
Yesterday, Google’s Matt Cutts posted a video answer to the question “If I have 20 domains, should I link them all together?”
The short answer is, most likely no – you should not link them all together.
Confirmed: Google Panda Update: The “Softer” Panda Algorithm
There is renewed chatter in the WebmasterWorld forums about another shuffle taking place in Google. The consensus is that this update is likely Panda related.
We know Google has now slowed the Panda rollout to happen over several days and we also know …
Google: Where Is The Nelson Mandela Logo?
Today is the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and 1993 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to name just a couple titles. Even the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed Mandela’s birthday, 18 July, as “Mandela Day”…
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Google Maps Preview Available To All
In May, Google released a very early preview of the new Google Maps design and then gave out limited invites to play with the new maps.
Google+ News Shows In Google’s News Web Results Box
Rob Garner posted publicly on Facebook an image of a new Google test where Google is showing news results from Google+ in the OneBox area for news content within web search results…
Google To Penalize Sites Manipulating Browser Back Button & Faking Search Results
Google announced their next spam target are those who are implementing manipulative browser history techniques to trick the user to thinking they are on Google’s search results, when in reality…
Google Maps iOS App Version 2.0
Google has announced the second generation Maps App for iOS devices. The major change is now it is iPad friendly…
OK Glass – What About “Go Go Glass”
Those who have Google Glass or have been watching how it works, know that “OK Glass” is how you pretty much do anything on it. It is the “hot word” to trigger Glass to do something. You basically say, “OK Glass” and then tell it what to do…
Was TechCrunch Penalized By Google?
Joe Hall posted at Threadwatch that Google may have penalized TechCrunch, one of the most popular blogs on the internet.
He looked at SEM Rush and Search Metrics data
Search By Voice On Google Desktop By Typing
Mike Downes posted a neat Google search trick on Google+ where you can search by voice on Google Desktop without having to click the microphone icon with your mouse. Instead, you press control (on Mac, command)…
Responsive Design & Hiding Links & Google Webmaster Guidelines
A Google Webmaster Help thread has a webmaster who made his site responsive. Meaning, he made his site mobile/smartphone friendly through the responsive design approach. The responsive design approach is Google’s recommendation…
Useful: That Is What Google Wants To Rank
A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion around one word – the word “useful.”
Netmeg said it in a thread and senior member…
Borderless Google AdSense Ads
A WebmasterWorld has one publisher who is complaining that his Google AdSense ad units no longer show borders on them.
He said these borderless AdSense ads make his “website look bad.” His layout obviously looks better with borders separating out the…
Google Continues To Ask Searchers Which Results They Prefer
In December, we reported that Google was asking searchers to help improve Google. Well, those micro surveys to ask searchers which search results they prefer have not gone away.
Kevin Anchi posted on Google+ more screen …