Want To Speak @ SMX Advanced? Here’s How
The agenda is live, and we’re now accepting submissions to speak at Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced 2014. To increase the odds of being selected, be sure to have read the agenda. Understand what the sessions are about. Ensure that your pitch is on target to the show’s audience and the session….
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Quora Kicks Off Verified Profiles With Spotlight On President Barack Obama
Quora announced new Verified Profiles today, now adding a checkmark to profile pictures of public figures and writers deemed worthy by the site. According to Quora, it doesn’t accept verification requests, but instead will determine who gets a verified profile based on whether a…
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Twitter is Blocked in Turkey, Google’s Public DNS Helps Users Regain Access
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is attempting to “eradicate” Twitter from Turkey in response to leaks and criticism of the government. But it didn’t take long for users to find workarounds to continue accessing Twitter.
Google Now Comes To Chrome For Desktops & Laptops
Google’s amazing predictive search tool, Google Now, is finally being made available to people on desktop and laptop computers using the regular release of its Chrome browser. Until now, it had only been available through mobile devices or to those using beta versions of Chrome. Google shared…
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Google’s Matt Cutts: Determining If Your Site Ranking Is Result Of A Penalty Is “Tricky”
Today’s video from Google’s head of webspam Matt Cutts tackles the question, “How can you tell if your site is suffering from an algorithmic penalty, or you are simply being outgunned by better content?” According to Cutts: It’s kind of tricky because we have a large…
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Google Konami Code for Desktop Voice Search Unlocks Unlimited Free Searches
Google has harnessed its sense of humor again with its own Konami Code for desktop voice search that unlocks a prize: free unlimited Google searches! To try it out, activate voice search, and then say: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right.
New Google Search App Feature Creates Radio Station Based On Recently Played Music
Last week, Google took to its Google+ page to announce a music-related Search app feature for Android users. Saying “Play some music” after tapping the Google search mic or saying “Ok Google” will prompt the app to create an “I’m feeling lucky” radio…
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The Only Way is Up: This Week’s DistilledLive Video
This week we’re pretty excited to be hosting the very first DistilledU Masterclass.
During this jam-packed day, our expert consultants will give an introduction to search marketing at a central London venue.
SMX Advanced Agenda Now Available – Super Early Bird Rates Expire Friday
The Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced agenda is now posted! Check it out and then register before our lowest rates expire this Friday. Fluent in search marketing? SMX Advanced is for you. This year’s agenda is packed with expert-level tips to drive traffic, increase conversions and boost…
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Google Honors Dorothy Irene Height On 102nd Birthday
On Google.com in the US today, Google has a logo honoring the life and contributions of Dorothy Irene Height. She would be 102 today, born onMarch 24, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia and passing away only about four years ago on April 20, 2010 at the age …
Google Alerts Adds Language & Region Filters
As Alex covered, Google Alerts has added a new way to filter down the alerts you get from Google. Some alerts can be overwhelming, so Google added a way to filter by region and language.
So now at google…
Google Pays AdSense Publishers Later This Month
Google posted in the Google AdSense Help forums that payments will be made a bit later than normal due to the timing of when the weekend falls out.
Google said in the thread that instead of payment going through around March 22nd…
Google’s Matt Cutts Admits To Google Penalties In Greece
Early this morning, after 3am EST, Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, seems to have confirmed that Google took action on spam in Greece recently.
Matt responded on Twitter to someone noticing penalties to Greek web sites…
Interview with European ambassador at Acquisio Laurent Boninfante
For RIMC 2014 we talked to Laurent Boninfante of Acquisio about his job, his talk at RIMC and his expectations of Iceland
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Interview with European ambassador at Acquisio Laurent Boninfante
Blog SEO Quiz – Test Your Blog Optimization Knowledge
SEO is plagued by myths, misconceptions, and mistaken beliefs. Think you know blog optimization tips and guidelines that are important for long-term search engine visibility and website usability? Take this short quiz and find out.
The Local Search Event Horizon: Adopt Events Markup For Your Business
This month, Google Maps just announced a new events feature appearing on Android phones which has already been appearing in desktop local search results — for some types of business, events information is now being displayed in addition to the other local profile elements. The focus on events…
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Nearly A Year Later, Google’s Penalty Notices Remain Confusing
Nearly a year after Google’s Matt Cutts told us penalty notifications will get clearer it seems as if the notifications, in many cases, have gotten harder to understand. I spend a lot of time following penalties issued by Google through examples given to me via email, penalties publicizes on…
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Dorothy Irene Height Google Logo Marks Civil Rights Leader’s 102nd Birthday
Today’s Google logo marks the 102nd birthday of civil rights leader and women’s rights activist Dorothy Irene Height. While working at the Harlem YMCA, Height became a force of the civil rights movement after meeting National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) president Mary McLeod Bethune…
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Google Slaps Greece Sites With Penalties
It appears that Google has taken action on spammers, potentially link spammers, in Greece recently. Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, responded on Twitter to a webmaster noticing that many websites in Greece received penalties. Matt responded saying “ah, you noticed the action…
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How Combining SEO & Usability Solves 4 Common On-Site Problems
Yes, you can make end users and search engines happy at the same time. Here’s how to implement a powerful combo of SEO and usability to conquer search ranking challenges such as getting more content above the fold, video, PDFs, and disclaimers.