Google isn’t just interested in content. They want to know who’s writing it and how they fit in within a given niche. That was one of the original concepts surrounding their alleged Author Rank project, something that few outside of Google truly understand and that nobody within Google is talking about with the public. What… Continue reading #Infographic: The ins and outs of Google authorship
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Google gives a pass to J2’s unethical SEO practices
J2 Global Communications is a holding company that has online properties specializing in a variety of services. The services include cloud storage, email marketing, and online fax. The company has used unethical SEO practices to promote its services, and Google hasn’t done anything so far to prevent it. Not yet. A clever camouflage If you… Continue reading Google gives a pass to J2’s unethical SEO practices
Restaurant searches just got more interactive on Google
Google innovated the way people find their next meal or drinking hole yesterday by adding a carousel of local restaurants to their desktop search listings for keywords such as “Mexican Restaurant Orange County”. Hotels and other local venues have been given a similar search results makeover. The listings include their Google review score, address, phone… Continue reading Restaurant searches just got more interactive on Google
26 key points to know prior to building a website
So, you’re considering building a new website. You have an idea for a product, you’re starting a new company, or you’ve been charged with taking your 2002 antiquated website and modernizing it. The challenges you’ll face are many. The list of consolidated resources are few. There are schools dedicated to helping people to develop a… Continue reading 26 key points to know prior to building a website
In search, having the right website is more important than (almost) ever
Back in the days when Yahoo was fighting against Alta Vista, when Bing was still called Microsoft Live, and when Google was trying to get the big Y to buy them, onsite content and meta tags were search. It was a day of keyword stuff, of hidden text, and of content scraping that helped porn… Continue reading In search, having the right website is more important than (almost) ever
Google is officially the 800-dollar gorilla
Forget the 800-lb gorilla. Google has billions of dollars more to worry about now that its shares have surpassed the $800 mark for the first time. According to Mercury News: The milestone comes more than five years after Google’s shares initially hit $700. Not long after breaking that barrier in October 2007, the economy collapsed… Continue reading Google is officially the 800-dollar gorilla
Mark Zuckerberg on privacy
Facebook graph search has the potential to be a great thing for Facebook and its users. Perhaps more importantly, this is the first major play that Facebook has made in a long time that has not been attacked as another attempt by Facebook to attack our user privacy. That didn’t stop the folks at Geek… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg on privacy
AuthorRank: Google’s rising algorithm masterplay is yours for the taking
Google Authorship has been around for a while. It has helped many bloggers and journalists stand out by having their images appear directly in search results next to the articles they publish. It highlights the number of people that have them in their Google+ circles and gives a link to other writings by the author.… Continue reading AuthorRank: Google’s rising algorithm masterplay is yours for the taking
Valuable commentary is the alternative to straight syndication or spinning
There was a time when the search engines rewarded content of all types. If a website syndicated content from elsewhere on the web and exposed it to their audience, it wasn’t as good as unique content but at least it didn’t hurt. Some of the content would be de-indexed as duplicate but the overall health… Continue reading Valuable commentary is the alternative to straight syndication or spinning
Why social signals are only going to get bigger in search rankings
The last time I was involved with search engine optimization, Alta Vista was a player. I was working on my own sites and making a killing by taking advantage of the new world of search engines. Yahoo was making its move to the top. Google wasn’t even a word at the time. Flash forward to… Continue reading Why social signals are only going to get bigger in search rankings