2014
Is Google Authorship Photo Snippet Query Dependent, Not Content Quality or Author Dependent?
Google has recently confirmed, and Search Engine Land has reported back in December that Google “has applied a 15% reduction in the amount of rich snippets displayed in the search results.” Some have even called that an Authorshippocalypse is going on. Eeeek! Oh, the horror! There are changes going on.
2013
How to Set Up Google Authorship On Your Blog
Google Authorship is becoming more and more important. Properly setup blog posts will show up in Google results with the author’s picture next to the meta description.
2012
Google Plus Local Is Replacing Google Places
The days of Google Places are a thing of the past with the recent announcement of Google Local. The new service will integrate Places listings with Zagat s Reviews and Google s social layer.
The Battle of Social Search Engines: The New Bing vs. Google
Bing is set to release a heavily social integrated version of their search engine in the near future that might just give Google a run for its money. The New Bing will introduce a three-column design with new information architecture that will help users interact with their social networks.
Google Displaying Drug Rehab Ads on Whitney Houston Blog Pos
Google is displaying Drug Rehab ads on blog posts about Whitney Houston.
What Google Search Plus Your World Means to Your SEO Strageg
On January 10th, 2012, Google s search results underwent what some are calling a radical transformation. Google has begun integrating content that has been shared privately and combined it with public content in the search results. Here is what Google Search Plus Your World means for search engine optimization.
2011
How to Create a Google Plus Business Page
As many may already know, Google Plus is now allowing people to create their very own Google Plus business page. Here is how to set up a Google Plus Business page.
Google Acquires Illegal Google Plus .com IDN Domain Name
In an effort to protect their Google Plus social network, Google recently acquired .com. The problem is that .com, aka xn--dra.com is not allowed. It s an illegal domain name. IDN characters are not allowed or available in the .com TLD. Google, what were you thinking when you purchased this IDN .com domain name? I hope you did not pay too much f
Why You Should Not Implement Google 1 Button
Google recently introduced the Google 1 button for websites, which is their way of competing with the Facebook Like button. While the idea is good, Google s implementation of the Google 1 button is unacceptable and not up to par with today s standards.
Duplicate Content: Google Not Following Own Best Practices
Google is not following their own webmaster guidelines on their own web site. We all have issues with our web sites at one time or another. When we optimize our web sites we try to make sure that we follow the industry’s best practices. But that doesn’t always happen, even if you are Google. I have uncovered a few instances where Google is not foll
Google Places Listings in Search Results
If you search at Google for a keyword phrase that includes a city name, most likely Google will show Google Places listings as part of the Google search results. But optimizing for this has become increasingly difficult, since what Google shows and when they show it is so inconsistent. Here is how Google Places is different than the Google web resu
Google Anymote Coming Soon?
Is the next Google product going to be called Google Anymote? It appears that Google is working on a new product or service called Google Anymote, which I could see being related to or perhaps even the next generation of Google Android.
2010
Problems with Google Places Uncovered
Google’s recent search update where they have pulled places listings into the organic results is generating some errors in accuracy. Rob over at Standing Dog has uncovered some pretty interesting issues regarding Google Places and their integrated search results. Read the Google Places blog post to earn exactly what the problems that have been unco
Google Moving Google Map Image in Search Results
I have noticed a alter in how Google is displaying the search outcomes for certain cityname keyword searches. For those of you who often search for some thing that consists of a location (or a city name) along with a key phrase, you might be interested in how Google is altering the search outcomes. Google has recently moved the Google Map imag
Google’s Updated Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide SEO Tips
Now, we have a new version of the Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. As my buddy Barry factors out, one of many better takeaways from this new model will be the up to date Googlebot. The best a part of the Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Manual is really the 3 main takeaways from this Seo Manual. Lots of the info on this
Google Quietly Removes Date from Google Link Data
Google has quietly made a change recently in Google Webmaster Tools. They have removed the date that is reported when they report the links to your website.
Local Search Engine Marketing Event Being Held in Dallas
Google cautiously states that twenty percent of all searches have a local intent. And Google goes on to say that they only display a map in about eight percent of the search results. The monthly DFWSEM Meeting about Local Search, is being held on Wednesday, May 19th at 6:30 pm at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, Texas.
Search Engine Optimization Tip: Check Your 404 Errors
Check your website server log files for 404 errors. Google Analytics is not enough. In fact, you will not find 404 errors by looking at Google Analytics, or even in Google Webmaster Tools.
Search Engine Optimization: Google Showing Top Links
An interesting development today in the Google search results. The latest development is the fact that Google is publicly showing top links for certain keyword phrases.
Google Product Search: Creating a Data Feed
If you sell merchandise online and have not taken advantage of Google Product Search, then you re likely missing out on additional sales. Merchants submit their inventory to Google Product Search via a feed, which is a list of the products titles, descriptions, and prices, along with a host of other additional information.
Facebook Pushes Yahoo! Into Third Place
Two years ago, search engine site Google Inc. (GOOG) eclipsed rival Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) as the No. 1 Web destination in the United States. Now, a six-year-old social networking site upended those statistics and raised the question: Is Google’s position in danger?
Forcing Google to Show Real-Time Web for Your Keyword
Here is how to literally force Google to display the real-time web, the Latest results for..., for a certain keyword or keyword phrase.
HOW TO: Force Google to Display Real-Time Web for Any Keyword
Here is how to literally force Google to display the real-time web, the Latest results for..., for a certain keyword or keyword phrase.
What is the Average Load Speed of Your Website?
I am pretty certain that after reading the title of this post that you thought about the speed of your site but could not pin it to a precise number because it is a metric you never worry about. Well, it is time to start paying attention to this site metric, because it may be a factor in your rankings in Google in 2010.
2009
Using the New Google Adwords Keyword Tool API
Upon the new release of the Google Adwords interface, you can see that it comes complete with Opportunities, including suggestions on keywords that could be added to your campaigns. Here is what you need to know about the new Google Adwords Keyword Tool API.
