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Even The BBC Can Get Unnatural Link Warnings From Google

Even The BBC Can Get Unnatural Link Warnings From Google

By Chris Crum March 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

This seems to be proof that Google does not favor big brands of major media outlets when it comes to obeying the quality guidelines. Even the BBC has been getting unnatural link warnings from Google. A representative from the organization …

France Comes Up With New Idea For Taxing Google France Comes Up With New Idea For Taxing Google
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French President François Hollande commissioned a report that was presented last Friday, which describes a new Internet tax that would attempt to collect revenue from Internet companies based on the amount of users whose data they track and monetize. Should …

Would You Ever Pay To Link To A Piece Of Content? Would You Ever Pay To Link To A Piece Of Content?
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Money for links. What a concept. We’re not talking about paying someone to have them link to you. We all know Google’s stance on that. If you pay for a link that passes PageRank, and Google discovers it, you’ll find …

Twitter Shows Links While You're Composing Tweets Twitter Shows Links While You're Composing Tweets

Twitter has made a minor tweak to its dekstop site that should help users better understand what they’re about to tweet out to their followers. Now, when you’re composing a tweet, links (anything that’s clickable on the site) will appear …

Google More Transparent About DMCA Takedowns Google More Transparent About DMCA Takedowns

Google does a lot of work for copyright holders in the US. Under the DMCA, Google has to delete infringing links from its search results. It used to be not such a bad job, but now the search giant is …

Google's Matt Cutts Debunks Another Myth Google's Matt Cutts Debunks Another Myth
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Google has put out a new Webmaster Help video with Matt Cutts doing what he does best – busting myths about Google. Google sent out a lot of messages to webmasters this year, and a lot of them were about …

Google the Link Lister = Google the Publisher? Google the Link Lister = Google the Publisher?
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Is Google a publisher? Or is Google simply a displayer of links? Are these two things the same? Those questions are at the heart of a Australian case that just tipped against Google, and are likely at the heart of …

Noteworthy Videos
How Google Handles Site-Wide Links How Google Handles Site-Wide Links
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If you’re interested in how Google treats site-wide backlinks, you’ll be interested in a new Webmaster Help video Google posted today. Matt Cutts takes on the following question: Are site-wide backlinks considered good or bad by Google? Or do they …

Matt Cutts Talks Guest Blogging (Again) Matt Cutts Talks Guest Blogging (Again)
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Last month, Google put out a Webmaster Help video about guest blogging, and its effects on links. Now, Matt Cutts (who discussed the topic in that video) has appeared in another related video. This time, he responds to the following …

Google Adds Link Attribution Feature To Analytics Google Adds Link Attribution Feature To Analytics

Google announced a new link attribution feature for In-Page Analytics. You’ll be able to access the feature by adding two lines to your tracking snippet and enabling it in the web property settings. The feature uses a combination of element …

Google Affiliate Network Gets Structured Promo Data Google Affiliate Network Gets Structured Promo Data
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Google announced the launch of structured promotional data for links in the Google Affiliate Network. Publishers can get links with offers, promotional codes and discounts to automate and display the latest promos. Publishers can also now search and filter by …

Google Launches Link Building Tool Google Launches Link Building Tool
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Google announced a new link building tool for Affiliate Network publishers by way of Chrome extension. It’s called, simply, the Google Affiliate Network Link Building. “Publishers have long been able to create links by signing into Google Affiliate Network and …

Matt Cutts On When You Should Worry About Links Matt Cutts On When You Should Worry About Links
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Google’s Matt Cutts is back to posting Webmaster Help videos rather frequently. In the latest, he talks about whether or not a site should worry about their links if they have not been participating in link schemes. Cutts speaks in …

Matt Cutts On Article Marketing, Widgets & Footers Matt Cutts On Article Marketing, Widgets & Footers
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Google’s Matt Cutts has released a new Webmaster Help video. In this one, he is answering a question submitted by himself: What is Google’s current thinking about getting links from article marketing, widgets, footers, themes, etc.? The current thinking, he …

Matt Cutts Weighs In On Guest Blogging For Links Matt Cutts Weighs In On Guest Blogging For Links
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Google’s Matt Cutts, even with all of the algorithm updates he’s been announcing, has somehow found time to release a new Webmaster Help video. This one is about guest blogging for links. He basically says it can be good to …

Marketer Claims Client Recovered From Penguin Update Marketer Claims Client Recovered From Penguin Update
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Google has been pushing major updates left and right in recent weeks, and plenty of webmasters are feeling the effects for better or for worse. In late September, Google announced the EMD update targeting low-quality sites with exact match domains. …

WordPress Gets Rid Of The Blogroll In 3.5 WordPress Gets Rid Of The Blogroll In 3.5
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The Blogroll is something that’s near and dear to my heart. It was something that every blog I ran growing up had, and I used it extensively. It was my way to direct readers to other great content, and I …