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Google +1 Button The New PageRank?
Let me start off by being very clear. Google is not getting rid of PageRank in favor of the +1 button. Google is, however, looking at the data from the +1 button as a signal of con...
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Google Algorithm Testing – Search Giant Calls for Help Detecting Scrapers
Google announced that it is testing algorithmic changes for scraper sites - blog scrapers in particular. The company is calling on users to help them. “We are asking for exampl...
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Google Introduces List Snippets in Search Results
Google announced a new kind of snippets it will be showing on search results pages now. These snippets will appear on results for sites that are list pages. "Snippets—the few l...
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Yahoo: These Steve Jobs-Related Searches are “Off the Charts”
Earlier, we looked at some searches Yahoo expects to see big spikes in based on its search data. Now, th...
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Yahoo Talks Expected Steve Jobs-Related Search Trends
Not that it's any surprise, but lots of people have been looking for Steve Jobs-related info since he announced his resignation as the CEO of Apple. Key phrases were all over Googl...
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Google News Now Using Googlebot for Crawling
Google announced today that it will no longer be using a separate crawler for Google News, and will now start using Googlebot. "Google News recently updated our infrastructure...
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Google Announces +1 Button E-Commerce Partners
Google says it has been working with Bazaarvoice and PowerReviews to make it easier for online retailers to get the +1 button on their product pages. As you may know, Google ha...
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Google Provides Inside Look Into Algorithm Tweaking Process
Google tweaks its search algorithms over 500 times a year. You may have already known that, but Google is sharing a new video today designed to give people a "deeper look" into how...
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Google Maps Gets Voice Search from Chrome
Back in June, Google brought voice search to the desktop via an update for Chrome, enabling users to click t...
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Google: Not Having Robots.txt is “A Little Bit Risky”
Robots.txt as you may know, lets Googlebot know whether you want it to crawl your site or not. Google's Matt Cutts spoke about a few options for these files in the latest Webma...
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Google Doodle Celebrates Jorge Luis Borges
Today is the 112th birthday of Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian writer, essayist, poet and translator. Borges is often celebrated for his contributions to science fiction and being o...
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Google Gives an Update on How it Thinks About DMOZ
Google posted a new Webmaster Help video featuring Matt Cutts. This time around, he discusses the Open Directory Project, otherwise known as DMOZ. The video is Matt's response...
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Google +1 Button Comes to Android Market
Update: Now, Google has announced new sharing options for the +1 button...
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Ask Android App Launches
Ask has launched a new Android app offering a mobile Q&A service to users. The launch follows that of its iP...
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Google Calls on Webmasters to Help it Improve Search
Google hires employees all the time, but interestingly the company has basically put out a help wanted ad...
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