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Ranking in search engines, particularly Google, is not getting any easier, but how often are you considering the search engines around the globe? Many in the industry see internati...

When Google’s ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ Works

One of the popular videos on reddit today comes under the headline, "I went t...

If Google Honored Slayer With A Homepage Doodle

To my knowledge Google never has, and probably never will honor Slayer with a doodle, unfortunately. That doesn't mean Google doesn't appreciate Slayer,...

Guess Which SEO ‘Misconception’ Matt Cutts Puts To Rest

In Google's latest Webmaster Help video, Matt Cutts is asked about a common SEO misconception that he wishes to put to rest. The answer: Google is not doing everything you read abo...

The Human Condition Tracked via Google Autocomplete Is Sad, Beautiful, Sex-Obsessed

There is something poignant, and unnervingly beautiful about this. It's also incredibly depressing in a way. Google's autocomplete feature uses algorithms to suggest queries based...

Google Updates Indexing To Treat TLDs Differently

Google has been updating its indexing systems to treat some TLDs differently than in the past. Some country-code TLDs are being treated as generic TLDs. The list, which may sti...

Google Celebrates Labour Day With Homepage Doodle

Google is celebrating Labour Day with a homepage doodle in countries where the day is celebrated on May 1. This includes a number of countries across Europe and Asia. Many of t...

Google Adds Google+ App Activity To Search

Google announced today that it is adding app activities from Google+ Sign-in to web search results. "When users search for your app, they often want to go deeper and see what i...

Google Has People Scared To Link To Their Own Content

Some webmasters are afraid to link to their own content, for fear of Google penalizing them. This isn't exactly new, but the point is being emphasized lately (ironically by Google...

Google Image Search Changes Have Not Been Kind To Webmasters

Earlier this year, Google launched a new design for its image search, and ever since, there has been a substantial amount of backlash from webmasters claiming that the changes have...

Google Now Hits iPhone And iPad With Fewer Features

Google has made Google Now available on iOS in a new update to the Search app for iPhones and iPads....

Do Google’s Search Proposals Go Far Enough?

The EU has finally come out with a public document discussing Google's proposal to end a lengthy antitrust investigation, and addressing the previously reported "market test," whic...

Google Penalizes Mozilla For Web Spam [Updated]

Update: It turns out that Google only penalized a single page from Mozilla. Matt Cutts weighed in on the "penalty" in that same forum thread (...

If You’re Dumping A Ton Of Pages On The Web, Do It Gradually, Says Matt Cutts

Google posted a new Webmaster Help video today. This time, Matt Cutts addresses a question posed by fellow Googler John Mueller, who asks: A newspaper company wants to add...

Matt Cutts On The SEO Mistakes You’re Making

In the latest Webmaster Help video from Google, Matt Cutts discusses the biggest mistakes that a lot of webmasters are making when it comes to SEO....

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