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Google Preparing Large Update? Shifts On May 2nd & 7th
I mentioned there was some chatter about a Google update on May 2nd but now we are seeing even more chatter and signs of flux in the Google search results on May 7th...
Bing Algorithm Update On May 5th?
It is rare for SEOs and Webmasters to bring up changes to the Bing search results and as you know, Bing powers Yahoo's organic search results also.
But one webmaster, who actually sent me real data via email off the record...
But one webmaster, who actually sent me real data via email off the record...
10 Tactics to Improve Blog Readership - Whiteboard Friday
May 8, 2014
If you're looking to increase traffic to your blog, there are many tactics that can significantly boost your progress. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand lays a roadmap for the journey, offering 10 of the best tactics for you to keep in mind along the way.
For reference, here's a still of this week's whiteboard!
Video transcription
Howdy, Moz fans and welcome to another...
For reference, here's a still of this week's whiteboard!
Video transcription
Howdy, Moz fans and welcome to another...
Software as collective language
by Rian van der Merwe
May 8, 2014
May 8, 2014
Paul Ford’s The Great Works of Software is definitely going on my “Best of 2014″ list:
The greatest works of software are not just code or programs, but social, expressive, human languages. They give us a shared set of norms and tools for expressing our ideas about words, or images, or software development. Great software gives us tremendous freedom, as long as we work within its boundaries.
Seriously, read the whole thing…
The greatest works of software are not just code or programs, but social, expressive, human languages. They give us a shared set of norms and tools for expressing our ideas about words, or images, or software development. Great software gives us tremendous freedom, as long as we work within its boundaries.
Seriously, read the whole thing…
Two Top SEM Firms Featured As Offering Poor SEM Results By WSJ
It is not every day you see SEM companies featured in Wall Street Journal articles but a few weeks ago, they ran a story named Small Businesses Search in Vain for Web-Ad Help.
It isn't good.
It calls out two very large SEM companies ...
It isn't good.
It calls out two very large SEM companies ...
Google Drops Amazon's Rich Snippets From Search Results
Gabs at Cre8asite Forums noticed that just recently, Amazon has lost their rich snippets in the Google search results.
About a year ago, Amazon had rich snippets even without them adding the rich snippet markups for product reviews...
About a year ago, Amazon had rich snippets even without them adding the rich snippet markups for product reviews...
Google's Matt Cutts: Links Still Have Many Years Left In Them But...
Matt Cutts, Google's face of search for webmasters, posted a future telling video yesterday on when and how Google may rely less on links in the future for ranking pages...
Will backlinks lose their importance in ranking?
May 5, 2014
Google changed the search engine market in the '90s by evaluating a website's backlinks instead of just the content, like others did. Updates like...
May 2014 Google Webmaster Report
April was another month chock full of Google webmaster and SEO tidbits. We also suspected at least two updates, FYI, there were some signs of a possible update on May 2nd, although that buzz died down quickly...
SEOs Debate Google's Ethics & Morals
Five days ago I reported on a post where a personality in our industry questions the ethics and morals of Google after he posted the private conversation he had with Google's Matt Cutts while at SMX West.
I am not going to go into what he said here, you can read it on
I am not going to go into what he said here, you can read it on
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