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As part of the US government shut down, many .gov sites have also shut down, replaced by messages like this: “Due to the lapse in federal government funding, this website is not available. We sincerely regret this inconvenience.”

But one day, the government will start up again and government agencies will once again focus on ensuring that the information their sites provide is easily available to US citizens.

We know that Americans primarily use search to access government information, so...

Speaking in public can be quite daunting, and pulling off an awesome presentation is no mean feat. A slick slide deck is a great help, but in the end it all comes down to you, the speaker, and how well you deliver your message to your audience.

In this article we’ll go over 9 actionable tips that will help you deliver a killer performance at your next presentation. 1. Get excited – show the audience that you care

If you want others to care about what you have to say, you first have to...

A little over a year ago, Microsoft launched this campaign named the Bing It On Challenge, which was basically a blind-search taste test pinning Bing against Google...

Last night, Facebook announced you can now search posts and status updates directly in Facebook with their Graph Search.
Now this is what Facebook users have been asking for.
Some things you can search for include:

Last week, Google moved to send all searches through Google SSL Search, setting up the ultimate end of keyword data passed along via referrers non-advertisers. Now, Google’s official alternative channel for this information — Google Webmaster Tools — has also stopped sharing the data. A Bug Or An Intentional Move?

Google Webmaster Tools has had outages before, so maybe this is just a temporary bug. But if so, it’s terrible timing.

Google stopped reporting keyword data through the “Search...

On Thursday, Google had a press event to announce new changes they have been working on in search, as well discuss the progression over the 15 years of their existence.
Part of that was to announce that they have rewrote their search algorithm for the first time in about twelve-years. They call it Hummingbird.

Today is Google's birthday, they are now 15 years old. I am currently offline today, so I am not able to check out the Google Doodle (Google Logo) for the day but I have a strong feeling it will look like the cupcake and images used in the 15K race.

There have been thousands of articles over the years proclaiming the “Death of SEO.” The topic is usually just a punching bag for page-view hungry publications with no interest in facts. But, this past week, with Google’s indications that keyword (not provided) would be headed to 100%, I wondered whether the next “SEO is Dead” article might actually have some ground to stand on.

I’ll be honest – I don’t think SEO will die. But I think this move is the first truly existential threat our...