Regular visitors to the Google Trends Hot Searches page were surprised this week to find Google had completely overhauled the popular feature. Alongside the revamped look and feel were a number of features designed to bring Hot Searches in line with the Google + look and feel. There's no word on exactly why Google implemented…
[caption id="attachment_22574" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Apple CEO Tim Cook"][/caption] Apple CEO Tim Cook announced some significant upgrades to their OS X and iOS6 operating systems at their annual conference on Monday. Amidst the heaps of shiny new laptops and SIRI upgrades were a steady drumbeat of messages indicating that the relationship between Apple and Google has…
[caption id="attachment_22568" align="alignright" width="225" caption="SEO expert Danny Sullivan"][/caption] Are Google and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ignoring their own paid placement and paid inclusion disclosure guidelines? That's the accusation SEO expert Danny Sullivan is making in a bombastic letter to the FTC calling for a major review of Google's disclosure practices. Sullivan posted a copy…
Linkbait is content that's designed with the express intent of gaining inbound links. It's also one of those concepts that sounds pretty simple, until you really start digging in. Do a little research on the subject and you'll find that creating top notch linkbait is more of an art than pure science. So let's take…
Since Google rolled out the Penguin update in late April, the eyes of the SEO world have drifted away from the last big update, Panda. But that doesn't mean Google has forgotten about its favorite bear. Every month brings more updates to the dreaded algorithm update that webmasters should know about. Here are a few…
[caption id="attachment_22095" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Knowledge Graph sidebars, like this one, drive major traffic."][/caption] According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, the number of English language Google searches conducted worldwide has increased by a noticeable measure since the introduction of the Knowledge Graph last week. That's good news for the search engine giant, as well…
While most American workers were getting ready for the Memorial Day holiday, Matt Cutts' web spam team at Google were rolling out Penguin 1.1. The latest incarnation of the feared algorithm update is really considered more of a refresh than an actual update, but that won't be much comfort to anyone impacted by the Penguin's…
The rules of link building campaigns have changed a lot over the past few months as Google emphasizes organic social shares over paid link exchanges. Using social media to build links is a different game than what most affiliates are used to, but it's got plenty of benefits the old ways never offered. Here are…
Google is taking bold new moves to help copyright holders protect their properties against unauthorized use online. According to a recent article on CNN.com titled, Google Kills 250,000 Search Links a Week, the search engine giant will be publicizing requests to remove pirated content for the first time ever. Previously the company only publicized take…
[caption id="attachment_21897" align="alignright" width="280" caption="Not as many people Yahoo! so much anymore."][/caption] Yahoo! launched a major offensive in the browser wars with the introduction of Axis, a web browser that's aimed squarely at the mobile sector. It's the first new innovation from Yahoo! in a long time and many in the tech sector are wondering…
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