Matt Cutts Explains How Google Separates Popularity From True Authority
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answer’s a question about ranking signals in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Matt Cutts Answers: “When Will Google Stop Updating Its Search Results?”
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answered a question about Google updates in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user simply wrote in...
Google+ Introduces View Counts For Personal Profiles
Yonatan Zunger, Chief Architect of Google+, shed some light on a new feature many have been noticing showing up on their Google+ profiles. If you...
Google Webmaster Tools Now Tracks Indexed URLs For Specific Sections Of Your Website, Including HTTPS
Google announced today on their Webmaster Central blog that Webmaster Tools’ Index Status feature will now offer more precise data for different site variations. Google...
LinkedIn Launches New Tools: Measure Your Content Marketing Score and Discover Trending Content
LinkedIn announced the launch two new tools last week to assist businesses in their content marketing efforts: Content Marketing Score and Trending Content. LinkedIn’s announcement...
Apple Applies For “Transparent Texting” Patent, Allowing Users To Safely Text And Walk
A recently published patent was discovered this week by AppleInsider that would make it safer for iPhone users to text and walk. The patent, applied for...
Google Expands OneBox Answers, Now Able To Solve Math Questions
Google expanded their OneBox answers this month with the added ability to solve math problems. The announcement was made earlier this month, but it kind...
Twitter Adds Photo Tagging And Collages To iOS And Android Apps
Twitter announced they will be adding two new features to their iOS and Android apps to make photos “more social.” Taking a page from Facebook,...
Matt Cutts Explains How To Tell Google Multiple Domains Are Related
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about linking domains together in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in...
Facebook Allows Advertisers To Find Similar Customers With Expansion To Lookalike Audiences
Yesterday Facebook announced an expansion to their lookalike audiences capabilities that will help advertisers find more customers who are similar to their existing ones. Facebook...
Google Teams Up With Makers Of Ray-Ban And Oakley To Add Style To Google Glass
Google announced this week they will be teaming up with Luxottica, makers of designer eye glass frames like Ray-Ban and Oakley, to bring some style to Google...
Facebook To Acquire Virtual Reality Headset Maker, Oculus, For $2 Billion In Cash and Stock
Facebook announced today the company has reached a “definitive agreement” to acquire Oculus VR, Inc. for a total of approximately $2 billion, which includes $400 million...
Google Granted A US Patent For Panda Algorithm
Three years after Google rolled out the first version of its Panda algorithm, Google has been granted a patent for it by the US Patent...
Twitter Experimenting With New Feature To Show How Many People Viewed Your Tweets
Twitter is reportedly experimenting with a new feature (see this link for a screenshot) that would show users how many people viewed their individual tweets. The view...
Larry Page Discusses The Future Of Google At #TED 2014
Larry Page, co-founder and CEO of Google, sat down with Charlie Rose last week at TED 2014 to give an in depth interview about what...
Matt Cutts Explains How You Can Tell If Your Website Has Been Hit By A Particular Algorithm
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answered a question about Google penalties in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Google Dispels Top 10 “Myths” Associated With Google Glass
Google took to the Google+ page of Google Glass yesterday in an attempt to dispel the top 10 “myths” associated with the product. They claim...
Twitter Is Reportedly Phasing Out @-Replies From Its Service
Twitter is reportedly in the alpha stages of experimenting with a new version of its service that would see @-replies become phased out. BuzzFeed reports that Vivian Schiller,...
Ann Smarty of MyBlogGuest Responds To Google Penalty
Matt Cutts broke the news via Twitter early this morning that Google’s webspam team had penalized a “large guest blog network.” Today we took action...
Matt Cutts Explains If You Can Use Multiple Breadcrumbs On A Page Without Confusing Googlebot
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about site structure in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Google+ Posts Just Got Better: Now Featuring Large, Facebook-like Thumbnails
Google+ updated their user interface this week to make link posts stand out in the stream with bold titles and extra large images. The change...
Matt Cutts Explains What To Do With Pages For Products That Are No Longer Available
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about ecommerce sites in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
March 18 SEO Meetup at AirBnB’s HQ In San Francisco: “Future Proof” SEO
On Tuesday, March 18, ItsTheROI.com will be hosting a meetup at Airbnb’s headquarters in San Francisco. The event will be focused on future proof SEO...
Matt Cutts Explains How To Let Google Know When There’s A Mobile Version Of A Page
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about mobile sites in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Announcing the Winners of the #SEJMeetup Instant E-Training Prize Giveaway!
First of all, a huge thank you to all who attended our second ever SEJ Meetup last night at the Mosaic Restaurant & Lounge during...
SEO Expert Jason Acidre, AKA Kaiser The Sage, Takes Part In Informative Reddit AMA
Jason Acidre is the Co-founder and CEO of Xight Interactive, an online marketing agency based in the Philippines, but he’s best known for his blog...
Facebook Introduces New Company Page Design, Featuring New ‘Pages To Watch’ Section
Facebook announced yesterday they will be rolling out a new “streamlined” look for company Pages on the desktop version of their site. The new look...
#SEJMeetup is Tonight after SMX West…Have a Drink on Us
Our second ever #SEJMeetup is happening tonight in San Jose, CA! We can’t wait to see everyone. We’ve booked the Mosaic Restaurant & Lounge Tuesday, March 11...
Pinterest Releases First Ever Transparency Report: US Government Has Asked Them For Data
Pinterest is following the lead of Google, Facebook, and Twitter by releasing their first ever transparency report detailing they have received requests from the US...
SMX West 2014 Is Just Around the Corner: 5 Reasons You Can’t Miss It
Sponsored by Search Marketing Expo – SMX West, March 11-13 in San Jose, CA. We are just two weeks away from search marketing’s most important conference as SMX...