Google 301 Policy Update from Matt Cutts
One of the questions that’s brought to me on a semi-regular basis is whether or not 301 redirects diminish the amount of link juice passed by a...
Rob D Young
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Rob has been insatiably obsessed with Google, search engine technology, and the trends of the web-based world since he began life as a webmaster in 2002. His work as an SEO consultant since 2006, and subsequently to content writing for technology and internet-focused publications, has done nothing but fuel this passion.
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The Google “Filter Bubble” and Its Problems
If anyone had doubts that politics is involved in search engines, then the $5 million plus that Google spends on lobbyists each year should be...
Google Clarifies URL Shortening’s Impact on SEO
URL shorteners have become more and more prominent in recent years, with the four character “j.mp” hitting the scene alongside established shortening services like “goo.gl”...
Google Expands Experiment for “Hotel Ads” in Maps, Places
The travel and hospitality industry remains one of the most profitable “per action” on the web. After all, not only do these companies have a...
AlltheWeb Search Closes Its Doors
Back in December, an image from a Yahoo in-company slideshow warned us that several major sites would be “sunset,” including popular community sites like delicious and search...
Bing Partners with KAYAK Travel Search
Bing has been able to hold its share of the search market while scrambling slowly up the ladder thanks to its “niche targeting.” Rather than...
Bing and Google Stand Together for IPv6
When the Internet was invented by Al Gore (or the countless researchers in various locations around the globe who collaborated and slowly advanced networking concepts...
Google’s “Hiybbprqag” Gets the Spotlight
There’s plenty left to say about the mudslinging battle that happened between Google and Bing recently — and it’s even possible that the companies will...
Google Trends: “What’s Your Sign?”
More and more people are asking Google about astrology than they have in a long while, and it’s more than just a preparation for cheesy...
Google Nabs eBook Technologies Company
Google has some impressive technologies when it comes to the online book industry. Their massive Google books library has translated millions upon millions of works,...
Why Facebook’s “Threat” to Google Is Overestimated
Anyone paying attention to the web industry has probably heard Facebook touted as the “one real threat to Google.” Facebook has reached more page views...
Google’s Matt Cutts Gives New Year’s Advice
If there’s one thing you can say about Matt Cutts (known by many as the “voice of Google”), it’s that he’s never short on advice....
Microsoft vs Google: The University War
It used to be that the major technology companies already had a map that was fairly well carved up, and each stuck to their respective...