Google announced they are no longer allowed under Chinese law to redirect Google.cn to Google.com.hk.

It was 1999 and the world of sharing music changed forever when Napster came into the scene and we all suddenly had FREE MUSIC! Napster was the first ‘peer-to-peer’ distribution program online to share media from mp3s to videos.

“Content is King” or Links are supreme – that is the classic SEO debate.

Google has a special logo, aka Doodle, on most of the Google properties today for the 100th birthday of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. For some reason, Google.com, Google USA does not have a doodle for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Google has a special logo, aka Doodle, on most of the Google properties today for the 100th birthday of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. For some reason, Google.com, Google USA does not have a doodle for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Here is a..

You might not have thought of it this way but the old MapQuest was mostly about driving directions. The new Mapquest (launching today) is about local search and an expanded range of capabilities and use cases. There’s a new look and feel, a new back end, a single search box and a new “brand.” Mapquest is *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above or, in Facebook, by clicking on the “View Original Post” link below

Google announced it is making changes to its approach in China. At stake: its ability to apply for – and hopefully obtain – the renewal of its Internet Content Provider (ICP) licence with the Chinese authorities

Web Analytics are a key indicator to the health and performance of any website, but online marketers often get lost in the complexities and details, forgetting how important analytics actually are and why. Analytics can provide a wealth of information but marketers often look at high level indicators such as: top content, bounce rates, entrance sources and keywords without tying it all together. In most cases, there is a tremendous amount of insight that can be used to make smarter marketing decisions, but most companies barley scratch the surface.

Search engines are a hot topic at the moment, especially for governments wanting to regulate them in one way or another. The most recent tension came from Pakistan’s decision that it will monitor Google, Bing, Yahoo (and other sites) for blasphemous content

Posted by randfish After last week’s Whiteboard Friday on the penalties paid links can incur , I got several questions about whether paid/spammy links could be used as a weapon to potentially harm someone else’s rankings. In this post, I’ll walk through why this is rarely the case, how you can defend yourself from potential scenarios and why this isn’t a great tactic to employ against your competitors