Archive for January, 2011

Title Tags Influence Over Outbound Links

2011/01/12

A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion on the topic of the influence over a page’s title tag and the outbound links on that page.

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Efficient Link Building With Planning and Tracking

2011/01/12

Every webmaster knows that you need a lot of links pointing to your website in order to get some traffic. Some of it comes directly through the links, and some results from improved search engine rankings

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How Will Google Be Impacted By Verizon’s iPhone?

2011/01/12

In the event you were “off planet” yesterday you still might not know that Verizon is getting its own version of the iPhone on February 10. There are some differences between the Verizon and AT&T versions of the iPhone beyond their underlying technology (CDMA vs

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Tasty Ideas to Maximize Online Marketing for Events

2011/01/12

Marketing efficiency is always a good thing.

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Google Testing Another Top Bar Navigation Look

2011/01/12

In October, I reported a very similar look at Search Engine Land where Google was testing a colored top bar navigation look. Now some more users are seeing a flavor of it…

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UK Regulator To Crack Down On Paid Celeb Tweets

2011/01/12

Will celebrity “influencers” like Kim Kardashian or Chelsea Handler soon have to disclose when they’re being paid to promote a product or service on Twitter?  This past weekend The Guardian reported that the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) “has begun a crackdown on Twitter… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Pirelli Tires? Nope, Pirelli Porn In Google

2011/01/12

Reported via the Google Web Search Help forum, a user was looking for Pirelli tires and noticed that even though his image search settings was set to the strictest form of SafeSearch, tons of pornographic images were showing up…

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Don’t Force Google’s Hand, Especially If Your Sketchy

2011/01/12

I was pointed to a Google Webmaster Help thread by a reader (forgot who, sorry, I am on vacation) where Google’s Matt Cutts and JohnMu were forced to out a sketchy SEO company. It all starts with an individual asking if a company named BetterPlacement is a legit company

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Google Pushes Hotpot Activity To Maps’ Home Page

2011/01/12

Here’s a sign of how intent Google is on increasing adoption of Hotpot, its local recommendations engine: Hotpot activity from your friends has been added to the Google Maps home page.

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New AdWords Tool Introduced For Better Understanding Of Mobile Searchers

2011/01/12

With mobile searches growing by leaps and bounds, Google has introduced an option on its keyword tool that lets marketers find keyword suggestions for mobile devices. The company says mobile searches on Google climbed 130% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2010, and search queries have grown… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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