Archive for March, 2011

Being Rescued From The Google Panda / Farmer Update

2011/03/18

I feel like I have talked and written about the Google Farmer/Panda update way too much, but the truth is, about 40% of you were impacted by this update in a bad bad way and even though you are making changes none of you are really seeing any improvement in your rankings. Only two publishers that I know of claimed they are back after being hit by Google’s update.

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Search In Pics: YouTube Socks, Yahoo Bowlers & Bing Armbands

2011/03/18

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Google TV Carpet: Yahoo’s Sweet 16 Cake: Google’s Android Land:… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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3 SEO Myths About Information Architecture

2011/03/18

PageRank sculpting, siloing, link-juice flowage, SEO architecture — all are keyword phrases that make my skin crawl. What do search optimizers need to know about information architecture? Learn from real information architects

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HOW TO: Capitalize When Writing for the Web (Blogging Grammar Lessons)

2011/03/18

The Internet has radically changed global communication. Writing (and typing) has become more casual, information exchange has become faster, and grammar errors have become more acceptable. Whether the Internet is going to change the long-term grammar is not the issue

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Billions Of Years Of Free SEM Insight Through Biomimicry

2011/03/18

I’ve attended a lot of conferences in my day.

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How To Analyze A/B Tests Using Google Analytics

2011/03/18

Much has been said about A/B testing techniques and the value that Website Testing can bring to website owners. In this article, I will not discuss what to test or how to do it, but how to analyze what you have already done. I have written in the past about the differences between A/B and Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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7 Essential Google Intelligence Custom Alerts That Keep Me Sane

2011/03/18

Posted by RebeccaLehmann This post was originally in YOUmoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author’s views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc.

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Meet The Yahoo Bowlers

2011/03/18

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Before and After Images of Japan, Courtesy of Google and Yahoo

2011/03/18

The awe of the devastation of the Japan earthquake and tsunami has been the subject of many searches over the past week. Many searchers are also looking for imagery of the areas of Japan affected. Google has been working with their satellite imagery provider, GeoEye, to obtain new images of the areas most affected.

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AdWords Email Verifications Are Not Phishing Attempts

2011/03/17

A WebmasterWorld thread had some Google AdWords advertisers being very suspicious over a recent email they received from Google. The email was about verifying your billing email account and some other information…

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