Archive for March, 2011

Google Awestruck In Presence Of Royalty

2011/03/12

The official Royal Wedding site launched this week and Google custom search was incorporated much to the glee of the Google Custom Search blog. Click to read the rest of this post…

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Bing Apologizes For Japan Quake Tweet

2011/03/12

Bing has just apologized on Twitter for a tweet earlier today that many viewed as a way to gain exposure in the name of raising money for victim’s of Friday’s earthquake in Japan. The apology reads as follows: We apologize the tweet was negatively perceived. Intent was to provide an…

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Facebook Puts Bullies and Harassment in the Forefront of Social Media

2011/03/12

Facebook is unveiling a new set of tools launched to squash bullies from having free reign across the social space. In 2008, the Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre discovered nearly 30.2 percent of students reported they had been bullied within previous months. Moreover, 24.9 percent of students stated they had taken part in bullying others at school (Anti-Bullying Centre, 2008).

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SMX Live: Hot Topics In Paid Search

2011/03/12

Below is live coverage of the Hot Topics In Paid Search panel from the SMX West 2011 conference. This coverage is provided by Keri Morgret of Strike Models.

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Lessons Learned at SMX West: Google’s Farmer/Panda Update, White Hat Cloaking, And Link Building

2011/03/12

An amazing amount of great information came out of SMX West this week. Below is a summary of some of what I found to be the most actionable and useful. Google’s Own Words About the Farmer/Panda Update Google’s Matt Cutts said that while the change isn’t 100% perfect, searcher..

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Search Week in Review for March 12, 2011

2011/03/12

Here’s a recap of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of March 6 to 12, as reported by Search Engine Watch , as well as search news and tips from around the web. Click to read the rest of this post…

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Four Sites Impacted By Google’s “Farmer Update” Speak Out

2011/03/12

It has been a little over two weeks since “hell broke loose” with Google’s Farmer/Panda algorithm update.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 10, 2011

2011/03/12

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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Bing Armbands

2011/03/12

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Google Brings Back Blocking Web Sites & Results

2011/03/12

Google announced you can now, once again, block sites from showing up in your Google search results. This is an expansion of the Chrome personal blocklist extension, which is rolling out to all Google users.

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