Archive for July, 2011

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 14, 2011

2011/07/14

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 14, 2011

2011/07/14

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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Is External Linking Good For SEO? – Whiteboard Friday

2011/07/14

Posted by Cyrus Shepard External linking doesn’t sound like it’s that difficult of a situation but for many SEOs there’s an ongoing debate about how you should do external linking on your website.

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Google Kills The Quarter: $9 Billion In Revenue

2011/07/14

Google had a huge Q2, with revenues of $9.03 billion — a new record. This represents growth of 32% over 2010. Net income was $2.5 billion vs.

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Today On Google+: Business Profile Updates, What Google+ Is Really About & The First Google+ User?

2011/07/14

Below is today’s top news relating to Google+, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

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Google Reports Q2 2011 Earnings, Record $9 Billion Revenue

2011/07/14

With lower than expected earnings in Q1, growing concerns about increased spending, and a 14 percent decline in Google’s stock price since Larry Page was appointed CEO, Google today reported a record $9.03 billion in Q2 2011 revenue – …

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Google Celebrates French Independence With Bastille Day Doodle

2011/07/14

On July 14, 1789, as the French citizenry stormed the feared Bastille in what would become the act of the French Revolution that most symbolized the overthrow of the monarchy, ideas of Google Doodles were more than 200 years away. Today, 222 years..

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Subdomains: Hubpages Way Out Of Google Panda Purgatory?

2011/07/14

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal blog posted an article named Site Claims to Loosen Google “Death Grip”. The article describes how Hubpages was hit hard by Google’s Panda update and finally, after five months…

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June 2011 Search Engine Market Share from comScore, Hitwise

2011/07/14

Bing was the only search engine to see its share of searches increase in June 2011 as has seen 41 percent year-over-year growth, according to the latest comScore figures. Here’s a look at comScore’s rankings, as well as U.S.

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New York Times & Digital Due Diligence Target Google’s Local SEO Spam Problem

2011/07/14

Over the weekend, The New York Times continued what is seemingly becoming a monthly affair of alerting the general public to questionable search engine optimization (SEO) tactics, this time reporting on the problems that exist in Google Maps and o…

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