Archive for August, 2011

DNS LOC Not Used By Google Web Search

2011/08/30

Colin McDermott asked an interesting on Google + asking “does Google look at DNS LOC in it’s geolocation algo for websites/sub-domains?” DNS LOC is is a way of geo-enabling the domain name system…

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The Growth of Social Media: An Infographic

2011/08/30

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Content is King But the User is the Emperor

2011/08/30

Many years ago, Google stated ten points on their Corporate Philosophy page – they were as follows: Focus on the user and all else will follow. It’s best to do one thing really, really well.

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Don’t Worry About The Priority Value In Google Sitemaps

2011/08/30

A Google Webmaster Help thread has Googler, John Mueller telling webmasters not to worry about the “priority” value in the your XML Sitemap file. We know the priority value is not required…

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YouTube is Useless

2011/08/30

YouTube is useless at boosting traffic if you’re not using it to its fullest potential. YouTube is home to 490 million users, and offers the possibility of sending interested users to your website, but only if you know how to use it

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Google Panda Update in Europe: Winners & Losers in Switzerland, Italy, Spain

2011/08/30

With the early August release of the Panda algorithm update on a global scale we saw substantial changes in several European markets. We’ve previously reported on Panda’s impact in France, Germany, and Austria SearchMetrics, after look…

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Poll: Hurricane Irene Hurt Your AdSense Income

2011/08/30

I hope all you east coasters (I am one of you) made it through Hurricane Irene without much of an issue. I was very lucky myself.

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Report: Those Searching For Google+ Are Younger & Have More Income Than Facebook Searchers

2011/08/30

In a recent study released by comScore, searcher demographics showed some striking differences between those looking for Google+ vs. those looking for Facebook in July. Surprisingly, Facebook had a larger percentage of searchers over the age of 35, while Google+ trended  younger.

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Didn’t Google Release A Scraper Algorithm? Google Wants Scraper Sites To Be Reported

2011/08/30

On Friday, Matt Cutts of Google tweeted that he wants users, searchers, webmasters and SEOs to report scraper sites via a special Google Doc Form. Matt said:

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How Google Analytics Custom Reports Helped My Client to Increase His Revenue

2011/08/29

Posted by Sajeet Nair 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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