Posted by OptimizePrime 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. As tax time nears in the United States, it’s hard not to wonder what exactly all that money is being spent on.

Today on Google is an interactive Google Logo (aka Google Doodle) for the 61st birthday of the late Douglas Adams…

Schema.org brought about a revolutionary collaboration between the world’s top search engines to create a method that made it easier to categorize and identify important information on websites. However, local businesses are largely behind when it comes to adopting current web design and SEO practices. As this TechCrunch article pointed out, “Only 25% of U.S.

The ongoing WebmasterWorld thread has a huge spike in chatter over the past 48 hours with speculation around an update. In the past 48 hours or so there have been over 100 new posts in the thread, all around webmasters and SEO asking if there was some sort of update. There was a Google attack…

Google’s Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts has hinted at an upcoming Google update that is aimed at protecting searchers by lowering the rankings of merchants. It’s all still pretty vague at this point, but here’s what Cutts said Friday at SXSW.

I’ve had the pleasure of working on SEO in a variety of companies both in house and, frequently, through casual advice to other companies.

Today’s interactive Google Doodle featuring the famous words “DON’T PANIC” (in large, friendly letters on the cover) is in tribute to “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and author Douglas Adams, who was born on this date in 1952.

The staggering growth in smartphone and iPad/tablet usage is changing the way consumers behave. Having these powerful devices glued to our hands 18 hours a day changes how we manage our lives, stay in touch with friends and consume media. It also affects how we find and engage with businesses and..

How Is Your Search Engine Handling Synonyms? I started by Googling ‘funny pets’, and Google came up with a number of highly relevant results

Last Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg hosted another big press event at the Palo Alto headquarters of Facebook to introduce the new look of the News Feed.  As with every other major change to Facebook, the changes have met with mixed feelings from users.