Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Google Explains Why Your New Page’s Number One Ranking May Drop Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts posted a video explaining why it is not… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

A Google+ thread has Michael Mahemoff asking what are the SEO pros and cons of switching your whole web site to SSL. The switch would change the URLs from http://www.domain.com/ to https://www.domain.com/…

I spend a lot of time on Twitter cultivating relationships and trying to find new opportunities to grow my network. Over the last few months I have gotten into a pretty smooth groove and have developed a real focused system that not only gains me a boatload of new followers everyday but exposes me to Author information Michael Campolattano The post How To Get Real Business Opportunities from Twitter, I’m Serious! appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts posted a video explaining why it is not uncommon to see a new page rank very well in Google early on, and then, that ranking declines over time. Matt explains that sometimes, Google has a hard time figuring out the original source of a new piece of… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

If you search for anything at Google UK or on any of the 27 localized versions of Google in the European Union, Google will now prompt you with a notification that they are using cookies to provide search results to you. In fact, Google says that by using Google search you are agreeing to allow… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Recently, Google announced some significant changes to their Google Places dashboard. The wires have been humming ever since, and the reaction has ranged from fall-off-seat excitement to ‘humph, is that it!?’ Whatever the opinion, the truth is that these changes signify a big..

Google Author Rank is a hot topic in both the content and search marketing industry.

The ongoing WebmasterWorld thread has a nice uptick in chatter this weekend starting around Saturday but staying strong throughout Sunday on ranking changes and traffic changes…

Attend SMX Advanced June 11-12 for pro-level sessions on maximizing paid search campaigns, building quality links, optimizing search results across multiple devices and more. Register soon to secure your spot at the only search marketing conference designed exclusively for experienced internet… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Today’s I’m going to show you how to ensure your on-page optimization doesn’t turn engines away. Let me first tell you a story. A friend of mine keeps his toothbrush in his kitchen