Yesterday at Search Engine Land I wrote how the Google blog turned off comments and how the nofollow link attribute wasn’t able to save even that blog in terms of helping the comments become useful. I then went back in history covering why Google released the nofollow link attribute.

Facebook has launched an original podcast series which shares lessons learned while building new businesses in the age of connectivity. The post Facebook Launches Original Podcast Series About Business Building by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

The SEO community is scratching their heads around the drug rehab niche and how it performs in the Google organic search results. In short, the results for some sites are unstable and all over the place

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

Advertisers can opt-into automated bidding and tailor bids for the search ads by page placement. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Time to set your SEO goals for 2019. Need help? Read this roundup of goals from the SEO community.

Did Google end their beta test of Domain Property, the feature that aims at simplifying property sets in the Google Search Console.

Google and Automattic/WordPress are giving news organizations the opportunity to apply for early access to Newspack. The post Google & WordPress Are Offering Early Access to Newspack by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Stop blogging wrong. These writing tips will improve your blog, strengthen your brand, and make your readers much happier. The post 13 Steps to Fail Miserably at Blog Writing by @ronlieback appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here’s an in-depth look into harmonic centrality, why it’s useful for search engines, and how it compares against PageRank. The post Can Harmonic Centrality Be the New PageRank?