Google/Alphabet announced last night that Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and long time board member of 18-years, is stepping down from his role on the board. He will continue as a “technical advisor” to the company but it seems he is moving on to “helping the next generation of talent to serve,” as he put it

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

One of the biggest complaints I see from newbies in SEO is that it is impossible to call someone at Google and get an answer on why their rankings are not doing well in search.

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Here are the top 25 viral videos on the web and the key takeaways marketers can learn from them.

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