Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....
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Last year, we looked at the impacts, if any, of negative SEO on websites, a discussion which arose from a Forbes article on the saboteurs of search. One year later, we're still discussing the consequences and seeing if negative SEO...
Google AdSense was formally announced on June 18, 2003. Now, it is five years old and still going strong. Within 2 days, WebmasterWorld had its own Google Adsense forum where people are talking about how Google AdSense has helped them....
Google Reconsiders "Incorrect Maps Location Marker" Reinclusion
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 23, 2008, 10:16
In a Google Groups thread, a number of small businesses are noticing that their location marker isn't quite on target; they would like to edit it out. In the past (and unfortunately I don't have a screenshot), there was a...
Google has confirmed the Google AdSense Fonts tests as being tests at WebmasterWorld. Since then I have tried to compile some real world examples of these fonts in action. Thanks to a DigitalPoint Forums thread, I was able to find...
We have talked about URL length issues and SEO and if long URLs are spammy in the past. But now we have a Google Groups thread with a Googler, JounMu, actually commented on a specific URL as being a bit...
Finally, We Get an API for Google Webmaster Tools, But...
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 23, 2008, 8:33
I can't express how happy I am to see a real live API available for Google Webmaster Tools. The announcement came late Friday, telling webmasters and developers that they can now use an API to access and communicate data back...
Google Trends for Websites : Rather Not Have It? Seriously?
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 23, 2008, 8:05
I had the honor of breaking the story on the Google Trends for Websites announcement. In fact, I was on a call with Sundar Pichai (VP, Product Management), R.J. Pittman (Director, Product Management), and Matt Cutts (you know him) of...
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: June 22, 2008
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 22, 2008, 11:15
In this week's video recap, I announced the special Father's Day winner of the schwag, plus told you how to win this week (it's easy). I showed off the Father's Day logos from Google, Yahoo, Ask.com, Dogpile and others. I...
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....
Weekly Search Buzz Recap - 06/20/08: Father's Day, Google Robots.txt and Sitemaps Files & Long Tail Benefits for SEO
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 20, 2008, 13:00
Another Friday marks the end of another busy week. We celebrated Father's Day and had a nice hot (and a bit rainy) week over here. And yourselves? Father's Day Sunday marked Father's Day in just about every country (which is...
Google.com is an entirely different beast from Google.co.uk -- and webmasters have taken the time to discuss some interesting observations on the .co.uk end. Some are seeing results jumping around with major reshuffling. On a related note, some are seeing...
Google AdWords Team Discusses Factors that Influence Quality Score
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 20, 2008, 10:44
So, you want to keep a great Google AdWords quality score. What do you need to consider in your ads? AdWordsPro.Sarah tells us in a Google Groups thread. There are six things to consider. CTR: The higher, the better. Account...
A Google Groups thread requests clear guidelines from Google about acceptable hidden flash content. In some cases, people are very adamant about focusing on dynamic content but don't want to sacrifice indexability. He employed a tactic that displayed content in...
Can Quality Sites Be Google Bowled & Hurt in Google's Search Results?
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 20, 2008, 9:07
A WebmasterWorld thread asks if there is a way to prevent Google Bowling. Google Bowling is known as a method of using links to hurt your competitors. While Google still denies it, most SEOs believe this is possible can this...
Can You Remove a Site From a Country Specific Google Search Engine?
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 20, 2008, 9:01
An unusual question came up at WebmasterWorld, asking if you can request a site to be completely removed from a country specific Google search engine. For example, the site owner wants to remove his site from Google Netherlands, because the...
Google Does Not Give Preference to .COM's over .INFO's or Other TLDs
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 20, 2008, 8:54
A DigitalPoint Forums thread asks if Google "hates" .info or .tv domains? The answer is simply no. This question was brought up at least three times last night in the Google Webmaster Live Chat event, which I documented and not...
Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Goes Missing for Advertisers
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 20, 2008, 8:47
Conversion tracking is one of the key metrics many advertisers use when determining if they will run a PPC ad and how much they are willing to spend on an ad. So when it goes missing, advertisers become really concerned....
Recording & Coverage of Google's Second Live Chat Session
Search Engine Roundtable | Cache | June 19, 2008, 20:00
The second Google webmaster live chat event is now over. I love these things and I wanted to make sure that you all can listen to what took place, just in case you missed it. The agenda went as follows:...
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....
