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Jennifer Slegg
2014
Matt Cutts: Excluding Links From Google’s Algorithm Would Make Search Results Worse
Backlinks are a huge part of the Google algorithm. Because links are so important, some webmasters resort to link spamming.…
Google Penalizes Social Video Advertising Site Virool
Virool, a self-service social video advertising platform, has confirmed it was hit with a Google spam penalty. The backlink profile…
Why Yahoo Wants to Move Into Contextual Search and How it Might Work For Them
Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, has been commenting a lot recently about how she wants to get Yahoo back into…
Facebook Ad Fraud: How Can Advertisers Combat Paid Likes?
After making it harder for Facebook Page owners to gain followers organically, advertisers are paying Facebook to generate likes, but…
Google: Here’s How to Make Infinite Scrolling Websites Search-Friendly
Google has published some SEO best practices for scrolling websites that gives advice on what you should do to ensure…
Google Refreshes Page Layout Algorithm
If you noticed a change in your organic search traffic or rankings last week, and have a high ratio of…
3 Google Updates for AdWords, DoubleClick Advertisers
Google AdWords announced it is changing the way conversions are counted and a new Search Funnels Attribution Modeling Tool. Meanwhile,…
Google Fires First Shot in War on German Link Networks
Google is continuing to dish out penalties as it wages war on link networks around the world. After repeated warnings…
Matt Cutts: Bad Grammar in Comments Isn’t a Negative Google Ranking Factor
Should you worry about the grammar in your comments section? Google's Matt Cutts says no. Even if users contribute comments…
Google Warns Local Businesses: You Have 3 Weeks to Save Your Places Listing
Google is alerting some local businesses that they must update and save their Google Place listings, or lose it. Meanwhile,…