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Jennifer Slegg
2014
Google Search Results Add Details About Notable Websites
Using Knowledge Graph data, Google has made a change that gives searchers extra information about websites listed in the search…
Facebook News Feed Algorithm Change Reduces Visibility of Page Updates
Facebook is making some changes to how users see updates from individuals and pages in the news feed. This change…
Matt Cutts Says ‘Stop’ Guest Blogging for SEO: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Google's Matt Cutts, in a personal blog post, declared that "guest blogging is done" as an SEO tactic, setting off…
Google Killed 350 Million ‘Bad Ads’ in 2013
In 2013, Google removed 350 million bad AdWords ads as part of its efforts to prevent abuse of AdWords by…
Facebook Adds Trending Topics
Facebook's new personalized trending future is designed to get people talking about interesting things that are happening in the world,…
Matt Cutts: Google Search Result Positions Aren’t Weighted Differently
Regardless of which page or organic position your site appears in Google's search results pages, specific positions on the page…
Mobile, Google, Ratings & Reviews Gained Influence with 2013 Holiday Shoppers [Study]
A survey of holiday shoppers finds that Google paid search results that included pictures of products influenced 31 percent of…
New Google Publisher Plugin for WordPress Lets You Verify Your Site, Manage AdSense
The new official Google Publisher Plugin makes it simple to verify a WordPress site for Webmaster Tools with one click,…
Google Cuts Authorship in Search Results by 20-40%
Getting your face on Google's search results pages via authorship is getting harder. New authorship algorithms aim to display photos…
Google Images Makes it Easier to Search by Usage Rights
Google Images has made a great change to its search results. Users can now search for images with specific usage…