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Yup, I Got Slapped By Google Panda
An SEW Reader conducted a test to see if Google would rank their 'spammy' website. Taking RSS feeds from daily deal sites and re-writing…
9 Not-So-Great Points About Adwords Sitelinks
Google AdWords’ Sitelinks are a powerful optimization tool for any PPC account – one you should be using, if you aren't already. However, there…
Google Looks to Cash in with YouTube Channels, New Circular Ads
Google is looking to celebrity power and regular high quality program to draw big budget advertisers to YouTube. They’re also launching a new advertising…
Link Bait Sucks…Except When It’s Awesome!
A piece of work that has been given a legitimate effort and the right amount of due diligence deserves links and the title of…
Google Hearts London: New Offices & World’s First Chrome Store
Google is to take over a seven-storey building in east London next year to support the area's growing start-up scene. Furthermore, known as the…
Google Invests $75 Million to Get Homeowners Solar Panels
Google has invested an additional $75 million in solar panel financing, this time partnering with Clean Power Finance. The funding allows homeowners throughout the…
Your Facebook Data File: Everything You Never Wanted Anyone to Know
Facebook has a file on you that contains your deleted messages, every poke you’ve ever exchanged, your photos, tags, IP address from every login,…
Google Trusted Stores Launches with Etailer Grades, Free Purchase Protection
Google launched a new pilot program today aimed at helping shoppers identify stores that Google trusts. Known as Google Trusted Stores, Google awards a…
Facebook Page Analytics Updated with Conversation Metrics & API
Facebook has launched new Page Insights, allowing brands to look deeper into social word-of-mouth and the virality of their posts. One metric, “People Talking…
Latest Google Panda Update Favors Video, Big Brands, Google Properties
Panda is back. Google has confirmed a new iteration happened last week, and we've got a look at the latest winners and losers following…
7 Steps Toward Google SERP Domination
Getting your site pages to rank on the first page is one thing, but what do you do once you get there? Here’s what…
5 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote a Festival
Social media is a powerful force to bring people together. Anyone planning a festival, whether it’s music, art, corporate, or other, should use it…
Google Analytics Adds Real Time Reports, Improves Custom Site Search
Google Analytics has added real-time reports to monitor visitors actively looking at your site as it happens. Also, for sites with their own custom…
Google Expands Global Presence in Asia, London, Dublin
Google is establishing a stronger international presence with the purchase of land for data centers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Ireland. Also, Google…
Carr and Arrington Go ‘All In’ On #VegasTech
The Vegas technology economy has the talent, community, infrastructure, and money, and has been bubbling up for a while. But the beacons are out…
AOL: We Got Matt Cutts (& You’ve Got to Try Something New)
No, AOL don't really have Matt Cutts, but the head of webspam at Google, did appear on the Huffington Post this morning as part…
Fashion in Second Life: Mesh Viewers & Demystifying Design
The adoption of mesh enabled viewers is causing concern that avatars might unwittingly appear naked to others. For example, someone dressed from head to…
From Russia With Love: Yandex Invests $15 Million in Blekko
Yandex just invested $15 million in search engine ‘upstart’, Blekko. In a fourth round of funding, Blekko raised a total of $30 million from…
Business Wire Wins Press Release SEO Patent
Business Wire has been awarded a patent that covers press release SEO tactics. The patent language is foggy, and either handed Business Wire useless…
Google Unveils Site Health Feature in Webmaster Tools
The central idea of the new tool is to give webmasters a basic overview of site profile's standing with Google in one quick glimpse.…