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Who is Behind the Successful PR Campaign Poking Holes in Google’s Search Quality?

It appears someone has launched a successful PR campaign poking holes in Google’s search quality. Why do I think someone has launched a PR…

By Greg Jarboe · 28 Feb 2011

Industry

Google Doodle Toasts Chinese Poet Li Bai

Famous Tang Dynasty romantic poet Li Bai, born on Feb. 28, 701, is the subject of a Doodle on Google Hong Kong today: Bai,…

By Danny Goodwin · 28 Feb 2011

SEO

The Difference Between Black Hat SEO and Bad SEO

The safest way to build up trust/links for your website is to create good, unique, resourceful/helpful content, promote via social channels, and try to…

By Mark Jackson · 27 Feb 2011

Industry

Google: New Nav Bar is For Your Privacy

The new navigation bar, which we reported on earlier this month, is more about managing your identity and privacy online than integrating social or…

By Thom Craver · 27 Feb 2011

SEO

Mahalo, Business.com, Article Aggregators Hardest Hit By Google Update

The impact of Google’s latest search ranking algorithm update is starting to show. While Mahalo is getting a bunch of the press, the ezine…

By Frank Watson · 26 Feb 2011

Social

The Bitter Harvest: The Redzone Saga Continues (Linden Lab Has a Problem on Its Hands)

At first glance, it may seem like changes to the community standards solve Second Life privacy concerns. But they don't -- at least not…

By Avril Korman · 26 Feb 2011

Mobile

Google Mobile Launches Open Now Feature for Local Mobile Search

The Google Mobile team announced a new feature in local search that factors in the hours a business is open. Over the past year,…

By Thom Craver · 26 Feb 2011

Industry

SEO Salaries Higher This Year [Report]

If you’re thinking about working in the search engine optimization (SEO) industry, now is a good time to get started. Starting salaries have increased…

By Danny Goodwin · 26 Feb 2011

Industry

Search Week in Review for Feb. 26, 2011

Here’s a recap of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of Feb. 20 to 26, as reported by Search Engine Watch,…

By Danny Goodwin · 26 Feb 2011

SEO

Top 9 Ways of Being a Link Magnet

Some are obvious, and some may surprise you...

By Judith Lewis · 26 Feb 2011