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Algorithm updates, product launches, and two decades of covering the company that defines search. 8,746 articles
Social

Tumblr: A Growing Search Acquisition Opportunity for Brands

Desktop unique visitors to Tumblr may be up 100% year over year, and mobile visitors to Tumblr may be up 50% since…

By Eli Goodman · 10 Sep 2012

Industry

Google Acquires VirusTotal Security Tool

Google has bought web-based security tool developer VirusTotal. Google will continue to maintain the VirusTotal online malware scanning tool and the VirusTotal…

By Shaun Nichols · 10 Sep 2012

SEO

Selecting an SEO Firm: The What, How, and Who

When you're looking to hire an SEO agency or individual, look at their background. Don't hire based on how much they cost,…

By Mark Jackson · 09 Sep 2012

Industry

Star Trek Google Doodle Boldly Goes Where No Doodle Has Gone Before

Trekkies and geeks worldwide will certainly rejoice at today's Google Doodle – complete with animations and its own storyline – that celebrates…

By Thom Craver · 07 Sep 2012

SEO

Sudden Search Traffic Drop? 6 Questions to Help Diagnose the Cause

Your website is humming along, then suddenly your traffic plummets. While could be a serious problem, you don’t have to panic. Use…

By John Lynch · 07 Sep 2012

SEO

Google’s Rating Guidelines Adds Page Quality to Human Reviews

A new version of Google’s human rater handbook has hit the web. The 161-page General Guidelines document, version 3.27 dated June 22,…

By Danny Goodwin · 06 Sep 2012

SEO

Investing in SEO: Marketers are Doing More SEO Than They Think

Content marketing, social media, video, and public relations affect a web presence and organic search rankings. These tactics can have a significant…

By Krista Lariviere · 06 Sep 2012

Development

Getting to Where Search is Going to Be, Not Where It Has Been

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky one said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” Well,…

By Michael Martin · 06 Sep 2012

Video

Google TV Ads Cancelled

Following a four-year effort in the incredibly lucrative TV ad business, Google has decided to pull the plug. Traditional TV ads are…

By Matt Kapko · 06 Sep 2012

SEO

Is Google Search Really Only 18.5% Organic Results?

Does the default "above the fold" area of a Google search result page contain only 18 percent “actual search results”? One author…

By Thom Craver · 05 Sep 2012