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Industry

FTC Investigation Narrows In on Specific Google Practices

The FTC antitrust probe examining Google has moved past the initial stages. The investigation will now seek evidence to back specific claims…

By Rob D Young · 12 Aug 2011

SEO

Successful SEO Tactics: On-Site Optimization

On-site optimization has long been a cornerstone in any organic search effort. Two important principles to remember are to optimize toward the…

By Ryan Woolley · 12 Aug 2011

Industry

Filthy Linking Nostalgia

Websites that have the most links rank more highly and are therefore discovered more often. And the more often they are discovered,…

By Mike Grehan · 12 Aug 2011

Local

5 Reasons Search Marketers Shouldn’t Discount Bing

Although Google still retains its overwhelming 2-to-1 lead, with Bing’s market share now exceeding the 30 percent mark (including powering Yahoo search),…

By Jon Schepke · 12 Aug 2011

Industry

Who Uses Search Engines? 92% of Adult U.S. Internet Users [Study]

A survey from Pew Internet indicates that search engine usage is the top way people spend time online – 59 percent of…

By Rob D Young · 11 Aug 2011

Industry

Lost & Found: Ripoff Report Back in Google, But Would Your Website Be So Lucky?

Ripoff Report disappeared from Google's index on Tuesday. Although the site is now back in the index with all of its pages,…

By Dave Davies · 11 Aug 2011

Development

5 Black Hat Attack Vulnerabilities & Defensive Strategies

As SEOs, we’re often asked to use services that are inherently unsafe and easily compromised. Get educated on five of the latest…

By Kristine Schachinger · 11 Aug 2011

SEO

SEO & Webrings: Reinventing the ‘Link Wheel’?

Websites usually joined a webring to receive more traffic from related sites. Back in the day, webrings could be considered a search…

By Mathieu Burgerhout · 11 Aug 2011

Industry

Google’s Large Double Column Sitelink Test Returns

A slew of reports in recent days indicate that Google is further experimenting with a new look that expands on sitelinks for…

By Rob D Young · 11 Aug 2011

Mobile

Google+, Google Maps, YouTube Apps Get Update, Search App Leaks Early

Google has released new iterations of several major apps, including Google+, Google Maps, and YouTube. The Google Search app is also due…

By Rob D Young · 10 Aug 2011