Matt Cutts.
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…
Google+ Wins When Spammers Win
As with any Google property, marketers looking to use/abuse the system are often faster than Google at finding loopholes. Is it in…
Google Losing War With Scraper Sites, Asks For Help
Got scraping issues? Google wants you to report scraper websites – those sites that exist for no other reason than to monetize…
Websites Selling Google +1’s, Will Google’s Results Be Gamed?
Spammy websites are popping up to sell Google Plus 1 clicks to website owners in need of higher +1 counts. Though Google…
HubPages Adds Subdomains, Claims Google Panda Recovery, But…
User-generated article site HubPages was one of the thousands of websites hit hardest by Google’s Panda update. But now they claim to…
Performance Based SEO: Innovative Pricing or Russian Roulette for Backlinks?
The performance-based SEO model can work, but has a disconcerting mix of over-the-top claims, moral hazards, and aggressive link building tactics that…
Will Author Markup Help Google’s Scraper Problem?
Post-Panda, scrapers are outranking content creators. Will Google's new code help publishers definitively identify themselves as the authoritative author of their published…
Hacked Canonical Tags: Coming Soon To A Website Near You?
Google recently alerted website owners of a recent trend involving the hacking of websites to insert a canonical tag and point it…
Stopped Buying Links? Here are 3 Better Ways to Use That Budget
For those who have abandoned buying links or greatly curtailed their budgets for such activities, don’t simply turn that into PPC or…
The SEO Files: The Truth is Out There
When you start out in search engine optimization, it’s hard to evaluate all the available information. How do you find sources that…