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Who Has Search Engine Marketers’ Backs? No One – We Need Lobbyists

May 23, 2012 at 11:40am ET by Tony Wright   

Did you know that Google spent $5 million to influence politicians just last quarter? And that was doubled from the quarter before and may double again this quarter. Facebook spent a boatload too, but not as much Google. Microsoft spent even more. Issues like the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA  which received so much [...]

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What Can We Learn From The Latest Brand To Be Called Out For Paid Links?

May 22, 2012 at 8:18pm ET by Danny Sullivan   

Move over JC Penney. Another brand is getting attention over buying links, this time Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corporation. Today’s news is less news and more a reminder of lessons that SEO companies, clients and publishers all need to keep in mind, to avoid trouble. Josh Davis drew attention to the DBCC situation in his [...]

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Peeking Into the World Of Google’s Algorithm Changes With Google Search Quality Head Amit Singhal

May 17, 2012 at 6:57am ET by Vanessa Fox   

Earlier this week, Google Fellow Amit Singhal gave the opening keynote at SMX London. Although Matt Cutts has always been the public face of all parts of Google’s unpaid search, his realm is primarily web spam. Singhal has been speaking publicly more often (notably when Panda launched) and oversees search quality. Or, as he described [...]

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