Matt McGee

Member since: 06-28-08

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Microsoft’s Photosynth App Goes Worldwide After 6 Million US Downloads

Interesting, thanks for the update, Denis. Makes me think they did roll out Photosynth quietly outside the US but never announced anything until it wa

Pew Report: 65% View Personalized Search As Bad; 73% See It As Privacy Invasion

Thx VP - we wrote about that last week on our sister site, Marketing Land: http://marketingland.com/the-google-1-button-gets-a-google-themed-makeover

Google Confirms Panda 3.3 Update, Plus Changes To How It Evaluates Links, Local Search Rankings & Much More

@Michael - we updated the post this afternoon with the February 27th date that Google gave us today.

Two Google+ SEO Guides You Should Read

You're welcome, Larry. :-)

Why The Wikipedia/Google Search Results Study Is Flawed

Thx Kevin & Aaron. I'm aware there have been studies like this done in the past -- Google even cites the one(s) that say Bing favors Wikipedia mor

Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says

Excellent point, Steve - thanks.

Google’s “Trusted Photographers” Turns Business Photos Into A Self-Serve Product

Ken - if you click through to Google's website, they have a page dedicated to info for photographers.

DuckDuckGo Sets New Traffic Record, But Stats Show How Dominant Google, Others Are

Oh gosh, Gabriel -- I compared your number at the daily level against the comScore monthly total. Yeesh. How embarrassing! You're correct. Even using

Real-Life Examples Of How Google’s “Search Plus” Pushes Google+ Over Relevancy

Aaron, I'm not even sure "relevant" is the right word. It's not even the word that Google uses to apply to its best results. In the Google Rater Guid

Don’t Fall Into The Made-For-SEO Website Trap

Hi Ricardo, I'm glad you enjoyed Eric's article. Unfortunately, we don't allow reprints or translations to be published elsewhere. You're free, howev

RIAA Scolds Google, Wants Search Algorithm Changed To Fight Online Piracy

Sorry, Juliette - you're right that I should've referenced the full name. It's Recording Industry Association of America. I'll amend the article.

Search Engine Land Turns Five & Gains A Sibling Site: Marketing Land

Thank you all for the kind words -- we're proud of what we've done here on SEL, and also excited about launching ML, too. Eddy -- it's a brand new si

Why Siri Can’t Find Abortion Clinics & How It’s Not An Apple Conspiracy

ADMIN note: One comment has been removed and another has been added because they included disrespectful attacks on other commenters. We don't tolerate

Bing Becomes Hub Of Microsoft’s New Xbox Experience

Thx for the comments, Jeremy. My use of the word "focus" is related to the fact that it's the big part of their marketing -- they're focusing on the p

Yahoo Deletes 75,000 Associated Content Articles, Moves Rest To New Yahoo Voices Site

What were the guidelines like before the change, Don?

Google Tweaks Its Rel=Author Display, Promotes Google+ In Search Results

You're too kind, Kathy - thx. It's still quite a mystery how and why (and who) they choose to implement the rel=author. I imagine they're just going v

Google+ Is Slowly Invading Google’s Main Search Results

Tasman - my author status has also come and gone, and I know others have seen the same thing. Don't know why, but you're not the only one.

SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 28, 2011

Thx Michael - also 404 for me. Removed the link.

How Google Panda & Places Updates Created A Rollercoaster Ride For IYP Traffic

IYP = Internet yellow pages

Yahoo Site Explorer Closing Down Monday, November 21st

Links/Comments that are little more than self-promotional in nature are almost always removed. You might read our community guidelines for more inform

Wolfram Alpha Offers New Twist On Flight Search: Literal Answers To What Planes Are Overhead

Hey Paul - check the second paragraph from the end: "...available for U.S. searches only."

Wolfram Alpha Offers New Twist On Flight Search: Literal Answers To What Planes Are Overhead

Oh wow, that might be the coolest thing ever. It says there are 1,822 satellites above me. But it has my location wrong. Thinks I'm down in Oregon (wh

Foursquare Redesign Creates Expanded Opportunities For Users, Advertisers

Facebook has gone out of its way to minimize the check-in element, hasn't it? And Google doesn't see all that interested in it right now - their focus

‘Think Insights’: Google’s New Research Hub Offers Data Porn For Marketers

Good point, Alex. I could totally see them offering some research/data on a paid basis. They do need to diversify income sources.

Google Tweaks Its Rel=Author Display, Promotes Google+ In Search Results

Thx Chris. I haven't touched my Google+ profile, nor any of the setup related to rel=author. In my case, at least, it can't be related to any edits.

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