SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 10, 2012

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Ari Emanuel Update: DMCA Requests Now Used In Google’s Ranking Algorithm Has someone filed a large number of DMCA “takedown” requests against your site? If so, look out. That’s the […]

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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

  • The Ari Emanuel Update: DMCA Requests Now Used In Google’s Ranking Algorithm

    Has someone filed a large number of DMCA “takedown” requests against your site? If so, look out. That’s the latest penalty that may cause you to rank lower in Google’s search results. It joins other penalties such as “Panda” and “Penguin.” We’re dubbing it the “Emanuel Update” in honor of Hollywood mogul Ari Emanuel, who helped prompt […]

  • 3 Ways To Advance Maturity In Your SEO Metrics

    The sophistication with which companies analyze their natural search visibility and the metrics they use to do so can vary widely up and down the spectrum. There is often little correlation between how sophisticated a company is in other areas of their online business and their level of sophistication when it comes to their natural […]

  • Search In Pics: Google Spider Lights, Android Neon Lamp & Classic Urchin Sticker

    In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Google Neon Light: Source: Google Store Android Listening To Music: Source: Google+ Google Spider Lamp: Source: […]

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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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