This day in search marketing history: February 20
Google stops supporting meta news keywords tag, plus: Google Ads tweaks mobile speed score algorithm, Voluntary Code of Practice and more
Topic: Adam Lasnik
Former Google Search Reps Start Search Quality Alliance
A new site just launched under the name Search Quality Alliance, which is currently made up of five companies that offer SEO and web services. The big punch line here is that these five companies are all founded by former Google Search Quality representatives. As it states on the website: Search Quality Alliance is a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 26, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Signals Upcoming Algorithm Change, Asks For Help With Scraper Sites Google is calling for help in identifying a long-running problem: scraper sites in its search results — and particularly scraper […]
Search In Pics: Google + Pin, Zoogle Water & Matt Cutts Panda
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.
SEO Industry Cries Foul Over Google SEO ‘Services’
A vocal contingent of search engine optimizers is up in arms today, saying Google is “offering SEO consulting services.” There are posts on Sphinn here and here, not to mention plenty of related tweets. Only thing is, Google isn’t doing anything they haven’t done for years and to say the company is “offering SEO services” […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 24, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Launches “Place Pages,” Gets Rid Of Tabbed Info Bubble Google is swapping its “info window” in Maps out in favor a much richer full-page experience that offers more information and […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 24, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How Twitter Might Send Far More Traffic Than You Think Over the past year, I’ve seen many people report that Twitter can send tons of traffic to a web site. Certainly […]
The Big List Of Search Engines & Their Employees On Twitter
Yesterday, Google joined Twitter with a company account. We twittered a few search engine-related addresses as part of our post about that, but we wanted to do one that was a little more organized. So welcome to our big search engine Twitter list! The list isn’t complete, nor will it ever be. But that’s how […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 20, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Hosting Live Chat Event Wednesday
Google has announced the third ever webmaster live chat event is taking place this Wednesday at 9am (PST) or noon (EST). You can register for the event over here, Google will be using Google Moderator for the management of questions. Adam Lasnik is introducing the event, while John Mueller will be presenting for 15 minutes […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 27, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Details Posted On Google Webmaster Central’s Live Chat Session
I have more details on the Google live chat session that is taking place this Friday. Adam Lasnik posted the agenda, which starts at 8:45am (PST) this Friday and ends at 10am (PST). In short, Google will give an introduction, then do site reviews, then a topic on image search, followed by a short Q&A […]
Google Webmaster Central To Host Live Chat Event On Friday
Adam Lasnik announced the Google Webmaster Central team will be hosting a free live chat event this Friday. The live chat session will enable webmasters to call in and ask questions to Google, while watching Google Webmaster Central members respond to their questions in real time. The live chat session is taking place this Friday, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 21, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 20, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Lee Odden Interviews Google’s Adam Lasnik
Lee Odden posted a ten-minute interview with Google’s Adam Lasnik. Adam is well-known for being one of the many Googlers who work on Webmaster communication. In this interview, Lee asked Adam questions on: Google compliant Flash and JavaScript capabilities Duplicate content issues and if there are penalties Using the nofollow to “sculpt PageRank” Best way […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Webmaster Support Forum For Christmas (& All Year Round) From The Search Engines
Last year on Christmas Day, Barry reported over at Search Engine Roundtable how Adam Lasnik and I spent a bit of time answering questions on the Google Webmaster Central forums. This year, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller keeps up the tradition. In the spirit of the season, I thought it might be fun to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 11, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Says Stephen Colbert Is No Longer The Greatest Living American
Sadness, Colbert fans! Last month, I reported in Google Declares Stephen Colbert As Greatest Living American how Stephen Colbert had defied Google’s link bombing defenses and rose to be the greatest living American, according to a search for those words at Google. Today, it is no longer so. Google has dissed Colbert. Google Drops The […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 7, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 1, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google’s Adam Lasnik Will Review Google’s Latest PageRank Update For Errors
Google to Review Most Recent Toolbar PageRank Update from the Search Engine Roundtable is where I reported that Adam Lasnik of Google will be reviewing the latest toolbar PageRank update to ensure there were no errors. Adam said in a WebmasterWorld thread that those noticing a PageRank 0 score but no changes in traffic may […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 30, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Transit Sends Upset User Superman Cape
Adam Darowski blogged about getting some really bad advice from Google Transit, specifically asking him to “cross an eight-lane highway on foot.” So how did Google respond? Joe Hughes of Google Transit sent Adam a Superman cape and a letter apologizing for the inconvenience. Here is the letter:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 16, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
New Search Blogs From Women
I’ve written before about how there are many women are involved in search and search marketing, but blogrolls like ours can still feel man heavy. Fortunately, there are some new blogs up from women in search, including Google Webmaster Central’s Vanessa Fox. Here’s a round-up.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 14, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Ink Sends Ask.com New Google Pen
First Ask.com had some fun with Google earlier this month, joking about how their Google pen "flatlined" and ran out of ink during a crucial meeting. Now Google gets in on the joke in good spirit, sending Ask a new pen along with a letter discussing the Google Pen’s "redundant" architecture. Ask.com’s Google Pen Service […]
January 2007 Update On Google Indexing & Ranking Issues
Google’s Matt Cutts has issued a weather report on Google indexing and ranking issues, which I’ll get into below. In addition, I’ll recap a number of Google concerns that I’ve noted over the past two or three weeks. I’ve been saving these to follow up on when I’m out at Google later this month. I’m […]
Google to make stronger effort with blogging and communication in 2007?
Matt Cutts called for Google to have more people blogging and monitoring communities interested in their products and hints at leaving Google.
Search Bloggers On Their Most Popular Posts & Stats For 2006
Search bloggers around the globe are celebrating the holiday season by giving the gift of competitive intelligence. From sharing their most popular posts to giving up all of their precious web statistics – a community of search bloggers are sharing more than they ever have.
Stop The Freak Out Over Linking
On Friday, Google Webmaster Central had a post about linking that I’m watching generate all types of new worries of what’s allowed or not allowed. I’ll do the freak out, then a summary of it, then try to push the reset button by revisiting my golden rules on linking.
Pay Per Post Reviews Acceptable By Some Search Engines
Search Engines Say OK to Pay-per-Post Services from Rand Fishkin at SEOmoz has him reporting from SES Chicago that search engines seemed largely unconcerned over pay-per-post programs, in terms of them being cover for paid links. Specifically, Tim Converse from Yahoo starts off saying that “there would be no discount of link value for paid […]