Google’s Panda update has now launched around the world in all but three languages. Here’s a look at some new statistics showing which websites in Germany, France, and Austria were hit and rewarded as a result of the expanded Panda rollout.
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Monthly Archive
for: ‘August, 2011’
Google Panda Update Hits Europe: Which Sites Rose & Fell in Germany, France, Austria
StumbleUpon Starts Exploring, Looking More Like Search
The StumbleUpon random website browser has become a popular way to explore the web, having won more than 15 million loyal users. Now those stumblers may be using StumbleUpon in a whole new way – that looks surprising search-like. Going Spe…
Bing Shopping Adds 7 New Features to Improve Searching, Sharing
Bing is continuing its commitment to an intuitive and comprehensive shopping interface with a large lineup of extra features on Bing Shopping. This includes easier filtering, a new filter option, better browse pages, and a Facebook share option. …
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YouTube Makes a Deal with Music Publishers
Google has finally reached a deal with a group of music publishers who filed a class-action lawsuit in 2007. The arrangement allows the use of copyrighted materials on YouTube, and Google will pay the royalties. YouTube’s Legal Issues When Goo…
Google’s Big Expanded Sitelinks Officially Added to Search Results
Google sitelinks, the SERP element that showcases popular sub-pages of major websites, has pushed forward with its format. The number and size of the sitelinks are increasing. How Sitelinks Are Changing We previously discussed the expanded sit…
New Google Browser Extension Helps You Find Related Web Content
Google has added a new free tool that lets you find related web content when you browse to select pages. The recommended links appear in a thin bar at the bottom of your browser. The New Google Tool Google has added a few extensions over the l…
When ideas become powerful
Why are we surprised that governments and organizations are lining up to control ideas and the way they spread? When power resided in property, governments and corporations became focused on the ownership, regulation and control of property. When power shifted…
German State Bans Facebook Pages, Like Buttons
The Independent Center for Privacy Protection (ULD) in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein has demanded local websites to remove their Facebook Pages and remove any Like buttons on their websites, ZDNet reported. The companies were tol…
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SES San Francisco 2011: Day 3 Coverage #SESSF
SES San Francisco 2011 wrapped up Thursday. Much like Day 1 and Day 2, Day 3 offered marketers further education on social SEO, social search, paid search, and the future of search. Here’s a roundup of coverage of Day 3 of SES San Francisco 2011.
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Twice as much doesn’t always mean twice as much
How expensive do you think it is for a fast food chain to switch to sea salt on its french fries? Even if we assert that sea salt costs twice as much as the competitor (dirt salt?), it’s easy to…
