Last month, Google first posted a list of the latest 10 updates to their search algorithm. Nothing too specific of course, but certainly a list of things that would be looked at differently in future. Most of them dealt with language and translation tweaks, but there were a few that were changes in how site […]
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Over the past few months, Google has been showing previews of their new look and feel over almost all of their products, from Gmail to Google Docs, and everything in between. It’s already been implemented in some places, in others, you’ve had the option to try the new look. Either way, they’ve been updating their […]
Google is carrying out another round of spring cleaning, according to the official Google blog. Effectively, they’re in the process of shutting down and discontinuing a few of their less than successful products over the course of the next year. It isn’t really a bad thing, although there will always be the people who found […]
A long time ago, when search engines were new, there was a search operator known as “and” that made sure the words that it joined were both present on the pages you got as search engine results. To use it, all you had to do was add a + symbol in your search. So if […]
With the recent focus on Google Places and local search optimisation, one of the most important aspects of optimising for local search it to create a Google Places listing for your business. One of the things you need to do when creating a Google Places listing is define a set of categories relevant to your […]
With local search results continuing to be prominent (if not dominant) in search engine results, it’s important to make sure that your business has a Google Places listing. This means your business can appear on Google Maps, and has a chance of coming up as a local search result in searches on Google. Selecting Categories […]
Last week, Google publicised some new changes to Google Places, their local search / listing pages which allow businesses to be displayed on the Google maps, and in local search results. The changes are fairly minor on the surface, but their implications are interesting. The most noticeable change is the sudden emphasis on reviews. Google […]
Google announced yesterday that it has started to index content based not only on the website that published it, but also on the author who originated it. Using the rel=”author” attribute, Google will be able to match writers and their work. Reactions so far have been mixed. Using the HTML5 attribute, (and having an author […]
At the end of last month, Google very quietly launched what it calls a new layer of social networking tied to the world famous search engine. The Google +1 Button is modeled on Facebooks even more famous “like” button, and is supposed to give personal recommendations for search results. The concept is pretty simple. If […]
In a move which some claim is an attempt to catch up with Microsoft’s Bing search engine, Google has just rolled out testing on their new feature, Google Instant Preview. The instant preview allows you to see a snapshot of the page that each search result points to. All you need to do is click […]
