Rob from The Netherlands asks: "Can the "Change of address" feature in Google Webmaster Tools be used to merge two websites (Site B becomes a part of Site A), or is its use limited to moving a site from one domain to another? Do you have any advice … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2009
Secret feature of Google Reader
Matt Cutts shows off a special mode of Google Reader. … [Read more...]
How are duplicate shopping pages with different currencies handled in Google?
David in Berlin, Germany asks: "A question to non-intended duplicate content: If an online shop can be reached through several TLDs (like .de, .at, .ch) and the only difference is the currency (and necessarily the checkout process) does Google … [Read more...]
How should I serve different content based on user location?
Martokus from Sofia, Bulgaria asks: "What is the best way to serve different content according to user country IP (legal reasons)?" Thisvideo is part of a "Grab Bag" series in which Matt Cutts, head of Google's webspam team, answers questions from … [Read more...]
Will you provide information about algorithm updates?
Ian M in the UK asks: "Are you ever going to do "weather reports" like Yahoo! does for algorithm updates? Simply a confirmation that one has happened would please many SEOs, as clients might think they've been penalised. Your algo update reports … [Read more...]
Can you benefit from content scraped from your site?
Biz from the USA asks: "Is there a way to benefit from content scraped from your site?" Thisvideo is part of a "Grab Bag" series in which Matt Cutts, head of Google's webspam team, answers questions from webmasters. We're not currently taking new … [Read more...]
Google does not use the keywords meta tag in web ranking
For more information, please see the our blog post: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com … [Read more...]
What will happen to paid links implemented using JavaScript?
Magico from London, UK asks: "Now that Google can crawl JavaScript links, what is going to happen with all those paid links that were behind JavaScript code? Will Google start penalising them?" Thisvideo is part of a "Grab Bag" series in which Matt … [Read more...]
Should I use pipes or dashes in my titles?
Blind Five Year Old from San Francisco, CA asks: "Does Google have any suggestions (or data) on the impact of pipes versus dashes in the title tag?" Thisvideo is part of a "Grab Bag" series in which Matt Cutts, head of Google's webspam team, answers … [Read more...]
Duplicate Content & Multiple Site Issues
Presented by Greg Grothaus of Google. … [Read more...]