Google has unveiled its latest move toward socialization of the web under its dominion this week with the +1 (Plus One) button, which is a direct answer to the Facebook Like button. In order to +1 things, you first need a public Google profile. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
Top Internet Marketing Secret Tip #8 for Businesses is Bounce Rates
Top Internet Marketing Secret Tip #8 for Businesses is Bounce Rates. The Bounce rate is the time that a consumer stays on a particular web site and is used by search engines to help determine the relevance of a site once the consumer arrives. It is … [Read more...]
How can I learn about the technologies used at Google?
"Can you tell us about some key characteristics of the technologies and the architecture behind Google's index?" Thomas Greiner, Austria Russian subtitles provided by Mike Shakin. "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine" … [Read more...]
Will Google give a higher rank to a website which runs AdSense?
"Will Google give a higher rank to a website which runs AdSense? I've seen some SEO Experts" claim this. It makes sense to me as Google is a corporation trying to maximize profit. Although IMO this would go against "don't be evil". Which is it?" Nick … [Read more...]
Why aren’t geographic target and query parameters specified in robots.txt?
Settings in Webmaster Tools like Geographic target and Query-parameters to ignore are great, but it means other Search Engines won't have access to this data. Why not propose a new robots.txt directive for these settings? Andy, NY Have a question? … [Read more...]
When I change domains, how long should I leave the redirects in place?
If I get a new domain and want to 301 redirect www.old-domain.com to www.new-domain.com, how long do I have to keep the redirect up before I can start using the old domain for something else? Just until it has been crawled once? Jacob, Denmark … [Read more...]
Does Google do a “holiday change”?
What change occurred around October 22nd? A lot of websites complained about losing rankings overnight. Is this a holiday change? will, brooklyn, NY Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered … [Read more...]
How should I handle localized content?
Hi Matt. Let's say I want to add multiple languages/countries to mysite.com. Would I be better off including all translations within mydomain.com, or would I be better off creating mydomain.fr , mydomain.nl , mydomain.ca , etc...? Tim Weibel, … [Read more...]
What are some of the projects that the webspam team might tackle in 2011?
What are some of the projects that the webspam team might tackle in 2011? Matt Cutts, Mountain View Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and … [Read more...]
Does Google recognize the difference between different meanings of a word in a query?
Matt, when will Google recognize the difference between boxer (the dog), boxer (the figher) and boxer (briefs) based on the context of the query? Francisco, North Attleboro Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your … [Read more...]