"Hi, how does Google see cross domain canonicals?" Computerklaus, São Paulo, Brazil 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 look for an … [Read more...]
How do we report a problem with our search results listings?
Hi Matt, A few pages on our site are incorrectly being returned as video results (they are regular pages). How do we fix this? Matt S., Levittown, NY Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow … [Read more...]
Is there an advantage to using rel=”canonical” over a 301 redirect?
Hey Matt. I had a lingering question about using rel=canonical vs. 301 redirects. It takes longer for Google to find the rel=canonical pages but 301 redirects seem to lose impact (link juice) over time. Is there similar churn with rel=canonical? Sam … [Read more...]
Will Google improve its crawling of AJAX?
At the moment Google is able to parse ajax but not that well. Will this change in 2011? Daniël Voogsgerd, Veenendaal, Netherlands Making AJAX Applications Crawlable: code.google.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com … [Read more...]
How is Google helping Google Analytics users with site speed?
A site using Google Analytics and other Google tracking codes do sometimes experience sites loading slower. Since Google is keen on site speed, how are you helping webmasters on the front? nijafriends, London Google Analytics asynchronous tracking … [Read more...]
How is Google Public DNS data used?
Is Google public DNS tracking all the website we visit while using it? Google is gonna get heck a lot of data. Remiz Rahnas, Kerala, India Google Public DNS privacy information: code.google.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
How would a non-optimized site outrank a site which has done SEO?
When analyzing rankings for highly competitive keywords in our industry, we have found sites not as optimized as ours is (on-page), that have few links & little content are still ahead of us. What gives? Why are 'unoptimized' sites ranking so well?" … [Read more...]
Which websites are popular among Googlers?
Hi Matt, Which websites are popular among Googlers? For example, how many Googlers use Reddit vs other social news sites? Thanks! Mike Rogers (Rogem002), Berkshire, United Kingdom Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com … [Read more...]
Why are some of Google’s products not available outside of the US?
Why is Google so US-centric in its web posts and its rollouts? obscuredavid, UK Google's global blog directory, organized by region and language: www.google.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to … [Read more...]
Do URL shorteners pass anchor text?
Since Google is now using Twitter and Facebook links as ranking symbols, will custom URL shortners be looked at as providing anchor text on the links? Chris Burns, Florida Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your … [Read more...]