On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Adeel from Manchester, UK asked: Does the position of keywords in the URL have a significant impact: … [Read more...]
Is redirecting a large number of domains suspicious?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. cweave from Dallas, TX asked: When permanently redirecting (301) a large number of domains (read: more than 10) to 1 … [Read more...]
Will Google use non-link references as a signal?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Eric Enge from Boston, MA asked: Do you think web search will ever make use of references (web site mentions that … [Read more...]
Should large corporations use rel=canonical?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Terry Cox from Orlando, FL asked: In regards to the new canonicalization tag, does it make sense for large … [Read more...]
Will Google provide a rank-checking service?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Mark Lykle from Oslo, Norway asked: When will Google create a software similar to Web Position so that SEOs, spam … [Read more...]
Two questions about nofollow
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Vince Samios from the United Kingdom asked: Do you feel that the widespread and blanket use of nofollow tags is … [Read more...]
Does anchor text carry through 301 redirects?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Mharris from New York asked: Does anchor text carry through all 301 redirects? Will there be a penalty for sites … [Read more...]
Is Google putting more weight on brands in rankings?
On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Monica from Madison, WI asked: Can you verify that Google is putting more weight on "brands" in search engine … [Read more...]
Google Image Search
Peter Linsley's presentation on Google Image Search, originally delivered at SMX West in February, 2009. … [Read more...]
Canonical Link Element
Matt Cutts of Google introduces the canonical link element. Resources: Blog post on Google webmaster blog: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Yahoo blog post: ysearchblog.com Microsoft: blogs.msdn.com Ask: blog.ask.com Google Help Center … [Read more...]