Site A links to Site B because Site B has content that would be useful to Site A's end users, and Google indexes the appropriate page. After the page is indexed, Site B's content changes and becomes spammy. Does Site A incur a penalty in this case? … [Read more...]
If I report the same news story as someone else, is that duplicate content?
I have a news website. I heard Google doesn't like duplicate content, but I can't make up news! What can I do to stay in Google's favor? John Mueller, Zurich, Switzerland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: productforums.google.com … [Read more...]
What hardware and software powers Googlebot?
Hi Matt, Could you give any insight into the sort of hardware and/or server-side software which power a typical Googlebot (web crawler) server? Tristan Perry, Cardiff, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your … [Read more...]
Does Google make videos for other products?
Matt, your webmaster help videos are a big success and I think everybody loves them. It's a great help for webmasters. But can some Googlers make the same kind of videos for Adwords and Analytics? That would be very useful and a great success too. … [Read more...]
Does Google try to return results based on signals other than popularity?
Does Google feel a responsibility to the public to return results that are truly based on a page's quality (assuming quality is determined by the accuracy of info on a page) as opposed to popularity? Jack, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster … [Read more...]
How does Google view font replacement?
How does Google view font replacement (ie. Cufon, SIFR, FLIR)? Are some methods better than others, are all good, all bad? Flemming, Denmark Google Web Fonts: www.google.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
Is posting blog updates to Twitter considered a doorway?
Some websites use their Twitter account as an RSS like service for every article they post. Is that ok or would it be considered a doorway? Adel Saoud, Dublin, Ireland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your … [Read more...]
How does Google use human raters in web search?
Can you provide more details on how Google uses 'human raters' as part of their algorithm? AJ Kohn, SF, CA Read more about search evaluation at Google: googleblog.blogspot.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
How does Google use human raters in web search?
Can you provide more details on how Google uses 'human raters' as part of their algorithm? AJ Kohn, SF, CA Read more about search evaluation at Google: googleblog.blogspot.com Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
How effective is Google now at handling content supplied via Ajax?
How effective is Google now at handling content supplied via Ajax, is this likely to improve in the future? Ant, Lancaster Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? … [Read more...]