Google Abuses Our Trust by Rigging Results

Google rigging results? Can it be true?

Google Rigging Results? Although the first time I had suspicions that Google is rigging results was way back in 2007 (another story that I’ll save for another time), I was still shocked when I read today of the revelations about the accusations being leveled at Google at the Senate Antitrust Hearing. There has been precious [...]

What you Need to Know about Google’s Farmer Update

Google's Farmer Update

Google’s Latest Algo Update Held Some Surprises! Google isn’t rolling out as many dramatic updates as they did several years back: but my, when they do a big one nowadays is there major fallout! First of all, a quick note on the name of the update:  we already know that the name Farmer Update is [...]

Social Media Focuses on Humanity

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Wow! Why is it that all the disasters seem to happen in January, or right at the end of December so that all of January overshadowed by them? Using Our Skills to Help… The SEO community, along with all the other communities on Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels, quickly started using whatever skills [...]

Social Media and the Future of SEO

Let’s Follow the Yellow Brick Road, SEOs A while back I read an interesting comment over at SEOmoz after watching Rand Fishkin’s Whiteboard Friday: it roughly, and rightly, stated that SEOs are tired of following Google’s latest algo change. In his video, Rand asserts that all we’ll need to worry about in the future are [...]

Matt Cutts is a really nice guy but…

Matt Cutts

…must we all keep hanging on his every word? He is, for sure, a very helpful, and very friendly guy. But just look at what he does for a living will you? Now before I go on, let me stress that this is not a personal attack against Matt: He’s a nice guy with an [...]

Google: Our choice for search right or wrong?

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A few days ago, some were shocked when news of Google’s own admission that they pick and choose over search results started breaking on the Internet. Personally, I think the implications that Google picks and chooses what comes up in a search quite shocking, particularly when those choices distort what ordinary people perceive to be [...]

My Predictions for Online Marketing in 2009

‘Change’ seems to be the predominant keyword for 2009. Changes are being felt on every level, and despite the slump, and despite the terrible start to the year I feel that many of them are positive ones. OK, to start with I spose you’re wondering why I didn’t just say ‘my predictions for SEO in [...]

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