5 days ago ... Since November 22nd we have been noticing a new trend with how Google applies algorithms to detect bad links. Earlier in 2012 the focus ...
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Google Webmaster Tools notice of detected unnatural links to http://www.yoursite.com Dear site owner or webmaster of http://www.yoursite.com/, We’ve detected that some of your site’s pages may be using techniques that are outside Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Specifically, look for p...
Firefox to block all keyword data using HTTPS by default by Patrick Altoft on March 21, 2012 / no responses Tweet Earlier today I said that the fact that 10% of search traffic was now coming up under the “not provided” keyword wasn’t a problem because 90% was easily big enough to get ...
Google Venice update showing locally targeted organic results by Patrick Altoft on February 29, 2012 / 3 responses Tweet Google is rolling out the Venice update this week and has buried the information in a long list of 40 algorithm changes . In reality Venice is a really major change...
Will Google penalise itself for excessive ads above the fold? by Patrick Altoft on January 20, 2012 / 2 responses Tweet Google has released an algorithm update today designed to penalise websites that have too many ads above the fold (in the visible area of the page). This is a great ...
Google partners with Amazon to show “Amazon Results” by Patrick Altoft on August 16, 2011 / no responses Tweet The screenshot below is from Google Chrome incognito mode with no plugins. It shows how Google has replaced the standard Shopping results with a set of Amazon Results. The li...
Advanced Linkbuilding Strategies Presentation SEO & Social Media Insights from Branded3 at TFM&A Key Linkbuilding Strategies Presentation from SES London Branded3 engineers Interflora 'Love Machine' Will Google penalise itself for excessive ads above the fold? Thoughts on Google Searc...
Don’t miss ionSearch Leeds 2012 – get your tickets now by Patrick Altoft on March 8, 2012 / no responses Tweet There’s only two weeks left to get your early-bird tickets for one of the newest Search Marketing conferences in the country – ionSearch . Taking place on Wednesday 18th Apri...
Thoughts on Google Search plus Your World by Patrick Altoft on January 12, 2012 / one response Tweet This week Google has announced a major change to their search results called “Search plus Your World” which isn’t a particularly catchy title. There is an excellent summary of this fea...