Google has added a new report called “Author Stats” to the Webmaster Tools. The report displays how often your content shows up on the Search Results Pages. The report will be appearing in the “Labs” section of the Google Webmaster…
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Google announced calling off the deal with their third-party maps data provider in the UK. The search engine is now planning to power these maps with its own data. This categorically applies for Finland, Germany, Sweden and the UK. This…
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In a devastating move, Yahoo cleaned up associated content by deleting tens of thousands of articles. The keepers have been moved to Yahoo’s domain and the site has been given a new name as well. Also, Yahoo has plans of…
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Google is again taking off products that have drawn a lukewarm response. The Google Search Timeline was the last casualty. Now there are more to follow. Some of the products being taken off are Google Bookmarks Lists, Friend Connect, Gears,…
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One of those things bloggers and webmasters are always miffed with is content theft. When the copied or stolen content outranks theirs on Google, it becomes a bigger concern. Besides focusing on campaigns, they also waste a lot of time…
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Finally, Google has decided to allow businesses, brands and any non human entity to participate on its Google+ social network via the new Google+ pages. Initially, Google did not authorize businesses. In July this year, the search engine terminated every…
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Duane Forrester made a major announcement on the Bing Search Blog regarding a significant upgrade to the Bing Webmaster Tools. He said of it as the biggest update since Henry Badger back in June. Some of the changes made to…
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The Google Keyword Tool has replaced the Green Bar Indicator displayed in the competition column of the results with a text label of ‘High’, ‘Medium’ and ‘Low’. Visually, it is going to look different. Technically, however, it hardly makes a…
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Last time it was BLOOP. This time it is the Vibration Effect! Apparently, there is no explanation behind this. A thread was observed on which a webmaster poured out his frustration. He said he got a call from Google and…
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One of the most talked about terms in SEO these days across various forums is BLOOP. Often mentioned in various threads, the BLOOP is an acronym for Back Link Over Optimization Penalty. The penalty is indeed imposed when you have…
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