SEO Ranking Factors for 2009

Google’s No-Follow Changes Explained

Last Tuesday, we discussed the idea of Google potentially making some changes to PageRank and it’s relationship to no-follow - particularly in the context of PageRank sculpting.

Hear What Matt Cutts and Carol Bartz Have to Say

There are a few interesting videos currently floating around right now that I thought would be worth sharing here. The first one is from Google's Matt Cutts at a site review session at Google I/O. The second one is of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz at the All Things Digital Conference, and the third is the recent LinkedIn Tech Talk event. Matt Cutts

Microsoft Sues Alleged Click Fraudsters

Reuters and the Wall Street Journal are both reporting that Microsoft is suing three people, accusing them of click fraud. The company apparently filed a complaint on Monday in a US federal Court in Seattle.

More Newspapers Look to Yahoo for Targeted Local Advertising

Yahoo is welcoming several new members to its Newspaper Consortium. These are Freedom Communications’ flagship newspaper, Orange County (Calif.) Register and The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo.; the North Jersey Media Group’s The Record and Herald News; and The San Diego Union-Tribune.