Is Brand the Key to Ranking on Google?

A recent SEOBook article highlights a good deal of evidence that Google is placing more emphasis on brands than ever before. Author Aaron Wall takes an in depth look at how Google's algorithm has evolved over his own SEO career, and points out some hints Google has provided in the media as to where its headed before answering a few questions from me for this article.

Twitter is the Fastest Growing Community

Nielsen online is sharing some interesting data about Twitter. For one, it was the fastest growing community destination last month, experiencing 1382% growth from last year. Trailing behind it were Zimbio, Facebook, Multiply, and Wikia.

Why Bloggers (All People) Need To Count As Journalists

Recently Webproworld readers fired off a couple hundred comments regarding the US House of Representatives’ definition of journalist in the Free Flow of Information Act, a law shielding journalists from having to reveal their sources. A new development in Virginia involving a citizen journalist shows why this definition needs to be broadened to include bloggers, and any other type of journalist.