Be careful when using broad match keywords in a Google adWords campaign.
GMail Thinks My Google Alerts Are Spam
I didn’t notice when I stopped receiving my Google Alerts. It’s one of those things you pass over until one day you’re all "why didn’t I get something on this?" I assumed my subscription had run out and I’d have to set them up again – which I found to be very annoying.
Double Dipping in Google’s Organic Results
Subdomain Spam
Since Google has been over-representing site authority in their relevancy algorithms many sites like eBay have begun abusing the hole with the use of infinite subdomains. These techniques not only effect branded search results, but also carry over to many other competitive keywords.
Google Could Get Content License In China
It’s not a sure thing – “preliminary regulatory approval” is all that Google’s gotten so far – but it appears the Mountain View-based corporation is on its way to receiving an Internet content license in China.
(Yawn) Google Still King of Search
The US uses just four search engines mainly, and one of them almost two-thirds of the time. The same one dominates traffic driven to most ecommerce sites. Can you guess which?
Google, Indians Join Forces To Limit Logging
Most businesses have a formal and structured environment; at Google, jeans are the norm, and dogs are allowed at work. But in a move that goes far beyond normal business practices – think pygmy marmosets instead of Great Danes – the search engine company has announced a development involving a tribe of Brazilian Indians.
Expect Google Webmaster Tools Makeover
The official Google Webmaster Central Blog says within 6 weeks, an overall overhauled Webmaster central – both its Content and Organization will be unveiled.
Google Develops Fleet Of Fuel-Efficient Cars
Want to improve your car’s efficiency? Maybe you should hand the keys over to Google; in conjunction with Hymotion/A123Systems, the search engine giant has developed “a small fleet of plug-in hybrids,” and the vehicles have demonstrated a striking ability to slurp less gas.
Google Publicizes Public Policy Blog
After starting out on an internal-only basis, the Google Public Policy blog has been opened for public consumption and commentary.
Google AdSense May Get “Allowed Sites” Option
Taken together, “Google” and “China” occasionally relate to censorship. If Baidu enters the conversation, “losing” might also come up. But in this case, it appears that a positive development occurred: Google China has introduced an “allow certain sites” feature for AdSense.