According to the Google Press Center, Google has announced the launch of the ‘Website Workout Contest’ at the SMX Advanced Conference in Seattle, Washington. This contest has been devised to help Webmasters who are looking to make their websites more efficient and thereby give a boost to their businesses. This contest is confined to the United States only.
Google on Nofollow
A comprehensive guide to Google’s “nofollow” attribute, its significance, impact on SEO, and implementation.
Google Provides Valuable Information On Webserving Techniques
At the Google Webmaster Central Blog, Google has released some valuable information about webserving techniques, especially related to Googlebot.
‘Doorway Page’ Newly Defined By Google
According to Search Engine Watch, Google has changed the way it defines ‘Doorway Pages’.
Google Likes Your Content First-Click Free
Punishing a visitor from Google with a subscription login page, where the visitor expected to find content based on the search result, could draw a penalty from the search ad company.
Google I/O Summed Up
Google I/O was, by all accounts, an important event. Lots of interesting things were announced and launched, and a bit of a retrospective seems appropriate.
Google Tries Some Sabotage
I’d like to think that I live my life by a mantra similar to Google’s “don’t be evil.” Mine is the Golden Rule; “Treat others the way you’d wish to be treated.”
Google Maps Redesign in the Works?
Philipp Lenssen over at Google Blogoscoped has happened across what appears to be a possible redesign in the works for Google Maps. The thing is, not everyone can see it. Luckily, he includes screenshots. Philipp had this to say about it:
Google Files Objection On PayPal Only Policy In Australia
eBay users have been curious to find out who submitted an anonymous filing to the Australian regulatory agency that is reviewing eBay’s plan to move to a PayPal only option.The submission says eBay should not be allowed to exclude competing payment methods. An AuctionBytes reader found a 38-page PDF filing that appears to have come from Google.
Google Analytics Eats The Internet
The popularity of Google’s free analytics service brought in a crushing wave of interest when it debuted. That wave flowed into dozens of the top 500 sites in the world.