When it became apparent that the eventual Penguin 3.0 update was going to be a long time coming – more than a year went by before it finally updated – many people were thinking that they should have just started a brand new site rather than cleaning up and waiting for an eventual update. And […]
Archives for November 10, 2014
Can you Penalize a Website by 301 Redirecting Another Banned Site To It for Negative SEO?
It is something that has become a bit more common over the last year… someone burns a website and gets it penalized in Google. And instead of cleaning it up, they try and wield it for negative SEO by 301 redirecting it to a competitor they feel is doing better than them in the search […]
Google Testing Sponsored Flight Box Search For Generic Flight Queries
We have seen a Google displaying flight results when a search query is made for flights between two locations. However, Google is now testing a sponsored flight search box that appears for generic airfare queries without locations being added in the search. The ad unit is geotargeted to the searcher’s location when the search is […]
Google Maps Views Seeking Focus Study Participants
Google is looking for participants for a three day online focus group for those who are users of Google Maps Views. This study is an opportunity to provide feedback on Google Maps Views. This study will help the Google Maps Views team better understand why and how you use the product to help inform ongoing […]