Usually when Google removes links from their search index, it is due to a DMCA filing alleging copyright infringement or as a result of a “Right to be Forgotten” request from the EU. But Google is now sending out link removal notices in response to legal complaints for “alleged defamation.” SUBJECT: Notice of defamation removal […]
Archives for November 24, 2014
Google Takes Down Polish Link Network Prolink, Both Publishers & Advertisers Hit Prolink Confirms
Google has taken down yet another Polish link network… this time Prolink.pl was taken down over the weekend. This penalty affects both publishers and advertisers through their link network. Affected webmasters began receiving unnatural link notices through their Google Webmaster Tools account on the weekend. Sebastian Miśniakiewicz from SEO Profi wrote a blog post detailing […]
Implications of Firefox Switching Default Search From Google to Yahoo
When Mozilla Firefox and Yahoo announced that Yahoo would now be the default search engine used by the Firefox browser, it raised some eyebrows. After all, Google is the predominant search engine used throughout most of the world. However, many others have been expecting either Yahoo, Bing, or even Duck Duck Go to swoop […]