Google+ is taking a page out of Twitter’s usability book and has made the change that allows users to pin one of their Google+ pages to the top of their Google+ page. When viewing someone’s Google+ page, especially when they are a prolific poster, it can be hard to tell what the most important thing […]
Google+ Adds New Mentions Tab to Easier Track Mentions of You
With Google+ it can be especially hard to keep track of mentions people have made of you on Google+, especially since as soon as you click the “Bell” icon, it resets everything and removes anything you have clicked on, making it harder to find previous mentions. Well no more! Google has finally added a brand […]
Less Visibility For Emergency Queries in Google Answer Boxes
As a search marketer and (somewhat) decent human being, there’s something that’s been bothering me over the last few weeks, and even more so as reports are coming out that Google answer box results are now up more than ever. It’s the fact that Google claims they’re providing users with direct answers in SERPs to […]
Google Removes German News Snippets & Thumbnails from Google News
In a move to minimize their legal risk, Google has removed snippets and thumbnails from German news sites in their Google News results. Google made the announcement on their German Google Product Blog. At issue is German News requirements that Google and other search engines pay a fee associated with showing snippets from news sources, […]
Google Hangouts Adds Free Calling to US & Canada
If you are hosting a Google Hangout on Air, Google has launched a new feature which would allow you to call anyone in the US and Canada for free. Google seems to be promoting it as a service simply to chat via webcam with others, rather than specifically as a group hangout, which could definitely […]
Google No Longer Using Authorship in Search Results
We have seen the signs of the death of authorship for sometime. We saw a dramatic reduction in the amount of results showing authorship in Google. Then came the removal of authorship author photos in the search results. And now Google has announced that authorship in the search results is no longer being utilized. John […]
New YouTube Feature Allows Uploading of Google+ Videos
If you have videos on Google+, Google is launching a new tool on YouTube that allows people to import their Google+ videos to YouTube. The new tool is on the video upload page of YouTube and is located to the right of the upload video tool with a large Google+ icon. Clicking the “Import” button […]
Google Takes Action Against European & German Link Networks
Google has once again stepped up their attack on international link spam by announcing they have taken action against two link networks, one European and one German. One of the networks was centralized in Germany, however the one that Google is describing as a European network is referred to such because of the geographical coverage […]
The Anatomy of Google Plus Hover-over Card (and Why Care)
Whatever anyone has to say about the future of Google Plus, I really like the platform in its current state. It is more indepth than Twitter and less personal than Facebook and it gives lots of opportunities to establish yourself in the niche (at least certain niches like travel, technology and definitely search and social […]
Google Officially Makes Low-Quality Guest Blog Posts a Quality Violation
Matt Cutts warned early this year that guest blogging for SEO was dead. Then Matt Cutts announced Google took action on a large guest blog network, and it was Ann Smarty’s MyBlogGuest that was penalized. And now guest blogging has made its way into Google’s Webmaster Guidelines as a violation. Brian Ussery was the first to […]