Last Wednesday I gave a presentation on Entity Search at SMX East. Here are the slides from that presentation, along with a video screen cast that I recorded to explain the deck. What do you think about my take on the coming Entity Search revolution? Leave your thoughts in the comments. The Entity Search Revolution...
I’ve had Glass for about two weeks now and had the opportunity to capture some happenings around the city. For the most part, everything will be published to my Google+ profile, so be sure to follow me there and on Twitter. #ifihadglass. In February of this year Google announced the #ifihadglass competition as a means...
The Google AdWords Keyword Tool is something that webmasters and SEOs have long relied on to discover the best keywords to use on their websites. If you’ve logged into the Google AdWords Keyword Tool recently you may have noticed an alert from Google that the tool will soon be no more. In its place, Google...
GoogleSearch Engine OptimizationGoogle Exact Match Domain (EMD) Update: Brands vs. Affiliate Marketers
Google recently announced an exact match domain (EMD) algorithm update intended to ensure low-quality EMDs do not rank well in Google search results. Matt Cutts tweeted that the update would “impact 0.6% of English-US queries to a noticeable degree.” So far, the update has had a heavy-handed impact on websites that have built their SEO...
Here’s a bit of Google geekiness to start your day. RankPanel.com just published this post on Google search parameters in 2012. In it, the writer discusses how complex Google search URLs are as opposed to some other websites due to Google’s intricate filters and the way it passes user data from one page to the...
In its latest move to get small businesses on board with Google+, Google has updated many of its online network’s features and begun replacing Google Places in search results. According to Google’s Marissa Mayer, the company has already replaced 80 million Google Places pages with Google+ Local pages, and many more replacements are expected within...
We all know that the Penguin and Panda updates are designed to push Webmasters away from relying on SEO tricks and towards creating more relevant content. So if Google is de-indexing free directories that SEOs and webmasters have often used to artificially build links, it would not come as much surprise. Google has made it clear...
Google is on the hunt for bad SEO tactics. This week Google announced the new webspam algorithm to detect keyword stuffing, link spam and spun content. Many in the SEO industry are rallying to offer up advice for webmasters who have witnessed their websites disappear from search results due to Google’s algorithm updates, including Search Engine Watch writer Adam...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is worried about a future in which Apple and Facebook rule the Internet. If it was all about a desire for world domination, I’d say that’s a bit like the pot calling the kettle black? But his critique goes further. His problem is that “the two companies threaten freedom and innovation...
Just as you were getting used to using Google+ (maybe) the company releases a redesign. Features of the redesign are just beginning to roll out and include a greater emphasis on photography, hangouts and Google trends among other things. “We think you’ll find it easier to use and nicer to look at, but most importantly,...
Guy Kawasaki – Silicon Valley entrepreneur, former Apple evangelist and investor – just published an e-book about Google+ called What the Plus: Google+ for the Rest of Us. In it he talks about why Google+ is better than Facebook, technically speaking, but lacks warmth that could “inspire true devotion,” and introduces the concept of “WYKC-WYG” or “who you...
