After Blocking Keywords In Referrers, Now Google Stops Sharing Through Google Webmaster Tools

Last week, Google moved to send all searches through Google SSL Search, setting up the ultimate end of keyword data passed along via referrers non-advertisers. Now, Google’s official alternative channel for this information — Google Webmaster Tools — has also stopped sharing the...



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SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 30, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Facebook Now Let’s You Search Your Posts & Status Updates In Graph Search Facebook announced the launch of searching your posts and status updates...



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Google’s Matt Cutts: NoFollow Attributes On Internal Links Don’t Hurt But Generally Don’t Do It

In a video, Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts published today Matt answered the question, “Should I use rel=”nofollow” on internal links to a login page?” Matt Cutts basically said you shouldn’t but said it won’t hurt you if you did. Matt said,...



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The Local Marketer’s Guide To Apple Maps for iOS7

While the launch of iOS7 has received a ton of press and blogger nitpicking about every last detail, little has been said about how the new version of Apple Maps affects local marketers. I feel like most marketers are still ignoring Apple Maps because it got a lot of Apple Maps Sucks-type press a...



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Japan Tells Webmasters Not To Use Google Maps Over Disputed Territory

Fox News reports Japan has instructed their government authorities and state-run universities to not use Google Maps on their web sites because of a conflict over disputed territories. The territory is Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea and Apple Maps had a similar issue back in November...



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Hummingbird Takes Flight: SEOs Give Insight On Google’s New Algorithm

On the eve of its 15th birthday last week, Google revealed a new search algorithm named Hummingbird. Designed to be more precise and provide faster query results, the algorithm is based on semantic search, focusing on user intent versus individual search terms. As Search Engine Land’s Danny...



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You Probably Think This Search Is About You: Survey Says 56% Of Internet Users “Google” Themselves

To mark Google’s 15th birthday, the PEW Research Center released a survey conducted between April and May of this year to evaluate the number of people who Google themselves. According to the report, 56 percent of Internet users have used Google or another search engine to search on their own...



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