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Google Trends Gets Design Overhaul

Regular visitors to the Google Trends Hot Searches page were surprised this week to find Google had completely overhauled the popular feature. Alongside the revamped look and feel were a number of features designed to bring Hot Searches in line with the Google + look and feel. There's no word on exactly why Google implemented…

SEO Expert Calls for Federal Inquiry of Google Disclosure Practices

[caption id="attachment_22568" align="alignright" width="225" caption="SEO expert Danny Sullivan"][/caption] Are Google and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ignoring their own paid placement and paid inclusion disclosure guidelines? That's the accusation SEO expert Danny Sullivan is making in a bombastic letter to the FTC calling for a major review of Google's disclosure practices. Sullivan posted a copy…

Top 5 Potential On-Page Over-Optimization Issues

So there has been a little bit of panic recently regarding potential over-optimization concerns, and to be honest-- a lot of it has been much ado about nothing. There have been some cases where I have seen removing these over-optimization issues to be hugely beneficial but, that’s not all too common. For the most part,…

Google Panda, Penguin Updates May 2012

Since Google rolled out the Penguin update in late April, the eyes of the SEO world have drifted away from the last big update, Panda. But that doesn't mean Google has forgotten about its favorite bear. Every month brings more updates to the dreaded algorithm update that webmasters should know about. Here are a few…

Google Knowledge Graph Increases Number of Google Searches

[caption id="attachment_22095" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Knowledge Graph sidebars, like this one, drive major traffic."][/caption] According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, the number of English language Google searches conducted worldwide has increased by a noticeable measure since the introduction of the Knowledge Graph last week. That's good news for the search engine giant, as well…

Spain iGaming Regulations Delayed Again

[caption id="attachment_22029" align="alignright" width="284" caption="Spain finally seems ready for iGaming."][/caption] The long awaited opening of the Spanish iGaming market has been delayed yet again. Only this time it isn't the Spanish government stalling the process, it's the gaming companies looking for some extra time. As of this writing, an agreement between regulators and the companies…

Google Rolls Out Penguin 1.1

While most American workers were getting ready for the Memorial Day holiday, Matt Cutts' web spam team at Google were rolling out Penguin 1.1. The latest incarnation of the feared algorithm update is really considered more of a refresh than an actual update, but that won't be much comfort to anyone impacted by the Penguin's…