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Google Cache Back on Track

The Google cache was way behind on dates for a number of sites according to this Webmaster World.com post.Google cache not up to date?
It seems to be back on track now with major sites now reporting current dates. One poster even jokes that perhaps Google ran out of room.

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Google Releases Lively - Ho Hum

Lively lets you create a virtual 3-D world where others can chat with you and even help you create your 3-D world. This is so ‘98. In computer terms, that’s ancient. You can add a virtual room to your site hoping others stop by to chat. Personally I’ve got better things to do, but perhaps […]

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Google Webmaster Tools API

Some cool apps for Google are coming. Google has finally released an API for Google Webmaster Tools. This has been long awaited and we look forward to how people use this to everyone’s advantage. The tools are limited at the moment, but we look forward to Google expanding the API.
Developer’s Guide - Google Webmaster Tools […]

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Site Disappears From Google - Film at Eleven

Yes, if your robots.txt file is unreachable, you may not be in Google. I have seen it happen and here’s a discussion on Google Groups about that very topic. Make certain you have a robots.txt file and that it’s reachable by the outside world.
Site Disappeared from Google & Reconsideration.Request - Crawling, indexing, and ranking | […]

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Google Obviously Failed Math

Occasionally Google emails me a message stating that certain customer accounts need attention. I appreciate being kept informed of changes that I should make to customers for whom I manage PPC campaigns for, but I’ve always been suspicious of the ones that want me to increase the daily budget. Here’s one that really got my […]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Improved Documentation From Google - Webmaster Must Read

Finally some documentation from Google including an improved definition of doorway pages, a guide to robots.txt files, and an explanation of the infamous nofollow tag. Good reading. It’s about time someone pulled out their thumb.
Improved SEO documentation galore!

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Tour Disney in 3D on Google Maps

Ok, it’s not technically search related, but it’s a nice deviation from work. Go to Disney without leaving your desk.
Official Google Blog: Explore Walt Disney World® Resort in 3D

Friday, June 6th, 2008

At Least the Lab Rats Benefited From the Results

Google did testing on you. They shared the results here telling us what we should already know. We are too impatient. We want it now. Give us faster page loads even if it means less information. Make things easier to find even though it means the information is now split among many pages rather than […]

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Google Health Launches

Google Heath offers to help diagnose, look for drug interactions and store your consolidated health records. Does anyone else think this is a bad idea? Why should Google be able to amass all this data and sell the “non-confidential” statistics it gathers? And why would I trust my medical records to a beta software program […]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Make Any Site Social

The Internet is buzzing about Google’s new site social endeavor called Friend Connect. Check out more on their blog…..
Google Press Center: News Announcement

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008