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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....
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If you search on for [Michelle Obama] in Google Image Search you will see a racist and offensive image of the first lady. We first reported this image back in ten days ago and then gave Google a hard time...
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A Google AdWords API Help thread estimated position or average CPC being returned by the AdWords API differs from that of the Google Keyword Tool. Eric Koleda from the Google AdWords API Team replied basically pointing fault at the tool....
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Earlier this month we reported on nudity & seductive Google Maps listings for London Escort services, amongst others. When we investigated the issue, it turned out to be a worldwide issue with nude and seductive images being displayed both in...
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A month and a half ago, Google for some reason had a bug that ranked the Google New Zealand property for a search on Google Ireland. Google fixed the issue a day or so later but now it appears to...
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A DigitalPoint Forums thread links to a blog post from imanjalali.com which shows a new user interface for Google. The new user interface looks like Google is placing related search queries in tabs across the top of the search results....
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Google AdSense adds are currently being blocked by Kaspersky anti virus and Internet security software. This started sometime yesterday with their latest releases of their security program. One AdSense publisher emailed Kaspersky to let them know and he received a...
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A DigitalPoint Forums thread reports seeing a new type of Google AdWords result. This AdWords result seems to be combined with a Google Maps result, where it shows a blue pin, and address information on the right hand side of...
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A month ago, we reported on early reports that Microsoft Bing Finally Figuring Out 301 Redirects? Yes, we ended in a question-mark because we were not too confident back then. Since the November '09 Bing Search update, more people are...
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....
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In this week's search video recap, I try a new format, breaking the news up in segments - do let me know if you like it. I am sorry the video is so long, just lots of information to cover....
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Yesterday, Danny covered a new user interface Google is testing on about 2% of their users right now. The interface is known internally as the Jazz UI and is much more colorful, has streamlined search options and kind of looks...
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There is some early discussion over at WebmasterWorld that Microsoft Bing has updated their search index. Many webmasters are discussing changes in rankings in this and other forums (which are hard to link to). Here is what WebmasterWorld moderator, martinibuster...
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The other day, I noticed a thread at Google Webmaster Help where a person was complaining that they were being hit hard by GoogleBot. In short, Google's spider was crawling his site in a very aggressive manner. He said: After...
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First spotted by Kim at AdWords Help Experts Blog, a Google AdWords Help thread has reports that Google is now enforcing the 35 character display URL limit set on AdWords ads. One advertiser asked for an exception, which Google did...
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Yahoo announced they have added a developing news box that includes news articles, pictures, videos and also tweets. Starting today, you can see relevant photos, videos, and tweets about a breaking news story on the Yahoo! News Shortcut. Many of...
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Gone mostly unnoticed, Google has updated their Gmail and Google Calendar interface on iPhone and Android mobile devices. Google did announce a new mobile news look for these devices, but no word on the Gmail interface. I spotted this update...
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....
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I have been seeing reports of Google banning and disabling AdSense accounts due to using a Firefox plugin named Tamper Data. Tamper Data allows people to view and modify HTTP/HTTPS headers and post parameters, which can be helpful, but also...
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A Google Maps Help thread reports that at least one satellite image in South Africa has a weird posterization effect to it. You can see it yourself at 33°55'7.79"S, 25°35'2.40"E, or Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Here is a picture: This...
