Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Topeka Is Now Google?

In: Internet| Miscellaneous

2 Mar 2010

Topeka, Kansas has officially (and temporarily) changed its name to Google, Kansas.  In an effort to sway Google, Inc. to provide Topeka…I mean Google…with its new gigabit fiber Internet, Mayor Bill Bunten signed a proclamation yesterday!

The name change is in place for the entire month of March.  According to Bunten, the hope is that the [...]

Google’s Educational SEO Quiz

In: Search Engine Optimization

21 Jan 2010

I thought this was really cool.  Google has taken all the most frequently asked questions from their Google Webmaster Forums, and created a quiz.  The quiz is available to be taken until January 27 at 8:00 pm EST.  After that time, they will post the correct answers.
Personally, I wish you could get the answers right [...]

Bing’s URL Shortener = Fail

In: Humor| Internet

19 Jan 2010

Lately, it seems like you’re not cool unless your website has its own URL shortener.  Google, Facebook, YouTube, etc. all have their own shorteners, and now it appears Bing is set to release their own.
Currently being used internally by employees of the Microsoft search engine, some of them have started tweeting links with shortened links [...]

Google Is Word Of The Decade

In: Uncategorized

11 Jan 2010

According to the American Dialect Society (who?), “Google” has been dubbed the Word of the Decade!  I can’t say I disagree with them; no other words I can think of have become so widely known.  Even my Grandmother knows what Google is…she may not know how to use it, but she’s heard of it.  Other [...]

Google Doesn’t Want Your Keywords

In: Search Engine Optimization

24 Nov 2009

If you’re spending any time on keyword metatags in your SEO efforts, you’re wasting your time!  Google’s Matt Cutts recently confirmed that they are not a factor in the company’s algorithm for search rankings.
Metatags have always been great for “hinting” at a page’s content.  They are keywords that aren’t visible to people browsing your site.  [...]

How Google Wave Could Change The Internet

In: Internet

1 Oct 2009

It’s not even fully released and it’s generating more hype than almost any other web product in recent memory. The reason stems from its game-changing features and their potential applications on business, education, customer service, email, social networking, and more.
So with Wave on the way, we wanted to explore some of the potential of Google’s [...]

Is Your Site Search Engine Ready?

In: Search Engine Optimization

9 Sep 2009

Before you can decide where to focus your SEO efforts, it’s important to assess how well your site is currently doing.  By performing the following two tasks, you can quickly identify any problems with your site.
Is your site indexed?
This step doesn’t require much of an explanation.  You can’t rank anywhere (1st page or last page) [...]

The Secret Behind Google Caffeine

In: Humor

2 Sep 2009

First published on HubSpot by Dharmesh Shah on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 @ 02:31 AM

SEO For Starters

In: Search Engine Optimization

27 Aug 2009

As I have mentioned before, Search Engine Optimization is one of the most important things you can do for your site.  It involves steps you can take in the design and structure of your site, to help ensure that your site shows up as high as possible on search engine results.  In order to keep [...]


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