With the discussion about JC Penney firing up around blogs and websites in the United States it is interesting to know what Google’s policies are when it comes to penalizing. Not just when a penalty is given, but also when it will be lifted. Google figured that it should be answering questions about this in their Google Webmaster Help videos. So Matt this week told us how penalties are lifted.
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Dave Naylor about how search (not) sucks, Google and Bing
This weekend TechCrunch posted an article about how Search still sucks based on a story which came out through the New York Times last week in which a company was ‘caught’ buying links in Google. Arrington responded to this and Google’s attack on Bing last week by saying that search still sucks. It looked like linkbait from Arrington to me to be honest.
But there is a lot you can say about this, and a lot which will be said. We decided we would go to one of the experts on the matter to see how he feels about it. In the State of Search expert opinion we asked Dave Naylor about his views on the matter. He addressed Arrington’s article, but also the ‘battle’ between Bing and Google.
Google is taking political steps towards EU regulators
We’ve said it before, we will be missing Eric Schmidt when he finally steps down as CEO of Google in a few months. But he is still here. And he doesn’t seem to feel any need at all to stop adding quotes to his already impressive list.
This weekend he apparently told the UK Newspaper The Sunday Telegraph that Google might be willing to make changes to their algorithm methodology. This time it is not a ‘scary’ quote, but to say the least an interesting statement. It is another sign of Google getting more and more political with their moves.
The original article doesn’t literally quote Schmidt saying they would be willing to, but the indication is there. Google told Searchengineland that even though Schmidt didn’t literally say it like that it is not unthinkable, after all, Google already changes their algorithm often. And in some cases because of complaints. It is therefore possible that Google might make changes based on concerns from the EU. Still, if Google does make those changes, it would be very interesting since it would be changes made because of regulations-complaints, not complaints from a business. Whether or not Google really will make any changes remains to be seen. For now the fact that they are hinting at it may be enough. (more…)
Eric Schmidt speaking at DLD
Last week Eric Schmidt made a presence at the DLD conference in Munich. The Germans were very excited to have the almost ex-CEO of Google on stage. It is there that he announced that Google is expanding in Europe. And not just in London, they are also growing in Germany.
In his talk he adresses the next decade. And you have to admit: he is a good speaker. He had a nice quote again, children are either asleep or online..
About Google’s ‘proofle’
We’ve read very much about Google and Bing in the last week and we’ll probably continue to discuss the matter this week. But sometimes it is nice to see things in perspective. Thank you Colbert Report.
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The Bing and the Beautiful
This is a guestpost by Jeroen Smeekens from E-Difference (original post in Dutch). Opinions expressed in the article are those of the guest author and not necessarily State of Search.
The last couple of days we have seen a new soap opera unfolding, brought to us by….Google. What happened? Google accused Bing of stealing their search results. A serious allegation, and it created a lot of buzz in the search landscape over the last 48 hours (and still counting). And even I have to admit I jumped on the bandwagon and was quick to report the news about big bad Microsoft stealing poor Google’s search results.
Let’s be honest: Microsoft stealing from Google, that’s big news! Right? Right… Although the storm hasn’t completely settled and in the coming hours and days we will continue to see articles being posted, this might just be the right time to revisit Google’s initial accusation and the reactions thus far. (more…)
Bing keeps denying copying Google and accuses Google of clickfraud
If you look at the search market there are actually only a few ‘real’ players on the market. We have Google off course, we have Bing. Yahoo turned into Bing and in Eastern Europe we have Yandex and even further East Baidu has a lot of users. That’s about it. Yes, there are many ‘smaller’ search engines out there, with many verticals. And some are made bigger than they are. Blekko for example gets a lot of attention, but a lot less searches.
Now if the two major ones, in this case Google and Bing, get into a fight, that’s a big thing. Especially if one calls the other a ‘thief’. In this case Google accused Bing of copying their search results. A pretty big accusation. That set the world of search on fire. And it gave us something to talk about on the radio.
The war between the two continued Yesterday afternoon (late in the evening in Europe) when Microsoft’s Senior VP of Online Services Yusuf Mehdi responded to the accusation with a big denial, while at the same time accusing Google of clickfraud. It is starting to look more and more like two children fighting. (more…)
Looking for a job in London? Try Google, you’ll get some nice space
It could be a job you never want to have, it could also be your dream job: working for Google. If you are based in London working for Google might not be such a bad idea. The search giant is still expanding their services and is looking for some staff. And when you do get the job, you are lucky enough to be working in an environment which many will be jealous of.
Google just opened its new offices in London. The setting is designed by Scott Brownrigg Interior Design. As we are used to by Google it is a stunning place again. Take a look. (more…)
Google rolls out Hotpot in the SERPS
Google’s has taken another step in their attempt to get social with their local results. Where they launched Google Hotpot several months ago, that same functionality from now on will be seen within the SERPS.
“The next time you perform a search, Google will serve up personalized results, listing places based on your tastes, as well as recommendations from your friends.”, Google states on their blog. The change will only be seen by those logged in to Google. (more…)
Google and Content Farms – what could the new classifier uncover?
I first wrote about what I thought Google’s next step would be in March 2010. It was a post triggered during SES London 2010 while I was watching the pro automated spam agencies present. I felt that this would be the next step in Google’s on-going fight against web spam and it looks like this is now the case.
Matt Cutts confirmed that content farms are next on Google’s radar although he defines them as sites with “shallow or low quality content” which is a fairly broad brush and open to misinterpretation.
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Schmidt: Literally
We love Eric Schmidt. We are going to miss him when he steps down as CEO. His famous quotes will be missed by us who report about them. But he is not gone yet! And we are grateful to the people of Whirled. They noticed that in all the talks Schmidt has held over the past ten years there is one word which keeps coming back: Literally. That lead to this great video.
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