Google is testing showing ads within the organic (free) search results. Generally, Google would show the ads at the top of each page set, even within the continuous scroll interface. But now Google has confirmed it is experimenting with showing these ads in additional spots within the search results listings. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads […]
For many years, as a small startup, we did not do any sort of formal performance reviews. Instead, we did regular one-to-one meetings between managers and teammates, usually on a weekly basis. We also gave feedback to each other openly and regularly. (We even experimented with doing feedback transparently, but we went away from that […]
A recent Twitter poll by Tim Soulo shows that SEOs are super mixed in their opinion of the importance of domain name age on SEO and Google rankings. The poll showed 40% said domain age is a significant ranking factor in Google, 26% said no, it is not. The rest of the responses, 33%, said […]
For the past several weekends, I’ve been reporting about a Google search ranking algorithm update that hit on a Friday and continued throughout the weekend. Well, last weekend was the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and I did see some signs of a possible Google Search ranking algorithm update – but truth is, it is […]
BRUCE BISPING¬ • bbisping@startribune.com Brooklyn Center, MN., Thursday, May 31, 2007. Officer Kim … [+]Potter is part of the Brooklyn Center Police negotiating group. (Photo by Bruce Bisping / Star Tribune via Getty Images Star Tribune via Getty Images Kim Potter, a former Minnesota police officer, offered her emotional testimony in her defense. 49-year-old Potter […]
In the last few days, the Google Search Tracking Tools showed sometimes enormous change peaks in the Google search results. Some didn’t, many did. The chatter didn’t really coincide with the spikes. So many ask me if there was one Google search update? I’m sure some UI changes may have triggered the tools. Maybe it […]