http://www.seoproject.com Google and Search Engine Optimization News & Discussion en-us (C) 2005-06 www.seoproject.com info@rlinedesign.com As all webmasters know, if your website does not show up on Google, it might as well not exist. This becomes difficult, however, when Google keeps changing the rules. Of course, the search engine gurus have a good reason to do this, because search engine spammers who are out there for nothing more than a quick buck quickly learn how to get past whatever new rules and regulations the search engines put in place. However, for the legitimate webmaster looking to get content out there and make some money at the same time, the constant changes can be extremely frustrating, not to mention time consuming. http://www.seoproject.com/2007/11/seo_news.html http://www.seoproject.com/2007/11/seo_news.html Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:03:34 -0500 At first, it sounds like a step back into the stone age for Google. Allowing customers to buy ads in various newspapers across the country from its web site? http://www.seoproject.com/2006/11/google-newspaper-advertising071106.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/11/google-newspaper-advertising071106.html Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:24:51 -0500 Ever since this past Friday, Google, Inc. has been in the process of updating its Pagerank value. Also known as a PR update, this process of updating Google's toolbar (the little green bar) typically takes anywhere from a few days to a week. It usually occurs every three months or so, but has been quite sporadic over the past year or so. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/10/google-pagerank-pr021006.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/10/google-pagerank-pr021006.html Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:48:21 -0500 Apparently deciding that it was time play by the rules set forth in Washington, Google Inc. has filed paperwork to register a political action committee, Google NetPAC, with the Federal Election Commission. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/09/google-netpac-fec190906.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/09/google-netpac-fec190906.html Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:10:23 -0500 For the first time in a year, Google's search engine share dropped for the month of July. According to comScore.com, Google dropped by one full percentage point, from 44.7% of the total market share to 43.7%. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/08/google-share-slips220806.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/08/google-share-slips220806.html Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:18:14 -0500 As if you didn't have big enough reach already, you've now partnered with News Corp. to provide search results for the social networking giant known as MySpace.com. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/08/google-myspace-partnership080806.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/08/google-myspace-partnership080806.html Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:08:46 -0500 The Social Security numbers and test scores of 619 students at public schools in Catawba County, N.C., were available on Google until last Friday, when the company complied with a local court order to delete all information about that county's board of education from its servers. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/the_hidden_dangers_of_googles.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/the_hidden_dangers_of_googles.html Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:19:08 -0500 According to security vendor, Websense, Google's "Google Pages" was being used to host a malicious code snippet known as a Trojan Horse or "keylogger". The code is used to extract bank info and other sensitive data from the computers of unsuspecting web browsers. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/google-pages-trojan190606.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/google-pages-trojan190606.html Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:24:50 -0500 Something big is brewing on the banks of the Columbia River 80 miles east of Portland. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/google-project-two140606.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/google-project-two140606.html Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:47:21 -0500 Its official. Google is trying to take on Ebay by developing their "Google Base" application. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/froogle-google-base050606.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/06/froogle-google-base050606.html Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:10:35 -0500 In an effort to bolster its blog offering, Google has purchased Measure Map. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/02/google-measure-map150206.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/02/google-measure-map150206.html Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:34:00 -0500 On Saturday, Matt Cutts announced that BMW.de would be removed from Google's index for attempting to manipulate their search results. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/02/bmw-cloaking-google060206.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/02/bmw-cloaking-google060206.html Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:26:00 -0500 Google Inc. has announced that Google News, introduced in September 2002 in an effort to enable readers to get a broader perspective on a particular news issue, recently graduated from its initial beta version. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/01/google-news-beta250106.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/01/google-news-beta250106.html Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:59:00 -0500 Google Inc. has filed an application to patent a single-click mobile phone technology that has been in use for quite some time. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/01/google-singleclick-patent170106.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/01/google-singleclick-patent170106.html Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:19:00 -0500 With management referring to the incompatibility of many hardware products, Google Inc. has announced the free download of software products designed to make any PC run smoother. http://www.seoproject.com/2006/01/google-pack-free100106.html http://www.seoproject.com/2006/01/google-pack-free100106.html Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:24:00 -0500