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July Search Quality Updates

by Jonah Stein on August 13, 2012

  Google has taken to releasing algorithm changes and this month they announced a total of 87 changes they made, affecting everything from answers to images to spelling.  Here are the ones that are specifically identified as Search Quality related. uefa-euro1   . Answers Addition of a live result showing schedule and scores of the EURO [...]

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FAIL – Victim of Negative SEO Still Suffering

by Jonah Stein on August 10, 2012

I just received a form letter response for a reconsideration request.  A generic response to a letter submitted after hundreds of hours of effort certainly doesn’t come as news to anyone who has been or works with clients  penalized by Google, but if I may mix a few metaphors, this is rubbing salt in an [...]

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Fixing Panda Problems – SEOBook Interview

by Jonah Stein on March 21, 2012

Its been a long time since I updated my blog but I was recently interviewed by Aaron Wall of SEO Book about diagnosing and solving panda problems. The interview is long and hopefully helpful. The feedback has been gratifying, especially since it seems no one is talking about fixing Panda problems anymore. Here are a [...]

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When A##hat Hackers Attack

by Jonah Stein on May 18, 2011

Today brings yet another story of a “hi profile” hack, this time targetting Ronaldoinho, http://www.ronaldinhogaucho.com/, one of the best soccer players in the world and a man loved and hated by million. No one should be surprised by the lack of security for a celebrity website or that the webmaster managed to “restore” the site [...]

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Google’s Truth or Unintended Consequences

by Jonah Stein on March 22, 2011

SEO Book has a great provided a great summary of how web publication and monetization strategies have been shaped by the intended and unintended consequences of Google’s algorithm changes. While the timeline is a little confusing, the milestones are an excellent summary of how the web has evolved since 1999. It is not clear if [...]

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