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Are City/State Landing Pages Also Doorway Pages? Google Thinks So

A Google Groups thread has discussion on the topic of dynamically creating pages to target localized searches. For example, this particular webmaster wants to be able to target 28 different zip codes for his client's A/C business. He summarizes what...

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

Poll: Do You Report Your Competitors as Spam in Google?

Ann Smarty goes through the conflicts of reporting competitors as spamming Google search results. Yes, this is a topic we covered many times here, including: Reporting Spam: Is It EthicalHow Can I Report Spam to Google?Google Spam Reporting WorkingDoes Google...

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

Evaluating Google Search Quality

A leaked copy of Google's quality rater guidelines (PDF), used internally to evaluate the quality of search results, reveals some interesting things about Google's approach to search.

Source: Google Operating System

Is it Spam if You Add Your Link to Blog Comments?

Ann Smarty poses an interesting question on Search Engine Journal. As blogs are communities, it's useful to comment and leave your thoughts. But what if you add your link to the comment? Is it spam? There are numerous tools that...

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

Find Hidden Links On Your Site? Where Did It Come From?

A Google Groups thread has several smart webmasters aiding a webmaster who found links on his site via the Google cache. In short, the links are not visible when viewing the page in the browser, but they are visible when...

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

Google Groups Spammed, Spammer Accounts Disabled

Our beloved Google Groups was hit with some forum spam the other day. A Google Groups thread in the Webmaster Help section reported it back on January 30th. Duncan at TechCrunch reported it a day earlier with his Go To...

Source: Search Engine Roundtable
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