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This is a very elaborate scam:

Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 under General

This is a very elaborate scam: Embedded Link Exposed: How online fraudsters dive deep into IATA processes to secure payments The classic Nigerian bank account email scam is as old as the internet itself and pretty much remains about as sophisticated as your average Saturday night reality TV show. Google+: View post on Google+ This [...]

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Still on the hunt for an ace WordPress developer who knows the WordPress API well…

Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 under General

Still on the hunt for an ace WordPress developer who knows the WordPress API well and understands how to integrate plugins. If you know someone who fits the above please let me know! Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Odd – my posts are showing up on my profile page, but not my home stream

Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 under General

Weird. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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It's kinda sad so few people understand that Google uses time as a major factor…

Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 under General

It's kinda sad so few people understand that Google uses time as a major factor in spam detection. New sites can rank well very quickly using spam techniques that Penguin targets, but Google cant use short term signals as this opens the door to NSEO. This is being further compounded by Google not refreshing Penguin [...]

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Interesting Penguin info – blog comment spam to be hit hard by Penguin 2.0?

Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 under General

Interesting Penguin info – blog comment spam to be hit hard by Penguin 2.0? Embedded Link Twitter / seosteve: @google @mattcutts … Instantly connect to what’s most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news. Google+: Reshared 1 times Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the [...]

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I'm searching for a new pool cue

Posted on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 under General

I've never seen so much subdomain spam in Google: https://www.google.ie/search?q=mcdermott+pool+cue&hl=en&source=lnt&tbs=ctr:countryIE&cr=countryIE&sa=X&ei=EqWOUZ71CpOB7Qbo2YDYDA&ved=0CBYQpwUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=799 – #1 and #2 both spam https://www.google.co.th/#q=mcdermott+pool+cue&hl=en&source=lnt&tbs=ctr:countryTH&cr=countryTH&sa=X&ei=o6WOUb_COMmw7AaD0YGoDQ&ved=0CBQQpwUoAQ&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46340616,d.ZGU&fp=df01afe18861cc9e&biw=1440&bih=799 – all 10 results are spam from same spammer, using 2 domains http://www.google.co.uk/#q=mcdermott+pool+cue&hl=en&source=lnt&tbs=ctr:countryUK%7CcountryGB&cr=countryUK%7CcountryGB&sa=X&ei=5qWOUZOLA4iu7AbFxYC4Ag&ved=0CBUQpwUoAQ&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46340616,d.ZG4&fp=3bd076e9ccc6ec86&biw=1440&bih=799 = #4 and #5 are spam I've never seen so much spam in Google.  All using subs.  Worst results I've seen in yonks. Google+: View [...]

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I'm looking for a new WordPress developer/s to help me build out upcoming sites….

Posted on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 under General

I'm looking for a new WordPress developer/s to help me build out upcoming sites. Projects generally include: * single and multisite set ups* custom plugin development for things like bookings, events etc.* multilingual setups using WPML* payments integration* api integrations* frontend js development Happy to work with experienced freelancers or agencies who can work to [...]

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Interesting if you're involved in a domain rebranding:

Posted on Friday, May 10th, 2013 under General

Interesting if you're involved in a domain rebranding: Embedded Link Domain name change leads to 20% drop at HomeAdvisor Switch from ServiceMagic.com to HomeAdvisor.com leads to organic search traffic drop. IAC underestimated the challenge from switching its ServiceMagic business to a new domain name, the company dis… Google+: Reshared 5 times Google+: View post on [...]

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So apparently if you have a manual action revoked but site still affected by algorithmic…

Posted on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 under General

So apparently if you have a manual action revoked but site still affected by algorithmic penalty you get this message: "We've now reviewed your site. When we review a site, we check to see if it's in violation of our Webmaster Guidelines. If we don't find any problems, we'll reconsider our indexing of your site. [...]

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I think Amazon are really pushing their luck with the cookie-cutter placeholder pages…

Posted on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 under General

I think Amazon are really pushing their luck with the cookie-cutter placeholder pages for unreleased products. I searched for [archos tv connect] and see this page at #4. You can see that it's not even in the correct product category under Amazon's site: www.amazon.com › … › Car Electronics › Car Audio › Satellite Radio‎ [...]

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Worst interview responses ever:

Posted on Monday, April 29th, 2013 under General

Q. Why not tell people exactly what’s wrong with their site, to the degree you can do this and especially when it involves some specific URLs, when notices go out? We’ve significantly improved our webmaster messages over time and we’ll continue to look at ways to make the messages more concrete and actionable. Q.) If [...]

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Cross posting this from a reply I left in Google Webmaster Support Group:

Posted on Friday, April 26th, 2013 under General

"[...] here's the nub that many people are missing: Penguin overnight created NSEO.  I'm working with a few clients trying to fix Penguin (which Google are not refreshing).  In nearly all cases the damage was done by third party agencies. What's stopping me hiring these same agencies to "promote" my competitor?  It will take time [...]

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Chrome 28 (dev channel) seems to have lost the old launcher – you now only have 4…

Posted on Friday, April 26th, 2013 under General

Chrome 28 (dev channel) seems to have lost the old launcher – you now only have 4 top options, and there's no Recently Closed option Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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So no sign of the 1 year anniversary update for Penguin?

Posted on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 under General

So no sign of the 1 year anniversary update for Penguin? Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Similar to "PanguinTool" (how did they misspell that?  I couldn't…

Posted on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 under General

Similar to "PanguinTool" (how did they misspell that?  I couldn't resist and had to register the correct spelling), here's another tool that uses a simple GDOC to show the same results. More detail here, and quite a nice little tool for identifying potential algo hits: Embedded Link The Delegator® AlgoSleuth Tool With the Delegator® AlgoSleuth [...]

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This is something I wanted to do many years ago (I registered and still hold formalytics.com),…

Posted on Friday, April 19th, 2013 under General

This is something I wanted to do many years ago (I registered and still hold formalytics.com), and I'm fairly sure whoever does this really well will become huge. After all, forms are the single biggest interaction method online: Embedded Link Form Analytics, Web Form Optimization | Formisimo Formisimo is an advanced form analytics tool that [...]

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Truly horrible payment error handling by +Etihad Airways .

Posted on Friday, April 19th, 2013 under General

Truly horrible payment error handling by +Etihad Airways . So after filling your password on 3DS they give you this.  Did they take the payment?  Did they save the booking?  A really bad Ux fail there. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Has anyone tried Pulse as a Google Reader alternative?

Posted on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 under General

Has anyone tried Pulse as a Google Reader alternative? Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Well worth the read:

Posted on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 under General

Well worth the read: Reshared post from +AJ Kohn Why You Need To Understand Google's Obsession With Time To Long Click The internal metric Google uses to determine search success is time to long click. Understanding this metric is important for search marketers in assessing changes to the search landscape and developing better optimization strategies. [...]

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How do developers complain about office noise?

Posted on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 under General

Create a support ticket and add the office as followers: Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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This is a nice deck on data visualisation

Posted on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 under General

This is a nice deck on data visualisation Embedded Link Data visualization: Be understood My eMetrics Summit SF presentation. Includes data visualization tips, correlation analysis and a goat. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Posted on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 under General

Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Of course this is being reported out of context, but we all know that sound bites…

Posted on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 under General

Of course this is being reported out of context, but we all know that sound bites can sway perception.  IMO Google has a very serious communications problem currently with the whole Disavow Tool: “How does Google deal with disavow requests and what’s the difference between that action and manual link penalties?” At the moment, nothing [...]

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I wonder how high this will go – but.com

Posted on Monday, April 15th, 2013 under General

I wonder how high this will go – but.com Embedded Link NameJet For domaining or for your business needs, get the best aftermarket domain names for sale today! NameJet provides premium and expiring domain names through domain auctions and backorder services. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne [...]

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Some very interesting discussion around 2 major Penguin issues in yesterday's…

Posted on Friday, April 12th, 2013 under General

Some very interesting discussion around 2 major Penguin issues in yesterday's SEO Questions hangout: Dumb SEO Questions 27. – Can I buy a domain that used to have spam on it and still rank? Dumb SEO Questions 27. – Disavow tool a placebo or not? Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made [...]

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You don't ever want to think about this, but it's a sure thing to happen…

Posted on Friday, April 12th, 2013 under General

You don't ever want to think about this, but it's a sure thing to happen someday. Nice that you can now have more control over what happens to your account in the event you're no longer able to use it. Reshared post from +Christopher Semturs This is from my point of view one of the [...]

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And here's my second question for the next Webmaster Central Office Hours Ha…

Posted on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 under General

And here's my second question for the next Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout: http://goo.gl/mod/NfgE Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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And here's my Webmaster Central hangout question for the forthcoming session…

Posted on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 under General

And here's my Webmaster Central hangout question for the forthcoming session with +John Mueller If you think it's a good question please consider up-voting it. http://goo.gl/mod/v2mF Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Dear +Matt Cutts This answer is one of the worst cop-outs ever

Posted on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 under General

Dear +Matt Cutts  This answer is one of the worst cop-outs ever. Are you really suggesting that everyone now needs to do due diligence on purchases that may cost as low as $8? Can I buy a domain that used to have spam on it and still rank? Secondary market is huge, and there's no [...]

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WordPress users: remove this plugin if it's on your server:

Posted on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 under General

WordPress users: remove this plugin if it's on your server: Reshared post from +Unmask Parasites A very popular WordPress plugin, Social Media Widget, fell to the dark side. Its recent update contained a code to inject "payday spam" links into web pages. It's not clear whether it was done intentionally by the developer, or their [...]

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Nice update to hreflang.

Posted on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 under General

Nice update to hreflang. Reshared post from +Christopher Semturs Today we are announcing an enhancement for hreflang annotations:http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2013/04/x-default-hreflang-for-international-pages.htmlVery happy to see this enhancement going live, it addresses most of the questions we got from webmasters. Embedded Link Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Introducing “x-default hreflang” for international landing pages Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2:00 [...]

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Here's my question for today's Webmaster Central Hangout. 

Posted on Monday, April 8th, 2013 under General

If you think it's a good question please vote. [EDIT: link corrected] Embedded Link View Discussion Be heard. Vote on questions and submit your own. Google+: Reshared 1 times Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Dear +John Mueller 

Posted on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 under General

Dear +John Mueller  I hope you can answer this question: * A client wants to use a domain which was affected by Penguin.  This was registered after previous owner allowed it to expire.* They want to start a new website, with good content that focuses on the user not SEO.* They want to disavow all [...]

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Sad to think that Penguin is almost 1 year old, and so far Google has only ran it…

Posted on Sunday, March 31st, 2013 under General

Sad to think that Penguin is almost 1 year old, and so far Google has only ran it 3 times. Kinda feel Google lied about the impact of Penguin, and should have been open with site owners affected. Most could have rebuilt a better site over the past year rather than try to recover their [...]

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Holy shit – this is pretty snazzy:

Posted on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 under General

Holy shit – this is pretty snazzy: Embedded Link Pi’s Epic Journey – LIFE OF PI on Digital HD | Watch Full Movie Online or Download Now Enter the majestic world of Life of Pi and discover how this visual wonder came to life… Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on [...]

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Using Google accounts to sign up for services is handy, but why would Quora need…

Posted on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 under General

Using Google accounts to sign up for services is handy, but why would Quora need to "Manage my contacts" for this function? Using Google accounts to sign up for services is handy, but why would Quora need to “Manage my contacts” for this function? Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on [...]

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I would love to use Qualaroo, but their pricing is crazy

Posted on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 under General

When this was KISSinsights the pricing was Free, $29, $49, and Larger.  Now they start at $79. For what it is the value appears to suck. Embedded Link 2013 Qualaroo. Nudge™ is a registered trademark of Qualaroo, Inc … 2013 Qualaroo. Nudge™ is a registered trademark of Qualaroo, Inc. All rights reserved. support@qualaroo.com. Small Business [...]

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Well worth a read for some conversion inspiration:

Posted on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 under General

Well worth a read for some conversion inspiration: Embedded Link 13 Unconventional Landing Page Strategies To Increase Conversions13 Unconventional Landing Page Strategies To Increase Conversions Tweet Tweet If you enjoyed this post, subscribe to updates Get actionable conversion advice in your inbox. Email once a week. Unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Follow [...]

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There's some really interesting discussion around the Cyprus bailout and the…

Posted on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 under General

There's some really interesting discussion around the Cyprus bailout and the EU project in general on this news story. Personally I'mm beginning to think the entire EU project may actually end  very badly, and the Euro is likely doomed in its current format. Embedded Link Cyprus bailout: Dijsselbloem’s U-turn creates chaos in the markets The [...]

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Who says spam links don't work?

Posted on Monday, March 25th, 2013 under General

google.ie [car insurance] Google detection still doesn't see the worst paid links / paid blog posts / link networks.  They may be getting better, but, woah, have they got a lot of junk still to catch… Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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