Agencies: As the marketing field becomes more quantitative, Rand Fishkin benchmarked the stated skills of marketers by harvesting self-reported areas of expertise on various social media platforms. The data may prove helpful over time...Show More Summary
Following a playoff run that ended earlier than many expected, the Pittsburgh Penguins must now put the past behind them and look to the future and the 2013 NHL Entry Draft (begins on June 30th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey). Show More Summary
Phew! What a month for the SEO industry and the SEJ during May! In this post I’ll be summarizing the top 6 articles. #1 – We experienced another Google Penguin update http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-just-unleashed-its-penguin-2-0-update/63868/ Not only did this shake the SERPs up, but we also learned the difference between a data refresh and an algorithm update. How [...]Show More Summary
Google is constantly making algorithm changes, and whether you agree with the change or not, Google is the one that gets to decide if you’re on page 1 or page 10. This is the first Penguin update to actually change the algorithm as opposed to just refreshing it.
The march to the NHL Stanley Cup continues Friday night, as the Boston Bruins host the Pittsburgh Penguins for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final. Game time is 8 p.m. ET and can be seen on NBCSN in the US and CBC or RDS in Canada. The...Show More Summary
Yesterday, I read a post about upcoming Google penguin update by Berry Schwartz. In that article he talked about the release of new penguin update soon. I thought Google had slowed down its back to back updates chain from 24 January 2013, but this update made me to rethink about ways to stay safe from the impacts of [...]Show More Summary
Google’s website states that: Every day, millions of useless spam pages are created. We fight spam through a combination of computer algorithms and manual review. Penguin 2.0 is their latest spam-fighting algorithm update. The problem with spam websites is that they saturate the internet and show up in search engine rankings. When these devious sites [...]Show More Summary
The first period of Game 3 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins is underway, and the B's have already taken a one-goal lead on a David Krejci goal. After winning both games on the road in Pittsburgh, Boston finds itself in the driver's seat of this series. Show More Summary
Game 3 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins is upon us, as the B's try to take a 3-0 stranglehold on the Eastern Conference Final with a victory at TD Garden on Wednesday night. After winning both games on the road in Pittsburgh, Boston finds itself in the driver's seat of this series. Show More Summary
How to align with, rather than battle against, Google's latest algorithm update. On May 22nd Google's head of webspam, Matt Cutts, announced the launch of the search giant's latest algorithm update, Penguin 2.0. In essence, it turned...Show More Summary
Are algorithmic updates created solely to force webmasters to buy ads and increase Google's bottom line? While it's no conspiracy that Google wants to make profits, Google's Matt Cutts says updates are only designed to improve the user experience.
How’s everyone doing post Penguin 2.0? This update only affected 2.3% of search queries, yet some of our users said the following about the new update: “It is working..now i can see lots of variations in ranking.” “I just checked my ranking. some sites are down and some sites are up.” “I [...]Show More Summary
Game 2 between the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins is just a few hours away and the Pens find themselves nearing a "must-win" situation on home ice after dropping Game 1. The big and bad B's managed to knock the high-octane Penguins off of their offensive game early in the first contest. Show More Summary
The Stanley Cup semi-finals started this weekend, with Chicago Blackhawks versus the LA Kings and the Pittsburgh Penguins taking on the Boston Bruins. I didn't have a chance to watch any of the games, but Chicago is already up 2-0 in their series and Boston is up 1-0. The Penguins/Bruins series has already gotten pretty intense. Show More Summary
Although the recent Penguin update wasn’t quite the “game changer” that many SEOs believed it would be, the fact that the entire digital marketing community believed that major changes were on the way is proof enough that old school SEO is out for good. And if we can’t rely on traditional link building techniques or [...]Show More Summary
Posted by Dr-Pete The long-awaited Penguin 2.0 (also called "Penguin 4") rolled out on Wednesday, May 22nd. Rumor has been brewing for a while that the next Penguin update would be big, and include significant algorithm changes, and Matt Cutts has suggested more than once that major changes are in the works. Show More Summary
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins is just a few hours away. This series is loaded with star power—Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang lead the way for the high-flying Pens. Show More Summary
Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins Rested up for Game 1 – NHL Playoffs Update After both teams won their respective series 4-1 in the 2013 National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins are...Show More Summary
Nearly a year ago, in April of 2012, Google rolled out its Penguin update. Like all of Google’s search engine algorithms, Penguin was designed to improve search results for online browsers. Penguin’s main targets were sites that had been over optimized with a disproportionate amount of spammy or manipulative links. The roll out hit some websites harder than [...]Show More Summary
by Nick Stamoulis As I am writing this the SEO world is grappling with Google's Pengiun 2.0 update. Penguin 1.0, which was pushed out last April, had a dramatic impact on the way site owners and SEOs went about the business of link building. Show More Summary