Twenty Years of Writing Down What Google Did This Time.

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In 24 Hours, iOS6 Is Already Huge

I have been looking at the traffic numbers coming from iOS6 for a number of the sites that I have access to and within one day, it's already showing signs of being a monster. The following shows…

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iPhone5 Local Search Features

I was surprised at how little time Apple Maps got in the iPhone5 launch event, but then again they had a lot to cover. Below are the features they presented. Thanks to The Verge's live coverage!…

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And Did We Mention Apple Maps Are Going To Suck?

No big surprise that The Atlantic's piece on Google Maps - an "exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world's best accurate maps" is coming out the week before the…

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Googlebot Crawl Rate Tanking? Don't Freak Out...

Been getting a bit of anxious email over the past 24 hours about Google crawl rates going way down. I am seeing this pattern on a lot of sites I follow so my best guess at the moment is this is…

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Trust: The #1 SEO Ranking Factor

There's a great discussion on Quora in response to "What is the single best piece of SEO advice?". I think Matt McGee nails it: Read Quote of Matt McGee's answer to What is the single best piece…

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Lobster Searches Google for Pizza. Gets Confused.

[View the story "Lobster Searches Google For Pizza. Gets Confused." on Storify] Lobster Searches Google For Pizza. Gets Confused. Storified by Andrew Shotland · Tue, Aug 28 2012 13:19:38 Google's…

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Welcome To The Google Plus Knowledge Graph for Brands?

Google Plus links have been showing up here and there in Google Knowledge Graph results, but I think the big G just pushed into overdrive. This morning I noticed Google Plus profiles showing up…

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DaringFireball Turns 10 & Deserves a Link

John Gruber is one of my favorite writers. His blog, Daring Fireball, just turned 10. That deserves a link with some juicy anchor text. If you are looking for magic 8 ball answers, Gruber indeed…

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Google Business Builder Taking The Summer Off?

From The Wall Street Journal back in June: Google Inc. has repeatedly tried, and largely failed, to crack the market for local business advertising. As early as next month, the Internet company…

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How To Merge Your Google+ Business Page With Your Google+ Local Listing

Jade Wang of Google just announced that your old Google+ Business Page can now be merged with your new Google+ Local page which used to be your Google Places Page. As usual Mike Blumenthal has got…

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