Author Archives: Robyn Storms

Make Change: The Joy Of Giving

As the new year begins and the economy continues its slump, we at SEO.com are grateful for the growth we experienced in 2011. Our growth is measured in various ways -revenue, client base, customer satisfaction, etc – but what really sets us apart are the awesome employees that contribute to our success. … Read more Continue reading

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Google’s Updated Menu Bar

You may be just getting used to the new black menu bar that Google launched in June, but don’t get attached. According to Google, the menu bar is going through another redesign and the black bar you have been seeing for the past few months is about to disappear, and it could … Read more Continue reading

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Google Search Becomes More Secure

Privacy and SSL encryption are important to a lot of internet users. Google recognizes this and is always looking for ways to improve online security for its users. A major announcement was published yesterday on the Google Blog, touting enhanced search privacy for signed-in users. Last year, Google introduced an encrypted search … Read more Continue reading

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Google+ Introduces Open Signups

It was only a matter of time but in less than 90 days Google+ has gone from being invite-only to available to everyone! The announcement made today on the Google blog also includes announcements for expanded Hangout features and search options. In nearly 3 months, the Google+ project has seen 91 different … Read more Continue reading

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Google Announces Reclassification Of Backlinks

Last week Google announced a change to the way they classify internal and external links in Webmaster Tools. The update shouldn’t change the number of links, but should report your links in a more accurate way in regards to where they are coming from. In the past, links from subdomains (ie: example.seo.com) … Read more Continue reading

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List Pages To Appear With Snippets In Search Results

In another improvement to snippets, Google is rolling out list snippets over the next few days. Typically snippets contain a couple lines of text under the search results to give users an idea how relevant a page is in regards to their query. List snippets will differ by reflecting “the structure of … Read more Continue reading

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New Share Feature on Google+ Using +1 Button

In just a short time, the Google +1 button has reached over 4 billion daily views. That number will most likely continue to rise with the announcement of 2 new features. Share directly with Google+ circles As of yesterday Google+ users can easily share a webpage with a designated circle by using … Read more Continue reading

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New Google Sitelink Improvements

Earlier this week Google launched an update to sitelinks. The changes include an improvement to how the links are displayed, and further enhances the quality of results when a particular word or phrase is searched for. Fundamentally, sitelinks haven’t changed and will still only appear if Google considers them useful for a … Read more Continue reading

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Google+ Now A Part Of Social Search Results

Google launched Social Search in 2009 and since then we have seen results from Twitter, Flickr, Quora and other social media sites appear along with Google’s standard search results. In the latest improvement to Social Search, Google is now including Google+ posts. Social Search features links shared by your friends on the … Read more Continue reading

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Google’s Panda Branching Out To Include Additional Languages

It started with a release in the U.S. in February, followed by an international release to English language users in April. Today Google announced that the “Panda” update is launching internationally in all languages, with the exception of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, where they are still testing improvements. When Panda launched it … Read more Continue reading

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