Category Archives: Google

Growing Mistrust of Google its downfall?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by freshtraffic

When Google was taken under the leadership of Larry Page, he quickly and decisively pointed the sights of the Google machine on the social target. And in the last few months there have been a few, hiccups, with Googles changes … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Labels Google As Malware

Posted on February 17, 2012 by freshtraffic

So it’s no secret that Bing and Google aren’t the best of friends, but with Microsoft behind the Bing machine, it was a shock for the web to suddenly find Google labelled as malware. You may think it’s really not … Continue reading →

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Predicting Search Trends – The Moving Target

Posted on February 15, 2012 by freshtraffic

Valentine’s day, not really a holiday, but people are still out there shopping for that special someone. Some bought their gifts early, or if you’re the average guy you’re out there this afternoon picking up a few last minute things. … Continue reading →

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Online Privacy – And The Fallacy It Exists

Posted on February 10, 2012 by freshtraffic

The amount of noise being made over Googles new privacy policy, set to come into play in March, is starting to reach a fevered pitch. The most recent noise maker, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a lawsuit … Continue reading →

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Year of Online Marketing

Posted on February 4, 2012 by freshtraffic

Money is a great thing, it’s needed for pretty much everything you need or want in this world. There are times to save money, and there are times to spend it. With the new year still fresh, now is the … Continue reading →

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Paid Inclusions in Search?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by freshtraffic

In what seems like a lucrative and exciting idea for any local business, it was announced recently that the possibility to pay for a guaranteed listing may be possible through Google, Bing and Yahoo. On the surface it seems like … Continue reading →

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SEO 101 – Remember your Sitemap

Posted on January 27, 2012 by freshtraffic

There are many key elements once you’ve built your website which you need to stay on top of, besides trying to focus on search engine optimization. Updating content, perhaps having a blog or a Twitter account with which to interact … Continue reading →

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Social Search – Google Wasn’t First

Posted on January 26, 2012 by freshtraffic

Over the last couple of weeks people have been hacking and slashing at Google because they’ve rolled out a change to how your results pages show up when you conduct a search. They’ve dubbed the change “Search plus Your World” … Continue reading →

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Solve the SEO Puzzle

Posted on January 24, 2012 by freshtraffic

With the influx of so many SEO “experts” into the field over the last few years, it’s not really a surprise when discussion topics begin to crop up about some old topics. The most recent discussion which has had me … Continue reading →

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First Algorithm Shift of 2012?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by freshtraffic

There’s been a shift in the algorithm lately, as most in search are aware of and it may have a little to do with a Google blog post recently put up. In it, Google commented on websites with heavy advertising … Continue reading →

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