Google’s “MayDay” Update

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on May 31, 2010. Filed under SEO Research, SERP Analysis. Tagged , , . No comments.
Google May Day Update

In May Google updated it’s algorithm in  major way.  The change happened around the 1st of May and therefore has been dubbed the May Day algo change by members of WebmasterWorld.

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Eye Tracking Study: Users Ignore Real Time Results

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on April 20, 2010. Filed under SEO Research, SERP Analysis. Tagged . No comments.

A new eye tracking study shows that Google users are ignoring real time search results including tweets found in the search pages.

There are no firm rules on when or where real time results appear in Google but the following are general observations:   

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Optimising for Page Load Time

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on March 21, 2010. Filed under SEO Tips. No comments.
Page load time for SEO

Indexation levels (the number of pages Google crawled and kept in their index) are directly correlated to improvements in speed/load time of a website’s pages.

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Google Adds “Answer Highlighting” to Search Results

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on January 24, 2010. Filed under Google News, SERP Analysis. Tagged , . No comments.
google-answer-highlight

Google have kicked off the new year with a major improvement, they’re applying the research behind Google Squared to add a new “answer-highlighting” feature to search results.

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