Google gives important advice on HTTP “cloaking”
April 14, 2023
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The process of using different HTTP status codes for Googlebot and human users is known as “cloaking”, but should you use this or could it
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What is SEO poisoning?
November 9, 2021
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In recent months, researchers have noticed a rise in “black hat” search engine optimisation (SEO) being used for malicious purposes, in a
How many pages of spam did Google discover last year?
June 15, 2020
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Each year, Google publishes a report that details the results of the company’s fight against spam pages. The report reflecting its
Search engine rankings have never been about the links
July 4, 2019
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This week’s social media argument, as that seems to be how my life goes these days, centred on whether or not you should pay for
Samsung investigated for planting bad HTC reviews
April 23, 2013
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Taiwanese fair-trade officers are investigating electronics giant Samsung, over claims that it has been paying students to create negative reviews of rival phones. The allegations
Top stars buying increases in social media stats
March 26, 2013
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An investigation by the Newsbeat team at the BBC has found that many high profile music stars are raising their social network status through buying
Google cracks down on link abuse
March 24, 2013
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According to recent research, Google is increasing the number of websites punished for manipulation of external links used to increase page ranking. As the basis
Newspaper websites severely affected by Google crackdown
March 3, 2013
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A number of websites belonging to regional newspaper groups have been affected by a Google clampdown on paid link building. Various media outlets have been
Google deflowers UK bouquet delivery service
March 2, 2013
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Anyone searching for the term ‘Interflora’ presently will be in for somewhat of a surprise. Whilst the flower delivery service’s paid ads still appear at
