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Google Includes Location Information on Search Results?

19. December 2009

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It seems that Google selectively displays location of where content of its search results is based. A search for “get sitelinks google” via Google Spain yields a page from SEO Hong Kong. But if you look at the URL details, you’ll see extra information that’s definitely not found within the URL of the search result. That [...]

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Google Thinks My Page Title Sucks

27. November 2009

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Page titles are important elements to optimize for search engine results. I guess most webmasters are aware of this. The more targeted our page titles, the better. More targeted page title means it contains main keywords / phrases about the topic of the page. It also means picking the right keywords / phrases that target [...]

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Slow Loading Pages Might Get Lower Search Rankings

17. November 2009

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Early last year, I wrote about how Google AdWords Quality Score uses page load as a basis for scoring. Loading time obviously affects user experience and a slow loading web page could mean a crank web infrastructure or a poorly maintained unstable website. Such paid search factor may also be included in evaluating pages for [...]

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Google Changes Page Titles on Search Results

18. July 2009

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An interesting observation I read from Philipp Lenssen’s Blogoscoped is that it is now possible for Google to alter page title on search engine results. From the blog’s example as well as examples from Ionut Alex Chitu, the changes are affecting homepage of business websites. For example, if you search for napoleon engineering, search engine result [...]

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Google Thinks Michael Jackson is Ugliest Person in the World

8. July 2009

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Taking cue from Search Engine Roundtable, a search for the term ugliest person in the world yielded Michael Jackson’s photo on top of the results. As the world grieves the loss of King of Pop, this unsuspecting search term obviously angers fans of Michael Jackson. One might ask how does a search engine decide on [...]

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