Discussion: webmasters are faking microformats

"Webmasters are now now faking reviews, etc [via microformats] and reaping the rewards with enhanced listings on google (big yellow review stars and positive [and fake] review numbers on their SERP listings.)"

Discussion: another Panda update?

Despite Google's claims that there wouldn't be an algorithm update during the holidays, webmasters have spotted many changes that indicate another Panda update:

"My widget sector in G.co.uk is atrocious, crap keyword MFAs ripping and spinning my text rule the roost. One of my .co.uk company sites is down 90%, from top of the first page for all its products to oblivion! [...]

Well they ruined my Christmas... Actually they ruined my December, back on the 8th when they decided for all of my useful keywords they'd demote me from near the top of the first page to page 3, 4 or 5."

RIAA's Report Card on Google's Anti-Piracy Policies

"Approximately a year ago, Google blogged about its new copyright piracy policies and the steps the company committed to undertake. Today we offer a report card and comprehensive evaluation of each of the specific commitments. Please find the report card here."

Of course Yahoo can be fixed

"Yes, Microsoft might squawk. Yes, the government might squawk. But search is already a natural monopoly market (Google has ~65% of the market), Yahoo only has 15% of the market, Yahoo is being unfairly punished by being forced to work with crappy Microsoft, and Yahoo will have to fire thousands upon thousands of people if it can't radically improve its financial performance."

Search engine newslets

• Bing now showing up to 8 Sitelinks.
• Google will pay Mozilla [Firefox] almost $300M per year in search deal, besting Microsoft and Yahoo.
• Bing indexes web pages without using a proper user agent.
• Google shows decorated results for Christmas searches.
• Dilbert about Google's 20% developer time.

"My website now ranks number 1 on Google."

"I'd just like to thank IBP for making SEO so easy. My website now ranks number 1 on Google and Yahoo for my most important keyword and ranks in the top 10 page results for dozens more.

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Dan Clay, www.PersonalTrainerSydney.com

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