If you spend a lot of time on Google+ (and who doesn’t?), you may have noticed some changes to your experience recently. Read more →
Posts by Jessica Thompson
Claiming Authorship Via Email
Ever since Google’s announcement of support for authorship markup back in 2011, savvy content creators have been pushing for its implementation on the sites they write for. In response, web developers everywhere began scrambling to set up rel=”author” correctly, often failing Read more →
Search Personalization: Good or Bad?
Back in the old days, things were simple: you entered a search query, it returned a page of results, and you could rest easy in the knowledge that all across the country, other people doing the same exact search were seeing the same exact results page. Read more →
AuthorRank – The Future of Authorship and Personalization in Search
The concept of AuthorRank has been buzzing around the SEO underworld since early 2012, with industry experts claiming that it could have a bigger impact on search rankings than the now-infamous Panda and Penguin updates. As the inevitable rollout of AuthorRank approaches, you may find yourself wondering what it is, why it’s important and how you can take advantage of it. Read more →
Google+ Local to Replace Google Places
Google rolled out its new Google+ Local feature on May 30, 2012, announcing that it would replace Google Places as the new platform for local business listings. Upon launch, over 80 million Google Place pages were automatically converted to Google+ Local pages.
Although the differences between a Google Place page and a Google+ Local page are primarily cosmetic at the moment, there are some changes Read more →
Why Use Pinterest? A Rationale
What Is Pinterest?
Pinterest is “virtual pinboard”—a social image sharing site that allows users to collect and share pictures they find across the web. Users organize pictures, or “Pins,” by placing them on various thematic “Boards” they have created. Read more →
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