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Google Effectively Puts Demand Media On Notice Days Before Plann...

Techdirt  Fri, 01/21/2011 - 17:46

Over the last year or so, there was growing concern about how "content farms" like Demand Media and Associated Content were "clogging up" search engines and cluttering the web with junk content.

However, as we noted last summer, this is really a filter problem, rather than a content problem as many were claiming, and we assumed that, sooner or later, Google would realize that people hate this type of content and it would adjust its algorithm to filter it out (or to make it a lot less prominent).


 

Facebook's 3rd Biggest Advertiser Accused Of Being Affiliate Too...

Techdirt  Tue, 01/18/2011 - 21:01

There have been numerous reports lately concerning just how much money Facebook is making on ads. That's part of the reason it was able to get that otherworldly $50 billion valuation from some.

However, some are noticing something fishy in the Facebook ad business. After seeing an AdAge article mention in passing that the third largest advertiser on Facebook is not a household namebrand, but rather Make-My-Baby.com.


 

Google's Matt Cutts Clarifies "Delusions"

Digg / Tech Industry News  Sun, 03/14/2010 - 13:00

Valleywag used a recent podcast I did as material for two points in Six Delusions of Google’s Arrogant Leaders.

The two assertions that used my comments as material were “Google’s wealth means Google ‘gets it’” and “Google must sacrifice user privacy to grow.”


 

With Chrome OS, Google Intends to Destroy the Desktop and Micros...

Mashable!  Thu, 11/19/2009 - 23:51

Google stole the tech and media spotlight today as it revealed a mountain of new details about Chrome OS, the company’s new operating system due in late 20


 

Should Google Rank Sites Based on Speed?

Mashable!  Sun, 11/15/2009 - 22:30

internet-speed-260Google’s Matt Cutts hinted this past week that Google is considering using a site’s speed as part of the al


 

Google Can’t Be Gamed; At Least Not by Meta Keywords

Mashable!  Mon, 09/21/2009 - 12:27

Back in the day, one could often attain high search engine rankings simply by filling the meta “keywords” tag of their website with targeted (or untargeted) terms.