domain names
What startups need to know about SEO and domain names
Tips and tools for startups who are choosing domain names, keywords, and types of content in order to improve their companies' online reputation.
What is an exact match domain (EMD) and how can you safely use one?
In which we describe what an exact match domain (EMD) looks like, how they can affect search rankings and how you can keep yours on the right side of Google.
Five things your CMO should know about generic top-level domains and dot brands
New domains have the potential to change what consumers expect from the Internet. Since dot brands allow greater security, data collection and UX, the same could be said of CMOs.
How New gTLDs Fare in Search Marketing [Research]
Globe Runner released findings of an experiment to discover how new generic top-level domains fared in paid search in impressions, click-through rate, conversions and KPIs.
Bing’s URL Keyword Stuffing Filter Reduces Traffic to Spam Sites by 75%
Bing says it looked at a number of signals that suggest possible use of URL keyword stuffing and its efforts have since impacted 3 percent of queries.
SEO Basics: 8 Essentials When Optimizing Your Site
You should always keep search engine optimization in the forefront of your mind, and always follow best practices. Skipping the basics of SEO will leave your site's foundation a mess and prevent you from fully maximizing revenue opportunities.
Yahoo Hopes to Raise $4 Million by Selling 500 Domains
Over time Yahoo built up quite a portfolio of domain names, and it is now ready to part with some of them. Most interesting is sandwich.com. The auction started today and runs for a week. Yahoo is calling the event Domainapalooza.
International SEO: Top-Level Domains, Subdomains & Subdirectories
When getting started in international SEO, one of the most important items of an optimal strategy includes how to properly structure your domain name and URL to signify the country the website is targeting and/or language the website is in.
Matt Cutts on Multiple Domain Names: Avoid Massive Cross-Linking Schemes
If you have multiple domains, should you link them altogether, or will this look spammy? Google's Matt Cutts says to keep everything within the same domain to prevent mass cross-linking, and prevent any massive cross-linking schemes between sites.
Hackers Take Down Google Pakistan for 18 Hours
The websites, all of which had .pk for Pakistan domain names, mostly had their usual content replaced with a photo of two penguins and the text "Pakistan downed". Some others had only one penguin, while there were variations on the text.
