26.05.11 1:37 Can switching to HTTPS harm ranking?
If a website goes SSL entirely, can it harm ranking even if done right (no speed loss, http does 301 to https)?
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06.05.11 1:17 Is serving Googlebot a transcript in place of a video considered to be cloaking?
Hi Matt, is serving a word-for-word text transcript in place of a video to Googlebot considered a negative form of cloaking which could result in a penalty? Jeremy, Chicago Have a question?
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06.05.11 1:59 Why do porn sites have lower PageRank?
What are the technical reasons porn sites have such low PageRank? None go over PR6. A lack of links from trusted sites? Rampant link exchanges with low quality sites? Penalties for affiliate links?
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06.05.11 2:18 What's your opinion on microsites?
What's your opinion about microsites who target specific topics? Let's say, a keyword like 'spy cam for nanny' and the domain name spycamfornanny.com, is it bad?
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22.04.11 1:29 How does Google handle pages with content that changes on each page load?
How does Google handle pages that have some content that changes each time the page is reloaded?
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22.04.11 1:23 Should internal links use rel="nofollow"?
Should "back to top" links have rel="nofollow"? AntonioSo, Montreal, QC Have a question?
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22.04.11 1:10 Is there a way to indicate boilerplate content on a page?
"Have you implemented, or are you going to implement, ways that webmasters can clearly indicate boilerplate content to Google in order to avoid any duplicate content filters (e.g. CSS IDs/classes)?
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20.04.11 2:00 What do you think about Blekko?
What do you think of the new search engine Blekko? Do you think "slashing the web" will catch on?" DisgruntledGoat, UK Have a question?
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20.04.11 1:55 Can coding errors affect how a page is indexed?
"Previously you mentioned that w3c validation isn't a ranking factor. Some people took this to mean that coding errors can't affect SEO. Many don't believe that.
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20.04.11 1:45 Can I flag spammy links to my site that I didn't create?
"Is there a process through which a site owner could flag spammy links being built to their site by third parties (by a competitor for example)?
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20.04.11 1:36 Can I tell Google about links to my site?
"Once your created backlinks in various sites, how do you tell Google bot to recognize the backlinks created?
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20.04.11 1:42 Does Google support cross-domain rel="canonical"?
"Hi, how does Google see cross domain canonicals?" Computerklaus, São Paulo, Brazil Have a question?
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12.04.11 1:34 How do we report a problem with our search results listings?
Hi Matt, A few pages on our site are incorrectly being returned as video results (they are regular pages). How do we fix this?
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12.04.11 2:24 Is there an advantage to using rel="canonical" over a 301 redirect?
Hey Matt. I had a lingering question about using rel=canonical vs. 301 redirects.
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12.04.11 1:49 Will Google improve its crawling of AJAX?
At the moment Google is able to parse ajax but not that well. Will this change in 2011?
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12.04.11 2:01 How is Google helping Google Analytics users with site speed?
A site using Google Analytics and other Google tracking codes do sometimes experience sites loading slower. Since Google is keen on site speed, how are you helping webmasters on the front?
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12.04.11 1:18 How is Google Public DNS data used?
Is Google public DNS tracking all the website we visit while using it? Google is gonna get heck a lot of data.
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12.04.11 2:09 How would a non-optimized site outrank a site which has done SEO?
When analyzing rankings for highly competitive keywords in our industry, we have found sites not as optimized as ours is (on-page), that have few links & little content are still ahead of us.
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12.04.11 2:12 Why are some of Google's products not available outside of the US?
Why is Google so US-centric in its web posts and its rollouts?
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12.04.11 2:28 Which websites are popular among Googlers?
Hi Matt, Which websites are popular among Googlers? For example, how many Googlers use Reddit vs other social news sites? Thanks! Mike Rogers (Rogem002), Berkshire, United Kingdom Have a question?
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11.04.11 1:27 Do URL shorteners pass anchor text?
Since Google is now using Twitter and Facebook links as ranking symbols, will custom URL shortners be looked at as providing anchor text on the links? Chris Burns, Florida Have a question?
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05.04.11 3:59 How can I make sure that Google knows my content is original?
"Google crawls site A every hour and site B once in a day. Site B writes an article, site A copies it changing time stamp. Site A gets crawled first by Googlebot.
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18.03.11 2:09 How can I learn about the technologies used at Google?
"Can you tell us about some key characteristics of the technologies and the architecture behind Google's index?" Thomas Greiner, Austria Russian subtitles provided by Mike Shakin.
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17.03.11 1:58 Why aren't geographic target and query parameters specified in robots.txt?
Settings in Webmaster Tools like Geographic target and Query-parameters to ignore are great, but it means other Search Engines won't have access to this data.
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17.03.11 1:28 Will Google give a higher rank to a website which runs AdSense?
"Will Google give a higher rank to a website which runs AdSense? I've seen some SEO Experts" claim this. It makes sense to me as Google is a corporation trying to maximize profit.
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17.03.11 2:26 When I change domains, how long should I leave the redirects in place?
If I get a new domain and want to 301 redirect old-domain.com to new-domain.com, how long do I have to keep the redirect up before I can start using the old domain for something else?
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16.03.11 2:19 Does Google do a "holiday change"?
What change occurred around October 22nd? A lot of websites complained about losing rankings overnight. Is this a holiday change? will, brooklyn, NY Have a question?
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16.03.11 2:59 How should I handle localized content?
Hi Matt. Let's say I want to add multiple languages/countries to mysite.com.
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16.03.11 2:27 What are some of the projects that the webspam team might tackle in 2011?
What are some of the projects that the webspam team might tackle in 2011? Matt Cutts, Mountain View Have a question?
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16.03.11 1:14 Does Google recognize the difference between different meanings of a word in a query?
Matt, when will Google recognize the difference between boxer (the dog), boxer (the figher) and boxer (briefs) based on the context of the query? Francisco, North Attleboro Have a question?
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