Yesterday, Google announced a new rel attribute tag called standout.  The syntax for the tag is: <link rel=”standout” href=”http://www.example.com/scoop_article_2.html” />   You can view the official blog here: http://googlenewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/recognizing-publishers-standout-content.html The tag will allow Google news to show the article with a “featured” label within the Google news homepage and news search results. The tag allows you Read Blog…

Here at SEO Consult we have seen two big changes to Google maps in the last week. These are the introduction of the weather forecast layer and the use of voice activated search on maps. To view the weather on Google maps you need to enable it. To do this, just hover over the map Read Blog…

Since the rollout of Google’s panda algorithm we’ve noticed something of a flurry in the world of search engine optimization. Many are worrying that their content isn’t up to scratch, with the world’s most powerful search engine altering the rankings of those sites that it doesn’t deem to offer a quality service to visitors. It’s Read Blog…

Just think, this time next week we will have celebrated the wedding of the century as Will and Kate tie the knot in spectacular fashion in front of a global audience of billions. And while we’d like to add our voice to the enormous amount of well-wishers already congratulating the newest royal couple, we’d also Read Blog…

Bing is growing at a rapid rate in the United States, though it’s an incredibly long way away from overhauling Google in becoming the world’s most popular search engine. But we’ve highlighted for a long time how important it is when utilising search engine optimisation services to cater for all search engines – not just Read Blog…

Following the terrible disaster that is still happening in Japan, I find it amazing at how easily accessible information is at the moment. Though it’s usually viewed as more of a social entity, Facebook status updates and Twitter posts about the disaster in Japan have shown what an incredible communication tool it can really be Read Blog…

Google seem to have recently made some tweaks to their algorithm which should help to reduce the amount of spam returned results to a user when they search. Hopefully as a result, this will help to reduce the number of sites which have identical content to other websites. This is good news for those site Read Blog…

Having long-used Google Webmaster Tools for SEO reasons, I thought I would give Bing’s alternative a quick review to see how it compares. These are just my brief first impressions: After logging in to Bing Webmaster Tools for the first time and having to install the Sliverlight plug in, I was a little disappointed to Read Blog…