The AOL Click Distribution by Rank Data

In 2006, AOL leaked search data of over 35 million search queries, including exactly how many people clicked on search results based on the ranking. This data has become the most commonly quoted statistics for Google click distribution — even though it did not come from Google results. Today we take a look at this AOL data, and the areas in which Google click distribution is probably different from this 5 years old AOL data.

Epsilon Email Security Snafu

Epsilon released a statement that their email databases of many well-known companies had been hacked. What does this mean for you and what could they do to your email address?

Can Paid Links Help Your Site?

One of the most frequent questions were hear from people just learning about SEO is “will paid links help my site?” Find out what Google has to say on the subject of paid links, and what the exceptions to Google’s policy really are.

Google Blimp Ads, the newest Google AdWords Release

In exciting news from Google AdWords, Google has rolled out their newest product: the Google Blimp, or gBlimp slated to be released in May. Soon you’ll be seeing the gBlimp flying over your city, displaying AdWords to an even larger audience than before. Google claims that it not only takes your ads to new heights, …

Google Settles with FTC Over Buzz

Google settles with the FTC over Google Buzz privacy concerns, and agrees to an independent privacy review every two years, and must obtain explicit consent before sharing user information.