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  1. Matt Cutts on ranking, spam and the future of search details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 6 days ago by Maile Ohye

    During a recent visit to the Mountain View Googleplex, I had the chance to interview Matt Cutts for our German Webmaster Blog. While enjoying the California sunshine we...

  2. Google Trifecta recording now available details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 7 days ago by Michael Wyszomierski

    Last Tuesday, Google hosted an online presentation about three free tools to help analyze and improve your sites. Dubbed "The Google Trifecta," this presentation explains...

  3. Helping yourself to Webmaster Tools details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 10 days ago by Liza Ma

    Written by: Peeyush Ranjan and Liza Ma, Webmaster Tools teamSince not every webmaster can come to us, we are coming to you. Last November, we announced a pilot program...

  4. Requesting reconsideration using Google Webmaster Tools details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 3 weeks and 1 day ago by Mariya Moeva

    Posted by Mariya Moeva, Search Quality TeamIf your site does not appear in Google Search results, you might be understandably worried. Here, we've put together some...

  5. Improved Flash indexing details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 3 weeks and 2 days ago by A Googler

    Written by Ron Adler, Janis Stipins, and Maile OhyeWe've received numerous requests to improve our indexing of Adobe Flash files. Today, Ron Adler and Janis...

  6. What are your SEO recommendations? details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 3 weeks and 3 days ago by Susan Moskwa

    Posted by the Webmaster Trends Analysts (John, Jonathan, Susan)You may have noticed that we recently rewrote our article on What is an SEO? Does Google recommend them?...

  7. Free online seminar: The Google Trifecta details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 4 weeks ago by Michael Wyszomierski

    Posted by Michael Wyszomierski, Search Quality TeamStaying competitive in the online space can be hard if you don't have the proper tools at your disposal. That's why we...

  8. Get the audio and Q&As from our recent live chat details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 4 weeks and 1 day ago by John Mueller

    By John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst, Google ZürichLast Thursday, many of you just couldn't get enough of us and joined our second live Webmaster Central chat,...

  9. One year of monitored European Webmaster Help Groups details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 4 weeks and 2 days ago by John Mueller

    Written by Kaspar Szymanski and the European Guides Team, DublinA year ago Google Guides from the Search Quality Team started monitoring Google Webmaster Help Groups in...

  10. Get Cooking with the Webmaster Tools API details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 4 weeks and 6 days ago by Jonathan Simon

    Written by Jonathan Simon, Webmaster Tools TeamAs the days grow longer and summer takes full stage, many of us are flocking to patios and parks to engage in the...

  11. A new layer to Google Trends details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 4 weeks and 6 days ago by Maile Ohye

    Written by R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management - Consumer Search PropertiesTwo years ago, we launched Google Trends, a tool that lets anyone see what the world...

  12. Making more housecalls details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 8 weeks and 5 days ago by Maile Ohye

    Written by Maile OhyeAll of us with Webmaster Central share one passion: a serious love for improving the Internet.If you're organizing an event with an audience that...

  13. An update on spam reporting details »
    googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Posted 69 weeks and 1 day ago by Stefanie, Search Quality team, Dublin

    (Note: this post has been translated into English from our German blog.)In 2006 one of our initiatives in the area of communication was to notify some webmasters in case...