You may or may not mourn its passing, but Google’s quiet dropping of the plus sign as an operator on its search engine last week got a number of journalists and power search users up in arms. Why is Google doing this, and why do these people care so much?
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Google Doesn`t Understand Platforms, Says Yegge
About three years ago, a senior executive at Yahoo issued what’s become known as the “Peanut Butter Manifesto.” This internal memo, which leaked to the press, accused the company of spreading itself too thin, like peanut butter, and said that it needed to focus before it was too late. Google engineer Steve Yegge just penned the Google version of this manifesto, and it’s causing quite a stir.
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Yes, Virginia, Social Factors Affect Search Ranking
Most savvy SEOs have been predicting it for a while. In an interview with Danny Sullivan, Google and Bing confirmed that links shared through Twitter and Facebook directly impact rankings. With this confirmation, it’s time to look at social media in a new light.
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