Google snares Overstock in SEO crackdown

Earlier this month, JC Penney was at the center of a minor Google-y scandal after employing an SEO firm that engaged in some underhanded tactics to boost the department store's pages to the top of Google's search ... continue

Should Original Content Providers Get Higher Google Priority?

An interesting debate is brewing around Google's mystery-shrouded page-ranking system. Some big name media companies are lobbying for Google to give them increased weight in search results over blogs and other Web sites sourcing their news, AdvertisingAge ... continue