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Surprise Announcements from Search Engines

Each conference has its share of announcements, but SMX East had a couple of surprise revelations directly from the search engines. The first announcement pertains to the canonical tag that WebProNews first told you about in February of this year.

Canonical Tag Vs. 301 Redirect

Is the canonical tag a better option than a 301 redirect? As Greg Grothaus of Google explains, the 301 redirect was the previous recommendation for duplicate page situations. However, that doesn’t mean that it is always the best option. The 301 redirect is primarily on the server side and transfers all the traffic from one page to another page permanently.

Latest Drama with Canonical Tags and Duplicate Content

We first told you about the canonical tag back in February as the three major search players announced their joint effort. The industry responded favorably since the tag would give users more control as well as reduce duplicate content. Now, nearly four months after the announcement, there seems to be a problem.

Breaking News: Matt Cutts Explains “Canonical Tag” from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft

Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft announced today a joint effort to help reduce duplicate content. The three major search engines came together to allow users to point out their preferred version of a url. As Matt Cutts explains in this video, this format offers users more control. Duplicate content has been a challenging issue for a long time. Websites containing a lot of content such as a retail site could end up with several urls for each page making it difficult for search engines to crawl.

Think Big; Internationally Big

Have you ever thought about expanding your business internationally? If so, there are many factors to consider as Cindy Krum of Blue Moon Works explains to Mike McDonald. You have to think about using different languages to avoid getting duplicate content penalties and if you have a retail company, you have to remember the season [...]

SMX: Panel Discussion on Duplicate Content featuring Danny Sullivan

Panelists at the SMX conference in Seattle shared advice and information about duplicate content. Danny Sullivan, panel host, answered questions and offered insight.

SMX Seattle: Matt Cutts on Duplicate Content and Paid Search

WebProNews caught up with Matt Cutts from Google and asked him about his thoughts on his Q and A Keynote from the SMX Search Marketing Expo in Seattle, and also his feelings on duplicate content and paid search with Google. To hear what he has to say, tune in to WebProNews.

SMX Seattle: Eric Enge on Duplicate Content

Eric Enge President of Stone Temple Consulting talked with us after the Duplicate Content Session from the Search Marketing Expo in Seattle on the different conversations that came out of the discussions, and how he feels about the SMX Advanced Expo. Check out all the details right here on WebProNews.

SES: High Rankings CEO and Founder Jill Whalen on Duplicate Content and Tags

Search engine marketing is very broad, and includes many different issues. At the SES conference in New York, Webpronews caught up with Jill Whalen, the CEO and founder of High Rankings, and talked with her about a few of these issues. One of the issues concerning SEO is duplicate content. As Whalen explains, many people [...]