Yahoo!, Facebook and eBay Aid Legal Defense of Google

While Yahoo! might seem like a strange “friend” for Google to have, that’s just what a major court case has brought about. CNET reports that companies like Yahoo!, Facebook and eBay have filed “friend of the court” briefs to support Google and YouTube in their defense against a $1 billion …

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Blocking Spiders

When everyone is trying to get spiders to index their websites and increase their SEO, you may be wondering why anyone would want to block spiders from their websites. But if you really think about it, there are a few reasons why you would want to do this.

1. Keeping your “under construction” pages out of searches
2. Keeping pages with email addresses from being indexed
3. Protecting directories like cgi-bin
4. Keeping your admin panel away from being indexed

To do this you need to implement a “Robots.txt” file. Doing this is not difficult at all. All you need to do is create a text file, fill it with the appropriate code and place it in root of the web server. It’s as simple as that. The file can tell the search engine bots what they can and cannot index. The coding is so easy and versatile that you can block some parts or the whole website off to some or all bots.

The code is very simple and looks like this:

User Agent: [insert name of the bot here]
Disallow: [insert location here]
For example if you wanted Google to avoid indexing the page “confidential.html”, then the syntax of the file would look like this:
User-Agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /private/confidential.html
If you would want to block it for all search engines, then it would be:
User-Agent: *
Disallow: /private/confidential.html
If you want to block off the whole site for some reason or other, you can use:
User-Agent: *
Disallow: /

In addition to above, you may also use the NOINDEX meta tag. To generate this tag, you can use the Submit Express Meta Tags Generator Tool.

There are various ways in which this file can be used. It’s simplicity makes it a very useful and versatile tool. However, you should use it with care. After all, you don’t want to accidentally block off the whole site do you?

If you need additional help in above topic, we recommend hiring an SEO company like Submit Express. In addition, you should check out their Search Engine Optimization Forum.

LinkedIn Updates Twitter Application

LinkedIn announced yesterday a new improvement to its Tweets application that allows members to locate and manage their LinkedIn connections on both LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Twitter Moves to Ban Third-Party Advertising

InformationWeek reports that Twitter has moved to block third-party advertising on its site. Twitter chief operating officer Dick Costolo said in the company blog on Tuesday that the third-party advertising ban was intended to protect the “core experience of real-time introductions and information” that has been critical to Twitter’s success

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Senator Urges Facebook to Change Privacy Policies

Congress might be getting more involved in the fight over Facebook’s recent changes to its privacy policies. CNN.com reports that Sen.

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Twitter Launches Android 2.1

Twitter announced Friday the release of Twitter for Android available in Android Market.

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Amazon Adds Social Media Integration to Kindle

The Associated Press reports that Amazon has updated its Kindle e-reader to include social media components. The Kindle 2.5 software is an automatic update which Amazon says has already been sent wirelessly to some owners and will be rolled out more broadly in late May. The update includes Facebook and …

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Microsoft Unveils New Social Media Tool

Microsoft announced today a new test project called Spindex, designed to aggregate social media streams, making it easier for users to find new information, view customized trending topics and get the most out of their social media experiences. Currently in its early stages, Spindex offers users an overview of the …

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Google Searches for Quitting Facebook on the Rise

One of the hottest trends on the Internet is quitting Facebook. That’s the conclusion reached by InformationWeek after analyzing Google query results relating to the popular social networking site

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European Group Slams Facebook Privacy Policies

A coalition of European data protection officials warned Google on Wednesday that recent changes made to the social media site’s privacy settings are “unacceptable” and that changes need to be made in order to ensure the protection of user’s security and personal rights. PC World reports that the Article 29 …

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