Google's Search Quality Meeting on Tape for the First Time!

Google has released an uncut snippet video of an internal search quality meeting. The footage is of a meeting held on the 1st of December last year, weekly "Quality Launch Review" meetings. As Google says, “We’ve done something new and special to give you another inside look at how search works. Today we’ve published, for the first time, a video with the uncut discussion of a proposed algorithm change (in this case, an upcoming change to our spell correction system). The language can be technical, so we've included annotations to provide some context for the discussion (and have a little fun!).”

The video shows a discussion among the search team leaders on a variety of topics and data they discuss before making many of the important changes to the algorithm. What do you think of this new attempt at transparency by Google? Do share your views.

Video Insights into SEO Pagination by Google!

During the SMX East in September 2011, Google revealed their solution for pagination issues in SEO and search – view all & rel="next" and rel="prev".

This complex and technical topic has proved to be helpful for large sites with a lot of pagination. Google’s Maile Ohye posted a video about it on the Webmaster’s YouTube channel as an attempt to make it easily understandable.

Do you find the video helpful? Leave your comments below

Google Images Related Search Becomes More Visual!

The related search links on the top of Google Images search results will be more appealing now. This was announced by Google as the search engine giant revealed that they aim to enhance the entire image surfing experience. No more typing is required as one has to simply hover their mouse over the related search links and Google will hover open an image preview of the first three images that will pop up if the query was searched.

As Google said, “We’re making them (related search links) more visual to help you find exactly what you’re looking for or just have fun exploring.”

As an example, Google searched for [greece] and when the mouse was hovered over related search phrase [santorini greece], this was how the result page looked like-

What do you think of this upgrade? Will it allow for better surfing? Do share your views.

AdSense for Domains Being Closed Down By Google!

Google is shutting down the direct AdSense For Domains program. The closing down process is divided into stages with the final curtains will fall on April 18, 2012. Google has said that this move will not affect the entire program, only the "direct AdSense for Domains" program.

Google says, “After evaluating the benefits of our partner network, we’ve decided to retire the Hosted domains product within AdSense. Going forward, undeveloped domains will only be served through our existing AdSense for domains distribution network.”
 

As per Google, this is how the shutting down will begin with the first stage already put in action-

• February 22: AdSense publishers can no longer start using the Hosted domains product.
• March 21: You will no longer be able to create new hosted domains.
• April 18: Hosted domains will become inactive and it will no longer be possible to earn from them.
• June 27: Hosted domains will no longer be available in AdSense accounts.

Google has advised webmasters to migrate to another provider to continue monetizing their undeveloped domains. Google has received several complaints about the product and is finally shutting it down.