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Google rolls out PayDay Loan algorithm update 3.0

Not here at Edible but some SEO's are about to go into frenzy mode as yesterday it was reported that the Google PayDay Loan Update is going to be launching and Google’s Matt Cutts posted on Twitter today to confirm that it is now rolling out. Cutts said “To catch you up, PayDay Loan 2.0 [...]

TweetDeck Hacked And Taken Offline

Malicious Twitter code? Twitter took its desktop Twitter client, TweetDeck, offline yesterday following what is reported to be a massive security breach, with multiple reports of malicious code emanating from a few major accounts, including politicians and major news outlets. The Twitter accounts of BBC News and a senior White House official were among thousands [...]

2018-08-28T18:37:11+01:00June 12th, 2014|Social|0 Comments

Google Panda 4.0 update has arrived

Not here at Edible but some SEO's are about to go into frenzy mode as the latest Google algorithm change in the form of its Google Panda update (v4.0) is rolling out. When Google’s algorithms change, they usually create huge waves in the search community and these regular updates often go on to shape search engine [...]

Content Marketing and SEO for Link Building

If you’re engaged in Content Marketing and SEO it pays to create high quality, engaging and relevant content that will attract links but content generation as your sole SEO strategy, as a method of purely building links is a disaster waiting to happen. Content marketing shouldn’t go out of its way to build links that [...]

DailyMail to start GoComplain Service

Don't worry the headline to this blog item is about as accurate and informative as a real DailyMail headline but the news that the GoCompare adverts came out on top as the most complained about, to the Advertising Standards Agency is laughable, but also a poor reflection on the undercurrent to certain consumer actions in [...]

Interflora goes into Google’s Room101

Opinion is somewhat divided over the news of Google pulling the SEO rankings of Interflora, as a lesson for manipulating Page Rank via link buying. The truth of the matter was that Interflora stepped outside Google’s (well documented) terms and conditions and tried a shortcut, which is going to take one hell of a battle [...]

Consumer Review sites disproportionate

Consumer Review websites are disproportionate in terms of online reputation management as perspective is something of a crucial word when it comes to analysing the context of some consumer based reviews on consumer websites. Especially when we consider that Tesco’s share price has actually risen since the horsemeat scandal, when most would have thought the [...]

SEO, Link Building and Sanjey the Spammer

Buyer beware, focus on the word spam and not SEO In the last month I have received about 200+ emails from various Gmail accounts either directly or via the Admin notifications for spam comments left via the various client news and blogs I update but worryingly, I have also heard stories first hand from people [...]

2018-08-30T17:10:39+01:00February 1st, 2013|SEO / Search Engine Optimisation|0 Comments

Mother Jones Ford Pinto Madness Article 1977 – Lessons in PR

The following piece is the full Mother Jones Ford Pinto Madness Article 1977 that was largely responsible for Ford Motor Company’s Pinto Scandal of the 1970’s and 80’s, which has become somewhat of a cult status case concerning reputation management and corporate social responsibility. Prior to this article Ford had largely been arrogant and bullish [...]

2018-09-06T12:19:13+01:00December 12th, 2012|Explosive Media Pieces, PR Disasters|Comments Off on Mother Jones Ford Pinto Madness Article 1977 – Lessons in PR

Free Speech – Constitution v Common Sense

Now whilst freedom of speech, and indeed freedom of expression are essential foundations of a civilised and free society, surely there is a limit to where freedom of speech can be used in order to protect people making false and malicious comments from redress, when the actions of the individual are less then civilised? Constitution [...]

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