Q: Does this mean that Google will always ignore the keywords meta tag?
A: It’s possible that Google could use this information in the future, but it’s unlikely. Google has ignored the keywords meta tag for years and currently we see no need to change that policy.

These were rumours a year ago, and SEO experts had different versions of the truth. The Google giant search engine ignores keywords. Simple as that.

With an official statement, I’d better move on and delete all keywords meta tags from my sites. It’ll definitely save a few bytes per visitor.

The official example from Google is:

Suppose you have two website owners, Alice and Bob. Alice runs a company called AliceCo and Bob runs BobCo. One day while looking at Bob’s site, Alice notices that Bob has copied some of the words that she uses in her “keywords” meta tag. Even more interesting, Bob has added the words “AliceCo” to his “keywords” meta tag. Should Alice be concerned?

Well, that’s great. No more stealing keywords and ranking for them. I used to do this NOT with keywords but with related phrases inside my pages. The relatedness could go further depending on the scope of the article.

Should I care about other search engines? No. I’ve heard they played along.

“Vanessa Fox is probably most well known for launching Google Webmaster Central, but she has since moved on to found Nine By Blue, a company that examines online customer engagement and acquisition. Well, we caught up with Vanessa at Pubcon 2009, and sat down with her to discuss recent Google Caffeine and other recent developments in the industry. Vanessa sees Caffeine as a natural development in search; she thinks it addresses how social media has shaped the way content is created and is an important indicator of the “most relevant” online content.”

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arGP-3NH5us[/video]

Via NVISolutions.

I activated Google Apps for some clients of mine, me included, and one of them is experiencing some issues. He is using Google Apps together with Push, a beta feature that lets you synchronize your mail between your Google Mail account and your iPhone.

As you all know very well, Google products are always in beta state, even after removing this dreaded, all rights reserved, tag. So he is regularly getting emails bounced from valid addresses. It’s Google. Just Google.

I’m sure you’ve always wondered how Google Street View is made. This video explains everything you should know.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQGrIsYUm4c[/video]

As a hosting company, I always try to leverage the clients’ needs over smart and intelligent software or platforms. A lot of clients ask for email accounts and more than often they go above their quota. No problem with this so far, but if Google Apps offer access to their Google Mail account, all on your server and with your own branding, why not?

After having successfully installed Gmail on one of my clients’ accounts, Butterfly Media Romania offers full support for Gmail on its hosting plans. And, yes, you can benefit from about 7.5 GB of email space, the amount that’s currently available with Gmail.

All the features included in Gmail, such as the contact chooser, the undo send feature, and the colourful labels. A full list of what Gmail offers can be found here.

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