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Love it or hate it, Google is the big guy on campus. Learn about how to use Google tools and applications as well as keep the search engine happy when crawling your websites.

Google Analytics: Is A High Bounce Rate Bad?

Is having a high bounce rate bad? According to Google, the answer might be YES. High bounce rates indicate that pages are not relevant to a search query and/or are poor quality. But before you rush to minimize your bounce rates, read this article. We show you which high bounce rates are bad and which high bounce rates you don’t need to be worried about.

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Google Is Finally The #1 Website On Alexa

Yahoo has always outranked Google as the top site in the world. But this has now changed… According to the Alexa Daily Traffic Rank, Google has now overtaken the #1 spot.

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Is Your Website Leaking PageRank?

Improving and maintaining PageRank is a top priority for webmasters because it affects how much traffic a website will receive from Google. But what many webmasters do not realize is that their websites are leaking PageRank, causing their overall site-wide PageRank to be lower than it should be.

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How Does Google Find Websites That Sell Links?

Google has been cracking down on websites which sell links by giving them heavy penalties. But how does Google find these websites? And is Google ever wrong?

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Go Green: How To Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

Big companies are always exposed for their environmental impact. Just recently, Google joined the ranks. But what about your energy usage or your website’s energy usage? Here are some tips to calculate your environmental impact and minimize your carbon footprint.

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Google Chrome 2.0: Are You Ready?

The pre-beta version of Google Chrome 2.0 is available for download and testing. Take a sneak peek at it today.

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Google Maps’ Street View Helps Fight Crime!

According to the recent news, police used Google’s Street View product to locate and rescue a kidnapped child. Yet, privacy considerations and lawsuits still abound.

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Google PageRank Updates & New Year Maintenance

It is officially the last day of 2008. And we couldn’t be more excited to close the book on the year and step into 2009. But before we move on, here is some last minute news that squeezed its way into 2008, as well as a few quick tips to get your website ready for the new year.

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