Google In Hartford, Connecticut

Google and friends are coming to Hartford later this month to get your business online.  Connecticut Get Your Business Online  is a new program from Google  and it’s an easy, free, and fast way to get your business online.

If you don’t have a website or Google Places listing, you’ll find everything you need to get started – web professionals at your side every step of the way. We’ll also provide the computers or a plug-in for your own laptop.

If your business is already online, you’ll find tools and resources to help your business succeed online.

At these events you can:

    Get a free website and Google Places listing
    Get 1:1 advice and tips
    Learn more about online marketing
    Network with your fellow small business owners

Connecticut Get Your Business Online is completely free. Space is limited, so we highly recommend that you pre-register online to reserve your spot.

Date:
October 26th
Connecticut Science Center
250 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT 06103

Doors open
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Matt Cutts and Panda Version 2.2

Farmer/Panda Google algorithm revision (currently reduced to merely "Panda") was previously again the subject of discussion. Apart from this occassion, the debate was in fact about Panda version 2.2.

Matt Cutts, head of Google's Web spam crew, verified which a brand-new version of Panda (version 2.2) has been authorized in-house, however , hasn't been yet presented. There may be a few speculation that it's been coming out immediately, however no verification from Google has arrived since press time.
You can read more details about farmer/panda here.

Re=Canonical vs 301 Redirects

I answered an interesting rel=canonical question over email today and thought I’d blog about it. If you’re not familiar with rel=canonical read these pages first. Then watch this video about rel=canonical vs. 301s, especially the second half: