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During a recent Google Webmaster Central hangout, in addition to fielding questions about keyword stuffing, emojis in page titles, mobile friendly tags and predictions regarding Twitter receiving preference in SERPs, when asked what's up with these troublesome Google Desktop SERP fluctuations... Google's John Mueller's response was confusing.

Despite giving the impression several months ago that they might leave the Classic Maps version alive for old browsers, Google has pulled the plug on Classic Maps!   Anticipating this change, our updated Google Places rank tracking has been rolled out.

Northwestern University published a fun and helpful interactive Google Algorithm History Timeline

Mobilegeddon hype has been sweeping the web for weeks, will it really be all that disastrous? We wonder...

Although Google announced the roll-out of their new mobile search algorithm would begin today, our Rank Risk Index for Google Mobile indicates that they've been testing the algorithm in recent days. Let's take a look at how Mobilegeddon is/might be affecting rank.

One of our goals is to provide you with a pleasant and efficient user interface that’s uncluttered and user-friendly. So with Spring in the air our development team decided to redesign our SEO software interface to make moving between reports and finding pertinent information and options effortless. Join us for a tour of the new UI...

When it comes to data management, organization is key to being able to perform at your best. Rank Ranger wants to make this as simple as possible, therefore, in many reports, you are able to filter your data according to tags that you have added to your campaign. Follow the basic steps in this post to add tags to your campaigns.

The world is moving to mobile, and we need to move with it.

Rank Ranger is excited to announce the newest addition to the Search Engine list, the Apple App Store! Read on to discover how to set up your App Store Tracking campaign.

New Competition Intelligence available with Top Organic Competitors report that provides valuable insights into which competitors are ranked in the top organic search engine results. And Top Paid Competitors report that details ad ranking data including the keywords the competition is focusing their advertising budget on.

The Rank Risk Index has been red hot for nearly a week, and with no word yet from Google, we are wondering what is causing such strong SERP fluctuations.

Google has thrown a new local result page into the mix in some categories and in some markets. Our findings show that when a person searches for a local food or hotel, Google has replaced the old local maps, that detailed location, phone and balloon, with a new version of the local pack.

In Google's ongoing efforts to improve user experience by cutting down on webspam, they have announced that they plan to take action on Doorway pages. What are Doorway pages? Read on.

Google Webmaster Tools has updated their Fetch & Render report show you how GoogleBot sees your website and has launched a new Blocked Resources report to help webmasters research and resolve problems.