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Secret feature of Google Reader

Matt Cutts shows off a special mode of Google Reader.

Should I use underscores or hyphens in URLs?

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. tripstar from Ontario, Canada asked: Underscores vs hyphens in URLS, does it make a difference? my-page vs. my_page?

Will you provide information about algorithm updates?

Ian M in the UK asks: “Are you ever going to do “weather reports” like Yahoo! does for algorithm updates? Simply a confirmation that one has happened would please many seos, as clients might think they’ve been penalised. Your algo update reports years ago were wonderful.” This video is part of a “Grab Bag” series in which Matt Cutts, head of Google’s webspam team, answers questions from webmasters. We’re not currently taking new video questions, so your best bet for getting an answer about …

Are links in footers treated differently than paragraph links?

Andres from Boston, MA asks: “Does Google treat links in footers differently than links surrounded by text (eg in a paragraph)?” This video is part of a “Grab Bag” series in which Matt Cutts, head of Google’s webspam team, answers questions from users. We’re not currently taking new video questions, so your best bet for getting an answer about webmaster-related search issues is to head to our help forum: www.google.com

Does anchor text carry through 301 redirects?

On February 26, 2009, Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. Mharris from New York asked: Does anchor text carry through all 301 redirects? Will there be a penalty for sites that do this as their sole way of link building?

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