Google Japan Removes Hot Keywords From Its Top

“Google Kyuujyoushou Waado (Hot Keywords)”, which was introduced on the Japanese top page of Google on February 5th to show users recent most searched keywords, has been removed from the top page and the former top page is back (Google Japan’s announcement [J]), except “more” localization done in March. The page with hot keywords was… Continue reading Google Japan Removes Hot Keywords From Its Top

Apologies to Google: CyberBuzz Is Not Pay-Per-Post (so they say)

After top Japanese online tech news sites CNET Japan, ITMedia and Internet Watch reported Google Japan’s ambiguous apology, CyberBuzz (the agency hired by Google Japan to have bloggers place links to Google Japan’s blog widget campaign) announced a press release on February 12th. In the release, CyberBuzz states, contradicting what’s been reported, that their CyberBuzz… Continue reading Apologies to Google: CyberBuzz Is Not Pay-Per-Post (so they say)

Google Japan Apologizes For Inappropriate Pay Per Post Use

About Google’s Marketing Activities – Google Japan Blog Under the name of the Senior Marketing Manager Koji Baba, they announced on their official blog, “Google Japan is running several promotional activities to let people know more about our products. It turns out that using blogs on the part of the promotional activities violates Google’s search… Continue reading Google Japan Apologizes For Inappropriate Pay Per Post Use

Google Japan Buys Dirty Pay-Per-Post Links

Google Japan seems desperate in chasing the Mighty Yahoo! (see here for example). They are now using a tainted and controversial social media optimization method called pay-per-post, provided by CyberBuzz. Recently, Google Japan announced a top-page redesign on their official blog, in which they added a “Google Kyuujyoushou Waado (Hot Keywords)” feature. This addition displays… Continue reading Google Japan Buys Dirty Pay-Per-Post Links