Do the "unnatural links" messages sent out by Google represent an algorithm assisted human review of a specific link building tactic? If so, this will have big SEO implications. The clock could be ticking for millions of publishers worldwide.

There is a big gap between traditional marketing thinking and the way search marketers typically think. For our industry to reach full maturity, that gap needs to close. It will require an ongoing effort, and there must be movement on both sides.

Implementing an optimized mobile site is becoming increasingly important for many publishers, as smartphones are becoming increasingly pervasive. Here's how to think about Googlebot, Googlebot-Mobile and your mobile web site.

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The process has already started, and as a publisher you need to make sure you are adapting your marketing strategy to line up, or get left behind. Google made the link building algorithm popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was a revolu.