Google wants to make sure News is really… News-worthy? : Free Traffic Tips

Yes, it’s Search Engine Day. We’ll start with this interesting tidbit about Google News, from Slashdot :

Google to use TrustRank for News, Possibly More

“Mike Slaven writes ‘In a follow-up to Tuesday’s post about Google registering a trademark on the term TrustRank, an article on NewScientist explains how Google plans to track the credibility of news sources. The article also mentions that the patent on TrustRank is not limited to ranking just news stories: ‘The patent also reveals that the same system could be roped in to rank other search results, not simply news. So sales and services could in the future be listed on the basis of price and the reputation of the company involved.””

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Tinu Abayomi-Paul is the CEO of Leveraged Promotion, a member of the Network Solutions Social Web Advisory Board, and Editor of Women Grow Business. Her website promotion company specializes in reputation management, and building traffic systems for business. You can find her on Google+ and Twitter.

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