Matt Cutts Blog

• Example email to a hacked site
  [27 Apr 12, 3:18pm] Beyond clear-cut blackhat webspam, the second-biggest category of spam that Google deals with is hacked sites. The most common reaction we hear from webmasters is “The problem is with the Google search. There is nothing wrong with our websi…
• New 30 day challenge: No news
  [15 Mar 12, 4:16pm] I haven’t given an update on my 30 day challenges in, like, forever. So here goes: - In 2011, I paused my 30 day challenges to do a “six month challenge”: training to run a marathon. I ended up running the San Francisco…
• Eventful Events
  [5 Mar 12, 5:41pm] Updated: Okay, there’s a new plan. My wife is having surgery to put a screw in her foot, and the operation is two days before my panel. I really can’t leave her to come to SXSW. We’re going to try for me to Skype in to t…
• It’s time to stop PROTECT IP
  [18 Jan 12, 12:47pm] A couple months ago, I wrote this about SOPA: SOPA galvanized the tech community, from start-ups to venture capitalists to the largest web companies. SOPA was an unexpected shock and a wake-up call. Well, guess what? Now the internet is awake. And I…
• Sharing a search story
  [11 Jan 12, 8:20am] I’ve been reading a lot of the coverage of the Search plus Your World launch and I wanted to share my story and then clarify something. I love to stay up until early in the morning playing Werewolf. In early December I went to a journalism conferen…
• Larry Lessig on the corrupting influence of money
  [13 Dec 11, 9:37pm] Larry Lessig has a new book called Republic, Lost which discusses the corrupting influence of money on politics. I would highly recommend the book, because it gets to the heart of why things so many things in Washington, D.C. seem broken today and ho…
• Beware of fake Matts leaving comments
  [12 Dec 11, 1:20am] A lot of the time, I dispel misconceptions by leaving comments on blogs. That works great, except for the rare occasion when someone pretends to be me and leaves a rude, fake, or otherwise untrue blog comment. Over the previous decade, I’ve…
• Progress against SOPA
  [21 Nov 11, 4:01pm] When I did my blog post about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) last week, things looked quite grim. The fight isn’t over, but there’s been a lot of great developments in the last few days. If you’re not familiar with SO…
• I need your help–please. Call your congressperson?
  [16 Nov 11, 4:10pm] (This is post is my personal opinion.) Normally I don’t like to ask people for help, but I could really use your assistance. If you’ve ever watched one of my webmaster videos, or if I’ve responded to you on Twitter, emai…
• Grow a moustache and fight cancer!
  [1 Nov 11, 6:16pm] For my next 30 day challenge, I’ll be growing a mustache to raise awareness and money for men’s health issues, and specifically prostate cancer research. Men of search and SEO, please join our team. You can raise awareness, or rai…