How The Big G 'Handles' SEO: My Beef With Matt Cutts - and my other links of the day

National Collegiate Athletic Association: http://ncaa.com (sports)

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It's the perfect time for another links roundup. We'll be talking about Google, Microsoft and National Collegiate Athletic Association

Google: also known as The Big G

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First things first, who has been writing about Google? It was searchenginewatch.com who wrote an article called How Google 'Handles' SEO: My Beef With Matt Cutts.

What did they point out about Google? Well...:

I'm sure that most of you know or have heard of Matt Cutts at Google

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For those who don't, Cutts is the head of the web Spam team at Google. That is to say, Cutts works diligently to ensure that Google's search results are good and he polices efforts by folks who try to (overtly) manipulate Google's results through overly aggressive search engine optimization (SEO) tactics

Microsoft: http://Microsoft.com

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Next up it's a site that's been talking about Microsoft - Seeking The Next Rovio, Microsoft, Nokia Commit Up To $24 Million Into A New Push To Get Apps On Windows Phone.

They said:

Now it looks like Microsoft and its biggest partner, Nokia, are taking some steps to make sure that they have better control over how that story develops in the future - on Nokia's home turf, at least. Today the two announced that they are each putting in up to 9 million (around $12 million) into a new mobile apps development program at Finland's Aalto University called AppCampus - aimed specifically at funding new apps for the Windows Phone platform, but also some of the legacy platforms that Nokia still users, such as Symbian and Series 40

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The program will start in May 2012, and in addition to the funding from Microsoft and Nokia, "Aalto University will make a significant contribution to the project by providing premises, coaching services, and access to both academic and business networks for budding app developers," they say in a statement

To finish we have Ohio State Tops Syracuse, 77-70, To Reach Final Four In NCAA Tournament from www.huffingtonpost.com, focussing on NCAA. They made a few good points, particularly

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 24: Jared Sullinger #0 of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts against the Syracuse Orange during 2012 NCAA East Regional Final.BOSTON - Ohio State coach Thad Matta sized up his team in the middle of the season and had it figured for a first-weekend loss when the NCAA tournament came around

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The school also revealed this month that it had self-reported possible violations of its internal drug policy by members of previous teams; the NCAA is investigating.