In response to questions we've been getting about the videos themselves, we created a
behind the scenes
look at our setup. And just to throw in some more variety, Matt took a break from SEO questions
for a few minutes to show off a fun use of a barcode scanner with Google Book Search. You can read
more about it on the
Inside Google Book Search
blog.
For your instant viewing pleasure, here's the answer to the question about URL shortners:
And now a peek behind the scenes:
You can leave comments letting us know how you liked the videos, and if you have any specific
questions, ask the experts in the
Webmaster Help Forum.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],[],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis post shares new video content uploaded to the Webmaster Central YouTube channel, including daily Q&A with Matt Cutts on SEO topics like URLs, indexing, and server location.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe post also includes a behind-the-scenes look at the video setup and a demonstration of a barcode scanner with Google Book Search.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsers can provide feedback on the videos and ask questions in the Webmaster Help Forum.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["Matt Cutts addressed various SEO questions on the Webmaster Central YouTube channel, including the treatment of shortened URLs, ensuring deeper page reach, server location impact on rankings, the effect of \"coming soon\" pages, and Google's indexing capacity. A behind-the-scenes video of the video setup was released. Matt also demonstrated using a barcode scanner with Google Book Search. Viewers were encouraged to leave comments and ask questions in the Webmaster Help Forum.\n"],null,["# Webmaster Central YouTube update for June 1st - 5th\n\nMonday, June 08, 2009\n\n\nWant to know what's new on the\n[Webmaster Central YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/GoogleSearchCentral)?\nHere's what we've uploaded in the past week:\n\nMatt Cutts answered a new question each day from the Grab Bag:\n\n- [Are shortened URLs treated differently than other redirects?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd4QA21JMQo)\n- [How can I make sure Google reaches my deeper pages?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbcl22luCMk)\n- [What impact does server location have on rankings?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXt23AXlJJU)\n- [Will a \"coming soon\" page negatively impact my site?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9JvBLjLrUI)\n- [How many pages can Google index from a single site?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7AUnZvSAE)\n\n\nIn response to questions we've been getting about the videos themselves, we created a\n[behind the scenes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-pTlRgBSg)\nlook at our setup. And just to throw in some more variety, Matt took a break from SEO questions\nfor a few minutes to show off a fun use of a barcode scanner with Google Book Search. You can read\nmore about it on the\n[Inside Google Book Search](https://booksearch.blogspot.com/2009/06/barcode-your-bookshelf-with-google)\nblog.\n\nFor your instant viewing pleasure, here's the answer to the question about URL shortners: \n\nAnd now a peek behind the scenes: \n\n\nYou can leave comments letting us know how you liked the videos, and if you have any specific\nquestions, ask the experts in the\n[Webmaster Help Forum](https://support.google.com/webmasters/community).\n\nPosted by [Michael Wyszomierski](https://wysz.com/about/), Search Quality Team"]]