According to Google, today’s hottest search was for When A Man Loves A Woman Lyrics, which is strange what with everything happening out in SE land today that could impact Website SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and Website Ranking, Portland. Not to mention Website Promotion for Oregon companies that operate sites or conduct ecommerce business with China.
Today Google ended talks with China over censorship of search results in that country, redirecting its China search engine (google.cn) visitors to the Hong Kong-based service (google.com.hk).
Should an American company compromise its principles to gain access to world’s fastest growing internet market? State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley is reported as saying, “Were I China, I would seriously consider the implications when one of the world’s most recognizable institutions has decided that it’s too difficult to do business in China.”
For local companies, this may well influence how we do business with clients from China, affecting our Portland Website SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Website Ranking and Website Promotion for Oregon on Baidu, China’s #1 Search Engine now that Google has exited the country.
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