Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Search Testing New “Clean” Design: For Tablets Only?Google is testing yet another design, this one is the same gray and black bar look but places the search filters and navigation at the top of the page, instead of on the left. Amit Agarwal posted screen shots of the new design, here are two of the many screen shots he has posted: Agarwal [...] Facebook Launches In-Depth Guide For BusinessesLate yesterday Facebook announced “ [...]

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Google is testing yet another design, this one is the same gray and black bar look but places the search filters and navigation at the top of the page, instead of on the left. Amit Agarwal posted screen shots of the new design, here are two of the many screen shots he has posted: Agarwal doesn't mention that the new design is only for tablets, but apparently he say it while using his iPad, The Next Web reports. It also cites two others seeing the look on their tablets, hence the idea this might be a tablet-only look. Personally, I am not in favor of moving the search results s [...]

Related Topics: Channel: Consumer | Google: User Interface | Google: Web Search | Top News

Late yesterday Facebook announced "Facebook for Businesses" providing users clear and concise directions for properly marketing on Facebook.  This is very similar to last month's "Twitter for Newsrooms" as both are official resources for entry level participants.  The variety of marketing options on Facebook can be daunting for new marketers, but this guide does a great job explaining the various opportunities Facebook has for businesses. The Facebook for Businesses focuses on pages, ads, sponsored stories and the main platform.  It was a bit surprising to see the places weren [...]

Related Topics: Channel: Social | Facebook | Social Media Marketing

Savvy business to business marketers realize that social media involves much more than opening corporate accounts on Facebook and Twitter. Today, social media offers B2B marketers significant, quantifiable and predictable results. This column explores the top four reasons B2B marketers should engage in a proactive, social media program, and offers specific tips on getting started. 1. Influence Your Online Reputation Social media represents an open forum. Whether you participate or not -- your industry, and probably your business, are being discussed online. You may not like it, bu [...]

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[caption id="attachment_86968" align="alignright" width="297" caption="We've identified the cause of flat forehead syndrome. It's landing page development."][/caption] If you run into a marketer with a flat forehead, odds are that they have been working on landing pages. Landing pages are are a fantastic conversion tool. Because they are so often tested, we know a great deal about what is likely to work on a landing page. Unfortunately, managers and designers prefer their own rules. You can show them all the data, studies, and Search Engine Land articles you want. They stil [...]

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eBook: Using Remarketing to Drive Increased Display Ad Results Download this free eBook for a step-by-step guide to set up a Google AdWords remarketing campaign. You'll also learn about: Creative retargeting Keyword retargeting Site retargeting Don't let another conversion slip by. Downlaod this eBook and start retargeting today! [...]

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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Official: Google Panda 2.3 Update Is LiveGoogle has confirmed to Search Engine Land that late last week, it pushed out a small update to the Panda filter. “We’re continuing to iterate on our Panda algorithm as part of our commitment to returning high-quality sites to Google users,” a Google spokesperson told us. “This most recent update is one of the roughly [...] Google Plus One Button Now 3X FasterGoogle announced they have [...]

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Google announced they have now speed up the Google +1 button for websites. The button is now automatically up to 3 times faster and best of all, webmasters do not need to update their code for the speed changes to take affect. The change is automatic. Google said, "no action is required on your part, so just sit back, relax, and watch as the button loads more quickly than before." Is 3X faster not enough? Google has also released a new asynchronous snippet that is even faster. This feature allows your web site to continue loading while your browser downloads the +1 JavaScript. T [...]

Related Topics: Channel: SEO | Google: +1 | Google: Social Search

Google has confirmed to Search Engine Land that late last week it pushed out a small update to the Panda filter. "We're continuing to iterate on our Panda algorithm as part of our commitment to returning high-quality sites to Google users," a Google spokesperson told us. "This most recent update is one of the roughly 500 changes we make to our ranking algorithms each year," the spokesperson added. Over the past week or so, I have been tracking the complaints in the various forums, including the large ongoing thread at WebmasterWorld. At first, I felt the complaints suggested that Goog [...]

Related Topics: Channel: SEO | Google: Panda Update | Google: SEO | Google: Web Search | Panda Update News | Top News

A report by the Atlantic shined a light on a new "social media service" which allows users to purchase Google +1's in bulk.  The site in question, Pluseem, has a variety of different Google+ package sizes, from 50 plusses to 2,000, with the prices ranging from $0.18 - $0.38 per plus. Of course this is a direct violation of Google's quality guidelines: Avoid tricks intended to improve search engine rankings. A good rule of thumb is whether you'd feel comfortable explaining what you've done to a website that competes with you. Another useful test is to ask, "Does this help my users? Wo [...]

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Search Engine Land's SMX East search engine marketing conference is headed back to New York City from Sept. 13-15. We've got a great agenda. This is my semi-traditional preview for our readers of what we've got planned. You should go! Here's why. Why Everyone Should Come! SMX East is one of the two large Search Marketing Expo events that Search Engine Land’s publisher Third Door Media runs each year in the United States. SMX West, held in San Jose Feb 28-March 1, is the other. The event is entirely focused on search marketing. Search remains the biggest of the online marketing channels, [...]

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Yandex now has deeper cash pockets following its IPO — so where and in what type of expansion is the company going to expand? Moving west and south perhaps? There are good competitive reasons why Yandex needs to take its battle with Google to other markets — but it also needs to be secure at home — in Russia.

Related Topics: Channel: SEO | Multinational Search

There are a lot of questions bouncing around about Google+ links and their impact and effect on rank. I will share what I feel confident about and also give you a road map of must read articles that once read, will really help you to feel more comfortable with what we do and don't know about Google Plus, link building and sharing, and search rank. Stream First, for the link builder, the obvious. You post a URL in the "Share What's New" box, below and share it with "Public", or with one or more of your Circles. [caption id="attachment_86362" align="aligncenter" width="493" caption="The Goo [...]

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As I discussed in How Prototype Theory Influences a Social Strategy, they way that people influence others and their decisions is based on their associations with certain words and phrases. For example, the word tree will most likely bring up an image of an oak or maple tree in a person’s mind, versus a less common tree, such as a birch or weeping willow. The way that people associate words and phrases and let them influence his or her decisions is something that is related to both prototype theory and the types of information sharing discussed in Colleen Roller’s well-written article, [...]

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For ages, Twitter has operated a standalone Twitter Search site in addition to allowing people to search from within Twitter.com itself. Today, that standalone site has gained a new location and been upgraded to match the Twitter.com search experience. Previously, Twitter Search was located at http://search.twitter.com. Now, that address leads to http://twitter.com/search, as tweeted by Twitter earlier today. What's different beyond the URL? The interface. See More With Right Panel Support Searching at Twitter.com makes it easy to perform a search and then pop-open a right panel to view m [...]

Related Topics: Channel: Consumer | Top News | Twitter: Search

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Tech Celebs Most Followed On Google+ While “Real World” Rules On Twitter & FacebookHow do you measure the success of a social media site? One of several ways might be how “real world” celebrities gravitate to it. By that measure, Google+ still has a long way to go versus Twitter and Facebook, according to most followed lists. Below is a side-by-side of the top ten most followed accounts [...] Google Relaunches Boost As A [...]

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How do you measure the success of a social media site? One of several ways might be how "real world" celebrities gravitate to it. By that measure, Google+ still has a long way to go versus Twitter and Facebook, according to most followed lists. Below is a side-by-side of the top ten most followed accounts on Google+, Twitter and Facebook (click on it to enlarge): Right now, Google+ is dominated by tech celebrities. On Twitter, not a single tech celeb makes it into the top ten. On Facebook, real world celebrities get joined by popular companies and games. Sourcing The Stats The figu [...]

Related Topics: Channel: Social | Features: Analysis | Google: Google+ | Top News

Further consolidating the products (or at least their names) in the local and mobile space, Google has re-named Boost as AdWords Express, also stepping up marketing efforts and consolidating sign-up for Express and Google Places. "We've seen great success with the product, but we want to change the product name to better emphasize the ties to the main AdWords product," said Kiley McEvoy, the product manager for AdWords Express. McEvoy told me that the company had "tens of thousands" of advertisers using what's now called AdWords Express. The product was first announced, and introduced to [...]

Related Topics: Channel: SEM | Google: AdWords | Google: Maps & Local | Google: Mobile

Google is likely to face more privacy-related challenges on the heels of news today that the company's Street View vehicles have collected more than just the location of WiFi access points. According to a CNET article today, Google collected those WiFi access points along with the location of client devices including mobile phones and desktop computers. The cars were supposed to collect the locations of Wi-Fi access points. But Google also recorded the street addresses and unique identifiers of computers and other devices using those wireless networks and then made the data publicly avai [...]

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How does online display advertising impact search marketing performance? How do these marketing channels interact? On Wednesday, July 27, at 1 PM EDT, our sister site, Search Marketing Now presents a live webcast, "Digital Marketing Attribution: How Marketers and Agencies Convert Insight to Actions." Madan Bharadwai of Visual IQ will present several insights, while Adam Gitlin and Seb Maitra will discuss how to turn those insights into action. The webcast is free and registration is open at Search Marketing Now. Thanks to Visual IQ for sponsoring this webcast. [...]

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