SearchCap: Firefox Picks Yahoo, Apple Maps Partners & Bing Home Page HD
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Free Ride? In Europe, Google Will Remain Firefox Search Default Despite No Deal How much does it cost to be Mozilla’s Firefox search provider in Europe? Perhaps nothing — because Google […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- Free Ride? In Europe, Google Will Remain Firefox Search Default Despite No Deal
How much does it cost to be Mozilla’s Firefox search provider in Europe? Perhaps nothing — because Google will continue to be the provider there despite not having any formal deal with Mozilla, come this December. Yesterday, it was big news that Mozilla announced new deals making Yahoo the default search provider for Firefox in the US, Yandex […]
- Bing Home Page Images Go High Definition, Add Captions & Add Features
Bing announced changes to their search home page including a new HD quality daily background image, improved captions of the image, ways to customize the news on the bottom and quick links to Microsoft Office tools. The new home page images are HD quality with 1920×1080 pixels wide screen display. New image captions enables users […]
- How Organic Search Has Transformed The Rules Of Business
Organic search has dramatically changed the way consumers consider and make purchases, says columnist Trond Lyngbø, and marketers who “get” this can profit big.
- Apple Maps Using New Partners For Multiple-Location Map Submissions
In October Apple launched Apple Maps Connect, intended to allow individual business owners to edit or add local business listings directly into Apple’s database. Apple told me at the time that it wasn’t intended for webmasters or outside agencies to manage multiple locations or listings on behalf of their clients. However I knew that would immediately arise as a question. Accordingly, local SEO Andrew Shotland […]
- Want Links? Be A Jerk!
Columnist Bryson Meunier discusses some of the problems inherent in Google’s view of a link as an endorsement for another site.
- Corita Kent Artist & One-Time Catholic Nun Celebrated With Google Logo Reflecting Her Iconic Work
Today marks what would have been the 96th birthday of Corita Kent, an artist whose work was known for its bold, colorful images spreading messages of love, peace and social justice. To pay tribute, Google has marked Kent’s birthday with a Google logo mirroring her style and form. Kent began her career as a catholic […]
- Yahoo’s “Clean” Search Design For Firefox & Yahoo Users Looks Even More Like Google
In the Yahoo blog post announcing the company’s new default search deal with Firefox there’s a small GIF preview of what the new “clean” Yahoo search results will look like. Below are some of the screens from the post: On first blush I thought these were a departure from current Yahoo results but they actually look quite similar […]
- Yahoo Replaces Google As Default Search Provider in Firefox
Yahoo and Mozilla just announced a “strategic five-year partnership that makes Yahoo the default search experience for Firefox in the United States on mobile and desktop.” The companies said they will explore other potential “future product integrations and distribution opportunities to other markets.” Yahoo is thus going to displace Google the current Firefox search provider. […]
Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:
- Twitter Now Lets You Share & Discuss Tweets Privately
- Flickr Opens Photo-Selling Marketplace With Select Photographers
- Contributor, Google’s Latest Test, Gives Users Ad-Free Experiences On Sites Like Mashable
- SPONSOR MESSAGE: What Are The Marketers of The Future Learning?
- Facebook Videos Posted By SMBs Triples Since 2013
- Google Launches Resource Site For Analytics Developers
- Top 20 Most Shared Video Ads Of 2014: World Cup Dominates List With Help From Shakira
- Retailers: Combine Location & Mobile Web For A Holiday Advantage
- Think Holistically When Determining Your PPC Budget
- Placed Launches Top 100 Ranking Of Most Visited Business In US
- #TwitterFirsts Hashtag Unearths Gems Found Via The Improved Twitter Search
- Mozilla CEO: It Wasn’t Money — Yahoo Was The Better Strategic Partner For Firefox
- Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer: Firefox Deal Will Help Grow Search Share; Some Mobile Ads Won’t Come From Bing
- Latin Singer Prince Royce & Verizon Wireless Create Live #LatinGrammy Music Track
Search News From Around The Web:
Industry
- Google Defends ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Response, Wall Street Journal
- Source: Battle Brewing At Microsoft, Business Insider
Local & Maps
- Apple Maps Rejects Home-Based Businesses, Local SEO Guide
- Apple Maps Vs. Google Maps – ThrowDown in Buffalo, Mike Blumenthal
- Lesbian couple in Canton disparaged on Google Maps, citizen-times.com
Searching
- Bing predicts the NFL Playoffs, Bing Search Blog
- Google Advanced Search Brings Back the Black Bar, Google Operating System
SEO
- ‘Adapt or Lose’ and Other SEO Advice from This Google+ HOA, BruceClay.com
- 10 Things That Expose Good Sites to Google Panda, Adam Sherk
- 4 Data-Backed SEO Strategies to Increase Traffic, semrush.com
- Google Should Offer Action Links To Publishers Who Are Used For Google Answers, Search Engine Roundtable
- Insightful Connections Between Entities on Google’s Knowledge Graph, SEO By The Sea
- Local SEO For The Holidays (5 Point Checklist) #SEO, searchenginepeople.com
- Make Your Website Suck Less: The DIY SEO Audit, Renegade Search
- The Most Important Google Updates Of 2014, Ahrefs Blog
SEM / Paid Search
- 6 Hidden Mistakes Killing Your PPC Campaigns – New Whitepaper!, PPC Hero
- Holiday Preparation Overview: Editorial Tips for Sitelink Extensions, Bing Ads Blog
- Note to small businesses this holiday season: shopping never sleeps!, Google and Your Business
- Video: 3 Holiday Tips for Display Campaigns, RKG Blog
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