SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 20, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web.

From Search Engine Land:

  • No, Google Hasn’t Released Unannounced Penguin UpdatesThe last time Google has confirmed a refresh or update to the Penguin algorithm was back in October 2012 with the 3rd Penguin update. The last update was 4.5 months ago, whereas Google’s Panda algorithm is pushed out monthly. Confusion Over Penguin Refreshes In a recent Google Webmaster Hangout with Google’s John Mueller, one person [...]
  • Google Shopping Tops Amazon Product Ads: 32.7% More Cost EffectiveA new report from CPC Strategy looks at how Google Shopping fared against its rival, Amazon Product Ads, after making the switch to a commercial model in Q3 last year. The analysis finds its performance changed significantly compared to Amazon Product Ads, and further evidence that the move bolstered Google Shopping. Surge in Traffic & [...]
  • Why Do Big Data & Programmatic Marketing Actually Matter?Did you know 2.5 quintillion bytes (25,000,000,000,000,000,000) of digital data is created every single day, the majority being centered around you? Every day, we send 145bn emails, 340m tweets and 2 million searches queries to Google. But, there is also the more invisible footprints you leave as you go about your day swiping your credit [...]
  • What B2B SEO’s Need To Know About Buyer PersonasWhile buyer personas (user personas) are an established concept in broader B2B marketing discussions, it has taken on new life in recent years. The shift organizations are making to a digital marketing strategy coupled with innovation in technology (should) allow Internet marketers the ability to deliver effective content marketing campaigns across segmented audiences or targeted [...]

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About The Author: is Search Engine Land's News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry's personal blog is named Cartoon Barry and he can be followed on Twitter here. For more background information on Barry, see his full bio over here.

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