SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 11, 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: Google Quietly Brings Back RSS Feed Option To Google Alerts The Next Web reports Google has quietly added back the RSS Feed option to Google Alerts. I’ve confirmed the RSS Feed […]
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 Quietly Brings Back RSS Feed Option To Google Alerts
The Next Web reports Google has quietly added back the RSS Feed option to Google Alerts. I’ve confirmed the RSS Feed option has indeed returned at google.com/alerts. In early July, Google quietly dropped RSS delivery as an option for Google Alerts. I lost tons of the alerts I’ve set up, however, they still seemed to […]
- Google: Unlinked URLs Are A Source For Indexing New Content
John Lincoln from Ignite Visibility spotted a Google Hangout where Google’s John Mueller confirmed that Google will use URLs or domain names within content that are unlinked, i.e. without an a href attribute, to discover and index new pages of content. John went on to add that typically no PageRank or trust is flown from […]
- Bing Ads Launches Google Enhanced Campaigns Compatibility Update, Tablet Targeting Stays, Still
Today Bing Ads launched the updates the company announced in June to make the platform more compatible with the changes Google ushered in with enhanced campaigns. The updates were implemented to support uploading of now-enhanced AdWords campaigns into the Bing Ads platform. Device preferences on ads, the new ValueTrack parameters that allow advertisers to point […]
- Yelp Triples The Search Filters On Its iOS App
Yelp quietly made a pretty big expansion of its search capabilities on iOS within the past week. The company’s latest iOS app update included a new photo viewer, increased visibility of bookmarked businesses, improvements to review highlights … and about 15 new search filters that should make it easier for users to find the specific […]
- Google’s Matt Cutts On What To Do If Your Site Was Hit By Panda
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts posted a new video today talking about the Panda update. The question he tried to answer was, “what should a site owner do if they think they might be affected by Panda?” Matt’s short answer to the question is to make sure to write high quality content, content […]
- Could You Walk In Google’s Shoes? Making Tough Calls With Search Listings
It’s pretty easy to sit back and slam Google for how you think it should make decisions when it comes to search listings. It’s much harder to actually make those decisions, when you have a deeper understanding of all the implications involved. To experience this better, here’s a chance to put yourself in Google’s shoes […]
- Live @ SMX East: Up Close & Personal With Google Glass
It’s Google’s latest “moon shot.” Google Glass. A wearable computer that offers hands-free access to both the consumption and creation of online content. Some say Glass changes everything, while others remain skeptical about Glass’ place in the digital future. This much is certain: Many brands have already built — or are currently designing — apps […]
- SEM For B2B Companies That See No Value In Search
Not every company sees the value of SEM in the B2B space. Companies that only do two or three deals per year based solely on lead nurturing will have no need to rank for keywords or for building site traffic. Selling any website services outside of design to these high-ticket companies may seem impossible because […]
Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:
- Report: Advertisers Could Waste $9.5 Billion On Bot Traffic In 2013
- Dunkin Donuts, Trident Gum Turn Vine Videos Into TV Commercials
- Adobe Target Overhaul Aims To Simplify Web And Mobile Testing Efforts
- Three Tricks One Site Used To Increase Subscribers 150% In A Month
- Buffer Introduces Posting To LinkedIn Company Pages
- Morning After iDay: iPhone 5C, Touch ID And iWork
- For Twitter Retargeting, Communication Is Key
- Why There’s More To DMPs Than You Ever Thought!
- Marketing Metrics & Quantum Physics
- Report: Facebook’s Promoted Posts Won’t Cannibalize Organic Reach (Even If They Are Terrible)
- Appeals Court Blocks Google Effort To Exit “SpyView” Case
Search News From Around The Web:
Industry
- Cottam Library Fund Benefit with RandFishkin – Sept 2013, SEMpdx
- Talking to Unicorns: Rare Women of SEO Speak Out, ghergich.com
Local & Maps
- Google Maps iOS Transit Directions Bug, Search Engine Roundtable
SEO
- Ex-Googlers: All Manual Actions From Webmaster Tools Impact Your Site, Search Engine Roundtable
- How to Identify a Manual Spam Action, and Recover, E2M Solutions Blog
- How Your Site Architecture and Website Navigation Affect SEO, HighRankings Forums
- Scraping Schema Mark Up for Competitive Intelligence, seogadget.com
- SEO Correlation Studies: Are We Looking At Them Wrong?, State of Search
SEM / Paid Search
Search Marketing
- Is Google Lying To Webmasters & SEOs? Give Examples., Search Engine Roundtable
- Part One: AdWords Paid & Organic Report Results, SEER Interactive
Strategy
- 5 Things Every Search Conference Newbie Should Know, SEER Interactive
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