SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 21, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Facebook To Allow Users To Delete Search Activity Facebook announced users will soon be able to delete their search activity under their “Activity Log.” The feature is being released over the […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- Facebook To Allow Users To Delete Search Activity
Facebook announced users will soon be able to delete their search activity under their “Activity Log.” The feature is being released over the next couple weeks to all Facebook users. Currently, Facebook users are able to delete other activity, like status updates, under the Activity Log. Now, Facebook will be allowing you to do the […]
- Search In Pics: Google Irish Dragonboat Race, Disqus Swag & Chrome Obsession
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Google Racing In Irish Dragonboat: Source: Google+ Disqus Summer Swag: Source: Twitter Google Keyboard Wall Logo: […]
- 6 Easy Ways To Improve Your Site’s Navigation
Just about every website has some form of navigation. Unfortunately, not every website’s navigation is good. Most of the time, a website’s navigation is put together by Web designers who know a lot about making pretty websites, but very little about marketing a website or creating a website built for the customer. Just because your […]
- How To: Google Analytics Installation For Novices & Beginners
If you’re an intermediate to advanced Google Analytics user, this article will probably be of little interest to you personally. I suggest you bookmark it anyway as a reference for clients or friends who are just starting out with Analytics. As a long-time agency employee, I see many clients, prospects and even casual acquaintances with […]
- Apple Asks For Patience, Would It Block A Google Maps App?
Apple is taking a painful public beating right now on its new mapping app. Some people are even starting to get a bit hysterical over some of its failings. It’s turning into the iPhone 5′s version of “antennagate.” Indeed, much more negative publicity might cause some “fence sitters” to hold off on upgrading or buying […]
- Google Upgrades Their Rich Snippets Testing Tool To Better Reflect Display In Search Results
Google has renamed its rich snippets testing tool in webmaster tools to Structured Data, improved it to better reflect what the search result will actually look like and has expanded the types of structured data supported. Google first launched rich snippets — enhanced markup of search results — in 2009 and has been adding the types […]
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- IFTTT To Drop Twitter Triggers, Will Keep Twitter Actions
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
- Google Drops Chrome Support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, thenextweb.com
Business Issues
- Apple Loses German Court Ruling Against Samsung in Patent Suit, Bloomberg
- Google News at 10: How the Algorithm Won Over the News Industry, The Atlantic
- Google shuts China-only music site, ZDNet
- Twitter CEO touts ‘true platform,’ ignores developer anger, CNET
- Video – Protests Outside Apple Store in Paris as iPhone 5 Hits Shelves, Wall Street Journal
- What Will Marissa Do: Yahoo CEO Zeroes in on Search, While Her Ad Team Eyes Tech Upgrade Options, allthingsd.com
Local, Maps & Mobile
- Google Street View camera catches man pointing gun at street, in front of home where baby was found dead in July, Daily News
- Apple Didn’t Lose Its Way With iPhone 5 Maps, PandoDaily
- Google Maps announces a 400 year advantage over Apple Maps, Exploring Local
- Google Maps Missing Some Phone Numbers, Web Sites & Descriptions, Search Engine Roundtable
- Local Search – How Hard Can It Be?, Data Mining
- Mapsgate is Not the End of the Road, LockerGnome
- Rumor of Google Maps for iOS 6 submission likely false, appleinsider.com
- The Ironies of Google’s Review Filter, Mike Blumenthal
- TomTom defends data after Apple map glitches, Reuters
Link Building
- How to Create a Link Strategy (For Real), SEO Theory
Searching
SEM Industry
- Jonathan Simon Also Leaving Google Webmaster Team, Search Engine Roundtable
- SMX East 2012 Liveblog Coverage and More!, BruceClay.com
- Video: Google Panda Refresh, Diversity Update, Microsoft Campaign & Apple iOS 6 Complaints, Search Engine Roundtable
SEO & SEM
- 50 Local SEO Lessons from 50 Clients, LocalVisibilitySystem.com
- Four Ways to Make the Most of Demographic Targeting, PPC Hero
- Guest Blogging – Why Should You Give Away Your Content?, SEO News
- How to Prepare for AuthorRank and Get the Jump on Google, SEOmoz
- Predicting Keyword Volume Before Data is in Adwords, SEOmoz
- Using the Google Adwords Opportunities Tab, beyondthepaid.com
Social Media
- How to Generate RSS Feeds for Google Plus Profiles and Search Results, Digital Inspiration
Video, Music & Image Search
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