The 2018 Search Engine Land Award winners: The full roster of this year’s search rock stars & superheroes
The SEO and SEM community recognized the industry's top performers last night during the SMX Advanced Conference in Seattle.
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Google doodle doubles as a garden gnome game in honor of Germany’s Garden Day
Leading to a search for 'History of Garden Gnomes,' the doodle gives players a quick history of garden gnome production before launching the game.
SearchCap: Google My Business, building an in-house search team & more
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 My Business Agency Dashboard launches today Jun 5, 2018 by Barry Schwartz This new dashboard, announced a month ago, is now live and available for use. Building an in-house search […]
S.P.L. Sørensen Google doodle doubles as a quiz for pH levels of food, soap & batteries
The Danish chemist is known for the pH scale he invented to measure acidity and alkalinity levels.
James Wong Howe Google doodle honors influential cinematographer behind more than 100 US films
Today marks the 1934 release date of 'The Thin Man,' one of Howe's most notable films.
SearchCap: Google’s new local search world, Abraham Ortelius Google doodle & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How to survive Google’s new local search world May 21, 2018 by Wesley Young Google has made some significant changes in the area of local search. Contributor Wesley Young gives an […]
Abraham Ortelius Google doodle honors cartographer behind first modern day atlas
Published on this date in 1570, Ortelius's 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' included a collection of maps from scientists, geographers and cartographers.
Tamara de Lempicka Google doodle honors artist whose work focused on the Roaring ’20s
Born in Poland in 1898, de Lempicka was part of the Art Deco movement, creating artwork that blended neoclassical and Cubist styles.
Mother’s Day Google doodle honors moms with hand-painted artwork
The brightly colored doodle leads to a search for Mother's Day.
US Teacher Appreciation Week Google doodle highlights what it means to be a teacher
Today's doodle was created in partnership with the 55 US educators named "State Teachers of the Year" by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Has Amazon ended its Google Shopping campaigns?
Reports from digital marketing firm Merkle show Amazon's Shopping campaigns slowed after end of Q1, stopped abruptly April 28.
Georges Méliès Google doodle pays tribute to visionary French film director with first-ever VR doodle
Today marks the 1912 release of Méliès's famous film, "À la conquête du pôle" ("The Conquest of the Pole").
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß Google doodle honors mathematician known as the ‘Prince of Mathematicians’
The celebrated mathematician made contributions across several mathematical fields.
Fanny Blankers-Koen Google doodle honors Olympic runner who broke records & shattered stereotypes
The Dutch-born Olympian earned the nickname 'The Flying Housewife' after becoming the first woman to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
Earth Day Google doodle delivers hopeful message from Dr. Jane Goodall
'Every single individual matters, every single individual makes some impact on the planet every single day,' says the renowned ethologist and conservationist.
Google officially rolls out ‘More results’ search button on mobile
After confirming it was testing the 'More results' button earlier this week, Google tweeted an official announcement about its launch today.
Does Cambridge Analytica have your info? Here’s how to check
Facebook is making it easy for users to find out if their data was scraped and is launching a data abuse bounty program to report app developers.
Omar Sharif Google doodle honors actor from classics like ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ & ‘Doctor Zhivago’
The artwork for today's doodle was created by doodler Sophie Diao.
María Félix Google doodle celebrates iconic actress from Golden Age of Mexican cinema
Félix's breakout role came in the 1942 film,'El Peñón de las Ánimas.'
SearchCap: Optimizing for voice search & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Already doing SEO? Add these two things to optimize for voice search Apr 6, 2018 by Bryson Meunier Not sure how to optimize your webpage for voice search? Contributor Bryson Meunier […]
Maya Angelou Google doodle features Oprah Winfrey, Laverne Cox & others reciting her poem, ‘Still I Rise’
Today would have been Dr. Angelou's 90th birthday.
SearchCap: Google’s AMP Project, John Harrison Google doodle & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
John Harrison Google doodle honors man who invented marine chronometer 283 years ago
The self-taught clockmaker invented a device that helped sailors gauge their latitude and longitude at sea.
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Community Corner: Spotlight on Search Engine Land Award Winner DAC Group
Today’s featured Search Engine Land Award winner is the DAC Group. The agency’s work with Bridgestone Retail Operations earned it a Best Local Search Marketing Initiative for SEM at the 2017 awards event. “We’re all big fans, and thought a nod from the organization and exceptional panel of judges would be a true honor if […]
Spring Equinox Google doodle introduces Quinn, an animated flower fairy & musician
Designed by Google doodler Sophie Diao, the image leads to a search for Spring Equinox.
Pi Day Google doodle marks 30th anniversary of March 14 holiday honoring mathematical constant 3.14
Google recruited Dominique Ansel, the pastry chef behind the Cronut, to bake a salted caramel apple pie in honor of the math-inspired holiday.
Google says it removed more than 3.2 billion bad ads in 2017
The number of ads Google took down last year for advertising policy violations nearly doubled from 2016, and cryptocurrency ads will soon join the list of forbidden ad types.
SearchCap: Bing Entity Search API, Yelp’s new ad customization & Google’s Holi doodle
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Community Corner: Spotlight on Search Engine Land Award Winners Brainlabs & Trimark Digital Mar 2, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues An interview series highlighting 2017’s Award winners: A look at the work […]
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Community Corner: Spotlight on Search Engine Land Award Winners Brainlabs & TriMark Digital
During the last five weeks, Search Engine Land has conducted a number of interviews with last year’s Search Engine Land Award Winners. In this week’s series, we are featuring Brainlabs and TriMark Digital. Brainlabs was awarded two trophies at last year’s event: Best Retail Search Marketing Initiative for SEM and the Best B2C SEM Initiative […]
SearchCap: Google’s antitrust infringement, Bing Ads ‘fan’ community & technical SEO
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’s antitrust infringement continues ‘unabated’, Google Shopping competitors tell European Commission Mar 1, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Four months in, 19 rivals say too little has changed. You’ll love what the […]
Winter Olympics Day 17 Google doodle marks the end of the 2018 games
Google has posted a new doodle every day for its Winter Olympics series.
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Community Corner: Spotlight on Search Engine Land Award Winners Mediahub & UPMC Health Plan
Last year, more than twenty agencies and SEO professionals were recognized for their excellence in SEO and search marketing at the 2017 Search Engine Land Awards. To give insight into the winning campaigns and the award submission process, we have been conducting interviews featuring last year’s award winners. In today’s edition of the Search Engine […]
Search outpaced social for referral traffic last year, driving 35% of site visits vs social’s 26% share of visits
According to a new referral traffic report from Shareaholic, 2017 was the first time since 2014 search owned a larger share of visits over social.
Latest updates to Gboard for Android include a ‘search all media’ feature
Reports indicate the latest refresh for the Google-designed keyboard comes with a new interface that allows users to search all categories.
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Community Corner: Spotlight on Search Engine Land Award Winners iCrossing, Merkle Inc. & Todd Silverstein
In this week’s edition of our Search Engine Land Award winners spotlight series, we are featuring the agencies who won the 2017 awards for Best B2B Search Marketing Initiative for SEO, Best Retail Search Marketing Initiative for SEO and Best Enterprise SEM Initiative. We also are interviewing Todd Silverstein, who won the award for Best […]
Winter Olympics Google doodle for day 8 of the games marks the Lunar New Year
Google's Winter Olympics doodle series will include 17 doodles, with a new animated image for each day of competition.
Winter Olympics Google doodle gets Valentine’s Day treatment with two dancing grebes
On day six of its Winter Olympics series, the doodle team designed a pair of figure-skating grebes that make heart-shaped patterns across a frozen pond.
Winter Games doodle kicks off Google’s Doodle Snow Games
Today's doodle is the first doodle of a 17-day series celebrating the Winter Olympics.
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Community Corner: Spotlight on Search Engine Land Award Winners Wolfgang Digital, Metric Theory & Precis Digital
This year’s Search Engine Land Awards will mark the fourth consecutive year the SEO and SEM community has come together to celebrate the best and brightest in the industry. The 2018 event will be hosted in Seattle, Washington, on June 12 in conjunction with the SMX Advanced Conference, and it has been expanded to include […]
Google adds new features & improves navigation for mobile hotel & flight searches
Aiming to make travel planning easier on a mobile device, Google is rolling out new tabs that let users switch between hotel, flight and trip details.