Phoebe Snetsinger Google doodle marks 85th birthday of famous bird watcher
Snetsinger is credited with seeing 8,393 bird species in her life timeline - the most of any birder at the time of her death.
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SEMPO announces its newly elected Board of Directors & Officers
Executives from Google, Microsoft, iProspect and other digital marketing agencies will make up the association's board.
Copa América 2016 schedule attached to Google doodle marking tournament’s 100th anniversary
Formerly known as the South American Fútbol Championship, Copa América is the longest-running continental fútbol competition.
Google shows its support for Gay Pride Month with rainbow art for LGBT search terms
Searches for terms like "gay pride month," "gay rights" and "LGBT" will return results with a rainbow ribbon strung across the top of the page.
Lotte Reiniger Google Doodle honors groundbreaking animated filmmaker & her innovative style
Making more than 40 animated films throughout her career, Reiniger directed the first full-length animated movie in 1926.
Google’s latest Now on Tap update shows more info for selected words & photos
The Now on Tap Android feature works across all apps, displaying relevant information for selected words, phrases or photos.
Google App for iOS gets AMP content & sports highlights in Now cards
Google says today's improvements for its IOS app with save users a combined 6.5 million hours this year.
SEMPO’s latest salary survey shows search marketer average pay up 16% over 2013
Survey participants included nearly 600 search and digital marketing professionals, from entry-level to executive.
Frankie Manning Google Doodle honors man behind “Lindy Hop” swing dance moves
Manning's signature swing dance moves included spinning, flipping and tossing your partner in the air.
Yuri Kochiyama Google Doodle celebrates human rights activist on her 95th birthday
Raised in California, Asian-American Kochiyama spent her life fighting injustice after being imprisoned in an internment camp during WWII.
Google’s latest health tool: a BMI calculator now available directly in search
A search for "BMI calculator" delivers an interactive tool that helps users determine their body mass index.
NFL-YouTube deal will bring highlight videos & related news directly into Google search results
Searches for specific NFL teams will deliver direct answers that include YouTube videos of highlights from games in progress.
What day is Mother’s Day 2016? Today’s Google Doodle leads to a direct answer
Doodler Sophia Diao says today's Mother's Day doodle, "...harkens back to a time in my youth when following Mom around was all I knew."
Sigmund Freud Google Doodle celebrates father of psychoanalysis’ 160th birthday
Designed by doodler Kevin Laughlin, today's Freudian doodle depicts the deep dark sea of the unconscious.
Jane Jacobs’ Google Doodle marks 100th birthday of famous NYC community organizer
Without formal training, Jacobs established herself as a renowned urban activist dedicated to protecting New York City's urban landscape.
Teacher’s Day Google Doodle dedicated to “invaluable civil servants” leading today’s youth
Designed by Doodler Nate Swinehart, the animated illustration points to a search for Teacher's Day and includes a sharing icon.
SearchCap: Bing Ads updates, latest Windows 10 release & the Jelly relaunch
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Maximizing your mobile impact Apr 29, 2016 by Amy Bishop Search marketers, are you prepared for a mobile world? Columnist Amy Bishop discusses trends and opportunities to help guide your optimization […]
Hertha Marks Ayrton Google Doodle marks 162nd birthday of “The Electric Arc” author
Google pays tribute to the first woman to present a scientific paper to London's Royal Society.
William Shakespeare Google Doodle celebrates iconic writer & England’s St. George Day
Born in 1564, Shakespeare's work has shaped four centuries of literature.
SearchCap: An AdWords UI wishlist, Earth Day Google doodles & an IAB report
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Improve internal linking for SEO: Calculate Internal PageRank Apr 22, 2016 by Paul Shapiro Columnist Paul Shapiro shares his method for determining what pages on your site might be seen as […]
Earth Day Google doodles highlight planet’s 5 major biomes
Created by doodler Sophia Diao, the series includes illustrations of the tundra, forest, grasslands, desert & coral reefs.
Serial fans rejoice — You can now listen to podcasts directly in Google app on Android
Google says users can pick from thousands of podcasts, including Serial, This American Life, Fresh Air and Radiolab.
Microsoft partners with HackerRank to deliver executable code in Bing search
Bing's group engineering manager for UX features and shared tools calls the new feature a Rosetta-stone model for programming languages.
Pandit Ravi Shankar Google doodle honors the famous Indian musician & his sitar
A huge influence on the Beatles' George Harrison, Shankar is credited with introducing Indian music to the world.
First modern Olympic games 120th anniversary marked with 4 Google doodles
Doodler Olivia Huhn created four separate doodles, representing the marathon, shot put, weight-lifting and gymnastic Olympic events.
DuckDuckGo showing instant answers for MLB scores & schedules via Bleacher Report
The privacy search engine announced in a tweet that it was #OpeningDay for Bleacher Report instant answers.
Columbia University researchers claim 28% of Google’s URL takedown requests are invalid
Among the questionable DMCA notices, 4.2% of the takedown requests targeted sites that failed to include any copyright-infringing content.
Google images can now be saved on desktop & accessed via a mobile device
After launching the image-saving feature on mobile last November, Google now lets logged-in users save images on desktop.
SearchCap: YouTube election search trends, Google’s top search ranking factors & 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: YouTube reports 224% jump in refugee-related searches since start of elections Mar 24, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues According to YouTube, refugee, immigration, gun control, economy and health care related searches have […]
YouTube reports 224% jump in refugee-related searches since start of elections
According to YouTube, refugee, immigration, gun control, economy and health care related searches have risen during the past year.
Vernal Equinox Google doodle welcomes the first day of spring
The animated doodle has replaced Google's logo on many of its home pages in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to a search for "vernal equinox."
Bing partners with US National Park Service for #FindYourPark photo contest
The winning photo will be featured on Bing's home page during National Park Week and will be used as Bing's Facebook and Twitter cover photo in April.
DuckDuckGo launches Directions! feature with option to use multiple map apps
DuckDuckGo's new feature lets users choose from Apple, Bing, Here, OpenStreetMap or Google Maps to get directions.
Google metronome in search helps musicians keep a beat
Google's metronome default rate is 120 beats per minute, but the full range goes from 40 to 208 BPM.
Google 2016 candidate searches now include campaign funding details & search trends
Since launching candidate cards earlier this year, Google continues to expand its 2016 election-related search results.
Bing improves its math skills with interactive times table, geometry calculator & more
Bing is continuing to build out its educational resources, adding a number of interactive answers for math-related searches.
Destinations on Google delivers new travel planning experience for mobile users
A mobile search for a continent, country or state, along with the word "destination" or "vacation," will return a series of travel options.
Bing search for “periodic table” returns interactive periodic table directly in results
With Bing's latest educational resource, students have access to details for each of the elements right from the search result page.
SearchCap: Google removing Toolbar PageRank, new Google Flights’ filters & 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 has confirmed they are removing Toolbar PageRank Mar 8, 2016 by Barry Schwartz It’s official: Google has decided to kill off Toolbar PageRank from their browser tools. Is your team […]
Google Flights’ new search features let users filter searches by travel interests
Travelers can perform Google Flight searches without needing to enter a specific date or even place.