Do Some Search Marketers Really Believe They Make The World Worse?
Survey finds high rate of those in SEM believe they're harmful to the world. Or does it? Digging deeper raises questions.
Danny Sullivan was a journalist and analyst who covered the digital and search marketing space from 1996 through 2017. He was also a cofounder of Third Door Media, which publishes Search Engine Land and MarTech, and produces the SMX: Search Marketing Expo and MarTech events. He retired from journalism and Third Door Media in June 2017. You can learn more about him on his personal site & blog He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
Russian Parliament Approves “Right To Be Forgotten” In Search Engines
If signed by President Vladimir Putin, law goes into effect in 2016, allows for broader removals than with the EU's similar law.
Microsoft Signs 10-Year Deal For AOL To Use Bing’s Ads & Listings
Google loses deal it held since 2002, but AOL matters far less than it once did.
Google Sending Searchers To Nonexistent Videos
Can't find that video that Google listed in your results? It's not you. It's Google.
Google Will Allow People To Block “Revenge Porn” From Search Results
Google has announced that in the coming weeks, it will launch a system allowing people to request nude and explicit images of themselves posted without consent from appearing in Google’s search results. This move will help with the “revenge porn” issue, where upset partners post images to degrade someone they were with. It’s an issue that’s especially […]
Google: FIFA Women’s World Cup Results Are For Android-Only
Want scores in the FIFA Women's World Cup? On Android, Google makes it easy. For desktop & iOS, it's doing nothing special -- unlike for the men's tournament in 2014.
For FIFA Women’s World Cup, Google Gives Women Less Space Than Men
For the men's tournament, Google was quick with special boxes to highlight results. For the women's tournament, the boxes are often missing.
Canadian Appeals Court Orders Google To Censor Globally
Ruling comes in same week that France demands that Google institute worldwide censorship.
[WATCH] Google’s Amazing Location-Aware Search Finds Answers About Nearby Places
Now you can ask Google to give you information about landmarks, buildings and businesses around you without ever having to actually use their names.
The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released
Three new elements join the table: Vertical Search, Direct Answers & HTTPS. Mobile & Structured Data among factors that get weight increases.
Google Has New Head Of Web Spam But Won’t Be The “New Matt Cutts”
Google's outreach to publishers and SEOs will continue to be split among a variety of people rather than being tied to the web spam fighting chief.
Google To Implement Googlebomb Fix To Prevent Racist Listings In Google Maps
Crowdsourcing the entire web goes bad with Google Maps, causing many locations to be relevant for slurs and derogatory words. Google promises a fix is on the way.
The Google-Twitter Deal Goes Live, Giving Tweets Prominent Placement In Google’s Results
Tweets now appear for trending topics in a new carousel format. Twitter doesn't earn directly off display but will gain new traffic.
Is It Time For Google To Rank News Content Behind Paywalls Better?
If Hollywood's paid content can be shown without fear of upsetting searchers, why not news? But with more visibility, all access subscription may be needed.
Google Now Adds 70 New Apps, Including Zipcar & Restaurant Bill Pay Via OpenTable
Google's predictive search agent gets new apps that will remind you to exercise or allow you to pay your restaurant bill, plus more.
Are These The Winners & Losers Of Google Mobilegeddon?
Was Reddit the biggest loser? Early results say yes, while TV Tropes and Entertainment Tonight are seen as winners.
IAB: Search Was 50% Of US Digital Ad Spend In 2014, Desktop Still Bigger Than Mobile
Search was $24.6 billion of digital ad spend last year. Desktop outpaced mobile search spend nearly 4-to-1.
Getting Better, But Google Still Has Work On Piracy: The Game Of Thrones Story
The search engine scores exceptionally well fighting piracy on generic searches for the popular TV series. But for the piracy-prone searches it's supposed to be targeting, there are failures.
Problems & Solutions: Analyzing The EU’s Antitrust Charges Against Google Over Shopping Search
The EU has raised four concerns about how Google has dominated shopping search. A close look at each charge and possible fixes that might emerge.
How A Long-Standing Google Maps Loophole Let This Man Put Edward Snowden In The White House
Bryan Seely campaigned against Google Maps loopholes last year by making fake listings for the FBI & The Secret Service. He's back again warning against them with his latest demonstration.
Google Panda & Penguin Lack Real-Time Updates, Despite Google’s Past Statements
Google had given statements that its Panda and Penguin anti-spam fighting filters were running constantly. Now it says there's still delays between data pushes.
How Google Made It A Little Harder To Reach Google.com From Outside The US
Google says the change is meant to help local searchers, but does the Right To Be Forgotten play a role?
Yahoo’s Search Share Drops For First Time Since Firefox Deal Began
Yahoo couldn't maintain gains from previous months and small "switchback" losses to Google likely to erode share more in the coming months.
Official: Twitter To Give Google Access To “Firehose” Of Tweets
It's official, Twitter confirms that it has a deal again to supply Google with access to its full stream of tweets.
Google Suggesting Firefox Users Change Their Search Engine & Home Page
Yahoo won the deal to be the default search engine in Firefox in November; now after losing some search share, Google's fighting back.
What Time Is The State Of The Union? White House Uses SEO To Spread The Word
President Barack Obama will deliver his 2015 State of the Union at 6pm PT tonight. If you didn’t know the time, you might turn to Google or Bing for an answer. And there, the White House hopes to inform you through a special post it made to rank for that query. Right now, the State […]
Google Still Doing At Least 1 Trillion Searches Per Year
Company is sticking with figure it gave in 2012 but stresses it's "over" that amount. How much over, Google's not saying.
Yes, Steve Scalise, There Was A Google In 2002
US House of Representatives majority whip says Google not being "available" in 2002 prevented vetting his speaking to group of white supremacists. But Google and other popular search engines did exist.
Yahoo Directory Closes, Five Days Early
The core service that launched Yahoo as an internet company -- the Yahoo Directory -- finally closes 20 years after it began.
Where’s Santa? The 2014 Santa Tracker Review, From NORAD To Google
Santa Claus is on his way -- and there are two excellent services to track his progress. Our guide to getting the most of out NORAD Tracks Santa and Google Santa Tracker.
How Google News Lives On In Spain Despite Being Closed
Did Google News really close in Spain? If you consider Google News to be the ability to browse stories by topic, especially from a dedicated home page, yes. But if it’s the ability to search for and find news stories, then arguably, Google News still lives. Anyone trying to reach the Google News Spain home page […]
Free Ride? In Europe, Google Will Remain Firefox Search Default Despite No Deal
How much does it cost to be Mozilla’s Firefox search provider in Europe? Perhaps nothing — because Google will continue to be the provider there despite not having any formal deal with Mozilla, come this December. Yesterday, it was big news that Mozilla announced new deals making Yahoo the default search provider for Firefox in the US, Yandex […]
Google Is Experimenting With Special Ranking For Mobile-Friendly Sites
Google already penalizes sites that provide a bad experience to mobile searchers. Now the company has confirmed that it’s testing with what seems like a boost for those providing a great experience. Google said today that it is experimenting with giving sites that have earned its new mobile-friendly label some type of special treatment within its ranking algorithm. From […]
Twitter: Renewed Focus On SEO Generated 10 Times More Visitors
Think social media has killed search as a traffic driver? Think again, given that social media giant Twitter shared today that SEO has helped it generate a 10-times increase in logged-out visitors to its web site. The news came during the Twitter Analyst Day event today. Twitter’s director of product management Trevor O’Brien said the company made […]
Will He Ever Return? Head Of Google’s Web Spam Team Matt Cutts Extends Leave Into 2015
The head of Google’s web spam team, Matt Cutts, says that his leave from the company has gone so well that he’ll be continuing it through 2015. Cutts shared the news today in a note added to his original blog post from July about going on leave, saying: When I went on leave, I wanted […]
Duane Forrester, Bing’s Long-Time Webmaster Outreach Manager, Loses Job In Microsoft Layoffs
Duane Forrester, the senior product manager in charge of webmaster outreach for Bing, has lost his job as part of the recently announced layoffs at Microsoft. The move leaves Bing without one of its longest-serving and recognizable faces to the SEO and publisher community. Forrester posted the news on his blog today, saying he’s not […]
Bing Now Lets You Search By Emoji
Want to search for something using popular emoji characters? Microsoft’s Bing search engine now supports this. Bing announced the news in a post today, sharing some examples of why you might want to do this. For one, perhaps you want to know what exactly a particular emoji means. Enter that into the search box, and […]
After More Than Two Years, Google Finally Releasing New “Pirate Update” To Fight Piracy
In August 2012, to stem accusations that it doesn’t do enough to fight piracy, Google released what’s known as the Pirate Update, a system that penalized sites deemed to be violating copyright laws. Next week, Google is finally going to refresh that system to catch new offenders and release others that may have cleaned up […]
Like Google, Apple’s Siri Also Gets Stephen Colbert’s Height Wrong
Google came under fire last night from Stephen Colbert, over a direct answer that got the comedian’s height wrong. But Apple’s Siri makes the same mistake — something Colbert didn’t raise during his video appearance at the Apple’s iPad event today. Stephen Colbert Demands Google Apology For Getting His Height Wrong on our Marketing Land […]
Bing Shows What’s Playing At The Movies, In Remake Of Google’s Own Film Carousel
Bing has a new way of showing you what’s playing in your local theater, a “carousel” format that lets you browse what’s playing. If you think you’ve seen this before, you have. It’s how Google already does it. The Movie Carousel A search for something like “movie times” will display movies playing near your location […]