Greg Sterling

Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor at Search Engine Land. He writes about the connections between digital and offline commerce. He previously held leadership roles at LSA, The Kelsey Group and TechTV. Follow him Twitter or find him on LinkedIn.

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What is ‘Google Screened’ and how does it differ from ‘Google Guaranteed’?

The company introduces a second screening program for professional services....

Aug 22, 2019 at 4:40 pm ET

FTC smacks down anti-review ‘non-disparagement clauses’ in form contracts

Make sure your contracts don't have terms that violate the CRFA. ...

Aug 19, 2019 at 3:46 pm ET

Voice assistant usage now at ‘critical mass’ as Google Assistant crowned smartest

Google Assistant scored 93%, Siri 83% and Alexa got 80% of answers right in a recent study....

Aug 19, 2019 at 11:38 am ET

Why is there so little innovation in local?

The alpha and omega of local is now...

Aug 19, 2019 at 10:31 am ET

Conductor purchase price revealed: $126+ million [updated]

The acquisition price was more than 2X invested, but probably less than what investors may have wanted....

Aug 16, 2019 at 11:53 am ET

SMX East: now with extra local

GMB, maps, reviews, voice and offline conversion tracking are all on the agenda....

Aug 16, 2019 at 9:32 am ET

FTC: Breaking up Google, Facebook to restore competition on the table

We're a long way away from that, but a rhetorical Rubicon has been crossed....

Aug 14, 2019 at 9:38 am ET

Ecosia says it will boycott ‘search choice’ auction on Android in Europe

Will other European search engines also reject Google's antitrust remedy?...

Aug 12, 2019 at 12:20 pm ET

Review counts matter more to local business revenue than star ratings, according to study

Womply also found businesses claiming their listings on multiple sites generated 58% more revenue than the average....

Aug 5, 2019 at 4:38 pm ET

Google to offer mandated ‘search choice’ to EU Android users in 2020

However, use of an auction for inclusion on the choice screen has some search rivals complaining....

Aug 2, 2019 at 11:08 am ET

Analysis of SMB site builders finds connection between vendor and rankings

WP Engine, Squarespace perform well, market-leader Wix does not....

Jul 30, 2019 at 1:06 pm ET

Do local citations matter anymore? Five local SEOs sound off

A range of opinions about how much attention to devote to...

Jul 30, 2019 at 9:04 am ET

Google swaps ‘voice search’ on Android for Google Assistant

Goodbye voice search, hello Google Assistant. The company is swapping out the familiar blue and red mic in favor of its Assistant on the home screen...

Jul 29, 2019 at 2:45 pm ET