Michelle Robbins, former SVP Content & Marketing Technology, overseeing editorial direction as Editor in Chief for Third Door Media's digital publications, Search Engine Land, Marketing Land and MarTech Today, directing a full-time staff of reporters and editors managing contributed content. She was responsible for developing the content strategy across all properties and aligning those initiatives with the programming and audience goals for Third Door Media's two leading marketing conference series, Search Marketing Expo and The MarTech Conference. In addition, Michelle oversaw information technology operations, directing the marketing technology department. An experienced domestic and international keynote and featured speaker, she enjoys connecting with the community at SMX, MarTech and other industry events. Connect online with Michelle on Twitter @MichelleRobbins, and Linkedin.
Content
The Accelerated Mobile Pages project released a new "amp-geo" component and full support for the "amp-consent" component which may help some publishers address GDPR compliance
SEO
A new Q&A series launches this week featuring answers to your questions from our community of SMX speakers and contributors.
After suspending rehab facility advertisers last year, Google will begin accepting these ads once again in July -- but only from certified providers.
Apple
A brief history of the many privacy disasters at the world's dominant social media platform, and what the most recent data exposure means for marketers, and other data Borg as Facebook's CEO faces Congress.
Amazon
Role previously held by John Giannandrea to be split between Jeff Dean and Ben Gomes
Content
Development of a new Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) component enabling publishers to acquire user consent is underway and accepting comments.
Amazon Advertising
SEO wins bug bounty from Vulnerability Reward Program, Google search team confirms the exploit no longer works
SEO
Mental Health America selected as charity supported by the awards program, in honor of several search community members lost this past year.
To add more context to image results, Google will now display a caption with images in mobile Images search results.
Amazon
This week, as we celebrate International Women's Day, we feature the lineup of female experts presenting next week at SMX West.
Content
Standardization will allow sites to implement, and benefit from, AMP features without adopting the framework.
Bing
Though not yet available in the toolset, buildout of verification support within Bing Webmaster Tools is in progress.
Google updates the search results features with an expanded featured snippet targeting broad, nuanced queries
The new spec is available through the Gmail Developer Preview, with support in Gmail slated for later this year.
Does this doubling down on the mobile framework by adding the new, heavily visual and interactive format signal a more aggressive push toward AMP-only websites?
After years of pushing for 'secure by default' web sites, Google will identify insecure sites in the Chrome browser beginning mid-Summer.
The popular auditing tool used by developers and search marketers now enables users to run basic SEO checks against site pages.
Content
Google's partnership with WordPress aims to jump-start the platform's support of the latest web technologies -- particularly those involving performance & mobile experience. And they're hiring WordPress experts.
Link Building
This week brings a warm hello and a fond goodbye within the Search Engine Land team, along with another channel to stay up to date on Google search info, the Search Engine Land Awards and more honors for the search marketing community. Search Engine Land staff changes Good night and good luck, Jess Jessica Thompson […]
Content
Federal judge invalidates five patents SEO platform provider Brightedge claimed in lawsuit against competitor Searchmetrics.