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Bing’s new shopping features emphasize comparison shopping
The updated interface helps it reach parity with Google Shopping, but both search engines are looking to provide users with features and data...
How to gain value from broken backlinks
A guide to reaping the benefits of broken backlinks — both yours and your...
Microsoft proposes method to automatically submit URLs from WordPress to search engines
Microsoft wants to build into the core of WordPress the ability to automatically push new and updated URLs to Bing and other search...
Microsoft Bing updates search results interface to make it more visually immersive
Microsoft Bing updates recipe results, similar looking items, expandable carousels, infographic panels and local answers...
DuckDuckGo’s focus on privacy-minded users pushes it past 100 million searches in a single day
Although it’s a long way from being a Google competitor, DuckDuckGo’s business model may serve as a playbook for new search...
Bing Webmaster Tools adds crawl requests, crawl errors & indexed pages to performance report
You can now see crawling and indexing data directly in the search performance...
SEO year in review 2020: COVID forces platforms to adapt their local and e-commerce offerings, and more
Even a pandemic couldn’t slow down developments in the search industry. Here’s our recap of the year’s most important stories and...
Bing Webmaster Tools adds Microsoft Clarity integration
Plus, Microsoft says deeper integration between Webmaster Tools and Clarity is...
Microsoft Clarity, the company’s tool for visualizing user experience, is out of beta
The tool provides site owners with visual heatmaps, session playbacks, filters and metrics to help them improve their user...
Bing revamps Site Explorer in new Bing Webmaster Tools
This tool gives SEOs information on how Microsoft Bing does just that and then gives you more data on clicks, impressions, links, errors,...
‘People Also Ask’ boxes: Tips for ranking, optimizing and tracking
PAA boxes appear in nearly half of all searches. Here’s how they work and how SEOs can use them to their...
Bing rebrands as Microsoft Bing, expands Give with Bing
The rebrand includes new logos, and Give with Bing is now available in seven...
Antisemitic memes in image results highlight vulnerabilities in search
“Data voids” enable offensive content to rise to the top of the search...
Insights to reimagine your holiday 2020 planning
The holiday consumer’s journey starts with search. As the pandemic continues, your brand should be relying on it more than...
Bing applies AI and natural language models to autosuggest, People Also Ask
Intelligent answers and semantic highlighting are also rolling out to more...
Holiday shopping SEO: Last-minute tips and techniques for e-commerce sites
How to optimize the work you’ve been doing year-round and what to avoid ahead of the most profitable time of the...
Bing’s new robots.txt tester can help SEOs identify crawling issues
The new Bing Webmaster Tool can also be used to edit robots.txt files and check URLs for errors...
Bing considers page quality before indexing
Bing does not want to index and show search results for low quality, spammy or manipulative...
A deeper dive into more of the Bing Search ranking factors
Why author and site reputation, completeness of content, transparency of authorship and negativity are important to...
Bing uses user engagement metrics for ranking websites in search
But Bing looks at these signals in a holistic manner for ranking...