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DuckDuckGo, Info.com crowd out Bing in Google’s Android search options
The auction results are in: Bing will only appear in the UK, but DuckDuckGo and Info.com will be choices in all territories.
WSJ report about Google search manipulation gets a lot wrong
The media narrative has turned against big tech, and this is an example.
DuckDuckGo joins World Wide Web Consortium
The search engine says it will contribute to global standards with privacy in mind.
DuckDuckGo expands its maps UI with a few familiar features
Map re-querying, local autocomplete and a dedicated maps tab are now available.
DuckDuckGo proposes the “Do-Not-Track Act of 2019”
If enacted, the law would require sites to honor user tracking preferences.
Google’s ‘Signed Exchange’ solution let’s publishers use their own URLs for AMP pages
Publishers will need to create a Signed Exchange but Cloudflare (and potentially others) promise to simplify the process.
Ahrefs, SEO toolset provider, to build their own search engine to compete with Google
Can it be done? Can a new player compete with Google and Bing after many have tried and failed?
SMX Overtime: The new realities of local search
SEO expert Damian Rollison offers insights into the sites that matter for local search and ranking besides Google My Business, and why you should put some time into managing all of them.
DuckDuckGo a new ‘default search’ option for Chrome, is it time to start paying attention?
The upstart search engine's visibility has been growing.
DuckDuckGo CEO testifies: Privacy legislation isn’t ‘anti-advertising’
Gabriel Weinberg also believes that privacy legislation can make the internet more competitive.
Controversy over Google Featured Snippets stealing publisher traffic reignites
Google said it will take feedback into consideration.
SearchCap: Google AMP errors, Google My Business messaging & Search Engine Land Awards
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: DuckDuckGo is growing fast but not enough to grab SEOs’ attentionJan 28, 2019 by Greg Sterling The search engine’s share is small but some of its metrics are better than Bing’s, […]
DuckDuckGo is growing fast but not enough to grab SEOs’ attention
The search engine's share is small but some of its metrics are better than Bing's, according to a third party analysis.
SearchCap: Google Gmail ads, DuckDuckGp Apple Maps & Amazon ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Amazon Sponsored Products ads now support dynamic bidding, bid adjustmentsJan 15, 2019 by Ginny Marvin Advertisers can opt-into automated bidding and tailor bids for the search ads by page placement. DuckDuckGo […]
DuckDuckGo map and address searches now powered by Apple Maps
The company had been using OpenStreetMap.
DuckDuckGo broke 9 billion searches in 2018, and it’s growing
Check out the rapid growth of this privacy focused search engine.
SEO Year In Review: 2018 saw Google updates and a focus on mobile
Here is our recap of what happened in SEO in 2018 - with links and summaries of some of the bigger changes throughout the year in search and SEO.
SearchCap: Google Ads exact match name and brands in search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Protect your brand in searchDec 12, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot 98% of your competition is brand bidding. Advertisers bid on each others brand and trademarked terms to steal website traffic. […]
SearchCap: Google’s filter bubble, live streams in search & exact match naming
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 search now supports live streams with Indexing API, structured dataDec 5, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Do you live stream video content? Here is a new way to get more exposure […]
DuckDuckGo study says Google search personalization perpetuating ‘filter bubble’
Google's response is that significant SERP personalization is 'a myth.'
Quora unveils new Promoted Answers ad unit
The Promoted Answers unit has the same targeting options as the platform's other ad formats.
Google employee walkout followed by call for Google blackout at 11:10 am Pacific time
There is a call to users to stop using Google services for short period to show support for the walkout.
SearchCap: Schema strategies, Google Shopping Insights, Google Cache
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 Ads Report Editor gets two new landing page reports Oct 16, 2018 by Ginny Marvin New columns are available with an update to what was the final URL report. Developing […]
SearchCap: DuckDuckGo growth, Voice search and Salesforce tools
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: DuckDuckGo reaches 30 million queries per dayOct 12, 2018 by Barry Schwartz DuckDuckGo, the privacy focused search engine, keeps growing steadily. Voice search isn’t the next big disrupter, conversational AI IsOct […]
DuckDuckGo reaches 30 million queries per day
DuckDuckGo, the privacy focused search engine, keeps growing steadily.
Google admits it’s using very limited personalization in search results
Outside of a searcher's location or immediate context from a prior search, Google doesn't personalize the search results.
SearchCap: SMX East benefits, US wireless carrier report, Bing Webmaster Tools & 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: Local inventory-based SEO strategy juiced rankings and sales for US wireless carrier Aug 23, 2018 by Greg Sterling Carrier saw an average ranking position of 1.9 for product queries and 5x […]
SearchCap: SEO factors, negative local reviews & link building
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 8 types of negative reviews Google will removeMar 22, 2018 by Joy Hawkins Is someone getting back at your company by leaving negative reviews? Contributor Joy Hawkins shares types of reviews […]
SearchCap: Yahoo sues Mozilla, Google Lens review & celebs help Google
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The lowdown on driving app downloads with Universal App campaignsDec 7, 2017 by Matt Lawson Google’s Universal App campaigns use machine learning to automate app promotion. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson […]
SearchCap: Google mobile first index, fact checking partnership & Landy Awards
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Tips to troubleshoot your technical SEOOct 26, 2017 by Patrick Stox Stumped by a technical SEO issue? Columnist Patrick Stox has some tips and tricks to help you diagnose and solve […]
SearchCap: Google featured snippets and ask box, link building & 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 featured snippets now often followed by the ‘people also ask’ boxFeb 14, 2017 by Barry Schwartz The “People also ask” gets more frequent and prominent placement in Google. Want to […]
SearchCap: Cutts resigns, DuckDuckGo surges & click-through rates
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Matt Cutts officially resigns from Google Jan 19, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Matt Cutts is the new director of engineering at the US Digital Service. He has been on leave with […]
DuckDuckGo surpasses 10 billion searches, with 4 billion happening in 2016 alone
The privacy search engine says it had its biggest day already this year, with 14M searches on January 10.
Google studying ways to deal with offensive search suggestions & results
Facing criticism over "fake news," inappropriate search suggestions and more, the search company is looking for long-term and comprehensive solutions.
SearchCap: Google iOS app, broken AMP & Apple results
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 iOS search app adds Touch ID for reentering your private searchesSep 27, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google’s iOS search app can unlock your incognito mode private searches using Touch ID. […]
SearchCap: Google testing tool, DuckDuckGo features & 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: With lots of unknowns, SEM experts weigh in on the biggest AdWords announcements of last weekJun 2, 2016 by Ginny Marvin What do advertisers need to start thinking about now, and […]
DuckDuckGo adds date filters & sitelinks to search features
DuckDuckGo has added two new search filters to their privacy-oriented search engine.
SearchCap: Google AdWords hack, SEO ROI & 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: True performance baselines & ROI for SEO without attribution modelingMay 31, 2016 by Chris Liversidge How do you determine your SEO program’s real performance, discounting the effects of seasonality, paid search […]
SearchCap: Google real time index, AMP expands & search analytics filters
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 beta testing a real-time indexing APIMay 19, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Can Google find content even faster than it does now? Google thinks so, and they are beta testing a […]