SearchCap: DuckDuckGo Relaunches, Bing Ads Editor Updated, Google EU Relevancy

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 Relaunches & Starts To Look Like A Real Search Engine
  DuckDuckGo, the spunky little search engine that hangs its hat on user privacy, has relaunched today with a new look and feel, not to mention a number of new features like maps and local search, image search and more. Put it all together, and DuckDuckGo is starting to look less and less “spunky,” and more […]
• New “Open Internet Project” Seeks To Derail Google-EU Antitrust Settlement
  Frustrated by what it sees as the European Commission’s capitulation to Google, a new group called the “Open Internet Project” (OIP) seeks to derail the current Google antitrust settlement or create a new investigation. A mixture of French and German publishers and companies are behind the initiative. The OIP claims to represent hundreds more European […]
• Negative SEO From Links — What Can You Do If You’re Hit?
  In this post, we cover the basics of negative search engine optimization (SEO) and look at what you can do to fight negative SEO link spam. This being a hot topic in the industry, I encourage readers to comment at the end of the article. What Is Negative SEO? First, let’s take a moment to […]
• Bing Ads Editor To Get Several New Targeting Enhancements
  Bing Ads is currently piloting several new features for Bing Ads Editor that are planned to roll out in the coming weeks. Here’s a preview of three of the new features. Bulk Location Targeting A new “Targeting” tab will be the hub for users to add location targets and exclusions in bulk. An auto-complete feature […]
• Google: The European Court Is Really Telling You To Be More “Relevant”
  So, it finally happened. After years of people telling me that “Europe” will do nothing about Google and me saying that one day “Europe” will probably bite back, it did. “Europe” bit off a whole chewy chunk of Google and all other search engines in just one surprise and relatively unexpected verdict. The hysteria surrounding […]
• Limited Tickets Left for Search Marketing Expo (SMX) Advanced – RegisterNow!
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Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:

• OpenX Releases SDK For Mobile Video Advertising In iOS And Android Apps
• VIDEO + SLIDESHOW: The Coming Online Video Tsunami
• Facebook Now Selling Premium Video Ads In Select International Markets
• Amazon Loses Bid For .Amazon Domain
• Google+ Shows Life, Introduces Auto-Generating Stories And Movies
• American Express- & Delta-Sponsored Instagram Game Aims to Raise Money For Non-Profit
• Survey: Most Marketers Are Uncertain Whether Facebook Efforts Are Effective
• How To Use Social Media & Blogs For Powerful Call-To-Action Marketing
• Is Our Industry Finally Maturing? Thoughts From Internet Week NY
• Improved Klout 2.0 With Content Discovery & Scheduling Arrives On Android
• MoCo: Mobile, Content & Advanced SEO. How To Prepare
• Hide The Kids! McDonald’s New Happy Meal Ambassador Gives Twitter Users The Creeps

Search News From Around The Web:

Industry

• Google to take over former Palm HQ in Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley Business Journal
• Ranking Factors For Mobile SEO: Interview with Marcus Tober of Searchmetrics, Search Engine Journal

Local & Maps

• Foursquare’s Crowley On Re-Inventing Local Search, Ad Exchanger

Link Building

• Marketer’s Playbook #1: Affiliate Links, Press Releases + SEO, marketersbraintrust.com
• The Link Graph Conundrum: Why Citations Remain Critical to SEO Survival, Search Engine Watch

Searching

• Did Google Drop The Charleston Newspapers From Their Index?, Search Engine Roundtable
• Yahoo Answers APIs Will Be Removed as of June 3, 2014, Yahoo! Developer Network

SEO

• 7 Factors to Check when doing SEO for International Sites, stateofdigital.com
• Creating Your Small Business SEO Plan, Overit Blog
• FindLaw Selling Pre-SEO’d Websites, Mockingbird Marketing
• Headings and why you should use them, Yoast
• Local SEO Victory in 5 Minutes a Day: Doable Baby Steps, LocalVisibilitySystem.com

SEM / Paid Search

• Dial Up Your Business with Higher Value Phone Calls, Inside AdWords
• Best Lead Generation Tips from 22 PPC Experts, Avalaunch Media
• Bing Ads Academy: Website URL (Publisher) Report, Bing Ads
• How the Mighty =If Formula Can Help Your Accounts, 3Q Digital
• Taking Over New PPC Accounts, PPCChat Streamcap

Search Marketing

• The Most Entertaining Guide to Landing Page Optimization You’ll Ever Read, Moz
• Tips to Control Traffic Spikes Caused by Bots Crawling Your Web Site, Bing Ads Blog
• Why You Need To Refresh Your Website And Take Control, koozai.com