SearchCap: Google Map Maker Suspended, Uber & Nokia HERE & Mom’s Day
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- How To Acquire A New Location & Avoid Screwing Up The Local SEO
Expanding your business by acquiring a new location? Columnist Andrew Shotland discusses how to preserve its existing search equity while rebranding.
- After Several Public Google Maps Hacks, Google Forced To Suspend Map Maker To Prevent More Fake Edits
After years of fraudulent edits to Google Maps, Google has temporarily suspended Google Maps Maker.
- Mother’s Day Google Logo Celebrates All Types Of Moms
Doodler Olivia Huynh says she chose a watercolor texture because there is something comforting and familiar about it.
- Report: Uber Makes $3 Billion Offer For Nokia’s HERE Maps
The mapping acquisition would be the second for Uber this year.
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Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:
- TweetDeck Adds Tweet Confirmation To Help Prevent Social Media Misfires
- Carousel Ads Swing Around For Facebook Mobile App Ads
- Chinese Smartphone Market Slows As Apple Market Share Grows
- Federal “Review Freedom Act” Wants To Make U.S. Yelp-Safe For Consumers
- IAB Extends Certification Program For Digital Marketers With Focus On Data Skills
- What Does Winning In Search Look Like?
- 21 Ways To Market Your Business Online On A Shoestring Budget
- 6 Dos And Don’ts For Lifecycle Email Marketing
- Facebook’s “Add A Link” Search Feature May Make Mobile Sharing Even Simpler
- Social Business Software Market Expected To Reach $37 Billion By 2019
- Mobile Video Ad Viewability Beats Desktop By 30 Points
Search News From Around The Web:
Industry
- Google dominates media with $50.5bn of advertising revenues, Telegraph
- Bing vs. Google: How Microsoft could catch up, Digital Trends
Link Building
- Downloading Backlink History and other updates, Majestic Blog
- Google Using NoFollow Links on Google’s Homepage, The SEM Post
Searching
- Through the Google lens: Search trends May 1-7, Official Google Blog
- Bing Adds Boxes to Search Results to Highlight Popular Pages on Site, The SEM Post
- Bing Search Adds Customer Service Phone Numbers to Search Results, The SEM Post
- Bing Testing Search Results with Ten Sitelinks for a Single Listing, The SEM Post
SEO
- Google: Yes, We Still Have 200 Search Ranking Signals, Search Engine Roundtable
- Hardcore SEO – Creating Resonating Content, Stone Temple
- How to perform the ultimate SEO audit – 28 step guide, flare.ae
- How to perform the ultimate SEO audit – 28 step guide, www.flare.ae
- Phantom 2 – Analyzing The Google Update(s) From April 29 and May 1, 2015, hmtweb.com
- Thinking about taking your business overseas? Multilingual SEO, SiteVisibility
- Understanding SEO Compliance Issues When Working with Advisors, SEMrush Blog
- What’s going on in Ecommerce SEO?, Site Visibility
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