SearchCap: SEO Fears, Google Security Flags & Doodles

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 Says They May Flag Broken Security Certificates In The Search Results
  Google may flag sites that have broken security certificates in the search results. They may also boost the ranking benefit on login pages, to prevent phishing attempts.
• SEO Nightmare: When NoIndex Goes Bad
  Columnist Eric Enge discusses common issues that arise from improper implementation of the noindex tag.
• Check Out The All New SMX Advanced Agenda; Join Us In June 2-3 In Seattle
  Ready to exchange ideas, influence the industry and build your network? Join the most accomplished search marketers in the world for Search Engine Land’s – SMX Advanced. The agenda is now posted! The focus of SMX Advanced is unique. Conference sessions and keynotes are designed for sophisticated search engine marketers; they are fast paced, detailed, […]
• International Women’s Day Google Logo Featured Worldwide
  Started in 1911, International Women’s Day is now an official holiday in countries like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria.
• Meet The SEOs: Up Close @SMX West 2015
  What’s the latest on how top SEOs are handling the challenges of the business? Contributor Janet Driscoll Miller recaps a key panel discussion from SMX West.
• Meet The Search Engines: Up Close @SMX West 2015
  Jenny Halasz recaps the most noteworthy tidbits of the “Meet The Search Engines” panel at SMX West 2015, where representatives from Google and Bing fielded all manner of SEO questions.

Recent Headlines From Marketing Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:

• Callaway Teams With Dude Perfect For Epic Golf Stunt Social Campaign
• The Big News From Apple’s Event Today: TV, MacBook And Watches Aplenty
• Top 10 YouTube Video Ads In February: Super Bowl Spots Make Up More Than Half The List
• Google Adapting Android To Virtual Reality To Compete With Facebook
• UK Readying 25 Percent “Google Tax”
• How To Create A Content Marketing Culture At Your Company
• Check Out The All New SMX Advanced Agenda; Join Us In June 2-3 In Seattle
• Smartphone Penetration Grows To 76 Percent In US — Report
• The Web Of Streams
• AdWords On-The-Go With New Android App

Search News From Around The Web:

Industry

• Google Files Patent for Wearable Nanotechnology Anti-Cancer Technology, SEO By The Sea
• Google Ventures’ Bill Maris Investing in Idea of Living to 500, Bloomberg
• Google: The Value of Thrift — Heard on the Street, Wall Street Journal

Local & Maps

• Apple Makes Quiet Gains in Local Mapping, streetfightmag.com

Link Building

• 35 Most Common Link Building Terms Explained, Ahrefs Blog
• Google Penalty and Negative SEO Attack WOW Recovery, linkresearchtools.com

Searching

• Through the Google lens: Search trends February 27- March 5, Official Google Blog
• The WordStream Field Guide to the Google Search Page, www.wordstream.com

SEO

• Real and Theoretical Changes to the SERPS, Rankings and Google’s Product Lines, internetmarketingninjas.com
• 8 Google Analytics Reports to Boost Your SEO Performance, SEMrush Blog
• Data driven SEO: getting detailed insights by using Free Tools, stateofdigital.com
• Easier website development with Web Components and JSON-LD, Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
• Google Penalty and Negative SEO Attack WOW Recovery, www.linkresearchtools.com
• Google: Keep Your HTTP Site Verified In Webmaster Tools Even After Migrating To HTTPS, Search Engine Roundtable
• How Does a Website Redesign Affect SEO?, digitalthirdcoast.net

SEM / Paid Search

• 10 Steps to Setting Up Bing Shopping, Seer Interactive
• Google AdWords To Drop Four Search Funnels Columns From Reporting, Search Engine Roundtable
• How Friendly Is Your Mobile PPC Presence?, PPC Hero
• Kenshoo Releases Industry’s First Mobile App for Campaign Management, kenshoo.com
• Strategies For Better PPC Analysis, PPC Hero
• The Impact of Domain Name TLD’s on Paid Search Results, 3qdigital.com

Search Marketing

• Grow Your Own SEOs: Professional Development for Digital Marketers, Moz
• The WordStream Field Guide to the Google Search Page, Wordstream

About The Author

Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry's personal blog is named Cartoon Barry and he can be followed on Twitter here.