SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 19, 2013

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’s Latest Transparency Report Shows Rise In Content Removal Requests From Russia & Turkey Google announced today it has released its eighth Transparency Report since 2010 when the search engine began […]

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scap240pxBelow is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

  • Google’s Latest Transparency Report Shows Rise In Content Removal Requests From Russia & Turkey
    Google announced today it has released its eighth Transparency Report since 2010 when the search engine began providing data on government requests to remove content. According to the latest Transparency Report covering the first half of 2013, Google saw a “significant” increase in the number of requests from Turkey and Russia, with Russia’s requests to […]
  • Confirmed: Google Reduces Authorship Rich Snippets In Search Results
    The head of search spam at Google, Matt Cutts, has confirmed with us that Google has applied a 15% reduction in the amount of rich snippets displayed in the search results. Matt Cutts announced at PubCon a couple months ago that this would happen, saying that the ability to have and use rich snippets may […]
  • SMX West Rates Increase Saturday – Register Now & Save $300!
    SMX West Super Early Bird rates – the lowest offered – expire Saturday, December 21st. Register now for an All Access pass and join us in San Jose March 11-13. Here’s what you get: Exceptional content: 60 tactic-packed sessions, inspiring keynotes and clinics Invaluable connections: Meet others attendees and the expert speakers pre-show and in-person […]
  • Google Denies A Major Update On December 17th
    Yesterday, most of the Google search results tracking tools showed major changes in rankings within Google’s search results; but, during my analysis of webmaster communication within the discussion forums and social space, I saw very little discussion around changes in rankings at Google. Then, Google’s Matt Cutts implied there was no update on Twitter saying […]
  • Google Maps Pegman Is Now Santa For Christmas
    If you go to Google Maps and look at the Pegman used for browsing street view images, you will see the Pegman is wearing a Santa hat. The Santa Pegman is not new, it was shown to us when Google had a welcome back party for the Pegman in the new version of Google Maps. […]
  • What Will 2014 Bring For Local Search? 6 Predictions
    Another year is closing and search marketers are anxiously looking ahead to what is on the horizon for local search in 2014. As opportunity grows for businesses to connect with customers via search, so do the challenges of determining the best approach and the potential for search engines to change the game entirely, as Google […]

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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is 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 can be followed on Twitter here.

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