SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 26, 2012
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 Now Allows You To Write Your Search Queries
It started with typing your query, then voice queries, then image based queries and now Google announced you can hand-write your queries. Google announced today you can hand write your query on your smartphone or tablet when on Google.com. All you have to do is place your finger on the Google home page and use […]
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- SEO Baggage: From Account Managers To SEO Account Janitors
It seems like I am always investigating new SEO leads. I’m constantly digging through sites, looking for SEO-related issues and opportunities. Sometimes I find glaring issues. Some SEO issues are really tough to find. It’s like in that Weird Al movie UHF when the kid has to find a marble in a pool full of […]
- A Beyond Average Look At Search Ad Position
Among the scores of data points search marketers have at their disposal, perhaps no other metric is as shrouded by mythology and misconception as ad position. Despite careful studies showing, including one by RKG in 2006, and confirmation by Google in 2009 that conversion performance doesn’t vary much by position, you will still hear pronouncements, […]
- SMX East Super Early Bird Rates Expire Saturday – Register Now & Save!
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- “Actively Discussed On Google+” Now Showing In Google Search Results
Google’s results are getting even more deeply intertwined with Google+. New links are now showing under results that show “Actively Discussed On Google+.” The link is expandable and brings in Google+ comments or posts when clicked. The “Actively Discussed on Google+” displays much like a sitelink with a blue “Show” button that will expand the discussion without […]
- Google Calculator Gets A Major Upgrade
Google’s calculator results has just got a major upgrade to the answers provided and the user interface. Now when you search Google for a math answer, Google will not only show you the answer but also give you a new interface for the answer, including a full size 34-button scientific calculator. Here is a screen […]
- 10 Common Mistakes In B2B Paid Search
B2B SEM often feels like the ugly step-sister of B2C SEM, mainly because the budgets for most B2B campaigns are so much smaller than consumer campaigns. The ‘sexy’ side of B2B SEM, however, is in the potential ROI that a company can get out of a great paid search campaign. Imagine a company that has […]
Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:
- Instagram Hits 80 Million Users, Loses Access To Part Of Twitter API
- Facebook Q2 Revenue Slightly Beats Expectations But With A Big Net Loss
- Yelp Rolls Out Improved iPhone App, Other Mobile Changes
- On Eve Of Olympics, Twitter Goes Down
- IAB UK Study: Interactivity Key With Tablet Ads
- Caterina Fake Startup Pinwheel Forced To Change Name After Lawsuit
- The Three Most Underrated Internet Marketing Strategies Of 2012
- The “Real Estate” of Mobile Targeting: Location. Location. Lat-Long.
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
- Google opens code for building interactive experiences in physical spaces, Ars Technica
- Google Talk Goes Down, Suffers Outage Across the World, Technically Personal!
Business Issues
- Cable Companies Shouldn’t Fear Google’s Network—Yet, Wired
- Google to offer KC ultra-fast Internet for $70/mo., The Associated Press
- Meet the Man Engineering Facebook’s Revenues, Wired
- Saying goodbye to the AdSense for Feeds blog, AdSense for Feeds
Link Building
- The 6 Month Link Building Plan for an Established Website, SEOmoz
- Want Links to Your Website? Be Unique & Expand Your Marketing, Search Engine Watch
Searching
SEM Industry
- Five Google Webmaster Related Hangouts Tomorrow, Friday July 26th, Search Engine Roundtable
SEO & SEM
- Great SEO Means Serving Your Audience, Daily SEO Tip
- 3 Simple Analytics Tips To Bullet Proof Your PPC Conversions, Certified Knowledge
- Advanced PPC Keyword Match Strategy: Not Just Another "Match Type" Blog Post, Promediacorp
- Developing a Venice friendly SEO strategy, Holistic Search Marketing
- Google Webmaster Tools Re-run Explained, David Naylor
- On Relevance and Search Engines, SEO By The Sea
- Tips to Prevent Negative SEO, Michael Gray
Social Media
- Introducing the Recommendations Bar, Facebook Developers
Video, Music & Image Search
- Sony® And Yahoo! ® Connected TV Deliver Interactive Sports and Entertainment TV Apps on Sony BRAVIA TVs, Yahoo! Connected TV
- Google redesigns the TV with Fiber TV: a new DVR, mobile apps, and voice search, The Verge
- Google shows off Creator Space in London, hopes to foster more professional YouTube videos, Engadget
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