SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 30, 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:

• Facebook Now Let’s You Search Your Posts & Status Updates In Graph Search
  Facebook announced the launch of searching your posts and status updates within graph search. Facebook said, “Today, Graph Search will include posts and status updates.” With this, you “will be able to search for status updates, photo captions, check-ins and comments to find things shared with you.” I personally tried this, and it is not […]
• Google’s Matt Cutts: NoFollow Attributes On Internal Links Don’t Hurt But Generally Don’t Do It
  In a video, Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts published today an answer to the question, “Should I use rel=”nofollow” on internal links to a login page?” Matt Cutts basically said you shouldn’t, but said it won’t hurt you if you did. Matt said, “It doesn’t hurt if you want to put a nofollow […]
• The Local Marketer’s Guide To Apple Maps for iOS7
  While the launch of iOS7 has received a ton of press and blogger nitpicking about every last detail, little has been said about how the new version of Apple Maps affects local marketers. I feel like most marketers are still ignoring Apple Maps because it got a lot of Apple Maps Sucks-type press a year […]
• Japan Tells Webmasters Not To Use Google Maps Over Disputed Territory
  Fox News reports Japan has instructed their government authorities and state-run universities to not use Google Maps on their websites because of a conflict over disputed territories. The territory is Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. Apple Maps had a similar issue back in November of last year. The territory is based in […]
• Google’s Hummingbird Takes Flight: SEOs Give Insight On Google’s New Algorithm
  On the eve of its 15th birthday last week, Google revealed a new search algorithm named Hummingbird. Designed to be more precise and provide faster query results, the algorithm is based on semantic search, focusing on user intent versus individual search terms. As Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan explained in his FAQ: All About the […]
• You Probably Think This Search Is About You: Survey Says 56% Of Internet Users “Google” Themselves
  To mark Google’s 15th birthday, the PEW Research Center released a survey conducted between April and May of this year to evaluate the number of people who Google themselves. According to the report, 56 percent of Internet users have used Google or another search engine to search on their own name, a 22 percent increase […]
• See The SMX Social Media Marketing Agenda & Keynote – Two Weeks Left To Save $300 On All Access Passes
  Proven tactics for getting the most from your paid, earned and owned social media programs. That’s what you’ll get by attending SMX Social Media Marketing, November 20-21 in Las Vegas. The agenda features sessions on social media advertising, content marketing, analytics, and conversions, including: Facebook & Advanced News Feed Optimization Social For The Sale & […]
• Google Launches New Card-Based “Unified Design” Search Results For Mobile Devices
  Google has just rolled out their new “more unified design” of displaying search results for mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet devices. As expected, Google said A new “more unified design” will offer “cleaner and simpler, optimized for touch, with results clustered on cards so you can focus on the answers you’re looking for.” Here […]

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

• ActiveCast Media Sues Google For Withholding AdX Traffic Acquisition Payments
• France To Fine Google On Privacy, Low UK Taxes Draw Ire
• Gmail App Update Points To Arrival Of Mobile Ads
• Report: Facebook To Start Giving Social Data To TV Networks
• Apple Ranks #1 On Best Global Brands List, Ending Coca-Cola’s 13-Year Reign In Top Spot
• Using Indices For Digital Analytics: Opportunities And Pitfalls
• See The SMX Social Media Marketing Agenda & Keynote – Two Weeks Left To Save $300 On All Access Passes
• Report: iPad Has “Passed The Baton” To Android Tablets

Search News From Around The Web:

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• Hummingbird, Local Knowledge Graph & Shitty Search Results, Mike Blumenthal
• People who Google themselves have higher salaries, Investors.com
• Google Launches New Music Artist Knowledge Graph Carousel, Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Mobile Image Search Bug Goes Back To Legacy Design, Search Engine Roundtable
• Google Mobile Image Search Regression, Google Operating System
• How Google Converted Language Translation Into a Problem of Vector Space Mathematics, MIT Technology Review

SEO

• Hummingbird: Move Over Caffeine, Hello Sweet Nectar, ghergich.com
• Solving the Sub-Domain Equation: Predicting Traffic and Value when Merging Sub-Domains, Moz
• Savvy Search Marketer Series: Ad Copy Testing Tips, Part II, Bing Ads Blog
• 5 Secrets to Better SEO for Your Website, Daily SEO Tip
• A Search Geek’s Thoughts on Google Hummingbird, seotrainingdojo.com
• Blogger Outreach – What Do They Think About SEOs?, moz.com
• Google Webmaster Tools Search Query Data Delayed Seven-Days & Counting, Search Engine Roundtable
• Historic Index Update, Majestic SEO Blog
• Not Provided? Unintended Consequences of Killing SEO, Web Marketing School
• POV: Meet Hummingbird, Google’s New Algorithm, iProspect

SEM / Paid Search

• Maximize Adwords Quality Scores by Improving Your Landing Page Relevance, Vertical Measures

Search Marketing

• Is SEO really dead? Industry insiders discuss the transformation of search, The Drum
• Keywords… Provided!, Majestic SEO
• Summary: Solutions for (not provided) on #SEOchat, Search Marketing Weekly
• Two Negative Keyword Tools I Can’t Live Without, David Melamed