In memoriam: Alan Bleiweiss has passed away
The SEO community mourns Alan Bleiweiss, a veteran consultant remembered for his forensic audits, mentorship, wit, and unwavering advocacy.
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If Google says H1s don’t matter for rankings, why should you use them? Here’s why
Even if Google says its ranking systems work just fine without them, accessibility and readability are good reasons to use headings correctly.
What really matters in Google’s nofollow changes? SEOs ask
Who benefits, who will implement the new attributes and how much change should sites expect?
SEOs frustrated by Google’s belated pagination announcement
Apparently, people don’t like being kept in the dark.
Introducing the Search Engine Land Community Corner
New feature to highlight the search marketing community launches today with this week's group of SEOs honored by their colleagues at Search Engine Roundtable.
Google beta testing brand-new Google Search Console design
Check out these screen shots of the new Google Search Console user interface.
2015 US Search Award Winners Announced
22 firms and individuals recognized for their accomplishments in search engine marketing
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 27, 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 Introduces Redesigned Mobile Search Experience, “Google Now” And Siri-Like Assistant Buried among the sexy hardware announcements and hair-raising Google Glass demo this morning were some fairly radical changes to the […]
SMX East 2011: Google Survivor Tips
Google Survivor Tips Presentations from SMX East – NYC, NY, September 2011 Although Google says only 12% of all websites were affected by its recent "Panda" update, many legitimate websites felt the sting of new ranking algorithms. But fear not: If your site was "pandalized" you can get back into Google’s good graces by following […]
Reactions From SEOs Come Loud, Fast & Often Angry To Google’s Switch To Encrypted Search
Google caused a major stir in the search marketing community today with the news that it will begin encrypting searches and outbound clicks by default in some situations. The move means that valuable keyword referral data will not be passed to analytics programs (including Google Analytics) when a logged-in Google user searches from Google.com. Although […]
Sen. Franken Criticizes Google In Hearings, Praises Google In Promotional Video
Politics are messy and often riddled with ethical potholes and challenges. One illustration of this is Senator Al Franken’s apparent “conflict of interest” where Google is concerned. Discovered by Mike Blumenthal Franken did a “commercial” on behalf of Google’s “Get Your Business Online” initiative in Minnesota. Blumethal characterizes Franken as “shilling for Google.” It’s not […]
SMX Advanced 2011 Video: Google Survivor Tips
Google Survivor Tips Presentations from SMX Advanced, June 2011 The Farmer/Panda Update blues or other Google changes got you down? This session covers ways to redeem yourself, plus ways to make yourself more Google independent. [flv:https://searchengineland.com/video_assets/advanced11/ppt/Google-Survivor-Tips.flv 364 264] Moderator: Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land Speakers: Alan Bleiweiss, Forensic SEO Consultant, Alan Bleiweiss Consulting Micah Fisher-Kirshner, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 30, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Meet +1: Google’s Answer To The Facebook Like Button Nearly a year after Facebook Like buttons spread out across the web, Google has announced its own rival, the +1 button. It […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 15, 2011
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 Tries to Reassure Brand Owners With New Anti-Counterfeiting Measures Counterfeiters seem to love Google AdWords — the company shut down 50,000 AdWords accounts selling counterfeit goods in the last six […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 16, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Visualizing Google’s Dominance Of Mobile Advertising A report on mobile apps report released today by security firm Lookout is being used to discuss the relative sizes and growth of Apple and […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 14, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New: Block Sites From Google Results Using Chrome’s “Personal Blocklist” Google has announced that a new way to block certain sites from appearing in Google’s search results, though a special Google-made […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 25, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Reports Lackluster $1.5B Revenues, But Display Up 17 Percent Yahoo reported Q4 2010 earnings this afternoon. Revenues were slightly up vs. the previous quarter but down compared to the same […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 19, 2011
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 Knol Still Alive & Fixed, But Questions Linger About Its Future Google has fixed a bug that temporarily made Knol look like a ghost town this week. And, without exactly […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 10, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Foursquare’s Crowley Can Feel Foursquare Fatique, Has Plans To Fix It Feeling Foursquare fatigue and perhaps wondering what’s the point of checking in at times? Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley sometimes feels […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 30, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Study Calls Google ‘King Of Malware’ Google has twice as much malware in its search results as Yahoo, Bing, and Twitter combined. That’s one of the findings in the Barracuda Labs […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 17, 2010
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 May Finally Disclose AdSense Split … If You’re An Italian Newspaper, That Is How much money does Google keep for itself from AdSense ads that publishers carry? Unless you’re a […]