Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Is Google testing its own jobs search engine?Apr 28, 2017 by Barry Schwartz In the market for a new job? Google appears to be testing a new search feature just for […]
Here's a look at what's happening with Shopping ads, expanded text ads, device bidding and more.
Cortana was second for questions answered, Alexa second-best for accuracy.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 4 ways brands are losing store traffic — and how to use location marketing strategies to reverse courseApr 24, 2017 by Wesley Young Many national franchise stores are failing to appear […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing updates its DMCA take-downs and copyright removal processApr 21, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Bing Webmaster Tools gains a content removal section for viewing and appealing DMCA take-downs. 5 must-dos for […]
The new feature, which rolls out today, enables multiple users to receive personalized results.
Google has dominated consumer search for nearly 20 years. While this dominance continues today, there is one area of search where it is losing share rapidly: retail product search. Historically, it’s been one of Google’s biggest moneymakers, with retail search accounting for at least 25 percent of total search revenues. A recent study by BloomReach indicates […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Siri is Google’s nearest mobile search competitor [Report] Apr 6, 2017 by Greg SterlingAccording to a survey from Fivesight Research, Siri had a larger share of mobile search than Bing or […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Why the future is all about PASO — personal assistant search optimizationApr 5, 2017 by John E Lincoln Have you started considering voice search in your SEO strategy? Columnist John Lincoln […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The problem with obsessive rank trackingApr 4, 2017 by Ryan Shelley Search engine optimization (SEO) is often focused on achieving high rankings in search results pages. But columnist Ryan Shelley explains […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: A deep look at Google’s biggest-ever search quality crisisApr 3, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Under fire for months, can Google reverse the drip-drip-drip of criticism as incorrect, absurd or even dangerous […]
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 it has now tracked 4 billion store visits from adsMar 29, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The company says thousands more advertisers will gain access to store visits data as […]
Feeling confident in your abilities and looking to take things to the next level? In the final installment in his three-part series on SEM account management, columnist Ted Ives discusses how to get ahead in your career.
Artificial intelligence is changing the way users access information online. Columnist Justin Freid discusses where the trends are heading and what this might mean for search marketers.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Are technical and content audits still relevant?Mar 22, 2017 by David Freeman SEO audits are very useful in identifying website issues and areas for improvement, but columnist David Freeman believes the […]
Company says its sophisticated search can be implemented without replacement of existing enterprise search.
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 Home gets ‘Beauty & The Beast’ promo, but Google says it’s not an adMar 16, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Appears to be the first-ever commercialization of Google’s home assistant product. […]
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 launches new effort to flag upsetting or offensive content in searchMar 14, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Using data from human “quality raters,” Google hopes to teach its algorithms how to […]
Amazon and Yelp expected to see biggest search revenue growth rates in US.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: After rare Google confirmation of on-site penalty, Natural News is back in Google’s indexFeb 28, 2017 by Barry Schwartz HealthNews.com confirms being reincluded in the Google index after being deindexed last […]
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 Assistant to roll out across newer smartphonesFeb 27, 2017 by Greg Sterling The virtual assistant capability will soon be available on smartphones running Android 6.0 and 7.0. 5 ways you […]
The virtual assistant capability will soon be available on smartphones running Android 6.0 and 7.0.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Links to AMP content are showing up outside of search resultsFeb 24, 2017 by Barb Palser With several popular distribution apps now linking to Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) content, columnist Barb […]
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 no algorithm changes in new deal to demote pirated content in UK search resultsFeb 20, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google and Microsoft Bing agree to reduce pirated content from […]
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 search feature serves up fun facts about animals, plants, fruits & vegetablesFeb 15, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Adding the words “fun facts” to queries for animals, plants, fruits or […]
Google likely has 30+ billion queries per month across platforms.
Nearly 60 percent used voice because it was faster or easier than typing.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Unconfirmed Google algorithm update may be better at discounting links and spamFeb 3, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Did Google update their Penguin algorithm? Did Google block private blog network links? Something […]
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 local knowledge panel testing promotion boxFeb 2, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is testing a new Google local knowledge panel layout with owners promotions. Want To Speak At SMX London? […]
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 AdWords interface alpha is rolling out to more advertisersJan 31, 2017 by Ginny Marvin As Google continues to build out the new UI, more advertisers are getting access. Google launches […]
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 Maps will tell you how hard it will be to find parkingJan 26, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Now you can plan enough time not just for driving to your destination […]
The agency expects to see mobile CPCs rise and CTRs fall as competition and impression volume increase in 2017.
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 My Business revamps photo management for Google Maps listingsJan 25, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google aims to make it easier for business owners to manage their photos within Google My […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Merkle: Google Q4 search growth aided by changes other than ETAsJan 24, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Overall paid search growth remained steady in Q4. Separate device bidding among the drivers of […]
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 has officially killed off their link commandJan 12, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google tells webmasters and SEOs to stop using the link command, that it is officially dead and not […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: A year in review: Search Engine Land’s top 10 columns of 2016Dec 30, 2016 by Jessica Thompson Which topics drew the most attention within the search industry this year? From infographics […]
This year will be seen as a watershed moment for mobile, with nearly every change reflecting mobile's now-dominant contribution to search.
For the first time ever, Amazon Product Listing Ads have been popping up in what appears to be an AdWords test.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Improve your paid search & social through relationship marketingDec 23, 2016 by Jeff Baum Contributor Jeff Baum explains how you can nurture your prospect through the entire buying journey using search […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AMP results now showing in Google Image SearchDec 15, 2016 by Barry Schwartz AMP is now showing up in the mobile Google Image search results. Retailers testing Google Maps mobile Promoted […]