Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic content
Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about suggested searches and Featured Snippets answers.
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SearchCap: New Google Earth, Google Posts & Esther Afua Ocloo Google doodle
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 Google Earth delivers guided tours, 3D images & an ‘I’m feeling lucky’ feature Apr 18, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues It’s currently only available on Chrome and Android, but Google says […]
New Google Earth delivers guided tours, 3D images & an ‘I’m feeling lucky’ feature
It's currently only available on Chrome and Android, but Google says its latest version of Google Earth will soon roll out on iOS and other browsers.
Google Maps Timeline finally comes to iOS
Feature available on Android and desktop since 2015 hits iOS; Google's main iOS search app also gets a small update.
SearchCap: Going global, PPC in higher ed & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: [Reminder] Webinar — National Brands & Local Search: Use Insights to Drive Actions Apr 17, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot With nearly one third of all mobile searches now related to […]
Google image search adds ‘style ideas’ after ‘similar items’ goes live
Google says with the new image search feature, they can "help boost your search style IQ."
SearchCap: Google AdWords Quality Score metrics, redirects & SEO challenges
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 1,000 ways to redirectApr 13, 2017 by Patrick Stox What’s in a redirect? Columnist Patrick Stox provides a primer on redirects, showing why this critical technical SEO task can often trip […]
Google announces similar items schema for image search on mobile
New search feature covers small group of product types now, but Google says it will expand in the coming months.
Siri is Google’s nearest mobile search competitor [Report]
According to a survey from Fivesight Research, Siri had a larger share of mobile search than Bing or Yahoo.
SearchCap: SEO periodic table, Google updates & rank tracking
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 […]
SearchCap: Fred report, Bing Ads budgets & Google rich cards
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 […]
SearchCap: Google search shortcuts, exact match & local entities
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: SMX West keynote: Google talks about ranking, more in Google AssistantMar 21, 2017 by Matt McGee Google’s Jason Douglas shares what marketers and developers need to know about Actions on Google. […]
Google’s new tappable shortcuts eliminate the need to search on mobile
Rolling out today on Google's search app and mobile site, the shortcuts offer quick answers on weather, sports & entertainment info.
Google to further dilute exact match in AdWords; will ignore word order & function words
Not just for plurals anymore, close variants will extend to include word ordering and function words in inexact match keywords.
SearchCap: Google Home integration, AdWords local extensions & PageRank
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. […]
SearchCap: Google offensive results, Google Fred update & Google Assistant
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 […]
Your guide to using Google Assistant and the Google search app on Android & iPhone
Google Assistant is coming widely to Android phones. Here's how to use it and other ways to Google on your smartphone -- even for iPhone users.
SearchCap: SEM accounts, pictures & more SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search in Pics: Android ice sculpture, AMP team & cloud balloonsMar 10, 2017 by Barry Schwartz In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, […]
Search in Pics: Android ice sculpture, AMP team & cloud balloons
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google line: Source: Instagram Google cloud balloons: Source: Twitter Google AMP team: Source: Twitter Interesting Google […]
SearchCap: Google algorithm update, Gboard update & mobile speed
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, unconfirmed Google ranking update ‘Fred’ shakes the SEO worldMar 9, 2017 by Barry Schwartz The webmaster and SEO community, along with the automated Google tracking tools, all show strong signs […]
Google adds emoji & GIF suggestions, translations & more to GBoard for Android
The latest updates give Android users access to emoji and GIF suggestions as they type and the ability to share GIFs in supported apps.
SearchCap: AMP expands, Flickr similar search & Google AdWords conversions
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Flickr’s new ‘similarity search’ feature makes it easier to find visually similar photosMar 7, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Flickr says its new search option uses advanced technology to surface similar photos […]
SearchCap: Poor Google featured snippets, related picks & getting Google Assistant
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How we hijacked Google’s SEO guide search rankingsMar 6, 2017 by Dan Sharp Contributor Dan Sharp shares an experiment in which his company was able to hijack rankings — from Google […]
FAQ: How to get Google Assistant on your Android phone
Google Assistant is officially available for many Android phones now, but the rollout will take time.
How to use Google Tag Manager to show your clients results
Columnist Sherry Bonelli provides an overview of Google Tag Manager, including how get started with it.
SearchCap: Google Assistant, AdWords ad labels & knowledge graph
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 might take weeks to reach your Android phoneMar 3, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Google Assistant is officially available for my Android phones this week, but the rollout will take […]
Search in Pics: Google sleep capsules, YouTube control room & golden Android figurine
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. YouTube control room at the Google Moscow office: Source: Instagram Google Japan sleep capsules: Source: Twitter […]
Google Assistant to roll out across newer smartphones
The virtual assistant capability will soon be available on smartphones running Android 6.0 and 7.0.
SearchCap: Local SEO, traffic declines & AdWords competition
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: [Reminder] Upcoming webinar — Tips for better brand/agency creative collaborationFeb 21, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot We all know the creative process is challenging. Its non-linear nature often causes frustration, delays, […]
Google iOS app gets new local search filters, more AMP support & Gboard access
The latest update is part of version 23.0 for the Google iOS app.
Google Maps new feature lets users create lists of saved places that can be shared & accessed offline
Users can keep track of saved places and share lists with others via text, email and popular messaging apps.
SearchCap: Google AMP URLs, Google Maps traffic & Super Bowl search ads
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 makes it easier to see and share publishers’ real URLs from AMP pagesFeb 6, 2017 by Danny Sullivan New anchor button enables copy-and-paste of URLs directly to publisher sites. SMX […]
Google makes it easier to see and share publishers’ real URLs from AMP pages
New anchor button enables copy-and-paste of URLs directly to publisher sites.
Google Maps updates Android app with real-time traffic info, nearby places & bus schedules
Starting today, swiping up from the bottom of the Google Maps app home screen on Android displays a Places tab, Driving tab and Transit tab.
Google Maps will tell you how hard it will be to find parking
Now you can plan enough time not just for driving to your destination but also the time it takes to park at your destination with the Google Maps app.
SearchCap: Cutts resigns, DuckDuckGo surges & click-through rates
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Matt Cutts officially resigns from Google Jan 19, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Matt Cutts is the new director of engineering at the US Digital Service. He has been on leave with […]
SearchCap: Google local pack ads, Bing Ads scheduling & Google Android offline searches
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 testing new look for local inventory ads in place of local packJan 18, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The test is another effort to monetize local queries on mobile. Bing Ads […]
Google Android search app will keep trying your searches when your internet connection is poor
Don't you hate it when your phone loses its internet connection and you can't search for something on Google? Well, Google's latest Android app makes that experience a lot better.
Survey: 60 percent of voice users want more answers and fewer search results
Making calls, searching, texting and map lookups were the most common use cases for voice.
Google App for Android gets a refresh with new shortcuts to frequently used features
Shortcuts to widgets for Weather, Nearby Restaurants, My Events and more appear at top of Google Now home screen.