2016: The year in paid search (A year of massive change!)
This year will be seen as a watershed moment for mobile, with nearly every change reflecting mobile's now-dominant contribution to search.
Topic: Android
Where is Santa Claus? Your 2016 guide to Santa trackers from NORAD & Google
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus ... but where exactly is he? Our guide to Santa trackers helps you locate Jolly St. Nick in a flash.
SearchCap: 2017 SEO, Google holidays & our top stories
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 […]
SearchCap: AMP images, Google Maps promoted places & machine learning
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 […]
Retailers testing Google Maps mobile Promoted Places ads include MAC Cosmetics, Starbucks, Walgreens
The promoted pins in Google Maps are being tested on Android devices.
AMP results now showing in Google Image Search
AMP is now showing up in the mobile Google Image search results.
Microsoft debuts brilliant Cortana SDK strategy
The strategy potentially means that Cortana will show up on many more devices and device types than if it Microsoft had simply copied Echo.
SearchCap: Google AMP, Bing top searches & ranking factors
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Searchmetrics Google ranking factors study says content gaining while links losing in importanceDec 13, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google search ranking factors study is now out, it measured the top 20 […]
Edit Expanded Text Ads in Bing Ads apps
Advertisers can now make changes to ETAs from their phones.
How Google may be slowing down AMP by not using direct links to publishers
What's in a name? When it comes to AMP, a URL that's not the publisher's may not smell as sweet.
Google launches Gboard keyboard features on Android devices
Originally launched in May, Google's iOS keyboard features will now be available to Android users.
SearchCap: Santa tracker, Yahoo Answers app & digital assistants
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 introduces ‘Answers Now’ app but will users respond?Dec 9, 2016 by Greg Sterling The company hopes to address historical quality problems with a matching algorithm. Three steps to customer experience […]
SearchCap: New Google design, Yahoo in review & top stories
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 replaces “in the news” box with “top stories” on desktopDec 7, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google has replaced the “in the news” title with “top stories” on desktop to bring […]
Google App now organizes cards into 2 categories: interests & upcoming events
The latest round of Google App updates also includes a card that lets users choose specific topics of interest to personalize app content.
Google’s 2016 Santa Tracker signals the official countdown to Christmas
This is the 12th year Google has counted down the seconds until Santa's December 24 departure from the North Pole.
Google Home Services Ads roll out on mobile
The ads, which are also being tested on desktop, feature service area maps.
SearchCap: AdWords price and promotion extensions & a 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 take on Showcase Shopping ads? Categories of used items showing for retailer outlet queriesNov 18, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Similar to the Showcase ad format introduced this summer, the ads […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads app installs, Google link penalties & Veterans Day
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 a Landy Award winner: For its work with Scotts Miracle Gro, Acronym wins Best Overall Enterprise SEM InitiativeNov 11, 2016 by Greg Finn This year’s Best Overall Enterprise SEM Initiative […]
SearchCap: Google Search Console updates, paid search bids & conversion 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: The Google Search Console is undergoing infrastructure updatesNov 10, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Due to the infrastructure updates, some of the Google Search Console reports may be wrong or buggy. Boost […]
Google publishes best practices for search engine-friendly Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
Google publishes their first recommendations for making PWAs indexable in Google.
SearchCap: Google mobile index, back to top button & a 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: Google begins mobile-first indexing, using mobile content for all search rankingsNov 4, 2016 by Barry Schwartz While called an ‘experiment,’ it’s actually the first move in Google’s planned shift to looking […]
How Google Home turns voice answers into clickable links
It turns out Google's new hands-free voice-based assistant has a way to let users click to the answers it gets from publishers. That's via the companion app.
SearchCap: AdWords Partners bug, AMP upsets publishers & SEO power
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: AMP causing monetization frustration among some news publishersOct 28, 2016 by Greg Sterling Some publishers, such as CNN and The Washington Post, are having good experiences, however. Due to a […]
Search in Pics: Google bumper car, pop up stores & Halloween decorations
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 Partners pillow: Source: Instagram Google Halloween: Source: Instagram Source: Instagram Really big Android: Source: Google+ […]
Comparing Google Assistant on Pixel to Apple Siri on iPhone 7
Watch YouTube creator Marques Brownlee have Google and Apple battle it out over their smartphone voice assistants.
Google Assistant is only an incremental advance over current voice search
High expectations made me want it to do more and be more naturally conversational. That will come.
Google News adds “Fact check” label for articles that contain fact-checking content
Google says articles that include the schema.org ClaimReview markup will have the Fact Check tag.
With Google Assistant & Google Home, Google seeks to win the hands-free generation of search
Having won on desktop and mobile, Google now wants to succeed in an entire new area: hands-free search, especially within homes.
Google: AMP will override app deep links for the foreseeable future
Even if your user downloads your app, which has app indexing deployed, Google will show them the AMP page over your app page.
SearchCap: Google iOS app, broken AMP & Apple results
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 iOS search app adds Touch ID for reentering your private searchesSep 27, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google’s iOS search app can unlock your incognito mode private searches using Touch ID. […]
Google News ‘Lite’ mode app launches for slower internet connections
A new 'lite' mode is available in India for the Google News Android app. It uses one-third of the data of the full mode.
Google brings store visits to Google Display Network, debuts cross-device retargeting
Google says that it can deliver 99 percent location accuracy at 200 million stores globally.
SearchCap: Google Penguin live, Bing Ads Editor shopping & El Santo
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 updates Penguin, says it now runs in real time within the core search algorithmSep 23, 2016 by Barry Schwartz The latest announced release, Penguin 4.0, will also be the last, […]
SearchCap: AdWords call tracking, SEO failures, & SERP tools
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Setting up AdWords website call conversion tracking just got a bit easierSep 22, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Track calls from the phone number on your website with a couple of pieces […]
Bing Ads apps keep getting more useful, now with bulk editing
Hints of more improvements to come.
SearchCap: Google real time carousel, In Apps search & AdWords sitelinks
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 the ‘search live coverage carousel’ for real-time indexing & search results Aug 31, 2016 by Barry SchwartzIs this the real time Google indexing API? Google is now piloting the […]
Google launches ‘In Apps,’ a way to find content within apps on Android phones
Somewhat similar to Apple's Spotlight, the new feature allows you to search your Android phone for content, as opposed to the web.
SearchCap: Bing search app, SEM automation & link building
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 search app for iOS & Android gets new music, video & map featuresAug 26, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Bing’s making it easier to find song titles, as well as add […]
Bing search app for iOS & Android gets new music, video & map features
Bing's making it easier to find song titles, as well as add Netflix and Amazon movie titles to your watchlist on mobile.
OpenStreetMap debuts Google Street View alternative: OpenStreetView
The company seeks to crowd-source street-level photography on a global basis.