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 now supports A/B testing and other experimentsAug 25, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Check out the new amp-experiments component that lets you easily test different variations of your AMP pages. Google […]
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 officially throttling Keyword Planner data for low spending AdWords accountsAug 13, 2016 by Greg Finn Not a big AdWords spender? You may notice a lack of data in your Keyword […]
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 adds 2016 Rio Olympic Games search feature & “Events to Watch” prediction toolAug 1, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Powered by Bing Predicts, the new “Events to Watch” tool will be […]
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 returns special presidential candidates box that previously omitted Donald TrumpJul 27, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google blames “technical bug.” Sanders continues to show as having Google: There is no 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: After buying Yahoo for nearly $5 billion, Verizon is now in the search businessJul 25, 2016 by Greg Sterling With the acquisition, Verizon now has advertising deals with both Google and […]
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 showing how long people typically spend at a store or venueJul 18, 2016 by Barry Schwartz New feature shows you time based on crowdsourced location data. Google rolling out […]
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 Search Console bug sends re-verification notifications to usersJul 8, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Don’t panic, says Google — That verification email from Google Search Console was an accident, but it […]
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 keywords in the TLD part of your URL are ignored for ranking purposes Jun 15, 2016 by Barry Schwartz After a controversial sponsored post on Search Engine Land, Google […]
The survey data seem to contradict statements made by Apple and others about Apple Maps' dominance on the iPhone.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Apple Maps becomes a platform with new extensions for third-party appsJun 13, 2016 by Greg Sterling The move parallels Apple’s decision to open up Siri and Messages to developers. Here’s my […]
The move parallels Apple's decision to open up Siri and Messages to developers.
There's a new SERP in town, the search engine results page generated by Gboard. And it's not just mobile search results reformatted in a horizontal layout.
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 widely testing the title links in black, instead of the traditional blue hyperlink colorMay 9, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google testing going from blue hyperlinks to black hyperlinks, and searchers […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Don’t trust Google to structure your local dataApr 11, 2016 by Andrew Shotland As Google increasingly incorporates direct answers and other types of featured snippets into search results pages, columnist Andrew […]
Carmaker consortium seeks additional funds, resources to further develop and grow the mapping platform.
DuckDuckGo's new feature lets users choose from Apple, Bing, Here, OpenStreetMap or Google Maps to get directions.
Google adds ride-sharing tab to maps to enable more options, faster time to destination.
Google Street View is a dramatic and sometimes useful feature of Google Maps that helped set it apart from competitors such as Nokia Maps and Bing Maps a few years ago. Now, there’s evidence that Apple may be seeking to create its own version of Street View. The following posting appears on Apple’s site: It […]
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 Provides An Interactive Bubble Level In Their Search Results Dec 16, 2015 by Barry Schwartz Google has a new feature where you can search for bubble level and use the […]
With the release of iOS 9, search marketers may now have to consider Apple Search in their quest for greater search visibility. Columnist Adam Dorfman explains.
Google has updated Maps on iOS so that its features are more in line with its Android sibling. The updated features, some of which have already been announced and rolled out, include offline maps and navigation, busiest venue/store hours and gas prices. While other mobile apps have offered gas prices in the past, this small […]
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 CEO Crowley: “We Do Location Better Than Anybody Else” Dec 7, 2015 by Greg Sterling Foursquare has come a long way from its early days as a social “check-in” app. […]
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 Joins Apple Maps Data Sources As Company Builds Out EcosystemNov 16, 2015 by Greg Sterling Apple continues to improve its mapping product by adding new features and content, albeit often […]
Apple continues to improve its mapping product by adding new features and content, albeit often under the radar. Last year, reviews and content from Booking.com and TripAdvisor began to show for locations and travel destinations, especially outside the US. In June of this year, the company introduced public transit routing as part of iOS 9 […]
New sources continue to push Google to the edge of Apple's search ecosystem, but Google Now remains ahead on predictions.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Global Content Marketing for Enterprise — September 24 Webcast Sep 14, 2015 by Search Engine Land Technologies, tactics and tricks for gaining market share with exceptional content. 14 Billion Reasons You […]
According to Bloomberg and CNBC, Nokia has found a buyer for its HERE mapping unit. The company had sought as much as $4 billion for the platform. However, the reported purchase price is roughly $2.7 billion (€2.5 billion). The winning (and perhaps only) bid was made by a German consortium of car manufacturers, which had always […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Want To Speak @ SMX Milan? Here’s How The agenda is complete, and we’re now accepting submissions to speak at Search Marketing Expo – SMX Milan 2015. To increase the odds […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Gay Pride Month Gets Google’s Support With Rainbow-Colored Images For LGBT Searches For the month of June, LGBT-related search terms will deliver a Google results page with a rainbow-colored heart and […]
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 Now On Tap Finds In-App Answers, Navigates Between Apps Seamlessly Like a monkey swinging from tree to tree, Google Now on Tap is able to navigate between apps and generate […]
As anticipated, at its WWDC conference today, Apple introduced public transit routing as part of iOS 9 Apple Maps upgrades. It also introduced new local search capabilities, which are part of a broader search initiative that we discuss separately. The company did not announce anything new regarding indoor mapping however. Enhanced indoor location capabilities and […]
It’s a very safe bet that Google has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into Google Maps and Street View. While many people regard Street View as eye candy, it has actually served a more important function: capturing real-world geo-data for Google Maps. Now Apple appears to following in Google’s tire tracks. According to an article in […]
New "Proactive" search capability built in part on earlier Cue acquisition.
As has been reported several times previously, Apple is getting ready to launch public transit data with iOS 9 according to sources that spoke with 9to5 Mac. It was originally supposed to launch in iOS 8 but apparently was pulled at the last minute. The transit data will apparently include bus, subway and train schedule […]
Mapping upgrades offer welcome improvements, new traffic and routing options.
HERE mapping unit could fetch more than $4 billion in new bidding war.
The mapping acquisition would be the second for Uber this year.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: It’s Official: Google Says More Searches Now On Mobile Than On Desktop Company officially confirms what many have been anticipating for years. Google AdWords Announces New Tools & Formats As Mobile […]
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 Ads Shopping Campaigns Now In Beta The beta will likely get more advertisers to try Bing Product Ads as Shopping Campaigns can be imported from AdWords. Facebook’s Hello App Another […]