Mastering voice search SEO: Simple strategies that work
Voice search is changing how people find you. Discover strategies to optimize for natural language, featured snippets, and AI-driven search results.
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How to use Google Trends to analyze your competitors’ brand engagement
Track brand search patterns and identify media placements that drive growth using Google Trends to gain a competitive edge.
Google ramps up investment in wearable technology, enters deal to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion
Fitbit-successor wearables will be Assistant-centric devices, supported by BERT.
SearchCap: Google shopping ads test, IAC buys Angie’s List & SEO 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: 3 predictions about the future of SEOMay 2, 2017 by Ryan Shelley What do current trends say about the direction of search, and how can you prepare? Columnist Ryan Shelley shares […]
SearchCap: Google purple ads, Shopping ads & 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: Google testing purple “Ad” label in MapsApr 25, 2016 by Ginny Marvin The ad label matches the advertiser’s pin on the map. Five reasons why GTIN should be your new favorite […]
BrightLocal Opens Its 2015 Local SEO Industry Survey
The poll aims to gain a better understanding of the local SEO community, offering insight into agency and consultant services and fees.
SearchCap: Google App Indexing API Boost, AdWords Audience Insights & Google News 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: Google Adds Additional Ranking Boost For Using App Indexing APISep 30, 2015 by Barry Schwartz Google announced a new ranking boost for App Indexing, as well as a new iOS indexing […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads App, Google Dynamic Answer Box & Bing iOS App Update
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 iOS App Gets A Refresh With Updates To Bing News & New Bing Interests Feature New version also includes at-a-glance Popular Now content on Apple Watch and easier access to […]
Bing iOS App Gets A Refresh With Updates To Bing News & New Bing Interests Feature
New version also includes at-a-glance Popular Now content on Apple Watch and easier access to Privacy Search Mode.
Microsoft Translator App Comes To iOS & Android With Wearable Support
Microsoft launches a new mobile app for real-time translation to compete with Google's Google Translate app.
Apple Public Transit To Go Live With iOS 9, Also Making Indoor Mapping Push
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 […]
Google Maps Adds Traffic Alerts, Upgrades Android Wear Experience
Mapping upgrades offer welcome improvements, new traffic and routing options.
Uber Teams Up With Baidu For HERE Maps, Apple Buys More Coherent Navigation
HERE mapping unit could fetch more than $4 billion in new bidding war.
Search In Pics: Google LEGO Room, Super Heroes & Panda On Apple Watch
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.
SearchCap: Twitter On Google, Bing Maps Transit & Search Behavior Study
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 Mobile Search Tests Colored Dots In Result Snippets Yet another user interface being tested in the Google Mobile search results… 6 Search Tips For Travel Advertising Success Advertisers in the […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads Shopping, Facebook Hello & Google Search Analytics
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 […]
Getting Better, But Google Still Has Work On Piracy: The Game Of Thrones Story
The search engine scores exceptionally well fighting piracy on generic searches for the popular TV series. But for the piracy-prone searches it's supposed to be targeting, there are failures.
Bing Predicts 2015 To Be The Year Of The Wearables
Bing uses its predictions technology to forecast what's going to be big next year, covering everything from fashion to food and football.
Microsoft Torque: Bing Search On Android Wear With A Twist — Of The Wrist
The new Microsoft Torque Search app for Android Wear is a clever concept. It’s a voice-search alternative to “OK Google” on your wrist, with a novel twist — literally. You turn your wrist “forward and backward” to initiate Torque. The app is one of several experimental projects coming out of Microsoft’s innovation lab The Garage. […]
Apple Webcrawler: More Potential Evidence Of Search Ambitions
Apple Insider reports on the discovery of a web-crawling bot originating from Apple’s servers. It was first “outed” by developer Jan Moesen. This is what Moesen saw: Moesen reports that the bot is only crawling HTML, “not the CSS, JavaScript or image files.” Then he asks whether this is an “official Apple project” or just “someone crawling the web […]
SearchCap: Google Manual Info Box, Bing Ads History Report & Where Is Our Penguin Refresh?
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 Refreshes The Change History Report Bing Ads has rolled out a new look for its Change History reporting. The new format groups changes made by a user at one […]
With Apple’s Help, Google Search Gets Special Info Boxes For iPhone 6 & Apple Watch
Who says rivals can’t work together? If you search on Google for “iPhone 6” or “Apple Watch,” you’ll discover new information boxes about each product that Google created with the help of Apple. Here’s how it looks for search on iPhone 6: And for the iPhone 6 Plus: And for the Apple Watch: These boxes, commonly called […]
SearchCap: Google Webmaster Tools API, Local Search On Apple Watch & The First Click Free Failure
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 Watch Brings Local Search To Your Wrist We don’t yet know how popular the Apple Watch will be when it goes on sale early next year. A “flash survey” conducted […]
Apple Watch Brings Local Search To Your Wrist
We don’t yet know how popular the Apple Watch will be when it goes on sale early next year. A “flash survey” conducted immediately after the announcement showed 33 percent of 1,000 U.S. respondents were potentially interested in buying one. The device carries a wide range of apps and features. Among them are Siri, Apple […]
Expert Insights On The Future Of SEO, Part 2
In today's installment, search industry veterans predict where SEO will be in 2020.
SearchCap: Google EU Antitrust, Google Algorithms & Third-Party PLAs
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 Brings PLAs To Third-Party Sites Like Walmart.com Today, Google announced it is extending its popular product listing ads (PLAs) to retail and e-commerce sites across the Google Search Network. The […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 4, 2013
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 Be Updating Their Algorithm But They Won’t Confirm It Today, September 4th, and last week, August 21st, there were huge spikes in chatter amongst the SEO and webmasters about […]