Google To Shut Several Search APIs In February
Google to close the Google Patent Search API, Google News Search API, Google Blog Search API, Google Video Search API, Google Image Search APIs on February 15.
Topic: Application programming interface
Google Launches Knowledge Graph Search API, Promises To Close Freebase API In Future
Google will discontinue the Freebase API in the near future, after announcing the release of the read-only Google Knowledge Graph Search API.
SearchCap: Bing Top Searches, Google HTTPS Default & My Business API
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 My Business API Dec 17, 2015 by Barry Schwartz Now developers can automate the management of their businesses Google My Business listings via the new API. Final Chance To […]
Google Releases API For “Google My Business” Local Listings
Now developers can automate the management of their businesses Google My Business listings via the new API.
How Google May Rank Apps & App-Only Content
Google App Indexing API is a key SEO factor for Google to rank and determine the importance of the sections of your app, especially for app only apps.
Apple’s iOS 9: What Are The Implications For Search Marketers?
Apple's iOS 9 includes new technologies and features which may have implications for search marketers working on app indexing.
Google Adds Additional Ranking Boost For Using App Indexing API
Google announced a new ranking boost for App Indexing, as well as a new iOS indexing protocol and Search Console features.
Bing Beats Google “Now On Tap” To Android With New “Bing Snapshots”
It turns out that Bing has its own version of Google “Now on Tap” — and it’s now available for Android devices, ahead of the release of Google’s own upgraded service. This morning, Bing announced that what the company calls “Bing Snapshots” will deliver contextually relevant search information for any app installed on your Android […]
Google To Discontinue CSV Download Scripts Support In Google Search Console
The last day to use the legacy Python script to download search query data from Google Search Console is October 20, 2015. You can upgrade to the new API.
Confirmed: Google’s New Search Analytics Search Console API Now Available
As expected, Google has officially launched the Search Console Search Analytics API. You can now get your keyword data through this new API.
Google To Launch New Search Console API As Early As Tomorrow
Google is expected to announce a new API for the Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) tomorrow morning.
Google To Shut Down Autocomplete API On August 10
Google says goodbye to the Autocomplete API, which may affect your favorite keyword tool.
SearchCap: SMX Advanced Live Blog, SEO Tools & Google Panda Update Is On Its Way
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 On The Buy Now Button: We Have No Intention To Be A Retailer Jerry Dischler, the VP of Google AdWords, explained the Buy Now button is about improving conversions on […]
Google Launches Custom Voice Actions For Third Party Apps
Voice Actions will allow users to not only launch but explore content in apps.
For Task Completion, Cortana Now Integrates More Deeply With Apps
Third party app developers can now integrate content into the Cortana UI.
Google Now Adds 70 New Apps, Including Zipcar & Restaurant Bill Pay Via OpenTable
Google's predictive search agent gets new apps that will remind you to exercise or allow you to pay your restaurant bill, plus more.
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.
Yahoo-Bing Reach New Search Deal; Yahoo Gains Right To Serve Search Ads On The PC
New terms pave the way for Gemini-powered search ads on the PC.
Bing Ads Adding Support For Upgraded URLs
The roll out will occur in two stages: one for AdWords imports and a second for full availability within Bing Ads.
Microsoft & Getty Images Announce Partnership & Drop Infringement Lawsuit Over Bing Images
On Monday, Getty Images dropped their lawsuit against Bing Images and on Tuesday they signed a new partnership deal with Microsoft.
Google Now To Get API So All Developers Can Integrate Their Content
With third party content Google Now becomes much more useful.
Google To Sunset Webmaster Tools API Version One On April 20th
Google is dropping support for the original Webmaster Tools API, which means you can no longer obtain keywords from the content reports within Google API starting April 20th.
Google Now Cards Integrated With Third-Party Developer Apps
Third-party developers can now integrate their apps into Google Now Cards.
Bing Ads Reduces Campaign Reporting Lag To 1 Hour
Impression and click performance data is now delivered much faster.
AdWords Reach Reporting Moves To The Campaigns Tab
Change brings more flexibility to reach and frequency reporting for display campaigns.
AdWords Scripts For Every Level: Part 3, Advanced Tips For Unleashing The Power Of Scripts
Using MCC Scripts and Google Sheets for powerful optimization. Plus the "hidden" gem in the Bidding by Weather script.
Duane Forrester Returns To Bing After Being Laid Off From Microsoft Two Months Ago
Bing re-hires Duane Forrester after letting him go two months ago. Duane Forrester will be working in basically the same role as before.
Google To Close Freebase, Which Helped Feed Its Knowledge Graph
Freebase announces they will close up shop after migrating their data and APIs to Wikidata. How will this impact the Google Knowledge Graph?
SearchCap: Google Analytics Tag Manager, Bing Ads Twitter Followers & Google Voice 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 Analytics Rolls Out New Tag Manager Tools Google analytics rolled out new updates to its Tag Manager today, including new APIs, additional third party templates, and an updated interface. Google […]
Google Analytics Rolls Out New Tag Manager Tools
Google analytics launched a new set of tools for Tag Manager users, including new APIs, third-party templates and a refreshed user interface. According to Google, the new Tag Manager API lets users customize their infrastructure and better manage bulk user access. [blockquote cite=”Google Analytics Blog”]From creating and managing users to previewing and publishing containers and […]
Google Introduces Automatic Item Updates For PLAs
Up to now, Google has systematically disapproved product listing ads when retailers had price or inventory variances between their product feed and the microdata on their sites. Now, to help retailers maintain consistent visibility in PLAs, Google has launched “automatic item updates” in AdWords. When merchants enable automatic item updates, Google will update the price […]
Google AdWords Ad Customizers Rolling Out: Dynamic Insertion On Steroids
To those arguing that Google has been steadily dumbing-down AdWords and taking controls away, the company is responding with what it’s calling Tools for the Power User. The first tool to come out of the box are ad customizers, designed to help advertisers optimize ad creatives at scale. Ad customizers are a set of parameters […]
Google Revamps Webmaster Tools API
Google announced on the Webmaster blog that they’ve updated the Google Webmaster Tools API to bring it up to par with other Google APIs. Google has revamped how you authenticate for apps or web-services and it also gives you access to some of the main features of Webmaster Tools. Specific features within the new API […]
Google Retires Its Web Search API
Google announced it has retired its Web Search API this morning, recommending developers use the Custom Search API in its place. [blockquote cite=”Google Developers Blog”]On November 1, 2010, we announced the deprecation of the Web Search API. As our policy at the time, we supported the API for a three year period (and beyond), but […]
Bing Gets Technical: Rolls Out Code, Software Download & Microsoft-Related Search Updates
Aiming to make its search results more “developer friendly,” Bing says it has streamlined API, code and non-alphanumeric queries, made software download searches safer and added instant answers to the top of search results for Microsoft-related technology queries. Using a side-by-side comparison against Google search results for a “c# hashtag example” query, Bing illustrated how […]
Bing Maps API Improves Mapping Imagery
Bing announced on the Bing Maps Developer blog that they have rolled out better rendering and styling improvements to their map imagery. They added a new gradient coloring for land areas that adjusts the brightness to your zoom level. The new gradient helps improve the contrast, making streets and other features more visible, says Microsoft. […]
Bing Ads Puts Insertion Order Management Online
Agencies or advertisers that have invoice billing enabled and use Bing Ads Insertion Orders can now create and approve IOs online rather than having to rely on email or fax. This has been a top request among agencies, in particular. Insertion orders can be created either by the customer or a Bing Ads account manager. […]
Bing Ads Refines Local Targeting Features
Today, Bing Ads released new interface updates and features for location targeting. Radius targeting is now more granular and available in kilometers as well as miles. You can set radius targeting in 1 mile or 1 kilometer increments, up to 500 miles or 800 kilometers. Previously targeting was limited to 5 or 10 miles and […]
Foursquare To Charge For Local Database — Will Partners Balk?
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Foursquare will soon be charging a small number of partners to use its Venue Database. Recently Microsoft and Foursquare agreed to a $15 million investment/licensing deal that brings Foursquare content to Bing search results and Windows Mobile. According to the WSJ article: The New York startup is […]
Google Introduces New Content API For Google Shopping
Today, Google introduced a new version of the API that allows retailers to manage product feed content programmatically, as opposed to through manual updates to Google Merchant Center. It’s the first version update of the API since Google first launched it in 2010, before Google Shopping became a paid platform. Version 2 of the Content […]