SearchCap: Google EU appeal, goodbye fetch as Google for apps & award list
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
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SearchCap: Google Search Console beta invites, Google attribution & question and answers in maps
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: Google local business edits, AMP powered featured snippets & Bing Ads bid adjustments
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: Google local pack mentions, Google Shopping reports & PPC evals
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: Google AdWords ad rotation, local panel ads & trip search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: Google AdWords Sitelinks, phrase match & AR
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: Google & Walmart, Yandex’s Korolyov & Local SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: Google news changes, video previews in search & Search Console data issue
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 auto-playing video previews in search results carousel on AndroidAug 21, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is now showing six-second video previews in the search results delivered on Android devices. Wonky […]
SearchCap: Google chrome warnings, Facebook marketplace & SEO data
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 emails warnings to webmasters that Chrome will mark http pages with forms as ‘not secure’Aug 18, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Have forms, login fields and other input sections on your […]
SearchCap: Google lite app, Bing dynamic search ads & Pinterest zoom
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Pinterest now lets people zoom in on pins, has redesigned visual search iconAug 17, 2017 by Tim Peterson Users no longer have to be signed in to Pinterest to use its […]
SearchCap: Google pollen search, Google reviews bug & Google pays Apple
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 rolling out hands-free calling on Google Home to US and CanadaAug 16, 2017 by Greg Sterling One day relatively soon, home assistants could be generating large volumes of calls to […]
SearchCap: AdSense exploit, Google local links and UK boots fake Google company
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 advertisers blacklisted after exploiting AdSense, driving down CPCsAug 9, 2017 by Barry Schwartz These ad buyers set irresponsible campaign parameters, which caused a decline in ad coverage and a drop […]
SearchCap: Google quality raters update, Google shopping cards & mobile-first
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 quality raters guidelines with details around non-English language web pagesAug 3, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google made some small tweaks to their quality raters guidelines on July 27, 2017. […]
SearchCap: Google image badges, Google Search Console beta reports & keyword research
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 Image Search adds badges for recipes, videos, products and animated imagesAug 1, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google will now show you if an image in their search results is a […]
SearchCap: Google AdWords sitelinks, Bing fact labels & mobile techniques
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 list format for AdWords enhanced sitelinksJul 27, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The test displays four enhanced sitelinks with a smaller font size used in the links. 2017 Webinar Benchmarks […]
SearchCap: Google Instant dies, AdWords call bids & Google legal issues
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 has dropped Google Instant SearchJul 26, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Several years after Google launched Google Instant, they are killing the default search feature to bring search more inline with […]
SearchCap: Google autoplay videos, SOS alerts, Sitelinks update & GOOG earnings
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 confirms testing auto-play videos in the search resultsJul 24, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is running a small experiment where videos automatically play in the knowledge panel. While it’s a […]
SearchCap: Google Search Analytics for jobs, Google AdWords CTR analysis & retargeting tips
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 Analytics report now breaks down job listings & details resultsJul 20, 2017 by Barry Schwartz New filters have been added to the search appearance tab in the Google Search […]
SearchCap: Right to be forgotten, Google Analytics questions & Search Console changes
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Three ways local businesses can survive the on-demand threatJul 19, 2017 by Adam Dorfman How worried should brick-and-mortar businesses be about companies like Amazon? Columnist Adam Dorfman weighs in with some […]
SearchCap: Google Search Console beta, Amazon Echo Show & link building mistakes
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 beta testing brand-new Google Search Console designJul 17, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Check out these screen shots of the new Google Search Console user interface. Google Search Console may have […]
SearchCap: Google local messaging & booking, business insights & crawl spikes
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 rolling out messaging feature within Google My BusinessJul 12, 2017 by Barry Schwartz You can now message with your customers directly via your Google local panel in mobile search. […]
SearchCap: Google job FAQ, Search Console data issue & voice purchases
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 lost 20 days of data of new Google Search Console usersJul 12, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Did you recently sign up for Google Search Console? Well, you might […]
SearchCap: Google My Business dash, AMP for SEO & duplicate 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 tests a Google My Business dashboard within the web search resultsJul 11, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is testing a method to get more business owners to update their data […]
SearchCap: Google menu list, Bing popular content & paid mistakes
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 menu tab to restaurants’ local panelJul 10, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is now adding more tab options to the local panel. Not only do we see an overview […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads keyword tool, SEO cost & Twitter AMP
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 retiring Campaign Planner in favor of Keyword PlannerJul 7, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Keyword Planner will take over at the end of July and offer most of the same […]
SearchCap: Google Maps accessibility, Google Posts expire & link problems
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 will use crowdsourcing to identify wheelchair-accessible locationsJul 6, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Anyone can now add accessibility information to places on Google Maps or business listings in search. Fix […]
SearchCap: EU fine, Google algorithm changes & local features
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: EU slaps Google with $2.7B antitrust fine for favoring its own content in search resultsJun 27, 2017 by Greg Sterling The fine is much larger than expected and sets a worrying […]
Danny Sullivan: My new role as advisor for Third Door Media
Search Engine Land continues on strong, with an outstanding team in place.
SearchCap: Google Posts live, Google purges medical records & search pics
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 Posts now live for all Google My Business usersJun 22, 2017 by Barry Schwartz After much anticipation, Google Posts is finally available to all small businesses. The content will appear […]
SearchCap: Google job schema, Google mobile first & the SEO movie
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’s job listings search is now open to all job search sites & developersJun 20, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Do you have job listings you want to surface higher in Google? […]
‘SEO: The Movie’ aims to trace the rise of internet marketing
Documentary features stories from the early days of SEO, as told by some of the industry's well-known pioneers.
SearchCap: EU to fine Google, SEO reputation & PPC planning
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: EU sources say $1.17 billion antitrust fine against Google coming in weeksJun 16, 2017 by Greg Sterling Shopping search penalty is the first of three potential fines against the company. SEO: […]
SearchCap: Google mobile index, Bing ads in-market targeting and Pinterest 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’s mobile-first index likely not coming until 2018 at earliestJun 13, 2017 by Matt McGee At SMX Advanced, Gary Illyes says Google will “communicate a lot” before rolling out the mobile-first […]
SearchCap: Google featured snippets, Yext app directory & 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: Yext launches app directory with 26 partners for two-way data exchangeJun 13, 2017 by Greg Sterling Data integrations span a range of categories and partners. Google won’t add featured snippets analytics […]
The Periodic Table of SEO Success Factors: 2017 edition now released
Mobile, direct answers & site speed factors gain greater weight.
Google Posts for small businesses moves to Google My Business
Google has moved the management location of Google Posts and the company hopes to expand Posts to more businesses and organizations.
SearchCap: AMP, YP SEO product & PPC budgeting
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Do SMB websites matter anymore? YP doubles down on ‘yes’ with new ‘pro’ SEO productJun 9, 2017 by Greg Sterling Company says program resulted in a page one ranking on Google […]
SearchCap: Google redesign local panels, AdWords roadmap & artificial intelligence
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 has officially rolled out a new tab-based local panel with quick access to reviewsJun 7, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Users can toggle between a local listing’s overview details and their […]
SearchCap: Google tests personal search, featured snippets CTR & Google Attribution
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 ‘Personal’ search filter, then drops itMay 30, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google tests a personalized version of their search results for signed-in Google users. Did you see it? Google […]
SearchCap: AdWords dashboards, new Google hotel reviews & featured snippets report
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 confirms it’s rolling out new reviews format for hotelsMay 24, 2017 by Barry Schwartz It’s official, Google is rolling out the more graphical user interface for hotel reviews. AdWords gets […]