Columnist Christi Olson shares consumer and search data from the recent holiday weekend -- and provides tips for how to use search to boost your omnichannel holiday marketing strategy.
When Google launched in 1998, the big knock against it was that it would be excruciatingly difficult to monetize the traffic because all search traffic would be sent off of Google. The theory was that the company needed to be like Yahoo or Lycos — to have a wide-ranging portal. But Google scoffed at the […]
The enemy of my enemy is my friend for Google and major retail partners.
The device is Google's answer to the low-cost Amazon Echo Dot.
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 […]
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 has now tracked 4 billion store visits from adsMar 29, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The company says thousands more advertisers will gain access to store visits data as […]
Google likely has 30+ billion queries per month across platforms.
At an event in Redmond, Microsoft shared its vision of the future in which Bing is at the heart of day-to-day experiences without users even realizing 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: For e-commerce success: SEO > aestheticsNov 7, 2016 by Julian Connors For those in the online retail space, columnist Julian Connors shares his advice for making your e-commerce website SEO-friendly. Google […]
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Mobile searches now constitute between 50% and 60% of queries in the US market.
We live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world powered by technology that changes by the nanosecond. And search is no different. Search is changing in look, form and function to become part of the fabric of our everyday lives, barely recognizable from its inception as a text box. By 2020, 50 percent of searches will be […]
The search giant won't say exactly how many trillions of queries it processes, other than it's now two or more. It last claimed 1.2 trillion in 2012.
Most of us have used Google Search Console, but many SEOs ignore Bing Webmaster Tools. Columnist Tony Edward argues that we should not overlook this rich source of 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+ accounts no longer required for leaving local reviews in Google Apr 4, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google revamped the interface to add reviews on local results and dropped the Google+ […]
Firm argues number of searchers and searches per user have grown significantly on the PC since last 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: Link building is a human endeavorMar 22, 2016 by Andrew Dennis The secret to getting valuable, high-quality links? According to columnist Andrew Dennis, it’s one-on-one interaction with another person. Evangelizing organic […]
Three years ago was the high-water mark for desktop 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 Agrees To Complicated Worldwide “Right To Be Forgotten” Censorship Plan Mar 4, 2016 by Danny Sullivan Google will ensure those within a country where a RTBF request was granted cannot […]
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 In AdWords: Stage Campaign Changes In Drafts, Test Changes In ExperimentsFeb 18, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Campaign drafts and experiments make reviewing proposed changes and testing those changes more accessible. […]
January US desktop search rankings from comScore were released yesterday. There was almost no movement in the numbers from the previous month; Bing and Ask gained a tiny fraction of a point each. For the major search engines, total query volume was up slightly across the board, but volumes were essentially flat. These desktop 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 Down 1 Billion PC Searches From 2014, But Mobile Volumes Likely Way UpJan 22, 2016 by Greg Sterling December desktop search rankings from comScore came out yesterday. Bing gained slightly […]
December desktop search rankings from comScore came out yesterday. Bing gained slightly versus November; most others are off a fraction of a point. Google has lost market share and volume versus a year ago, when it had a share of 65.4 percent. A year ago, Bing was at 19.7 percent; today it’s at 21.1 percent. […]
What we widely call “local search” is only partly about search engines. Finding local content and making offline purchase decisions is a multifaceted process that involves several categories of information and devices. That’s according a new survey and report from IDC and YP. The report, called “Local Search Unleashing Opportunities for National Advertisers,” is based […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What Time Is The Super Bowl? Google & Bing Are Confused Jan 11, 2016 by Danny Sullivan You might get information for 2015, depending on how you ask. How Much Did […]
The Bing-AOL search deal announced last year went into effect over the weekend.
San Francisco-based Expect Labs, which previously positioned itself as a kind of “Google Now in a Box” or “Siri in a Box” for third-party developers, has changed its name to MindMeld. The company is also launching a second generation of its technology, which it now describes as a “platform for creating large-scale language-understanding and question-answering […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: For Some Broad Queries, Google Shopping Showing Top Categories On Mobile, Not PLAsNov 23, 2015 by Ginny Marvin The new mobile experience is among the updates released before the holiday shopping […]
October desktop search data from comScore came out late Friday afternoon. Google appears to have “stabilized” at roughly 64 percent market share, while Bing and Yahoo are also mostly unchanged from September. Search market share was in nearly the same place in October 2008. Google controlled roughly 64 percent of search query volume, and the […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Promote Black Friday & Cyber Monday Offers With AdWords Structured Snippet HeadersNov 11, 2015 by Ginny Marvin The extensions can start showing starting the week before Cyber Monday. JustWatch Claims Google’s […]
Amid the flurry of earnings released yesterday, Microsoft announced a significant milestone: Bing is now profitable. On the earnings call, Microsoft’s CFO Amy Hood said “In search, we expect Bing’s strong trajectory to continue, remaining profitable for the remainder of the year.” According to comScore, Bing’s US market share is 20.7 percent. Microsoft reported yesterday […]
Yesterday, comScore released its September 2015 search engine rankings for the US market. There was almost no change in position or share from August. Google’s share hovers at just below 64 percent. However, a year ago, Google was at 67.3 percent, and Yahoo was at 10 percent. Today, Yahoo is at 12.6 percent. Google’s intervening losses […]
Google also says it has indexed 100 million links within apps.
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 Panda 4.2 Is Still Rolling Out Oct 1, 2015 by Barry Schwartz Google has confirmed that the Panda 4.2 update that started rolling out 2 1/2 months ago is still […]
This week at SMX East, I moderated a session called The New Search Landscape, which asked what the near-term future of search will look like. It was a lively and interesting discussion. For a full overview of the session, read Casie Gillette’s recap. At the outset, comScore’s Eli Goodman presented some overview data. It was […]
What does the future hold for search? Contributor Casie Gillette recaps thoughts and predictions from search industry veterans at a panel from SMX East.
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 […]