The third-party browser tracking cookie is dead. What’s next?
Why cookies are going away and how marketers can acquire more new customers without them using first-party data.
Topic: Firefox
SMX Replay: How to use data storytelling to earn top-tier media coverage
Amanda Milligan explains three factors that have earned coverage from NPR and CNN.
DuckDuckGo proposes the “Do-Not-Track Act of 2019”
If enacted, the law would require sites to honor user tracking preferences.
Google’s ‘Signed Exchange’ solution let’s publishers use their own URLs for AMP pages
Publishers will need to create a Signed Exchange but Cloudflare (and potentially others) promise to simplify the process.
DuckDuckGo a new ‘default search’ option for Chrome, is it time to start paying attention?
The upstart search engine's visibility has been growing.
SearchCap: Yahoo sues Mozilla, Google Lens review & celebs help 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: The lowdown on driving app downloads with Universal App campaignsDec 7, 2017 by Matt Lawson Google’s Universal App campaigns use machine learning to automate app promotion. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson […]
Yahoo parent sues Mozilla for replacing it with Google as Firefox default search
Mozilla countersues and says that poor Yahoo search quality caused Firefox to lose market share.
SearchCap: Google My Business, PBN links & 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: Private blog networks: A great way to get your site penalizedNov 17, 2017 by Kevin Rowe Columnist Kevin Rowe explains what private blog networks (PBNs) are, how to identify them, and […]
Private blog networks: A great way to get your site penalized
Columnist Kevin Rowe explains what private blog networks (PBNs) are, how to identify them, and why you should steer clear.
SearchCap: Google job search, Firefox picks Google & Bing Black Friday
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 new features to its job listings search tool released earlier this yearNov 15, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Salary, location and application details are now included directly in job listing […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads tracking, Google Home screen & Google Fred
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 ‘Manhattan project’: Home device with a screen to compete with Echo Show Sep 29, 2017 by Greg Sterling Can Google Home emerge from Amazon Echo’s shadow? Targeting featured snippet and […]
SearchCap: Google’s new save feature, SEO mistakes & AdWords presentations
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: This script creates Google Slides with AdWords data to automate your presentation-makingAug 2, 2017 by Frederick Vallaeys Last week, Google announced they had added the Google Slides API as an Advanced […]
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 […]
Search in Pics: Bing rounders bats, Google hopscotch & Firefox billboard
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. Mozilla takes a jab at Google’s Chrome: Source: Twitter Google hopscotch: Source: Instagram YouTube movie clapper […]
Unconfirmed Google algorithm update may be better at discounting links and spam
Did Google update their Penguin algorithm? Did Google block private blog network links? Something happened. We bring you our theories.
Merkle: After big increases in mobile inventory last year, paid search growth slows a bit in Q3
Still, mobile spend increased significantly year over year, and Google product listing ads continue to drive growth.
Microsoft blocks Google Chrome & other browsers from Cortana in latest Windows 10 release
Microsoft says blocking third-party browsers & search providers improves user experience and is in keeping with how competitors act with their own digital assistants.
RIP Google PageRank score: A retrospective on how it ruined the web
While Google will remove PageRank scores from public view in the coming weeks, the way those scores dramatically reshaped the web will remain.
Yahoo Updates Search Experience For Firefox Users On Desktop
Yahoo introduces new carousel of image and video content, says changes will eventually make their way to other browsers, too.
Google’s PC Market Share Off Its Peak, Yet Company Seeing More Searches Than Ever
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 […]
SearchCap: Local Marketing, Content Marketing & A Reader Survey
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 […]
SearchCap: Paid Search Best Practices, Link Development & Search Experience
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Search, Content & Customer Experience – Moving Prospects From Awareness To ActionSep 8, 2015 by Jim Yu To reach your SEO goals, your landing pages must map to search terms tied […]
Microsoft Makes It Harder To Break Up With Bing In Windows 10, Critics Cry Foul
Windows 10 (so far) is a hit for Microsoft. It has been well reviewed, it’s free, and it already has millions of downloads. It also makes IE successor Edge the browser default and makes it harder to switch away from Bing as your default search engine. There are roughly 1.5 billion Windows PC users around […]
US Paid Search Growing But At Slower Rate, Google Brand CPCs Surge [Report]
Paid search ad spend growth continued to decelerate and clicks rose just 3 percent in Q2, according to Merkle RKG.
Report: US Paid Search Spend Up 22 Percent In Q2, Google Regains Share Losses
Mobile continues to drive growth with smartphone spend up 71 percent year-over-year.
SearchCap: Google Carousel Expands, Yahoo Java Deal & Markup Spam
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Signs Deal With Oracle To Attract New Users Via Java Installs Yahoo hopes to repeat the success of last year’s Mozilla Firefox partnership, which grew its search share in the […]
Yahoo Signs Deal With Oracle To Attract New Users Via Java Installs
Yahoo hopes to repeat the success of last year's Mozilla Firefox partnership, which grew its search share in the U.S.
Send Places From Browser To The iPhone In Google Maps 4.7 Update
The latest version of Google Maps (4.7.0) for iOS, among other things, gives users the ability to send locations from the PC to their i-devices. While you can already save places on the desktop and retrieve them on the iPhone, this is another nice cross-device integration for Google Maps. After installing the new version of […]
SearchCap: Google Buy Now, Cortana & Apple Coherent Navigation
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 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. When Google’s In Your Brain: […]
Bing Reaches 20 Percent Search Market Share Milestone In US
Bing has hit 20 percent market share in the US according to new data from comScore. The slow and steady gains resulting in today’s milestone have come mostly at the expense of Search Alliance partner Yahoo. Indeed the two companies have effectively traded places. Yahoo was last where Bing is today (20 percent) in May […]
SearchCap: Flickr Search, Yahoo Knowledge Graph, Bing Ads App & EU vs 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: Reports: EU To File Formal Antitrust Charges Against Google This Week Company could face billions in fines if Commission decides to impose them. Identify and Eliminate Your R.O.T. Content – April […]
Renegotiating Search Deal, Yahoo And Microsoft Extend Deadline
Negotiations likely to yield new terms for Search Alliance.
SearchCap: Yahoo Messaging Firefox Users, Bing Drops Pagination & Machine Learning
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Content Marketing & Promotion To Drive Quality Links: Up Close @SMX West Contributor Mark Traphagen recaps a session from SMX West 2015 on how to create link-worthy content. Bing May Remove […]
Yahoo Asking Firefox Users To Make Yahoo Search Their Default Search Engine
After Yahoo lost some Firefox users to Google, Yahoo begins notifying these users to switch back to Yahoo Search as their default search provider in Firefox.
SearchCap: Yahoo Search Share, PPC Management & Mobile 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: Yahoo Loses Market Share As Some Firefox Users Return To Google Yahoo gives Google back some of the gains won after Firefox deal. B2B Marketing Automation Platforms 2015: New Market Intelligence […]
Yahoo Loses Market Share As Some Firefox Users Return To Google
Yahoo gives Google back some of the gains won after Firefox deal.
SearchCap: Google FireFox Notice, AdWords Speeds Up Data, Cortana On iOS & Android
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 Tests New “Favorites” Feature That Lets Users Bookmark Images Still in beta, the new feature is available only for users signed in to their accounts on a desktop. AdWords Search […]
Google Is Practically Begging Firefox Users To Switch Their Default Search Engine
A new message above Google's search results is the most visible attempt yet at getting Firefox users to switch back to Google.
Prediction: Apple Will Not Renew Google As Safari Default Search Engine
I’m going to predict that Apple and Google will not renew their Safari default search deal in the U.S. Both parties now have reasons not to renew. We don’t know precisely when their deal is up, but we know it’s this year. Previously, The Information reported that Microsoft and Yahoo are independently competing for the Safari business and that Apple’s Eddie Cue is […]
Yahoo’s Search Share Drops For First Time Since Firefox Deal Began
Yahoo couldn't maintain gains from previous months and small "switchback" losses to Google likely to erode share more in the coming months.