The rise of forums: Why Google prefers them and how to adapt
Discussion boards are cool again. Find out why Google now prioritizes them and how to foster community and engagement on your niche website.
Topic: Google Answers
This day in search marketing history: February 4
MicroHoo Day 4, plus: Google expands phrase match, Google Adds JSON-LD support, reconsideration requests and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 7
The Spam Clock targets Google spam, plus: link removal request figures, loads of new tools and features, major search deals and more.
Google buys expert community and ‘answer engine’ Superpod for $60 million
The speculation is that Superpod founders and assets will be used to improve Google Assistant.
Google Home Hub: An SEO perspective
It might be time to start focusing more on creating YouTube videos for your content with the release of the Google Home Hub.
Answer engine JustAnswer now uses bots to route questions to human experts
The use of bots to qualify questions or leads, which are then handed off to experts or reps, may be the optimal chatbot use case.
SearchCap: DMOZ shutting, AdWords price extensions expands & Bing Ads editor for Mac
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 Editor for Mac is now available to everyoneMar 1, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The highly requested desktop tool is now out of beta. The value of search across the […]
Google’s Year Of Change Hits Mobile Retail
How have recent changes in Google's mobile SERP display impacted traffic, and what can you do about it? Contributor Jonathan Hunt lays it out.
SearchCap: Google Maps Offline, App Indexing & Structured 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 Maps Breakthrough: Search And Navigation Without A Connection Google continues to add features and capabilities that keep its maps that much ahead of the competition. Coming out of I/O yesterday […]
SearchCap: Google Now On Tap, Near Me Searches & AdWords Universal App 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: AdWords Dimensions Tab Now Features Both Ad Group & Campaign Detail Reports Quickly assess settings and performance across campaigns and ad groups. Coming Soon: “Now On Tap,” An Expanded Version Of […]
SearchCap: Google On HTTPS, Apple & Google Deal & Bing With NCAA
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Patrick Pichette, Google’s CFO To Retire Google’s long term CFO has told the company he wants to retire over the next six months but will help the company find a replacement. […]
SearchCap: Google Reconsideration Requests, Google Answer Links & Bing 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: How The Sharing Economy Will Lead To The Growth Of Online Reviews Marketing Land’s Amy Gesenhues interviews Keynote Speaker & NYT Best Selling Author Bill Tancer for a preview of insights […]
Google Answers Now Showing Blue Icons Linking To Publisher Sites Or More Google Answers
Google Answers now shows action links directing to publishers sites. This was done previous for easter eggs and Google's own content but now it works for third-party publishers.
SearchCap: King Of The United States, Break Up Google Conflict & 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: German Legislator Calling For Google Breakup Has Serious Conflict Of Interest The German member of the European Parliament behind the call to break up Google, Andreas Schwab, has a conflict of […]
According To Google, Barack Obama Is King Of The United States
Ask Google who is the [King Of United States] and Google will inform you that it is Barack Obama, the current President of the United States. The Google Answer is pulled from Breitbart, a story they posted five days ago named All Hail King Barack Obama, Emperor Of The United States Of America! It appears […]
SearchCap: Firefox Picks Yahoo, Apple Maps Partners & Bing Home Page HD
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Free Ride? In Europe, Google Will Remain Firefox Search Default Despite No Deal How much does it cost to be Mozilla’s Firefox search provider in Europe? Perhaps nothing — because Google […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 27, 2014
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Car Makers Drove 14.4 Million Clicks From Google Ads In 2 Months (And That Doesn’t Include Mobile) A whopping 177 automotive manufacture sites drove 14.4 million paid search clicks from Google […]
Is Rewarder The Heir Of Google Answers?
There have been a range of “answer engines” or “help engines” (Q&A sites) that have come and gone over the years. Some of them might be considered “social search.” Yahoo Answers, Ask.com (more recently focused on Q&A), Answers.com, Askville (Amazon), ChaCha, Keen, JustAnswer/Pearl are among those that remain and still exist. Verticals with Q&A angles […]
Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone Launches New Social Search App Jelly
Building on the concept, “If you have a questions, there’s somebody out there that knows the answer,” Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and former Twitter colleague Ben Finkel have launched Jelly, a social search app that uses your social networks to deliver results. According to the announcement today on the company’s blog “Jelly is designed to […]
Google Helpouts: Help From Experts Backed By Google, Via Video, For A Price
Looking for some help? Providing answers has always been Google’s goal, and now it has a new way to do it. “Helpouts,” a way to pick people offering help via live video, for a price. People that are vetted, checked and backed by Google. Google shared the news of the new program today on its […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 2, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Creative Testing For The Advanced Search Marketer, Part 3 For paid search programs, big and small, creative optimization remains one of the single most impactful strategies for increasing traffic, lowering costs […]
Yahoo Answers Hits 300 Million Questions, But Q&A Activity Is Declining
Against what could be considered great odds, Yahoo Answers has reached a pretty stunning milestone: 300 million questions have been asked since the service launched in 2005. But despite that figure, activity on Yahoo Answers is on the decline. The company’s announcement today includes these additional statistics: On average, 2 questions are being asked and […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 1, 2012
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 Faces July 2 Deadline To Settle EU Antitrust Claims — Or Else European Commission (EC) antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia is engaged in what amounts to a poker game with Google […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 31, 2012
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 To Chinese Searchers: Your Search Interruptions Are Not Our Fault Google announced on their blog that they have noticed an increase in complaints from searchers in mainland China. The issues […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 1, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Acquisition Marketers And The SEO ROI Dilemma After over 12 years practicing the art of SEO, and selling SEO services to clients, I thought the industry had reached a stage of […]
Report: Google Negotiating With DOJ To Prevent Suit To Block ITA Deal
Politico is reporting, as have other outlets, that Google and the Justice Department (DOJ) are now negotiating intensely in the waning days of its investigation into the anti-trust implications of Google’s potential acquisition of travel software company ITA. According to the Politico article: The Justice Department has made it clear to Google that it’s willing […]
Is Google Baraza A Test Drive For A New Google Q&A Product?
Google Blogoscoped pointed our attention to Google’s Baraza, a Yahoo-Answers-like Q&A site for Africa. The expressed rationale behind Baraza is that it will help generate “local content” across the continent. There’s a relatively elaborate point system (a “currency”) used to pay for answers and as a reward for participation otherwise. Because it’s globally available in […]
Let’s Celebrate Google’s Biggest Failures!
“We celebrate our failures,” Google CEO Eric Schmidt said yesterday when speaking at the Techonomy confernce, in response to the surprise closure of his company’s Google Wave product. When it comes to failures, Google’s celebrating more than you might realize.
Facebook Questions Opens To Limited Public Release
Long expected, Facebook’s new Facebook Questions service is now being offered. It allows Facebook users to specifically ask question to and get answers from others in Facebook’s now 500 million strong community. The service just went live at 1pm Pacific Time today, and we’re working on a detailed look at all the features (this is […]
Ask Comes Full Circle With “Q&A” Offering
As Matt posted earlier this evening Ask is in beta on a new approach to search, or perhaps more accurately: a return to an earlier approach but with greater experience and sophistication. The IAC-owned company is returning, conceptually, to its origins as a question & answer engine, when human editors were involved. This has been […]
Google Relaunching Google Answers As Google Guru?
Google Blogoscoped reports that one of his readers noticed a “Google Guru” link in his Google Account page. Google Guru was launched in January 2007 in Russia as a social question and answer site. You can access it at guru.google.co.th/guru/ and here is a picture: What is interesting is that Google closed down their Google […]
Mahalo Answers Launches, Offers Cash For Q&A
Mahalo Answers is the newest entry into the crowded Q&A reference site space, but it offers a twist that its biggest competitors don’t: the chance to earn money by contributing to the service. Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis says the new service is the third and final piece of his original vision for Mahalo, making it […]
Google Android G1 Reviews Flood Market: Mixed, But Mostly Positive
If the G1 vs. iPhone comparison were a presidential debate, the iPhone would have won — but not decisively. That’s according to a flurry of reviews out today in advance of official delivery of the first Android phone on October 22. As with the iPhone, there are many likes as well as dislikes among the […]
The Google Hive Mind
As Google turns 10 years old, that important birthday sees the company more powerful than ever before. With its competitors in disarray, the Big G seems likely to grow even further. The secret to its success? For me, it’s what I’ve been calling the “Google Hive Mind. ” Rather than follow a rigid top-down master […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 24, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Answers More SEO Questions
The Google Webmaster Central Blog has answered some more questions asked in the Google Groups area at their blog. Remember, Google recently answered questions on image search ranking, Sitelinks, reconsideration requests, redirects and communication. This new post talks about duplicate content, overall site design, meta tags, local results, and more communication topics. Here is a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 5, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 27, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 3, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.