Cloudflare’s Pay Per Crawl campaign from an SEO-led PR perspective
Cloudflare turned a bold idea into a market-defining move – earning 2,000+ backlinks, lifting branded searches, and shaping AI visibility.
Topic: Google Finance
How to use Google to search
Learn how to do type-in, image and voice search, plus how to use Google Search for different content types and formats.
60% of Perplexity citations overlap with top 10 Google organic results
With Perplexity referrals growing 40% month-over-month, new research looks at how SGE and Perplexity differ.
This day in search marketing history: February 19
Google removes right sidebar ads, plus: Bing Webmaster tools refresh, YMYL ranking weights, hreflang notifications and more.
The modern search landscape: How and where to reach your target audience
Today's web users go beyond traditional search engines to search. Learn about the platforms that should be on every search marketer’s radar.
SearchCap: Google Finance redesign, dynamic search results & Google Trends
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 launches new Google Finance features in search and drops the portfolio featureNov 28, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Check out the new Google Finance, which means many will lose the “portfolio” […]
Google launches new Google Finance features in search and drops the portfolio feature
Check out the new Google Finance, which means many will lose the "portfolio" feature in the old Google Finance.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 12, 2013
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 Schmidt: Hollywood Should Take Content Pirates To Court Google’s Eric Schmidt says that the entertainment industry should focus on taking content pirates to court, rather than just trying to get […]
The Amazing “Google Now” — When Google Searches Before You Think To
With Google Now coming to iOS, a whole new audience using iPhones and iPads are about to meet Google’s predictive search service. It’s a feature that’s gone from interesting novelty to being downright amazing, in less than a year. Here’s a look at how the “predictive search” service has evolved and where it may head […]
EU Goes Public With Google Antitrust Proposals, “Market Test” FAQs
The EU released documents this morning that detail Google’s antitrust settlement proposals and explain the Competition Commission’s position on various aspects of the investigation. First here’s what the EU says Google has proposed: Google offers for a period of 5 years to: (i) – label promoted links to its own specialised search services so that […]
Google Adds Publisher Opt-Out Tool For Shopping, Flights, Hotels & Local Search
Don’t want your content to be included in many of Google’s vertical search services, such as Google Shopping or Google+ Local? Google’s got a new tool for that, a result of its agreement earlier this year with the US Federal Trade Commission over anti-trust charges. Announced on the Google Webmaster Central Blog, the new tool […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 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: Search Engine Land’s Most Read Stories Of 2012: Google Places Goes Google+, Panda, Penguin & More What were our most popular stories on Search Engine Land over the past year? Below, […]
“Not Deliberate” Says Google, On Google Finance Showing Apple Stock Chart For “Sell”
Do a search on Google Finance for the word “sell,” and Google returns the stock chart for Apple. Why? Some thought Google had rigged this as an “Easter Egg” or joke. However, Google says this isn’t so. In the first edition of this story, I could see no good reason why this was happening, something […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 11, 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: Reports: Google CPCs Continue To Decline And Yahoo/Bing’s Rise While Spend Overall Grows In Q1 By all accounts, paid search spending rose in Q1 2012 as compared to the previous year, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 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: French Court Fines Google $660,000 Because Google Maps Is Free Google faces a $660,000 fine after a French court ruling that the company is abusing its dominant position in mapping by […]
Dear Congress: It’s Not OK Not To Know How Search Engines Work, Either
Did watching elected representatives debate SOPA last week without understanding some fundamentals of the internet rattle your nerves? Welcome to my world of watching the same thing happen about Google and search. In September, the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights held a hearing called “The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 30, 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: New “Save To Foursquare” Button Reaches Into The Real World Publishers and developers: are you ready for another button (or buttons I should say)? Joining the Facebook, Twitter, +1 and StumbleUpon […]
Live Blog: Google’s Eric Schmidt At The US Senate Hearing
Today’s the day. Google chairman Eric Schmidt is being called on the carpet in front of a US Senate subcommittee, to talk about whether his company is a monopolistic orge. I’m here, live blogging. Fun starts at 2pm ET. NOTE: Our follow-up article, which covers the entire hearing with highlights and without live blogging typos […]
WSJ: Android, Along With Web Search, Now Part Of Google Antitrust Probe
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the FTC’s antitrust investigation of Google will extend to Android, in addition to general search: Six weeks after serving Google with broad subpoenas, FTC lawyers, in conjunction with several state attorneys general, have been asking whether Google prevents smartphone manufacturers that use its Android operating system from using […]
Google’s Travel Opponents Hoping Bigger Antitrust Case Will Soon Follow
One area that the Justice Department’s Google-ITA settlement didn’t cover was so-called “search neutrality.” In a nutshell, this is the misguided notion that Google shouldn’t be permitted to send traffic to its own properties. In the extreme it argues that the government should regulate Google’s algorithm as well. While the term “search neutrality” carries a […]
Google Testing Display Ads In Gmail
Google appears to be testing display ads in Gmail. I discovered the following image ad in my own Gmail account this morning, and Google has since confirmed a test. Image ads have made their way into paid search on Google.com and various other properties on Google. But this was really jarring for me to encounter. […]
Study: Google “Favors” Itself Only 19% Of The Time
For the past year or so, there’s been a rising meme that Google is altering its search results in ways to favor itself over competitors. Now a new study is out showing the opposite. Google is far more likely not to show its own products in the first spot of its search results. The survey […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 5, 2010
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 Does Away With “Sponsored Links” Label, Now Ads Are Labeled “Ads” A month ago, Google began testing labeling the AdWords ads as “ads”. Prior, Google labeled those AdWords ads as […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 28, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Microsoft Records Their Q1 2010 Earnings, Bing Takes Loss Again Microsoft announced their Q1 2010 fiscal earnings with a 25% increase in revenue, $16.20 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 15, 2010
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 New Twitter & Search, An Illustrated Guide Twitter’s rolling out a new design to users that makes the site more interactive and shows more information than before. What’s new for […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 30, 2010
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 Mobile App Comes To Verizon Android Handsets Microsoft previously said there was going to be an Android version of Bing soon, following its successful iPhone app. Today there is — […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 24, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Official: Yahoo’s Results Now Come From Bing Yahoo just announced the transition from Yahoo Search powered results to Bing powered organic Yahoo search results is now complete. The search ads are […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 23, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: French Newspapers Partner To Sidestep Google News A group of six French newspapers is partnering to create an online news site that they hope will be an alternative to Google News. […]
Google Considering Display Ads Across Network, Including In Maps, Gmail
Google is already a major player in display advertising and is poised to become even more formidable in the next few years. Not so quietly the company has amassed or built a huge array of assets that could see it best many if not most other display competitors and networks, including market leader Yahoo. Google […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 18, 2010
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 Display Network Is New Name For Google’s Display Initiatives The Google AdWords Blog announced that to make things simpler they have created a new “umbrella name” for Google display ads […]
Google Display Network Is New Name For Google’s Display Initiatives
The Google AdWords Blog announced that to make things simpler they have created a new “umbrella name” for Google display ads on YouTube, Google Finance, Gmail, Google Maps, Blogger and Google’s display ad partners. The new name is the “Google Display Network.” The Google Display Network lets you run ads in text, image, rich media, […]
Meet The New Google Look & Its Colorful, Useful “Search Options” Column
After months of testing, Google is releasing a new look-and-feel for its search results today, a three column design that provides a permanent menu of search options and tools to help searchers refine their queries. Google also gains a freshly-updated logo along the way. The new user interface — UI for the tech crowd — […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 4, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Is Display Catching Up To Search? Historically, paid search has had a major leg over the other online channels in terms of positive ROI performance. But why is that so? Mainly […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 4, 2009
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 Month: European Edition There’s a lot going on in the European search market. Starting today we will bring you a monthly update on Search Engine Land of European search news, […]
Google Giving Stock Tips With Domestic Trends
The Google Blog announced a new trends project named within Google Finance named Google Domestic Trends. In short, Google tracks searches on Google.com and then groups those search volume metrics into industry sectors. Google will then plot the search volume by several industry sectors on a trends graph and allow you to then overall stocks […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 14, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Google Has Nothing To Fear From Bing Itself The only thing Google has to fear is fear itself. The immortal words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt sum up the findings of […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 26, 2009
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 Conversion Tracking: How To Optimize Your Account 10x Quicker Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could get data 10 times faster so you could make your bid & ad decisions […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 6, 2009
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 To Optimize Feeds To Maximize Your Exposure In Shopping Engine Results Each day millions of online shoppers turn to comparison shopping engines (CSEs) to compare prices, read reviews, research products […]
Google Search, Video & Finance Testing Interface Changes
It appears that Google is testing new user interfaces for Google Web Search, Google Video Search and Google Finance. On Google Web Search, Google is testing showing “Review This Site” as a link, as opposed to a graphical comments icon. On Google Video Search, Google is testing additional search filters on the left hand side. […]
Google News Officially Adds Advertisements
Although many people have been noticing ads on Google News for the past few months, Google News has rolled out ads on Google News search results to all US based searchers. Google began testing ads on Google News back in mid-November of last year. Google confirmed those tests in their blog post, where they said: […]