According to a new referral traffic report from Shareaholic, 2017 was the first time since 2014 search owned a larger share of visits over social.
The Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and be able to offer mobile carrier customer support.
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 Keyword Planner update appears to be rolling out in the new interfaceFeb 22, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The latest version features streamlined workflows and reflects the design updates in the […]
The latest version features streamlined workflows and reflects the design updates in the new AdWords experience.
Contributor Joy Hawkins isn't sure Yelp ads are better in all cases and provides a detailed case study comparing the efficiency of Adwords over Yelp 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 to move more sites to mobile-first index in coming weeksFeb 21, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google plans to roll more sites into the mobile-first index in the near future. Are […]
Incentivizing reviews individually or 'in bulk' is a bad idea.
Reports indicate the latest refresh for the Google-designed keyboard comes with a new interface that allows users to search all categories.
Google plans to roll more sites into the mobile-first index in the near future. Are you ready?
You may notice decreased counts of pages with blocked resources in Google Search Console. Google has fixed it, but the reports may be off for your site.
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 drops support for meta news keywords tagFeb 20, 2018 by Barry Schwartz After years of telling publishers to use the news meta keyword tag, Google said it stopped supporting it […]
The company said that every $1 spent on Yelp ads resulted in a $110 offline return, based on aggregate transaction data.
After years of telling publishers to use the news meta keyword tag, Google said it stopped supporting it months ago.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Keyword infringement: Edible Arrangements files $209M trademark suit against GoogleFeb 19, 2018 by Greg Sterling While use of trademarked keywords has been allowed by courts, this case may be more complicated […]
While use of trademarked keywords has been allowed by courts, this case may be more complicated than it seems on the surface.
Google killed off some much-loved features in image search. Now here are some Chrome extensions that bring back that functionality.
Google has finally disclosed the new recrawl limits by revising the help document over the weekend.
Google adds a new tab to the local panel in the search results named "directory."
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Invest in a killer PPC campaign by using these smart budget strategiesFeb 16, 2018 by Jeff Baum Contributor Jeff Baum discusses how allocating funds and developing smart budgets brings focus to […]
Google's Winter Olympics doodle series will include 17 doodles, with a new animated image for each day of competition.
The rule would bring traditional media disclosure requirements to digital ads.
Real-Time Config component enables integrations with other technology partners such as data management platforms and server-side header bidding without impacting speed.
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. Here are some Valentine’s Day photos from Google: Source: Instagram Source: Instagram Source: Instagram Pineapples in […]
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 removes View Image button and Search by Image featureFeb 15, 2018 by Barry Schwartz After making a deal with Getty Images, Google has revamped some of their image […]
After making a deal with Getty Images, Google has revamped some of their image search features and user experience.
A year after bringing real-time information within Google Maps for Android, Google has now released it for iOS devices.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: SMX West is coming! Here’s everything you need to knowFeb 14, 2018 by Chris Sherman Search Engine Land’s SMX® West is just five weeks away, and it’s shaping up to be […]
The new spec is available through the Gmail Developer Preview, with support in Gmail slated for later this year.
On day six of its Winter Olympics series, the doodle team designed a pair of figure-skating grebes that make heart-shaped patterns across a frozen pond.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AMP Stories: The new Accelerated Mobile Pages format from GoogleFeb 13, 2018 by Michelle Robbins Does this doubling down on the mobile framework by adding the new, heavily visual and interactive […]
The new look is in response to the European Commission's antritrust ruling against Google, but it may not satisfy rivals.
Go to a search result, click on a listing, and then click back to the search results page on Google to trigger this on Google desktop search.
Does this doubling down on the mobile framework by adding the new, heavily visual and interactive format signal a more aggressive push toward AMP-only websites?
New, visually rich mobile content format is designed to generate more engagement from users.
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, Getty Images enter a multi-year global licensing partnershipFeb 12, 2018 by Greg Sterling The deal effectively ends Getty’s European antitrust complaint against Google. Monitoring web migrations: A checklist for moving […]
The deal effectively ends Getty's European antitrust complaint against Google.
Today's doodle is the first doodle of a 17-day series celebrating the Winter Olympics.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’Feb 8, 2018 by Michelle Robbins After years of pushing for ‘secure by default’ web sites, Google will identify […]
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. The Google soda lab: Source: Instagram An escape ladder at Google: Source: Twitter Google cupcakes: Source: […]
After years of pushing for 'secure by default' web sites, Google will identify insecure sites in the Chrome browser beginning mid-Summer.