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. Google tower viewer: Source: Instagram YouTube balloon bike: Source: Instagram Google metro train hallway: Source: Instagram […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Relevance vs. authority: Which link has more value? (Part 2)May 11, 2017 by Andrew Dennis In part two of his three-part series on authority versus relevance in link building, columnist Andrew […]
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 rolls out new event search feature on app & mobile webMay 10, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Searches for events will now surface a list of activities that include location and […]
Searches for events will now surface a list of activities that include location and date details.
The change could impact campaigns differently depending on campaign type.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Study: Top-ranking page in Google ranks for a thousand other queries, tooMay 9, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Should you optimize a single page for one keyword phrase? This study might say […]
Google image search on mobile has added quick filters for latest images, GIFs, clip art, colors and copyright usage.
Google says it's taking today, "... to appreciate those who dedicate their lives to encouraging our intellectual development."
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 rocky road: Fake news, extremist videos & bad search results [Podcast]May 8, 2017 by Matt McGee In this week’s podcast, we discuss Google’s efforts to combat hyperpartisan and extremist content, […]
In this week's podcast, we discuss Google's efforts to combat hyperpartisan and extremist content, fake news and misinformation on YouTube and in its search results.
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 shortcuts use personalization and rich content to build next-gen local discovery toolMay 4, 2017 by Greg Sterling Machine learning-driven results entirely bypass the traditional search box. Search in Pics: Google […]
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. Google indoor clothesline: Source: Instagram Trapped in the Google net: Source: Instagram Google light fixture: Source: […]
Even the most intelligent people can make decisions based on incorrect assumptions. Columnist Dave Davies breaks down three SEO myths that even rational people believe.
Machine learning-driven results entirely bypass the traditional search box.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Why e-commerce SEO is NOT a one-shot wonderMay 4, 2017 by Trond Lyngbø Columnist Trond Lyngbø explains that SEO is an ongoing process that requires continuous investment — not a one-time […]
Columnist Glenn Gabe shares various ways of filtering crawl data to obtain actionable insights.
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 Google assesses the ‘authority’ of web pagesMay 3, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Google has no single authority metric but rather uses a bucket of signals to determine authority on a […]
Have a search box or form on your website that runs over HTTP? You might want to switch your pages over to HTTPS by October.
Google tests hotel reviews summarized by categories: rooms, location and service & facilities and traveler types -- couples, families, solo and business travelers.
Google has no single authority metric but rather uses a bucket of signals to determine authority on a page-by-page basis.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 3 predictions about the future of SEOMay 2, 2017 by Ryan Shelley What do current trends say about the direction of search, and how can you prepare? Columnist Ryan Shelley shares […]
Ads will start appearing first on fashion and home design sites.
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 rolls out similar audiences for Search and ShoppingMay 1, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Now out of beta, similar audiences for Search enables advertisers to target users searching for the same […]
Now out of beta, similar audiences for Search enables advertisers to target users searching for the same kinds of things as recent site visitors.
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 Google testing its own jobs search engine?Apr 28, 2017 by Barry Schwartz In the market for a new job? Google appears to be testing a new search feature just for […]
In the market for a new job? Google appears to be testing a new search feature just for you.
Here's a look at what's happening with Shopping ads, expanded text ads, device bidding and more.
Google has been busy with 1,653 launches, 9,800 live traffic experiments, 18,015 side-by-side experiments and 130,336 search quality tests.
Check out the cheesy Google logo on their home page today.
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. Google meeting room that looks like an airplane: Source: Instagram Bing body painting: Source: Twitter 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: Report: Google Assistant bests rivals for questions answered and overall accuracyApr 27, 2017 by Greg Sterling Cortana was second for questions answered, Alexa second-best for accuracy. What your paid search KPI […]
Cortana was second for questions answered, Alexa second-best for accuracy.
The settlement stems from a case that dates back to 2008 about Google ads showing on error pages and parked domains.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Simple tips to get your app indexed, ranked & installedApr 26, 2017 by John E Lincoln Got an app you’d like to promote? Columnist John Lincoln provides some basic tips for […]
Google partners with Bon Appetit, The New York Times, Food Network and others to bring millions of recipes to the Google Assistant.
Google's out-of-this-world doodle depicts the Cassini Spacecraft taking a photo shoot of Saturn and its rings.
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 ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic contentApr 25, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about […]
Google processes trillions of searches every year, and still, 15% of those queries have never been seen by Google before.
Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about suggested searches and Featured Snippets answers.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 4 ways brands are losing store traffic — and how to use location marketing strategies to reverse courseApr 24, 2017 by Wesley Young Many national franchise stores are failing to appear […]