Have Google and Facebook become unwitting tools of extremism?
Google and Facebook are committed to facts and progress, but The Guardian argues they may be helping to undermine both.
Topic: Google
Black Friday Report: Retail search ad spend shifted from text to shopping ads on desktop
Desktop spend across 2,500 popular product queries increased just marginally over the holiday weekend compared to a year ago.
Report: Microsoft responds to Amazon Echo, Google Home with “HomeHub”
Software approach would make Cortana available from the lock screen and provide other smart-home features.
SearchCap: Google Santa Tracker, duplicate content & 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: Canonical chaos: doubling down on duplicate contentDec 2, 2016 by Marcus Miller Duplicate content issues? Problems with your canonical tags? Columnist Marcus Miller explains why these issues occur and how to […]
Google’s 2016 Santa Tracker signals the official countdown to Christmas
This is the 12th year Google has counted down the seconds until Santa's December 24 departure from the North Pole.
Search in Pics: Google swing set, bike trailer & goggles
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 swing set: Source: Instagram Google Kosher Certification: Source: Twitter Google bike trailer: Source: Instagram […]
SearchCap: Google AdWords customer match, responsive ads & Apple indoor maps
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 features may be coming to AdWords Responsive AdsDec 1, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Some accounts are now requiring a square image. Google makes it easier to add & remove emails […]
New features may be coming to AdWords Responsive Ads
Some accounts are now requiring a square image.
Google makes it easier to add & remove emails from Customer Match lists in AdWords
Keep lists up to date by uploading changes to existing lists.
Apple hopes to enhance maps with indoor location and drone data collection
Drones will collect data, shoot images and video, according to an FAA filing.
SearchCap: Google drops feature phones, Sitemap file size increases & videos in panels
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 is tackling fake news, and why it should not do it aloneNov 30, 2016 by Ian Bowden What can Google do to combat fake news? Columnist Ian Bowden illustrates […]
Jagdish Chandra Bose Google doodle marks 158th birthday of biophysicist, botanist & crescograph inventor
Bose's professional endeavors spread across many scientific fields, from plant life to radio science, and even science fiction.
Google drops their feature phone crawler & error report in Search Console
Google has officially dropped full support for feature-phone web sites.
Google & Bing increase the file size limit of Sitemaps files
While the 50,000 URL limit has not changed, your Sitemaps file size can now be up to 50MB.
Google knowledge panel now showing videos from the web carousel
Videos are now showing up below the Google knowledge panel for some queries, including local panels and other knowledge panels.
SearchCap: Google’s shift to mobile-first, an interview with a Google doodler & 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: Five marketing automation myths busted! Nov 29, 2016 by Digital Marketing Depot A study by Forrester Consulting found that just 10 percent of marketing professionals surveyed feel they are able to […]
Google’s machine learning now writes featured snippets descriptions
Google recently launched sentence-compression algorithms to help surface the best answers for your questions from publisher content across the web.
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Google drops the Content Keywords feature from Google Search Console
It is official. After hinting at removing the Google content keywords report from Google Search Console, Google did it.
Creating Google doodles that ‘Surprise & Delight’: 5 Questions with Doodler Sophie Diao
Offering a behind the scenes glance at the doodle team in action, Diao shares what she appreciates most about her work.
Google My Business tests a messaging feature to chat with your customers
New pilot feature in Google My Business lets you do live chat with your customers directly from the Google search results.
Louisa May Alcott Google doodle marks 184th birthday of ‘Little Women’ author
Designed by doodler Sophie Diao, the artwork pays homage to the March sisters -- Beth, Jo, Amy and Meg.
SearchCap: Bing local search updates, digital assistants & PPC performance
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 local search update highlights business holiday hours in local listings Nov 28, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Local listings display accurate holiday hours in real time. SEO without SERPs is here […]
Search in Pics: Google black friday cake, leather luggage tag & cupcakes
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 Black Friday cake: Source: Instagram Google leather luggage tag: Source: Instagram Google’s writing on the […]
Thanksgiving 2016 Google doodle celebrates holiday with American folk art imagery
Google says today's doodle is an ode to this season of togetherness.
SearchCap: Bing black friday deals, robots & ad customizers
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Fun with robots.txtNov 23, 2016 by Patrick Stox Columnist Patrick Stox provides some dos and don’ts for creating your robots.txt file — along with examples of companies who have gotten creative […]
The trouble with truth
Do search engines and other content distribution platforms have a responsibility to present information that is true? Columnist Janet Driscoll Miller discusses the issues surrounding this question.
SearchCap: Google rich cards, AdWords store visits & fake news
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 Google might not be able to stop “fake news”Nov 22, 2016 by Danny Sullivan Google says it wants to prevent fake news from spreading, but the search giant has serious […]
Why Google might not be able to stop “fake news”
Google says it wants to prevent fake news from spreading, but the search giant has serious challenges in actually curbing it.
Google is testing images in Sitelink extensions
Spotted on mobile, the extensions display in a swipeable carousel.
Google adds Store Visits data to AdWords distance & location reports ahead of Black Friday
The company also released a compilation of insights on Black Friday mobile and in-store shopping behaviors.
Google Rich Cards expand to local restaurants and online courses
Google updated their structured data documents to support new rich cards and their suggestions around AMP HTML.
SearchCap: Google Home Services ads mobile, live popular times in Maps & SEO KPIs
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 adds a live view for popular times at venuesNov 21, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google Maps makes the popular times feature work in the now, with a real-time view. […]
Google Maps adds a live view for popular times at venues
Google Maps makes the popular times feature work in the now, with a real-time view.
Google Home Services Ads roll out on mobile
The ads, which are also being tested on desktop, feature service area maps.
SearchCap: AdWords price and promotion extensions & a Google Doodle
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 take on Showcase Shopping ads? Categories of used items showing for retailer outlet queriesNov 18, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Similar to the Showcase ad format introduced this summer, the ads […]
New take on Showcase Shopping ads? Categories of used items showing for retailer outlet queries
Similar to the Showcase ad format introduced this summer, the ads link to Google Shopping pages.
AdWords Price Extensions spotted on desktop
Google is testing the mobile-first extension on desktop search results.
Writer James Welch Google doodle honors author of the Native American novel ‘Fools Crow’
Set in Montana during the years following the American Civil War, Welch's award-winning novel tells the story of the Blackfeet Indian tribe.
Search in Pics: SEO bobbleheads, Wonder Woman at Google & Gary Illyes on a t-shirt
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. SEO Bobbleheads: Source: Facebook Wonder Woman at Google? Source: Instagram Gary Illyes on a t-shirt: Source: […]