Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Foursquare CEO Crowley: “We Do Location Better Than Anybody Else” Dec 7, 2015 by Greg Sterling Foursquare has come a long way from its early days as a social “check-in” app. […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Cortana For Android Available For Download Ahead Of Official Launch A few days ago, Microsoft’s digital assistant, Cortana, became available for download. This is not the official launch, and it’s not […]
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 Sending Searchers To Nonexistent Videos Can’t find that video that Google listed in your results? It’s not you. It’s Google. Why Don’t My Leads Convert? – June 30 Webcast Ideas […]
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 […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Moz Open Site Explorer Adds Spam Analysis For Risky Links Popular SEO tool software company, Moz, launched a spam analysis feature within their link analysis toolset. 10 Practical Tips For Using […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What’s The State Of Link Building For SEO In 2015 & Beyond? The rules regarding link building are seemingly always changing, so columnist Jayson DeMers lays out thoughts about what’s safe, […]
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 City Searches Now Include Hotel Booking Info In Knowledge Graph Average star rating and costs for city hotels are listed, along with “View hotels” link that delivers results page for […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 10 Common Mistakes To Avoid On Local Websites Avoid the pitfalls that trip up many local business owners with these tips from columnist Greg Gifford. Firefox Deal Continues To Boost Yahoo […]
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 Puts Custom Ebola Info Box At Top Of Search Results & Offers To Match Donations To Help Fight Deadly Outbreak Google announced today it has launched a public fundraising campaign […]
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 Eric Schmidt In Berlin: “Really, Our Biggest Search Competitor Is Amazon” The attitudes of European policy makers toward Google seem to have hardened of late. On various regulatory fronts, Google […]
Last week, Google made new search waves when it rolled out updates to its local search algorithm. The “Pigeon” update (the name Search Engine Land gave it in absence of an official name from Google) aims to deliver improved local search results, with enhanced distance and location ranking parameters. According to Google, the new local […]
When Google moved to secure search in October 2011, it was a blow to publishers, who began losing data about the search terms used to reach their sites. It also opened Google up to claims of hypocrisy, in that advertisers continued to receive the terms. Now, Google says it’s reexamining the issue and seeking a […]
While the Google Knowledge Graph Carousel was launched nearly a year ago, more reports are confirming Carousel image displays appearing more often and for a wider variety of categories in SERPs. The Carousel display shows results in an image-focused fashion, listed horizontally at the top of the SERP. The new reports show an updated design, […]
For local business listings, ranking well in Google search results is highly important. So, many proprietors attempt all sorts of things to get their businesses to rank well, and they often unintentionally break Google’s rules in the process. Yet, there’s no real means to get forgiveness once their listing is burned. Confusion surrounding this further […]