Google Ads API Developer Assistant gets major AI agent upgrade
Google Ads API Developer Assistant v4.0.0 brings specialized API dev, troubleshooting and reporting tools into AI workflows.
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19 advanced Google search operators you need to know (and some we’ve said goodbye to)
Gain powerful insights to inform your marketing efforts. Use the following advanced Google search operators and commands to your advantage.
How SEO moves forward with the Google Content Warehouse API leak
Addressing common questions, critiques and concerns following the massive Google Search leak and how your approach to SEO should change.
You can now use Google Bard to help you code
You can use Bard to help you code up some Python scripts to automate some of your daily SEO or PPC tasks.
Supreme Court sides with Google and why you should advertise at the point of purchase; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, Facebook leaks 500 million users' data
How SEOs can create a free server log dashboard to better understand incoming traffic to your website
This step-by-step guide will help SEOs harness powerful visualizations with log files utlizing free tools.
SearchCap: Hijacking Google results, Google Maps languages & link snobs
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Hijacking Google search results for fun, not profit: UK SEO uncovers XML sitemap exploit in Google Search ConsoleMar 27, 2018 by Michelle Robbins SEO wins bug bounty from Vulnerability Reward Program, […]
16 common on-site SEO mistakes you might be making right now
Columnist Pratik Dholakiya shares the 16 technical SEO issues he sees most frequently. Even the most experienced SEO professionals can sometimes overlook these common issues!
SearchCap: Google AdWords hack, SEO ROI & 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: True performance baselines & ROI for SEO without attribution modelingMay 31, 2016 by Chris Liversidge How do you determine your SEO program’s real performance, discounting the effects of seasonality, paid search […]
SearchCap: Google iOS app, food and brand queries & 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: Google App for iOS gets AMP content & sports highlights in Now cards May 27, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Google says today’s improvements for its IOS app will save users a […]
SearchCap: Google purple ads, Shopping ads & 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: Google testing purple “Ad” label in MapsApr 25, 2016 by Ginny Marvin The ad label matches the advertiser’s pin on the map. Five reasons why GTIN should be your new favorite […]
Microsoft partners with HackerRank to deliver executable code in Bing search
Bing's group engineering manager for UX features and shared tools calls the new feature a Rosetta-stone model for programming languages.
Google Is Hiring An SEO Manager To Improve Its Rankings In Google
Hey SEOs! Looking for a new place to work? Google is hiring a SEO to help drive more organic traffic to its web properties.
Yahoo Signs Deal With Oracle To Attract New Users Via Java Installs
Yahoo hopes to repeat the success of last year's Mozilla Firefox partnership, which grew its search share in the U.S.
Google To Sunset Webmaster Tools API Version One On April 20th
Google is dropping support for the original Webmaster Tools API, which means you can no longer obtain keywords from the content reports within Google API starting April 20th.
Guide To Analytics Software Platforms: 25 Analytics Tools Compared
If you’re considering using an analytics platform other than, or in addition to, Google Analytics, it can be a bit difficult to determine what the best alternative will be. Search Engine Land compiled a great buyers guide to enterprise web analytics tools, but what if you’re in the market for a free to mid-level tool, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 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: Video: Google Speaks About Search Quality Raters Google’s head of web spam, Matt Cutts, has published a video talking about a topic that Google has never really talked about publicly before […]
Google Webmaster Tools Crawl Errors: How To Get Detailed Data From the API
Earlier this week, I wrote about my disappointment that granular data (the number of URLs reported, the specifics of the errors…) was removed from Google webmaster tools. However, as I’ve been talking with Google, I’ve discovered that much of this detail is still available via the GData API. That this detail was available through the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 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: Microsoft Tightens Relevancy And Quality Requirements In AdCenter Microsoft has announced changes that tighten up its adCenter Relevancy and Quality policy for ads served to the U.S. and Canada. Changes are […]
The Growing Portrait Of Google As A Big, Scary, Expanding Everywhere Copy Monster
Twice this year, Google’s been fairly frank and vocal about something competitors have done that it feels is unfair. Twice, I’ve watched the technosphere largely react by beating the company over the head with a “You do whatever you want and copy everyone else” stick. Does that measure up, and more so than for Google […]
Google’s Patent Screed Emerges As PR Blunder
Google’s mostly ill-conceived patent screed from yesterday has opened the floodgates of discussion about Google’s (Android’s) vulnerability to third party patents owned by Microsoft, Oracle and Apple. Among the throng of comments and opinions about the episode are a few Google sympathizers, such as Forbes blogger Tim Lee who believes Google should advocate for the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 8, 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: Bing’s “Honey Badger” – An Upgrade To Webmaster Tools This morning at our SMX Advanced conference, Bing’s Stefan Weitz announced “Honey Badger” — Bing’s latest upgrade to its Webmaster Tools. Weitz […]
Google Loses Patent Case Over Linux Servers
The FOSS Patents blog reported that Google lost an important patent case on their Linux server kernels they have been using throughout the company. Bedrock Computer Technologies was awarded $5 million for Google infringing on their patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,893,120) named “Methods and apparatus for information storage and retrieval using a hashing technique with […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 28, 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: Hot At Sphinn: DIY Link Building, ‘Sexier’ Google Analytics & More Is it possible — and smart — for anyone outside of link building consultants/agencies to successfully scale a link building […]
Survey: Android Most Desired OS By Non-iPhone Users
GetJar released data from a “global survey” about mobile apps and user behavior that offers positive news for the Android platform, which reportedly beats the iPhone in terms of “next phone” purchase demand by more than 2 to 1. The survey was sent to 25 million users in 190 countries. However there were only 2,500 […]
“Free Isn’t Free”: Microsoft Trying To Make Android More Costly With Patent Suit
News broke yesterday that Microsoft was suing Motorola for Android-related patent infringements. Microsoft said in a blog post that its patents cover a range of software functions used by Android devices (presumably this would apply to the iPhone as well): The Microsoft innovations at issue in this case help make smartphones “smart.” Indeed, our patents […]
Schmidt: Forcing Carriers To Provide “Clean” Android Would Violate Principle Of Open Source
One of the disturbing things about the Skyhook Wireless lawsuit against Google is the allegation that Google made Motorola drop Skyhook as a location provider, especially when Google CEO Eric Schmidt said last week that such restrictions would be “violating the principle of open source.” Schmidt’s comment came during a press lunch at the Google […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 13, 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: Oracle Sued Google Over Patent Infringement Of Java Within Android Oracle has filed suit against Google for allegedly infringing on patents they hold for Java, which Oracle acquired last year. Karen […]
Oracle Sued Google Over Patent Infringement Of Java Within Android
Oracle has filed suit against Google for allegedly infringing on patents they hold for Java, which Oracle acquired last year. Karen Tillman from Oracle said, “In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement.” Google said they have not yet been served the […]
Live Blogging The Google I/O Keynote
I’m at the Google I/O conference, where it is being opened by Google CEO Eric Schmidt. He’s welcoming the audience and saying it’s great to be in front of programmers and saying, “it’s time. it’s time for us to take advantage of the amazing opportunity before us … it has been 20 years trying to […]
Google Analytics Opens API
Google Analytics announced the public availability of the new Google Analytics API. The API gives developers, webmasters, and SEMs the ability to pull data from Google Analytics to use as they wish. Clearly this can be useful for SEMs who want to integrate analytics data with their SEM systems, plus developers or webmasters who have […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 8, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Verizon Wireless Moves Closer to Choosing Microsoft As Default Search Provider
Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft was trying to “steal away” an almost-done default search deal between Google and Verizon Wireless that would have given Google a high-profile presence on Verizon handsets. Verizon is the largest wireless carrier in the US with more than 80 million subscribers (post Alltel acquisition). Reuters now […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 10, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Does MSN Toolbar Distribution Deal With Java
Continuing on with its strategy to build search share by gaining distribution partners, Microsoft has landed a deal to have its MSN Toolbar offered to anyone in the United States who downloads Java for Internet Explorer.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 17, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Upgrades My Location, Mobilizes StreetView
Google has upgraded Google Maps for Mobile with more precise location awareness (My Location) and now brought StreetView into mobile. The new version of Google Maps (for BlackBerry and most Java phones) provides an option to see the StreetView image of the selected address or business. It also offers walking directions, in addition to standard […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 1, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Brings Public Transit Directions To Symbian, Windows Mobile Phones
Google has added access to public transit directions for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile phones through its Google Maps for Mobile client application. Recently the company made them available for BlackBerry and Java-based mobile phones. (Here’s a video that shows how it works on mobile handsets.) Google Transit has public transit information and directions for […]
Google Maps For Mobile Adds Transit Directions
Google Maps launched transit directions within Maps back in October of 2007. Now, Google Maps is bringing you that data directly in Google Maps for Mobile. Google Maps for Mobile version 2.2 brings bus and train schedules, prices, routes, and directions directly on your mobile device. Here is a short and easy to understand video […]