When Google Gets It Wrong: Direct Answers With Debatable, Incorrect & Weird Content
As Google adds more direct answers, top results with questionable - and sometimes completely inappropriate content - continues to grow.
Topic: Knowledge graph
SearchCap: Google Mobile Algorithm Done, Cortana App Integration & Google Voice Actions
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 Launches Custom Voice Actions For Third Party Apps Voice Actions will allow users to not only launch but explore content in apps. For Task Completion, Cortana Now Integrates More Deeply […]
Getting Better, But Google Still Has Work On Piracy: The Game Of Thrones Story
The search engine scores exceptionally well fighting piracy on generic searches for the popular TV series. But for the piracy-prone searches it's supposed to be targeting, there are failures.
SearchCap: Flickr Search, Yahoo Knowledge Graph, Bing Ads App & EU vs 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: Reports: EU To File Formal Antitrust Charges Against Google This Week Company could face billions in fines if Commission decides to impose them. Identify and Eliminate Your R.O.T. Content – April […]
Yahoo Has Their Own Knowledge Graph, Not Without Their Own Embarrassing Issues
Yahoo has their own knowledge graph box at the top of the search results, but some of the results make you wonder if they need to rethink their algorithms.
Google Bolding Answers, Not Just Queries, In The Search Results
Google isn't just bolding the search query now, but also the answers to your search queries.
Song Lyrics Hit The SERPs: Analyzing Google & Bing Traffic To 5 Large-Scale Lyrics Websites [Case Study]
Many have noted that 2014 was a bad year for lyrics websites, but contributor Glenn Gabe set out to quantify the impact of search engines displaying song lyrics directly in the results pages. Read on for his findings!
Google Search Now Serving Up Cocktail Recipes With Drink Ingredients & Directions
Want to know how to make a Mint Julep? Just ask Google.
Google Researchers Introduce System To Rank Web Pages On Facts, Not Links
Will Google someday rank web pages based on how accurate they are? A new paper suggests they might.
Google Search Tests “Chat” Button In Local Business Box
Google is testing showing a live chat button in the local search box within the web search results for some businesses.
SearchCap: Google Health Knowledge Graph, Bing Ads Insights & SEO Job
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 Introduces Rich Medical Content Into Knowledge Graph Users will soon see deeper health information for more than 400 conditions. 5 Trends That Will Transform Your Agency Pitch- February 12 Webcast […]
Google Introduces Rich Medical Content Into Knowledge Graph
Users will soon see deeper health information for more than 400 conditions.
Google’s Senior VP Of Knowledge, Alan Eustace, To Retire
Google loses another senior vice president and world record holder, Alan Eustace.
SearchCap: Google Firefox Push, Bing Ads Preview Tool & YP Cross Retargeting
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 Suggesting Firefox Users Change Their Search Engine & Home Page Yahoo won the deal to be the default search engine in Firefox in November; now after losing some search share, […]
2015 Oscar Nominations Now Showing In Google Knowledge Graph & Bing Carousel
Searches for "Oscar nominee" and "Oscar nominations" on both Google and Bing deliver results for this year's best picture candidates.
Google’s Knowledge Graph May Show For 25% Of All Search Queries
Google's Knowledge Graph shows for about 25% of all Google queries, which can pose a threat to the publishers who are the source of much of that data.
SearchCap: Google Maps App Revised, Social Links In Knowledge Graph, Google Structured Data Updated
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 Events Knowledge Graph Adds Ticket Links, Delegated Events, Comedian Events & Venue Events Google makes four updates to the events knowledge graph after launching the markup back in March 2014. […]
Google Doesn’t Know When Super Bowl 2015 Starts (Yet!)
Why hasn't Google provided the correct answer for the Super Bowl start time when year-after-year, it has been an issue for them?
Official: Google Provides Song Lyrics In Search Results, With Links To Google Play
Google's Knowledge Graph and Direct Answers takes a stab out of lyrics web sites, with new song lyrics answers.
SearchCap: Google Top Searches, Nest In Google Now & Google News In Spain Closes?
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 Close Freebase, Which Helped Feed Its Knowledge Graph Freebase announces they will close up shop after migrating their data and APIs to Wikidata. How will this impact the Google […]
According To Google, Barack Obama Is King Of The United States
Ask Google who is the [King Of United States] and Google will inform you that it is Barack Obama, the current President of the United States. The Google Answer is pulled from Breitbart, a story they posted five days ago named All Hail King Barack Obama, Emperor Of The United States Of America! It appears […]
SearchCap: Google Knowledge Graph Gets Social, Scrollable Google Answers & Google News Suggested Stories
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 20 Ways B2B SEOs Can Leverage Schema.org Markup Structured data markup can improve search visibility, yet few websites use it. Columnist Derek Edmond provides tips for B2B marketers on how to […]
Google Drops Local Carousel For Hotels, Restaurants & Other Local Listings
Google is dropping its horizontal Carousel display of local search results in several categories: restaurants, nightlife, entertainment and hotels. It’s being replaced by a 3-pack of organic listings and some new secondary pages. The Local Carousel rolled out in June, 2013 for the PC in the US and gradually expanded to a number of categories […]
SearchCap: Sweden Considers Imposing “Link Tax” On Google, Bing Predicts 95% Of Election Winners & Local SEO In 2015
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 […]
SearchCap: Google Rolls Out Pirate Update, Bing Adds MCC, Video Games In Knowledge Graph
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Reports: Google Pirate Update Has Rolled Out This Week Last week, we reported that Google will be pushing out an update to the Google Pirate Update in the upcoming weeks. It […]
Google (Now) Beats Siri And Cortana For Direct Answers — Study
Stone Temple Consulting (STC) published a study in which it compared mobile answers to “3086 different queries” on Siri, Google and Cortana to determine how each performed relative to the others. Google was the winner with more direct answers and more complete information. Eric Enge, who wrote up the results, says this was not a “personal assistant […]
SearchCap: Bing Lyrics, Google HTTPS Stats & SEMPO Code Of Ethics
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 Starts Showing Full Song Lyrics Right In Search Results While SEOs debate Google’s recent addition of structured data in its search results, Bing is making a similar — and perhaps […]
Reaction: What SEOs Think About Facts & Answers Showing In Google Search Results
Last week, Google officially rolled out Structured Snippets, the search giant’s move to show snippets of relevant data directly in its search results. According to Google, the content being displayed is powered by its Knowledge Graph, as well as other data sources. As Search Engine Land news editor Barry Schwartz noted in his article, “Where […]
Moz: Google’s New Quick Answer Box Now Showing 98% More Often
According to a Moz tracking study the new formatted quick answers box you find in Google for queries like [what is seo] is showing up 98% more often than a week ago. Overall, general answer boxes, including stock quotes, weather forecasts, box scores and so on are showing up 44% more often. What are direct […]
SearchCap: Google Slaps PBNs, Bing iOS 8 App & comScore Search Marketing Share
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 Rolls Out New Updates For Its iPhone App Bing has released new updates for its iPhone app, adding a Bing Translator button, as well as including Bing’s image of the […]
Where You’ll Find Google Structured Snippets: From Superheroes To Product Specifications
The other day, Google officially announced structured snippets, basically Knowledge Graph snippets directly embedded in the search results snippets. But what type of queries trigger the structured snippets from showing up in the search results? Based on some early testing, the range goes from superheroes to product specifics and popular events to company profiles searches. […]
SearchCap: Google Structured Snippets, DuckDuckGo Blocked In China & Ask.com Arbitrage
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Will Ask.com Google Arbitrage Ever Stop? Google has been steadily cracking down on sites with poor quality content, both on the organic and the paid side. So why does Ask.com continue […]
Google Structured Snippets Officially Live In Search Results
Earlier this month, we caught Google testing a form of knowledge graph data within the search results snippet. This feature is now officially being confirmed by Google on the Google Research Blog. Google calls these “structured snippets,” where Google will show snippets of data, relevant to the query, within the snippets of the search results. Google […]
Bug Causes Some Google+ Elements To Drop From Brand Boxes [UPDATED]
Some Google+ elements have disappeared from Knowledge Graph boxes that appear in Google search for some brands, but Google says this is a bug that’s being fixed. The bug only impacts the Knowledge Graph box appearing on the right side of the search results page. If the brand has a Google+ page, then some Google+ elements are […]
When Google Shows A Source Or Credit For Quick Answers & Knowledge Graph
As Google continues to provide quick answers and Knowledge Graph data directly at the top of the search results, publisher concerns continue to rise. Publishers are worried that searchers will have less of a need and desire to click through from Google’s search results page to the publisher’s page, leaving the publishers with very little […]
With Apple’s Help, Google Search Gets Special Info Boxes For iPhone 6 & Apple Watch
Who says rivals can’t work together? If you search on Google for “iPhone 6” or “Apple Watch,” you’ll discover new information boxes about each product that Google created with the help of Apple. Here’s how it looks for search on iPhone 6: And for the iPhone 6 Plus: And for the Apple Watch: These boxes, commonly called […]
SearchCap: Google Webmaster Tools API, Local Search On Apple Watch & The First Click Free Failure
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Apple Watch Brings Local Search To Your Wrist We don’t yet know how popular the Apple Watch will be when it goes on sale early next year. A “flash survey” conducted […]
Expert Insights On The Future Of SEO, Part 2
In today's installment, search industry veterans predict where SEO will be in 2020.
SearchCap: SEO Industry Survey, New AdWords Policy & Report On SEO Ranking Factors
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Industry Survey: 37% Of SEOs Saw Less Than $30,000 In Revenue Turnover Since Last Year According to an industry survey by local search firm BrightLocal, a majority of SEOs experienced less […]
Google Now Showing Knowledge Snippets In Search Results
Google is now showing snippets of knowledge, facts or answers, directly in the snippet portion of the search results. Alex Chitu noticed this saying “Google now shows a list of facts next to some Wikipedia results.” These are “Knowledge Graph data extracted from Wikipedia is now placed below the snippets,” Alex explains. Here are some […]