Early data on Google March 2019 Core Update show an interesting pattern
While Google would not say if the March 2019 core update was a reversal of the August 1 update, the data paint a pretty compelling picture.
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New Research Says Search Engines Have Little To Do With Promoting Pirated Content
A new research paper authored by Matt Schruers and published by the Computer & Communications Industry Association argues that search engines have been unfairly targeted in the quest to impede online copyright infringement. According to the paper, the perception is that search engines are the primary culprit in copyright infringement cases, offering visibility to unlawful […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 16, 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: Confirmed: Marissa Mayer Leaving Google For Yahoo CEO Role CNBC is reporting that Marissa Mayer is leaving Google today, and will take over as Yahoo’s President and CEO as of tomorrow. […]
When & How Is The New Smartphone Bot Affecting Search Results?
Even though Google has launched a smartphone bot to improve mobile search results and the user experience on smartphones, it doesn’t mean that everything in mobile SEO has changed. Google is still detecting what handset users are searching from, and adapting the results that they send based on the handset; some phones are set up […]
Hidden In Google Profiles: More Social Network Connections On The Way?
Is Google readying several new “connect an account” options in Google Profiles? Today, if you visit the connected accounts settings for your profile, Google offers a dropdown with six options: Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Quora, Twitter and Yelp. But, as James Slater pointed out today, there are several additional social account options that appear to be […]
Wikia Search Releases Third Party Search Enhancement Platform
Wikia Search, the “open source” search engine that launched to great fanfare earlier in the year, has introduced a new platform (Wikia Intelligent Search Extensions or “WISE”) that allows third parties to provide an enhanced search result—known as a “WISEApp”—for specific keywords. WISEApps allow publishers or searchers to enhance search results, in a similar way […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Bad On Privacy? Maybe It’s Privacy International’s Report That Sucks
It’s a bad privacy day for Google, with Privacy International first accusing the company of having the worst privacy performance of any internet service company in a study it has just released and then accusing Google of conducting a smear campaign against it. But if you actually read the report, Privacy International itself comes off […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 8, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 10, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web: