Coronavirus disrupts search, digital ad budgets
With ad spend expected to fall in many sectors, media buyers share what they're seeing on the ground.
Topic: Louisville
Law firm that used contest to solicit Google reviews sees all but one disappear
Incentivizing reviews individually or 'in bulk' is a bad idea.
Bing updates iOS search app with new ways to create video lists & find homes for sale
With the new 6.11 version of Bing's iOS search app, results for a "homes for sale + zip code" query returns real estate listings for specified zip codes.
Google Search Now Serving Up Cocktail Recipes With Drink Ingredients & Directions
Want to know how to make a Mint Julep? Just ask Google.
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 hotels in the relevant city.
Bing Maps Adds Hundreds Of Streetside & 3D City Images; Plus New HD Aerial Images
Bing announced a large maps update today, where they have added hundreds of Streetside images, 3D city images and new high resolution aerial images. Bing Maps now has over a 100 cities that support Streetside imagery available across America. The images are available in these cities: Alameda County, CA Fresno, CA Richmond, VA, Anaheim, CA […]
Experts Weigh In On Google’s “Pigeon” Update Aimed At Improving Local Search Results
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 […]
Dian Fossey Commemorated With Google Logo To Mark The Famous Zoologist’s 82nd Birthday
Today’s Google logo is an artful tribute to zoologist and avid Gorilla enthusiast Dian Fossey in honor of her 82nd birthday. The image depicts Fossey taking notes with a gorilla sitting behind her. The logo includes illustrations of the Silverback gorillas Fossey studied during her time in Rwanda, along with a picture of the Rwanda […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 24, 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: Google & Apple Extend Search Deal, Emerge As “Frenemies” Not “Froes” WPP Group’s CEO Sir Martin Sorrell was the one who coined the term “froe” to describe Google. He said in […]
Louisville, Kentucky: The City Without A Name (In Google Maps)
Here’s another Google Maps oddity, tipped to us by “emallaich” earlier this week: Louisville doesn’t appear in Google Maps. The city is there — Louisville, Kentucky — but you won’t see the name “Louisville” used anywhere to identify the city.