Topic: Mississippi

SearchCap: Google penalties, Google appeals & 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: Don’t trust Google to structure your local dataApr 11, 2016 by Andrew Shotland As Google increasingly incorporates direct answers and other types of featured snippets into search results pages, columnist Andrew […]

Utah Has Highest Google Usage, West Virginia The Lowest

Ad network Chitika has released a new tool that provides a user percentage or traffic market-share breakdown of PC operating system and search usage on a state-by-state basis. Google is the only search engine for now; combined Bing and Yahoo usage can be inferred by simple math. The company says it will be adding other […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 20, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: New To Bing Ads Location Extensions: Directions Links To Maps, Multiple Location Listings, Reporting By Location A couple of new features are coming to Bing Ads location extensions, which launched in […]

Google To State AG’s: We’ve Blocked Over 3 Million Bad Ads From “Rogue Online Pharmacies”

As part of its response to a potential subpoena by the Mississippi attorney general and accusations from The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) earlier this month that Google facilitates the sale of drugs without a prescription, among other illegal transactions,  Google legal director, Adam Barea, says the company has blocked or removed from its systems more […]

Mississippi Attorney General To Subpoena Google For Illegal Sale Of Prescription Drugs

Mississippi attorney general Jim Hood will subpoena Google records and emails to determine if Google facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription and other illegal products, including counterfeit copies of movies, games and music. “Google is aiding and abetting criminal activity and putting consumers at risk,” says Hood, “This is of grave concern to […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 18, 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: The Doctor Is In: Using An Unbranded Health Site Recently, I had an amazing experience. I was invited to be a part of an all agency partner meeting. Throughout the day, […]

Using Analytics For Local Search Optimization

Many businesses seek to target local searchers for their products and services, and careful review of a site's analytics is one of the key weapons in a local business's competitive arsenal. Here are a few tips on what metrics to look at and how to use some of them in optimizing your site to rank better in local search results.

Mr. Search Marketer Goes To Congress (Part 2)

Going to Washington, D.C. to represent our industry to Congress was a great honor and the highlight of my career as an online marketer. It happened so fast, I never really had time to think about it, and I’m glad I didn’t because I probably would have freaked out. We had fun, saw the sights, […]