Thriving in AI search starts with SEO fundamentals
Good SEO fuels AI answers. From strategy to structure, see how to evolve your approach for visibility across AI platforms.
Topic: Mobilegeddon
Mobile-first indexing: Everything you need to know
Stay ahead with insights to enhance mobile performance, achieve content parity, and create a seamless user experience.
Was Google’s document ‘leak’ a strategic move? An SEO theory
What if the Google document "leak" was intentional? Here’s why it might have been purposefully shared with industry experts.
This day in search marketing history: February 26
Google expands mobile-friendliness for ranking, plus: mobile-first indexing, AdWords Flexible Conversion Counting, Google Panda and more.
3 questions SEOs are fielding in the wake of AI-powered search
As Google and Microsoft's race toward AI-powered search heats up, clients are trying to understand what the news means for their brands.
SEOs feel content ahead of Google helpful content update
Most SEOs are taking a wait-and-see approach to the helpful content update, but many SEOs are confident their content is helpful.
Don’t lose sleep over the Page Experience Update and more; Friday’s daily brief
Wouldn't it be cool if Google told us when specific ranking factors were no longer being used?
SearchCap: Google SEO patents & Search Engine Land Awards
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 patent on related entities and what it means for SEO Apr 5, 2018 by Dave Davies Contributor Dave Davies pulls key points from a newly awarded Google patent on related […]
SearchCap: Google television, holiday SEO & Black Friday
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Registration for MarTech San Francisco is open!Nov 16, 2016 by Scott Brinker MarTech San Francisco is back and better than before, with twice the number of sessions, speakers and exhibitors! With […]
The death of mobile pop-ups and what you can do instead
Over the past couple of years, Google has shown a strong focus on user experience on mobile devices. They have developed their algorithms to address customer experience and usability and to encourage organizations to meet certain standards. For instance, Mobilegeddon looked not only at the responsiveness of a mobile site, but how truly mobile-friendly a […]
SearchCap: Google mobile-friendly boost, DuckDuckGo directions & 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 to boost mobile-friendly algorithm this MayMar 16, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google announced increase in mobile-friendly update factors, but don’t expect another Mobilegeddon. 6 strategies to build links for your […]
Google to boost mobile-friendly algorithm this May
Google announced increase in mobile-friendly update factors, but don't expect another Mobilegeddon.
SearchCap: AdGooroo Launches New Tool, Google’s Candidate Cards & Today’s Google Doodle
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdGooroo Launches Competitive Insights For Local Paid Search Jan 26, 2016 by Ginny Marvin The new tool provides keyword, ad copy and budget insights at a city level. Google Introduces Candidate […]
SearchCap: Google Hack, Top Ranking Domains & Our Top 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: Search Engine Land’s Top 10 News Stories Of 2015: Google’s Quality Update, Mobilegeddon, RankBrain & More Dec 23, 2015 by Matt McGee Our annual year-in-review coverage starts with a look at […]
Search Engine Land’s Top 10 News Stories Of 2015: Google’s Quality Update, Mobilegeddon, RankBrain & More
Our annual year-in-review coverage starts with a look at the most popular news stories we covered in 2015.
SearchCap: Cortana Voice Activation, Yahoo Mobile Upgrade & First Day Of Winter
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Winter Solstice Google Doodle Marks The Shortest Day Of The Year Dec 22, 2015 by Amy Gesenhues The animated snow globe on Google’s US home page today marks the first day […]
SearchCap: Google News Apps, Android Marshmallow & Doodle For Hedy Lamarr
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 6 Things To Know Before Using Facebook For Local Search, And 6 Reasons FB Search Can DominateNov 9, 2015 by Wesley Young Now that Facebook’s Universal Search includes public posts, columnist […]
Google’s App Interstitial Giant Ad Penalty Is Now Live
Yesterday, Google release an update to their mobile friendly algorithm, penalizing sites using giant app install interstitial ads.
SearchCap: Google Gets More Time To Respond To EU, 6 Local SEO Stats & PPC Ad Tips
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 Maps Plus Codes Now Searchable, Making Hard-To-Find Places Easier To Locate Google’s Open Location Codes can now be searched on both Google and Google Maps. Is Google Experimenting With Bringing […]
SMB Mobile Websites Saw 11 Percent Page View Gain After Mobile-Friendly Update
There has been discussion and debate about whether and how much websites were affected by Google’s Mobile-Friendly algorithm update. I wrote last week about a study that argued non-mobile-friendly sites were disappearing from the top positions in mobile search results. Now comes a study of small business websites that shows meaningful traffic gains for mobile-friendly […]
Study: Non-Mobile-Friendly Sites Disappearing From Top Google Results
Remarkably, there are many brands and companies that still don’t have mobile-friendly sites. According to a new study from Moovweb, there are clear visibility and ranking consequences, in addition to usability consequences. April 21 was the formal date when Google’s Mobile-Friendly Algorithm kicked in. Since then, Moovweb has tracked “1,000 important e-commerce keywords in a […]
SearchCap: Google Purchase Now, Google Needs SEO & RTBF UK
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 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 […]
SearchCap: Google PDF Spam, Paid Search Up & Mobile Movie Times
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What Does It Mean To Be “Search Marketer of the Year”? Learn more about the two awards to be presented for Male and Female Search Marketer of the Year at the […]
SearchCap: Yelp Study On Google, Local Search Pitfalls & Google Analytics Remarketing
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Choosing the Right Images for Your Ads- July 14 Webcast A picture is worth a thousand words Study By Former FTC Advisor Tim Wu Claims Google Local Search Results Violate Competition […]
SearchCap: Bing Adds Audio To Homepage, 7 Automated SEO Activities & Matt Cutts Extends Leave
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo’s New Mobile Browser Search Results Are Better Than Its App More visuals, richer content and quicker access to do things highlight Yahoo’s upgrade to its mobile browser search results page. […]
SearchCap: Google Quality Update, Fast Reconsideration Requests & Russia Right To Be Forgotten
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: EU Says Process For Reviewing Right To Be Forgotten Appeals Is Working Of the nearly 2,000 complaints reviewed so far, the EU found the majority of denied RTBF requests were justified. […]
SearchCap: Google AdWords MCC, Bing Ads Refresh & Mobile Algorithm
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How to Identify The Impact Of Mobilegeddon & Future Mobile Algorithm Updates Have you seen a drop in mobile rankings since the search giant rolled out its mobile-friendly algorithm? Columnist Ben […]
SearchCap: SMX Advanced Live Blog, SEO Tools & Google Panda Update Is On Its Way
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 On The Buy Now Button: We Have No Intention To Be A Retailer Jerry Dischler, the VP of Google AdWords, explained the Buy Now button is about improving conversions on […]
SearchCap: Google Search Console, Apple Maps & Panda & Penguin Speed
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 Maps Lists The White House & Howard University For Racists Terms Where previous Google Maps hacks were arguably playful, this is ugly. Google: We Are Trying To Update The Data […]
SearchCap: Bing Mobile Friendly Algo, Wolfram Image Identifier & AdWords Editor 11
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 Will Roll Out Their Mobile Friendly Ranking Algorithm In The Upcoming Months Following Google’s lead, Bing announces they will launch a mobile friendly algorithm, but this one won’t be any […]
Bing Will Roll Out Their Mobile Friendly Ranking Algorithm In The Upcoming Months
Following Google's lead, Bing announces they will launch a mobile friendly algorithm, but this one won't be any Mobilegeddon.
SearchCap: Google Restaurant Delivery, Yelp Selling & Mobile Friendly Begins
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Mobilegeddon Is Beginning, Not Ending The Mobile Friendly Update has now “fully rolled out” according to Google, but columnist Bryson Meunier believes this is only the beginning. WSJ: Yelp Seeking A […]
SearchCap: Google Mobilegeddon Update, Bing Recipes & Google Now Apps
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 Now Adds 70 New Apps, Including Zipcar & Restaurant Bill Pay Via OpenTable Google’s predictive search agent gets new apps that will remind you to exercise or allow you to […]
Google’s Mobile Friendly Algorithm A Week Later: Was It Really Mobilegeddon?
Thus far it seems that Google's mobile friendly algorithm, commonly known as Mobilegeddon, has not been all that significant.
SearchCap: Google Mobile Winners, Google Maps Hack & Disavowing
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Enterprise Paid Media Campaign Management Platforms: New Market Intelligence Report Do you need an paid media campaign management platform? Act Now: SMX Advanced Early Bird Rates Expire Saturday Search Engine Land’s […]
Are These The Winners & Losers Of Google Mobilegeddon?
Was Reddit the biggest loser? Early results say yes, while TV Tropes and Entertainment Tonight are seen as winners.
SearchCap: Google Mobile Update Rolling, Bing Detailed Answers & Google Action Cards
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 Action Cards For Android & Search Integration Google search now better communicates with your Android phone for taking notes, setting alarms, finding your phone and getting directions. Bing Providing Detailed […]
Mobilegeddon: Google Confirms Mobile Friendly Update Live In Some, But Not All, Data Centers
Google's John Mueller confirmed the mobile friendly algorithm is rolling out and is actually completely live at some data centers.
SearchCap: Google Mobile Friendly Rolling Out, Yahoo & Bing Deal
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 Says There Are 4.7% More Mobile Friendly Websites Today Than Two Months Ago The fear of Mobilegeddon encouraged many webmasters to make their sites mobile friendly. Google says there was […]