The proximity paradox: Beating local SEO’s distance bias
Struggling to rank beyond your map radius? Learn advanced local SEO tactics—entity building, review semantics, and localized content that beat proximity bias.
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How to recognize quality backlinks
Not all links are equal. Learn what makes a backlink high-quality, why it matters for SEO, and how to build a link profile that drives rankings and trust.
Lawsuit: Meta placed ads next to content sexualizing minors
Meta has allegedly been "duping" corporate clients like Walmart by allowing ads to run alongside "clearly illegal" content.
The modern search landscape: How and where to reach your target audience
Today's web users go beyond traditional search engines to search. Learn about the platforms that should be on every search marketer’s radar.
8 free keyword research tools for SEO (that beat their paid alternatives)
Do you really need to pay a fortune to find the best SEO & PPC keywords for your business?
Facebook & Cambridge Analytica: What we know, what they knew & where that leaves us
A brief history of the many privacy disasters at the world's dominant social media platform, and what the most recent data exposure means for marketers, and other data Borg as Facebook's CEO faces Congress.
SearchCap: SEO factors, negative local reviews & link building
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 8 types of negative reviews Google will removeMar 22, 2018 by Joy Hawkins Is someone getting back at your company by leaving negative reviews? Contributor Joy Hawkins shares types of reviews […]
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 […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 24, 2014
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 Slaps Greek Sites With Penalties It appears that Google has taken action on spammers, potentially link spammers, in Greece recently. Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, responded on Twitter […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 12, 2014
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’s Matt Cutts On Being A Spam Fighter: Looking For Patterns & Always New Spam Efforts Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts posted a longer video today answering what it […]
Calling All Young Scientists: Google Accepting Submissions For Annual Science Fair
Google announced its annual Science Fair today, calling for project submissions from students worldwide, age 13 to 18. This year’s Google Science Fair grand prize winner will get a trip to Spaceport America in New Mexico to meet the Virgin Galactic team as they prepare for a space flight. Another big prize includes a 10-day […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 8, 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: Two Local & Voice Search Improvements In Latest Google Glass Update Two search-related improvements made their way into the latest Google Glass software update. Google announced the XE7 software update last […]
Today’s Google Logo Marks The 66th Anniversary Of The Roswell UFO Incident With A Video Game
In early July of 1947, sightings of an unidentified flying object were reported, along with crash remnants found near Roswell, New Mexico. While a public information officer from the Roswell Army Airfield initially published a release on July 8, 1947 stating a “flying disk” had been recovered on a nearby ranch, military officials would later […]
Study: Delaware Least Likely State To Use Google, While Yahoo Is More Popular In Southern & Midwest States
Using data from more than 35 million search queries performed in 2012, SEO company WebpageFX set out to determine search engine market share by state for Google, Bing and Yahoo. According to their study, Google dominates across the country, taking 70 percent or more of search engine market share in nearly all 50 states. Delaware […]
On Yahoo, Teens Ask: “Who Is Osama Bin Laden?”
“Who is Osama Bin Laden?” Does anyone really need to ask? Apparently so, according to Yahoo — teenagers. Two thirds of those searching for an answer to that question were teenagers, the company says, along with some other related search statistics. Teens & Osama Bin Laden’s Death Yahoo’s released a mishmash of stats about Osama […]
Indiana Jones Search: Indy Meets Microsoft Live Search
For over a year, Microsoft has been experimenting with games to help build its search marketshare. Yesterday, I learned of one that certainly caught my eye: Indiana Jones Search.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 28, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Adds 13 Metro Areas To Street Views, Plus New API Support
The Google LatLong Blog announced the expansion of street views to Google Maps. Google added 13 new metropolitan areas and Yosemite National Park. The 13 metro areas include Albuquerque, NM, Anchorage, AK, Austin, TX, Cleveland, OH, Fairbanks, AK, Little Rock, AR, Madison, WI, Nashville, TN, Rockford, IL, Richmond, VA, Spokane, WA, St. Petersburg, FL, and […]
Oklahoma, Where The Google Comes Sweepin’ Down The Plain
From California, Google has spread out across the great land of the United States. New York! Washington! Arizona! And now which of the fifty nifty United States is Google heading to next? Oklahoma! Below, some news of Google’s plans for the Sooner State and well as a recap of what other states it has conquered […]