Botify founder: Half of enterprise pages not being crawled by search engines
The company hopes its the $20 million it just picked up in series B will bolster its platform to tackle today's "complex" SEO climate.
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Not just for auto anymore: Google tests giant image search ads in new verticals.
The ads feature a carousel of images.
5 takeaways from Google’s Q4 2018 earnings for search marketers
Google executives discussed search experience, campaign, device and performance updates on Monday's earnings call.
SearchCap: Google’s filter bubble, live streams in search & exact match naming
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 search now supports live streams with Indexing API, structured dataDec 5, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Do you live stream video content? Here is a new way to get more exposure […]
SearchCap: Google News update coming, local features & Search Console stats
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Digital work crisis — take the survey…Nov 5, 2018 by Search Engine Land You’re not alone. And we want to hear from you. MarTech Today and Workfront are conducting a survey […]
SearchCap: Responsive display ads roll out on Google, Bing Ads update, register for SMX East & 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 responsive display ads roll out as new default display format Sep 11, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Advertisers upload their assets and leave the ad creation to Google’s algorithms. Why isn’t […]
SearchCap: Google launches Google Dataset Search, insider look at SMX East & 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: Here’s an exclusive insider look at SMX East Sep 5, 2018 by Chris Sherman Search Engine Land’s SMX® East returns October 24-25. We’re bringing a revamped, updated agenda and more than […]
Opinion: Google’s store sales measurement data deal with Mastercard not ‘deceptive’
Bloomberg report zeroes-in on lack of consumer disclosure by the credit card issuer.
SearchCap: Bing Ads Editor, Chrome HTTPS, HomePod & Google Home
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Google Home making gains on Alexa, Apple HomePod in 4th placeMay 18, 2018 by Greg Sterling Even if Apple’s smart speaker sales don’t grow, they could still generate $800 million […]
Google beefs up mobile shopping results for the holidays, adds more product info & buying guides
Google has also released search trends around Black Friday and Cyber Monday-related search queries.
Google testing list format for AdWords enhanced sitelinks
The test displays four enhanced sitelinks with a smaller font size used in the links.
Search in Pics: Google drum set, a deep blue room & Google sneakers
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google deep blue meeting room: Source: Twitter Google elephant march wallpaper: Source: Instagram A dog wearing […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads Editor, Google index status stalled & local business cards expands
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: OpenStreetMap debuts Google Street View alternative: OpenStreetViewAug 22, 2016 by Greg Sterling The company seeks to crowd-source street-level photography on a global basis. Bing Ads Editor now supports custom ad copy […]
SearchCap: Google percentage ratings, PPC & Asia
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 testing ratings percentage instead of yellow ratings stars in text adsJul 11, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Attention-grabbing yellow is replaced with a light gray font. 3 common mistakes made in […]
Searchmetrics now shows where your app appears in App Packs
Also new: rankings for app ads, unique keywords on a page, and the release of the Visibility Guard to protect against errors affecting ranking
SearchCap: Google On HTTPS, Apple & Google Deal & Bing With NCAA
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Patrick Pichette, Google’s CFO To Retire Google’s long term CFO has told the company he wants to retire over the next six months but will help the company find a replacement. […]
SearchCap: Bing Content Quality, Google Maps Evolves & Sofa Sunday
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: To Create Useful Links, Think Like A User, Not A Content Producer Are you letting your users down by focusing too much on attracting links? Columnist Julie Joyce suggests a mode […]
Must-See SMX East Keynote: Jonah Peretti, Founder & CEO Of BuzzFeed
Everyone likes to talk about creating buzz, but few have mastered the art of making content go viral like Jonah Peretti. He’s the founder of BuzzFeed, the wildly popular social news and entertainment website that has scored huge successes with quizzes, listicles and even long-form content. Peretti also co-founded the Huffington Post, and is well-known […]
SearchCap: Bing Ads Insertion Orders, Google Top In Satisfaction & Google Maps Nearby
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 Generate Customer Experience Reviews For SEO Profit – Part I Here’s a question for all you search marketers out there: given the option, would you prefer to optimize a […]
SearchCap: Canada Orders Google Content Removals, Amazon Fire Phone & Bing Ads Landscape Estimator
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 Google Product Feed Specs Going Live Sept. 30, Including A Mobile Landing Page Attribute If you’re running Google Product Listing Ads, it’s time to revisit your feed. Google has updated […]
SearchCap: Google Panda Slap Press Releases, Authorship Gone Again & North Korea Mapping
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 Authorship Goes Down Again, Twice In One Week Google Authorship is once again down for the count, second time within a one-week period. Authorship is the image you see next […]
SearchCap: Google Knowledge Maps, Right To Be Forgotten & No Google Algorithm Updates
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 Knowledge Graph Expands Into Google Maps Google is expanding its Knowledge Graph into Google Maps. The company has confirmed to Search Engine Land that some locations in Google Maps will […]
The New Visual Brand Ads: What Google Banners & Bing Hero Ads Mean For Search
In the past two weeks, both Microsoft and Google began testing display-style ads that appear on search results for select brand queries. Many see the introduction of these ads as a money grab to get brands to pay for traffic they would otherwise get for free, an assault on SEO, and the further “brandification” of […]
Google Sitelinks Redesigned: White & Gray Backgrounds With More Quick Links
Google is testing a new design for their organic search results sitelinks. The new sitelinks are showing for some searchers, although I am not able to see them myself. The screen shot above, provided by +Jon Cooper shows the a grid of four main sections of the web site. clicking on a section seems to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 29, 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: Potential iOS Market For Google Now Is 2.5X Larger Than Android “Now” Base Google Now for iOS and Android are almost identical in their look at feel. And aside from a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 22, 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: How To Solve The Alan Turing Google Logo Puzzle Alan Turing’s 100th birthday is today and to honor his life, Google has one of the geekiest and mathematical logos, aka Doodles, […]
An Interview With A Google Search Quality Rater
Since at least 2005, Google has been using a large, worldwide focus group to help review its search results and the quality of the web pages that rank well in its algorithm. The people in this program are called Quality Raters and, as you can imagine, the work they do is important to search marketers […]
Google Zeitgeist 2011: Rebecca Black, Lego Alien & Steve Jobs
Google released the Google Zeitgeist 2011 today. Google made several lists this year and even broke them down by country. You can play with the interactive lists at googlezeitgeist.com. Those in the picture above are included in the “fastest rising searches” category, including Rebecca Black, Google+, Ryan Dunn, Casey Anthony, Battlefield 3, iPhone 5, Adele, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 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: Google Goes Beyond Answers, Starts Guessing Release Dates Google can answer a lot of searches without needing to send you to another web site. If you’re looking for weather, sports scores […]
Search In Pics: YouTube Socks, Yahoo Bowlers & Bing Armbands
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
Live Blogging BIA/Kelsey’s DMS ’10 Conference – Day 2
I’ll be live blogging Day 2 of the Directional Media Strategies 2010 (#DMS2010) conference here, starting at about 8:30 AM, CST, September 15. (See Day 1 and Day 3 here.) —————————————————————————————- (Sorry – started late due to large traffic jammage on the tollway) DMS ’10 Spotlight: The ‘Deal a Day’ Phenomenon Perry Evans of Closely […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 18, 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: Search Engine Market Share Steady In July: Hitwise There’s little change in the latest search engine market share numbers from Experian Hitwise. The company announced its stats for July 2010 today, […]
Google Product Search Gets Review Summaries & Big Picture “Gallery” View
Google Product Search is rolling out three new features today, a new shopping “OneBox” that features popular products in certain categories of searches, a summary of product reviews and a “gallery” view option of products. Popular Products OneBox In the “normal” shopping OneBox, Google lists a variety of products along with an estimated price and […]
When Your Link Portfolio Is Devalued
During a recent conference call, I made one of those bold statements that was half for effect, and half in hopes of quieting an “online strategist” that was also on the call. In my deepest voice, I proclaimed: “In the same way the engines can evaluate the links pointing at your site and rank you […]
Gauging The Online Visibility Of SMBs
Today, the question every small business owner needs to ask himself is: will search engine users be able to find my business online? The online visibility of a business is difficult to measure. Having a good website is just the beginning. SMBs need to be listed on leading directory sites, vertical and local sites and […]
Google’s Gradual Embrace Of Conventional Marketing
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) covers Google’s slow, ambivalent move toward traditional marketing. During its first 10 years, the company grew almost entirely on user word of mouth and PR-driven news coverage. That has helped create a culture that is somewhat biased against traditional advertising. Yet we’ve seen more traditional ad buys from Google in […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 5, 2008
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, July 21, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Now The UK’s Top “Superbrand”
Google has moved to the top of another brand survey. This one, in the UK, is based on a consumer survey that involved 1,000 UK brands. Google topped other high-profile consumer brands such as Microsoft, Mercedes Benz, Nike, and BMW. Earlier this year, research firm Millward Brown (a unit of ad agency WPP) named Google […]
In Unexpected Move, AOL Buys Social Network Bebo For $850 Million
In a somewhat surprising move, given the speculation surrounding AOL and its future, the company has acquired number three social network Bebo for $850 million in cash. Bebo has a reported 40 million unique users on a global basis. AOL says in its press release, “Together with its AIM and ICQ personal communications network, the […]