Google’s 2023 Search quality rater guidelines update: Here’s what changed
The big focus of changes this year is around user intent and whether Google's search results meet the expectations of users.
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Can the industry’s biggest players win over privacy enthusiasts?; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, Google’s June 23 spam update and Fred Vallaeys answers your top FLoC questions
The Tiger King used illicit SEO tactics to mislead searchers
Joe Exotic renamed his traveling tiger show to imitate his biggest competitor — it didn’t end well for him.
First American Indian female engineer Mary G. Ross gets a Google logo
Check out the out-of-this-world Google doodle honoring Mary G. Ross and her contributions to the aerospace industry.
Florida court: Google permitted to delist sites regarded as spam under First Amendment
The e-ventures Worldwide, LLC vs. Google case should have been dismissed earlier.
Walter Cronkite Google doodle marks 100th birthday of America’s favorite journalist
Cronkite became known as 'the most trusted man in America' during his career, reporting on the events that shaped our world.
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 […]
Report: Google Antitrust Settlement Coming Tomorrow, Opponents Frustrated With FTC
Much is already known about the contours of the likely antitrust settlement between Google and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The terms of the settlement were previously “leaked” (intentionally or otherwise) a couple of weeks ago and critics quickly berated the FTC as having “rolled over.” Broadly speaking, the rumors were that Google would […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 21, 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: Want Better Google Analytics Data? Learn To Tag Your Campaigns! One of the most important hurdles to tackle before analyzing data is collecting clean and correct data. There are many ways […]
Google Logo Honors Mary Blair, Disney Artist
Mary Blair, an Oklahoma-born artist who worked on many iconic Walt Disney films and attractions, is the subject of a special Google logo today. Blair was born on October 21, 1911 — today would’ve been her 100th birthday. The Google logo is reminiscent of her Disney work, which included the films Cinderella, Peter Pan and […]
Head-To-Head: ACAP Versus Robots.txt For Controlling Search Engines
In the battle between search engines and some mainstream news publishers, ACAP has been lurking for several years. ACAP — the Automated Content Access Protocol — has constantly been positioned by some news executives as a cornerstone to reestablishing the control they feel has been lost over their content. However, the reality is that publishers […]
Search Year 2007: Search News, In Review
Each month, I compile Search Month — a recap of all the stories that have happened relating to search, categorized by topic. I thought it would be fun to take all the Search Months over the past year and produce this edition of Search Year 2007. It was far more work than I imagined, but […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 3, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google & Gatorade, Together In Oklahoma
Google makes it official, they’re moving into an industrial park where citizens of Pryor Creek, Oklahoma were already thrilled about for having attracted Gatorade. Pryor Mayor, Jimmy Tramel said, “Gatorade and Google are just unbelievable to think about,” he adds “What’s next?” Tulsa World reports the initial Google construction can bring in $400 million and […]
Google To Build Data Center In Belgium
Google reportedly to build data center in Belgium from MarketWatch reports that Google is going to spend 250 million EUROs (about $341 million US) on a data center in Belgium.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
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 […]