Surprising data: 15% of Google searches are driven by only 148 terms
In other findings, 56% of Google searches are for generic terms and the long-tail accounts for just 3.6% of search demand.
Topic: Pornhub
Sharing is caring; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, Broad Match Modifier goes away in July
Yotpo taps Bazaarvoice Network for review distribution to retailer sites
Marketers should consider a diversified review strategy given evolving consumer behavior around review consumption.
Introducing the Search Engine Land Community Corner
New feature to highlight the search marketing community launches today with this week's group of SEOs honored by their colleagues at Search Engine Roundtable.
Google makes it easier to see and share publishers’ real URLs from AMP pages
New anchor button enables copy-and-paste of URLs directly to publisher sites.
Google Link Removal Requests Climb To 345 Million In 2014
Torrent Freak study reveals the number of Google's takedown notices were up 75% from 2013.
Twitter Intros Instant Follow Button
In a bid to increase its presence across the Web, Twitter today announced the “follow button,” a snippet of code that can be placed on any Web site that allows readers logged into Twitter to click and follow instantly. Previously, a Twitter user would have to click-through to the Web site’s Twitter.com page and click […]
Comments Made On Facebook To Appear On Sites
Content sites that once benefited from raucous discussion in comments have complained that some of the conversation has been drained off by social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Facebook today announced changes to its Comment Box widget that will plug the hole a little and keep at least some of the comments next to […]
Twitter Launches Official Tweet Button
As rumored yesterday, Twitter has launched an official “Tweet” button that’s available to all web site owners. You can see it in action already right here on Search Engine Land — look how well it plays with others in the sharing options for our Tweet button story from yesterday: The Tweet button builder has some […]
Twitter Preparing Official Tweet Buttons: Report
Twitter is planning to launch an official “Tweet” button this week, according to Mashable. The button will come in three forms, according to internal Twitter documents that Mashable has published. When asked to confirm Mashable’s report and the authenticity of the internal documents, a Twitter spokesperson would only tell us, “Stay tuned.” The button will […]
Yahoo Adds Apps & Widgets To Mail, My Yahoo & More
If you’ve ever wanted to send money via Paypal without leaving your email In box, or if you wanted to publish a blog post without leaving your My Yahoo page, today’s announcement from Yahoo is sure to put a smile on your face. Yahoo is adding a number of third-party apps and widgets to several […]
Google Translate Adds New Meta Tags, Widget
Google has announced several new ways to use and control its Google Translate service, including the support of new HTML tags and attributes that will prevent Google from translating your content.
iGoogle, Personalized Search And You
Yesterday was “Google Personalization Day” for me and a number of others who attended a meeting at Google with Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience, as well as Google Personalization Technical Lead Sep Kamvar and iGoogle Product Manager Jessica Ewing. Barry has captured much of the factual information coming out of the […]