Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bug? Google Sitemap index counts drop across Search Console reportsMay 13, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Many publishers and webmasters are seeing huge drops in the reported index count in the Google […]
More than 50 percent of requests come from Germany and the UK.
Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan looks at how search has changed over the two decades he's been writing about it.
CNIL in France refuses to compromise on demand that Google remove all Right to Be Forgotten content from its entire index.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: App marketers can now upload customer IDs to AdWords for targeting on Google Display NetworkMar 7, 2016 by Ginny Marvin The new bulk IDFA/advertising ID upload feature helps developers try to […]
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 Agrees To Complicated Worldwide “Right To Be Forgotten” Censorship Plan Mar 4, 2016 by Danny Sullivan Google will ensure those within a country where a RTBF request was granted cannot […]
Google will ensure those within a country where a RTBF request was granted cannot find censored content, regardless of what Google edition they use.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Retailers: GTINs Required By May 16 For Google Product Listing AdsFeb 11, 2016 by Ginny Marvin GTINs will be required for brand name products sold by multiple merchants. 5 Simple Strategies […]
Links will no longer show for those in the particular country where a RTBF request was made, regardless of the Google edition they use.
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 Launches Smart Goals For Advertisers That Don’t Have Conversion TrackingDec 10, 2015 by Ginny Marvin Smart Goals harness aggregated conversion data from Google Analytics-enabled sites for advertisers that don’t have […]
Suggesting that there may soon be a European-style “Right to be Forgotten” in Japan, two Japanese courts recently ordered Yahoo Japan and Google to remove indexed reports of criminal activity under the theory that individual privacy rights were being violated. The cases were discussed in the Japan Times. Courts in Sapporo and Tokyo essentially arrived […]
Google seems to have dropped yet another search tool/filter, this one for location settings.
Setting up a potential international “conflict of laws” dispute, France’s privacy regulator (CNIL) rejected Google’s arguments against expanding the “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) to the company’s global index. Google had been limiting RTBF removals to European domains such as Google.fr. Privacy regulators in Europe have argued that the ability to access the “removed” content […]
The European “hide me, find me” SEO game that is the Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) continues to twist and turn. The latest twist is that Google has been ordered by a UK regulator to remove links that were indexed after subsequent news articles appeared about the subject of the original RTBF de-indexing. The Guardian […]
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 Fights France To Prevent Globalization Of The Right-to-Be-Forgotten Google has formally appealed France’s data protection authority’s order that Google apply Right-to-Be-Forgotten (RTBF) removals to its global index. The Commission Nationale […]
Google has formally appealed France’s data protection authority’s order that Google apply Right-to-Be-Forgotten (RTBF) removals to its global index. The Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) had protested Google’s Europe-only removal policy and threatened to fine the company €150,000 ($169,000) for failing to apply the rule on a worldwide basis. Previously Google said […]
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 […]
While the majority of Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) take-down requests in Europe do not seek to conceal criminal misdeeds, the UK-based Daily Mail argues that in some cases it’s being abused by those trying to suppress criminal records. The publication cites several egregious examples where criminals have had links successfully removed: Examples of links […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Wywy Lets Advertisers Sync Search Bidding With Television Campaigns eHealth.com is first to boost Google AdWords bids in the minutes after commercials air. Google Now Indexing 466% More Tweets, Still Favoring […]
Consumer Watchdog argues values behind RTBF are already part of US law.
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 AdWords Location Extensions Can Also Show Ratings Stars Now Ratings from Google My Business page listings are automatically eligible to show up in search ads. Bing Ads Introduces More Functionality […]
If signed by President Vladimir Putin, law goes into effect in 2016, allows for broader removals than with the EU's similar law.
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. […]
Of the nearly 2,000 complaints reviewed so far, the EU found the majority of denied RTBF requests were justified.
If passed, law would place burden on search engines to locate information online that individuals, including public figures, want removed.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Canadian Appeals Court Orders Google To Censor Globally Ruling comes in same week that France demands that Google institute worldwide censorship. VIDEO: WebCertain TV Gets The Scoop On The Search Engine […]
Ruling comes in same week that France demands that Google institute worldwide censorship.
EU privacy regulators believe Europe-only application of rule undermines its effectiveness.
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 […]
The group of 80 lawyers and academics want a lot more information from Google.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Give Yourself A Grade In AdWords Columnist Frederick Vallaeys shares his favorite tools and methods for evaluating your AdWords performance. Right-To-Be-Forgotten One Year Later: 70 Percent Of Requests Refused The most […]
The most often cited reason for RTBF requests is "invasion of privacy."
Ruling appears to be based largely on affidavit signed by the doctor in question.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: YP Launches New Local Search Marketplace For National Advertisers Once dismissed as the exclusive concern of small businesses, brands and national advertisers are recognizing the importance of location data and local […]
Google says the change is meant to help local searchers, but does the Right To Be Forgotten play a role?
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Official: Google AdWords Rolls Out “Upgraded URLs” For Tracking Parameters Ads (usually) will no longer be re-set and sent back to editorial review when tracking criteria change. The Thorny Dilemma At […]
Both Google and the EU have credible positions on whether RTBF should be applied globally.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Right To Be Forgotten: Google Tells Europe It Won’t Scrub Global Index European privacy regulators continue to push for an extension of The Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) to the entire […]