Google tests showing clipboard icons next to search suggestions for recipes queries
Google is experimenting with a new recipe clipboard feature, what it does and how it works is unknown right now.
Topic: Search engine optimization
SearchCap: Moz with STAT & marketing automation
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Open Marketing Cloud: Mautic’s flexible, budget-friendly marketing automation platformOct 10, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Are you unhappy with your experience or results using one of the legacy marketing automation […]
Moz acquires STAT Search Analytics
Seattle-based Moz has acquired Vancouver, Canada-based STAT Search Analytics for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is the most recent in a year that has seen a number of boutique firms sell to larger search marketing industry players. Why marketers should care Moz has been a leader in the SEO tools space for nearly a decade, […]
SearchCap: Google Ads recording calls, Sitelinks snippets & Google Easter Eggs
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Updated: The big list of Google Easter eggsOct 9, 2018 by Chris Sherman We’ve updated this post to include new Easter eggs that Google has placed as part of its 20th […]
Updated: The big list of Google Easter eggs
A surprise with each search.
Tips for optimizing content for voice search, virtual assistants
Voice search is coming. Here's what you can do today to get ahead of the curve.
New format for Google Sitelinks shows more site content in search results
Check out this new Google search result user interface that looks like featured snippets within Google Sitelinks.
How Search Engine Land is changing to support you better
We’re here to help digital marketers, and we take it very seriously.
SearchCap: Google+ closing down, Bing Ads Editor in-marketing audiences & Google My Business analytics
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 Ads Editor now supports in-market audiencesOct 8, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Manage in-market audience associations in bulk. Google to close Google+ after 7 years: A look back at the impact […]
Bing Ads Editor now supports in-market audiences
Manage in-market audience associations in bulk.
Google to close Google+ after 7 years: A look back at the impact it once had on Google search
This should come as no surprise, Google is closing down Google+ over lack of use and security issues.
SearchCap: Bing political ads & Google Search Console issues
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 votes ‘no’ on political candidate and ballot measure adsOct 5, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues The policy will not likely impact Bing’s ad revenue as the search engine reports political ads […]
SearchCap: Google Search Console dashboard, SEO mistakes & 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 Search Console snapshot arrives in search resultsOct 4, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google may be testing a way to get more site owners to look at their Google Search Console […]
Google tests recipe icons in the search result drop down suggestions
Is Google testing a new recipe box feature in the search results?
Google Search Console snapshot arrives in search results
Google may be testing a way to get more site owners to look at their Google Search Console data.
SearchCap: Bing Ads language targeting, Google Assistant redesign & dynamic rendering support
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 redesigns the Assistant for touch and digital transactionsOct 3, 2018 by Greg Sterling The new capabilities help developers and further Google’s cross-platform Assistant strategy. Here’s how to copy old AdWords […]
Google publishes documentation on dynamic rendering for crawling, indexing JavaScript webpages
Do you manage a high intensity JavaScript based site that is having issues in Google? Dynamic rendering may be your workaround solution.
SearchCap: Google’s ad chief exits company, Google Analytics 360, SMX West 2019
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 Ads chief Sridhar Ramaswamy leaves to join venture firm Oct 2, 2018 by Greg Sterling Ramaswamy will be replaced by Prabhakar Raghavan, Google VP of Engineering for Google Cloud Apps. […]
Do you speak SEO? Join Search Engine Land as Deputy Editor
Search Engine Land is synonymous with SEO and SEM, so we’re looking for someone with deep expertise.
SearchCap: Google confirms ‘small’ update, fast-paced SEO, Findera search engine
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 thrive within the fast-paced SEO environment Oct 1, 2018 by Casie Gillette There will always be new mistakes and new challenges. The key is to learn and evolve and […]
Google confirms ‘small’ search ranking algorithm update this past week
Did you notice any changes to your web sites traffic or ranking in Google?
Findera search engine helps recruiters find talent, sales find leads
The San Francisco-based startup’s new offering is free, enables multi-attribute searches and covers 130 million professionals worldwide.
Report: Google to pay Apple $9 billion to remain default search engine on Safari
If it's accurate, Apple is making a boatload of money off of Google.
SearchCap: Google family led icon, link building and SEO audits
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: A basic SEO audit for small businessesSep 28, 2018 by Marcus Miller Most small businesses can perform a simple audit and improve their SEO considerably without involving an agency. Ten steps […]
Email Marketing Guide
Very early in my marketing career, I remember hearing something I thought was super weird: Email Marketing is still the most effective form of digital marketing. Even with SEO, SMM, PPC, Influencer, Geo-Targeting, Programmatic and every other advance in technology and acronym use, Emails are still the most effective thing you can do to get […]
Link building in the age of content skeptics
When Google appeared on the scene two decades ago, it quickly outshone popular search engines such as AltaVista, Infoseek and Lycos for two primary reasons. First, most search services were caught up in what would prove to be a fatal fad: turning their home pages into a “portal” for the internet while neglecting their core […]
SearchCap: Google’s 20th birthday, Image Search update & event markup reports
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 Image Search desktop design is now rolling outSep 27, 2018 by Barry Schwartz In addition, Google has added Creator and Credit metadata support to image search. Google adds event […]
New Google Image Search desktop design is now rolling out
In addition, Google has added Creator and Credit metadata support to image search.
Google adds event markup to rich results status report in Google Search Console
Google has begun sending notices to those with bad event markup on their site that they need to make fixes.
SearchCap: Google AMP stories, SEO complexities and 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: How Google’s March, April and August updates might fit togetherSep 26, 2018 by Eric Enge In Google’s mind, does brand authority trump breadth and depth of content? Here’s a new perspective […]
SearchCap: Google Smart Bidding, SEO content style guides & Google’s 20th anniversary
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 adds Smart Bidding for Search PartnersSep 25, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Smart Bidding may be used instead of smart pricing when conversion tracking is enabled. How to create a style […]
How to create a style guide for your SEO content writers
To get the most out of your content writers, you need to set them on the right track from the start. How to develop guidelines and reduce the required editing time.
Google announces cards, discovery tools, revamped image search at 20th anniversary event
Most of the new features were for mobile devices and focused on structured data and machine learning.
SearchCap: Common SEO mistakes, Facebook outage impacts news site traffic & remarketing lists
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Are you guilty of these common SEO mistakes? Sep 24, 2018 by Sherry Bonelli Mistakes happen. When they do, the best response is to learn from your errors, and those made […]
When Facebook went down, direct traffic to news sites went up
Facebook users turned to Google search or went directly to publishers.
SearchCap: Bing augmented reality & Quora targeting
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Augmented reality artist creates sculptures using Bing searchSep 21, 2018 by Chris Sherman At the Annual Bing Agency Awards in New York City on Thursday, guests were asked to input random […]
Augmented reality artist creates sculptures using Bing search
At the Annual Bing Agency Awards in New York City on Thursday, guests were asked to input random search queries (e.g., “Flower”) into a simple field, then watched as results were mapped to the wireframes of the digital sculptures. Bing API connected to AR platform. The sculpture forms were created by 3D sculptor Michael Murphy, […]
SearchCap: Google mobile-first indexing notices, Bing AMP for news & Google Ads call reporting
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 floods webmasters with ‘mobile-first indexing enabled’ notificationsSep 20, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Did you get a notice from Google that your site is now enabled for mobile-first indexing? You’re not […]
Bing finally releases AMP viewer for news stories in mobile search
The Bing AMP viewer and Bing AMP Cache make AMP-enabled web pages accessible from Bing mobile search results.
Google floods webmasters with ‘mobile-first indexing enabled’ notifications
Did you get a notice from Google that your site is now enabled for mobile-first indexing? You're not alone.