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 updates quality raters guidelines with details around non-English language web pagesAug 3, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google made some small tweaks to their quality raters guidelines on July 27, 2017. […]
The "Product" badges have the look of an ad, but are powered by rich markup schema.
Google made some small tweaks to their quality raters guidelines on July 27, 2017. The previous update, on March 14, 2017, was much larger.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: This script creates Google Slides with AdWords data to automate your presentation-makingAug 2, 2017 by Frederick Vallaeys Last week, Google announced they had added the Google Slides API as an Advanced […]
Columnist Pratik Dholakiya shares the 16 technical SEO issues he sees most frequently. Even the most experienced SEO professionals can sometimes overlook these common 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: Google Image Search adds badges for recipes, videos, products and animated imagesAug 1, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google will now show you if an image in their search results is a […]
We get it. Marketing is now a software-powered discipline that blends the art of creative and science of data. New technologies are deeply interwoven into marketing operations and strategy. Effectively harnessing them demands new capabilities, talent and management. Scott will offer insights and tactics in his keynote at SMX East including: the evolution of marketing from the […]
Google has confirmed they are working on a beta of the new Google Search Console and shared some new reports they are offering to beta testers.
Google will now show you if an image in their search results is a GIF or video or recipe with a small little badge on the corner of the image.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Privacy group files flawed complaint against Google Store Sales MeasurementJul 31, 2017 by Greg Sterling EPIC gets the basic facts wrong about the data being used in Google program. Locadium: a […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Featured snippets: How much do you really know about them? [QUIZ]Jul 28, 2017 by Stephan Spencer Think you’re an expert on featured snippets? Then put your money where your mouth is […]
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 list format for AdWords enhanced sitelinksJul 27, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The test displays four enhanced sitelinks with a smaller font size used in the links. 2017 Webinar Benchmarks […]
There are just a few days left to be recognized as one of the best in search! Do you think you produce award winning SEO & SEM campaigns? If so, here's your chance to prove it! Submissions in the 3rd annual Search Engine Land Awards close July 31st at 11:59PM PT.
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 has dropped Google Instant SearchJul 26, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Several years after Google launched Google Instant, they are killing the default search feature to bring search more inline with […]
Not that Google wants you to take these steps, but if you really wanted to drop supporting AMP on your site, here is how to do that.
Several years after Google launched Google Instant, they are killing the default search feature to bring search more inline with mobile devices.
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 confirms testing auto-play videos in the search resultsJul 24, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is running a small experiment where videos automatically play in the knowledge panel. While it’s a […]
After a year of testing, we now have a carousel format for the Sitelinks interface in the mobile Google search results.
Now filter your hotel searches in Google for vacation rentals directly in web or hotel search results.
Aggregate paid clicks were up 52 percent but CPCs were down 23 percent.
Google is running a small experiment where videos automatically play in the knowledge panel. While it's a surprising move by Google, the test does not mean auto-play will be rolled out to everyone.
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 CEO Sundar Pichai joins Alphabet boardJul 24, 2017 by Greg Sterling During his tenure, Google’s stock has increased from roughly $650 to $995. Got amazing content but no leads? 5 […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: After Windows 10 bump & Yahoo deal, Microsoft’s search revenue growth looks stagnantJul 21, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Search ad revenues are growing, but the rate has been slowing. LinkedIn sessions […]
The new technology will surface playlists with content that aims to disprove extremist video propaganda attached to certain search terms.
Clothing retailers, listen up! Columnist Thomas Stern explains why apparel brands must evolve their strategies and measurement beyond just conversions.
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 Analytics report now breaks down job listings & details resultsJul 20, 2017 by Barry Schwartz New filters have been added to the search appearance tab in the Google Search […]
Click-through rates for ads at the top of desktop results have increased significantly in the year since Google got rid of text ads in the right rail, a new study shows.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Three ways local businesses can survive the on-demand threatJul 19, 2017 by Adam Dorfman How worried should brick-and-mortar businesses be about companies like Amazon? Columnist Adam Dorfman weighs in with some […]
Google, Bing Ads and Amazon are all seeing growth in shopping ads.
It's not a bug, it is a new feature, says Google, referring to the change in some of the metrics reporting in the Search Analytics tool.
According to a new report from Stone Temple Consulting, when Google returns multiple YouTube videos in the results pages, the ranking order between Google and YouTube varies 56.8% of the time.
Google is killing the 'Google Now' name but improving the underlying functionality to make it more controllable, engaging -- and searchable.
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 beta testing brand-new Google Search Console designJul 17, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Check out these screen shots of the new Google Search Console user interface. Google Search Console may have […]
If your metrics have gone awry since July 13, don't panic. It may just be a bug.
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 home service ads come to the East Coast & open up to more service categoriesJul 17, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The local home services ad product is now available in […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: An update on executive changes on the editorial teamJul 14, 2017 by Elisabeth Osmeloski Flagship sites Search Engine Land, Marketing Land and upstart MarTech Today look ahead as personnel shifts present […]
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 begins rolling out messaging feature within Google My BusinessJul 12, 2017 by Barry Schwartz You can now message with your customers directly via your Google local panel in mobile search. […]
Moz's founder is moving into an advisory role at the company early next year.
Site owners really don’t know the full story about who, or what, is crawling their sites until they analyze their server logs. Columnist Glenn Gabe shares a case study that illustrates some insights to be gleaned from a server log file analysis.
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 says it lost 20 days of data of new Google Search Console usersJul 12, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Did you recently sign up for Google Search Console? Well, you might […]