Confirmed: Google Capital-Backed Thumbtack Hit With Manual Action For Unnatural Links
Thumbtack's co-founder confirms the company received a Google manual action for links, vows to take the necessary steps to reverse it.
Topic: Search engine optimization
Google Testing Large Images In Mobile Search Results
Google is caught testing image thumbnails in the mobile search results again. This time on the left side of the snippets description.
SearchCap: Google AdWords MCC, Bing Ads Refresh & Mobile Algorithm
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 Identify The Impact Of Mobilegeddon & Future Mobile Algorithm Updates Have you seen a drop in mobile rankings since the search giant rolled out its mobile-friendly algorithm? Columnist Ben […]
Search In Pics: Matt Cutts At Google I/O, Google Maps Bus & Android Bush
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
Paid & Organic Approaches To Dig Deeper With An SEO Keyword That’s Working
You know that a certain keyword is performing really well for you, but you're only getting so much traffic. Columnist Tom Demers shares tips for wringing more visitors out of a profitable keyword.
SearchCap: Goodbye Yahoo Maps, Google Search Shows iOS Apps & Touch To Search
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 May Unverify Inactive Local Business Listings Company will first try to contact businesses that haven’t logged in within six months, then may unverify if there’s no response. Mobilegeddon […]
Google Says It May Unverify Inactive Local Business Listings
Company will first try to contact businesses that haven't logged in within six months, then may unverify if there's no response.
Google Search App & Chrome Now Serving Up App Content Directly In Search Results On iOS Devices
A handful of apps, including HuffPo, OpenTable, Pinterest and YouTube, will now appear in Google search results on iPads and iPhones.
Study: Forget About Average Organic CTRs, They Mean Nothing
Averages mislead because click-through rates vary widely by site and category.
SearchCap: SMX Advanced Live Blog, SEO Tools & Google Panda Update Is On Its Way
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 On The Buy Now Button: We Have No Intention To Be A Retailer Jerry Dischler, the VP of Google AdWords, explained the Buy Now button is about improving conversions on […]
Technically, You Can Have Completely Different Content On Mobile Says Google
Gary Illyes from Google confirms Google really only looks at the desktop content for mobile ranking purposes.
SMX East Agenda Is Up – Early Bird Rates End Soon
Get ready for three days of innovative search marketing tactics you won’t find anywhere else but SMX East. The world’s largest search marketing conference is taking place in NYC September 29-October 1; the expo hall will be open September 29-September 30; workshops will be offered on September 28. Check out the brand new SMX East […]
Google: We Are Working On Making The Penguin Update Happen Continuously
At SMX, Google says they hope to release a new Penguin update that is updated by itself in the next several months.
Google Panda Update Coming In Upcoming Weeks
Google's Gary Illyes says webmasters can expect a Panda refresh within the upcoming weeks.
SMX Advanced 2015 Live Blog: AMA With Google Search
Google Webmaster Trends Analysts Gary Illyes speaks with Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan to close day one of SMX Advanced.
SearchCap: Updated Bing Ads Editor, How To Fix A Bad Online Review & E-Commerce SEO Problems
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’s Aparna Chennapragada Says Web Sites May Show In Now On Tap In Addition To Apps Google Now On Tap may show links to relevant web pages, not just relevant native […]
Google’s Aparna Chennapragada Says Web Sites May Show In “Now On Tap” In Addition To Apps
Google Now On Tap may show links to relevant web pages, not just relevant native Android apps.
New Link Tool Crowdsources Your Disavowed Links In DisavowFiles
A crowdsources tool that helps you be more confident when disavowing links pointing to your web site.
SearchCap: New SEO Periodic Table, Bill Tancer Interview & 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: The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released Three new elements join the table: Vertical Search, Direct Answers & HTTPS. Mobile & Structured Data among factors that get […]
The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released
Three new elements join the table: Vertical Search, Direct Answers & HTTPS. Mobile & Structured Data among factors that get weight increases.
Download the Periodic Table of SEO Success Factors
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SearchCap: Google Maps Offline, App Indexing & Structured Data
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 Maps Breakthrough: Search And Navigation Without A Connection Google continues to add features and capabilities that keep its maps that much ahead of the competition. Coming out of I/O yesterday […]
SearchCap: Google Now On Tap, Near Me Searches & AdWords Universal App Ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Dimensions Tab Now Features Both Ad Group & Campaign Detail Reports Quickly assess settings and performance across campaigns and ad groups. Coming Soon: “Now On Tap,” An Expanded Version Of […]
Google Says “Near Me” Searches Have Doubled This Year
Users are increasingly turning to their phones to find local businesses.
SearchCap: Bing Image Age, Google iOS App Indexing & Apple Proactive Search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Apple May Launch Google Now Competitor At June WWDC Event New “Proactive” search capability built in part on earlier Cue acquisition. Google Won’t Say If Google Local Changes Due To […]
Google Won’t Say If Google Local Changes Due To Googlebomb Fix
Google has noted the local ranking changes but will not confirm that it was related to the Googlebomb fix for the racist local results in Google Maps.
Google Brings App Indexing Support To iOS Apps
iOS apps now are being supported by Google within the App Indexing protocol. Starting in a few weeks, iOS users may see content from apps in their mobile search results.
Bing Integrates “How Old?” Robot Feature Into Image Search
Bing Image Search experiments with guessing at the age of the people in their image search results. Give it a try at How-Old.net or on Bing Image Search.
SMX East 2015 Registration Is Now Open – Take Advantage Of Super Early Bird Rates
The world’s largest search engine marketing conference, Search Marketing Expo – SMX East, returns to New York City this Fall. Secure your spot today and save with our super early bird pricing, the lowest rates available! The SMX East conference program will run September 29-October 1; the expo hall will be open September 29-September 30; […]
SearchCap: Google Local Algorithm Change, Sally Ride Doodle & Link Building
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Why You Should Be Using Google Analytics Smart Lists For Remarketing Are you using Smart Lists in your remarketing efforts? Columnist Rebekah Schelfhout believes you should consider doing so if you’re […]
Google Local Search Results Shifting After Google Maps Bomb Fix?
Google seems to have made an update to their local search ranking factors, where many local SEO experts and reporters are noticing major shifts in the local results.
SearchCap: Google Maps Apology, Matt Cutts Replaced & App Indexing Data
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search In Pics: Google Carnival, Google Now Mug & The Breaker Lab In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat […]
Google Has New Head Of Web Spam But Won’t Be The “New Matt Cutts”
Google's outreach to publishers and SEOs will continue to be split among a variety of people rather than being tied to the web spam fighting chief.
Google Search Console Adds Apps Data To Search Analytics & Fetch As Google
Google adds two new features for App Indexing in the Search Console; Search Analytics and Fetch as Google support.
Google To Implement Googlebomb Fix To Prevent Racist Listings In Google Maps
Crowdsourcing the entire web goes bad with Google Maps, causing many locations to be relevant for slurs and derogatory words. Google promises a fix is on the way.
SearchCap: Bing App Index, Apple Maps Transit, Google Shopping Ads & Nearby Businesses
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 “Nearby Business” Mobile Ad Format For Location-Related Searches Up to four paid business listings will display with direction and click-to-call links. Is There Hope For Your Prospective PPC Client […]
Should You Bid On Brand Terms? Bing Ads Releases Studies On Retail And Travel Brands
Bing Ads analyzed where people click when a brand ad shows and doesn't on brand search results pages.
Bing Begins Building Index Of Native App Content Through App Indexing
Bing is now building an index of app content from iOS, Android and Windows 10 apps. Soon they will begin showing relevant apps in their mobile search results.
SearchCap: Google Search Console, Apple Maps & Panda & Penguin Speed
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 Maps Lists The White House & Howard University For Racists Terms Where previous Google Maps hacks were arguably playful, this is ugly. Google: We Are Trying To Update The Data […]
Google Maps Lists The White House & Howard University For Racists Terms
Where previous Google Maps hacks were arguably playful, this is ugly.