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 Images update: Captions added to images, pulled from the page title tagMar 13, 2018 by Michelle Robbins To add more context to image results, Google will now display a caption […]
This week, as we celebrate International Women's Day, we feature the lineup of female experts presenting next week at SMX West.
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 antitrust infringement continues ‘unabated’, Google Shopping competitors tell European Commission Mar 1, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Four months in, 19 rivals say too little has changed. You’ll love what the […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Multifaceted featured snippets begin rolling out in Google search resultsFeb 28, 2018 by Michelle Robbins Google updates the search results features with an expanded featured snippet targeting broad, nuanced queries Study: […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AMP Stories: The new Accelerated Mobile Pages format from GoogleFeb 13, 2018 by Michelle Robbins Does this doubling down on the mobile framework by adding the new, heavily visual and interactive […]
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, Getty Images enter a multi-year global licensing partnershipFeb 12, 2018 by Greg Sterling The deal effectively ends Getty’s European antitrust complaint against Google. Monitoring web migrations: A checklist for moving […]
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 new SEO Audit category to Chrome’s Lighthouse extensionFeb 5, 2018 by Michelle Robbins The popular auditing tool used by developers and search marketers now enables users to run basic […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Four new search trends in mobile app discoveryFeb 2, 2018 by Brian Solis Consumers are searching for helpful apps and downloading what best meets their needs. Contributor Brian Solis discusses what […]
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 Assistant adds new media capabilities ahead of HomePod release Feb 1, 2018 by Greg Sterling You can now wake up to a favorite playlist and use voice to pick up […]
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 publishes comprehensive guide to featured snippetsJan 30, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Learn more about how Google’s featured work, the variations and some of the challenges Google faces with these snippets. […]
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 Google Speed Update: Page speed will become a ranking factor in mobile searchJan 17, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Starting in July 2018, Google will finally use mobile page speed as […]
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 to fix reverse image search bugJan 15, 2018 by Barry Schwartz “Pages that include matching images” section is not showing image thumbnails as it should. 3 ways to kick-start your […]
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 test prominently showcases Google Express in mobile search resultsDec 29, 2017 by Ginny Marvin A test includes a new callout and ad treatment for the shopping program in mobile 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: Using AdWords API to export to third-party ad networks will remain OK as Google keeps terms it adopted in FTC settlementDec 26, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is keeping its domain […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Eric Schmidt stepping down as Executive Chairman of Google parent company, AlphabetDec 21, 2017 by Michelle Robbins Longtime Google executive will transition to role of technical advisor. 6 ways ad agencies […]
As the updates continue to roll out, early indications suggest disruptions in mobile SERPs, sites with no schema data & those relying on doorway pages being most impacted
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: European press agencies push for licensing fees for their content from Google, FacebookDec 15, 2017 by Greg Sterling It remains to be seen whether European legislators and regulators will pick up […]
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 advertisers can use phone numbers & addresses for Google Customer Match targetingDec 11, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Google Customer Match becomes more accessible to advertisers that don’t have large customer […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Apple launches ‘set it and forget it’ Search Ads Basic for the App Store Dec 5, 2017 by Greg Sterling No keywords, no bidding with new simplified search product. Google’s latest […]
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 officially increases length of snippets in search resultsDec 1, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Company says change is meant to provide more descriptive snippets. Merkle: Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales from […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: SEO SWOT Analysis: Focus your efforts in areas that deliver resultsNov 29, 2017 by Marcus Miller Wondering where to start with your SEO strategy? Columnist Marcus Miller explains how to identify […]
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 page search box now shows you recent searches by defaultNov 21, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Even former Google search executive Matt Cutts calls this new Google search behavior “super […]
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 new features to its job listings search tool released earlier this yearNov 15, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Salary, location and application details are now included directly in job listing […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Removal of hotel review reporting rape creates crisis of confidence for TripAdvisor contentNov 9, 2017 by Greg Sterling The site had scrubbed first-person reviews and content about rape and sexual assault […]
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 promises to improve accuracy of tweets shown in search resultsNov 7, 2017 by Barry Schwartz After misinformation surfaced in the Google search results under the Twitter section for the Texas […]
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 services ads program rebrands, expanding to 30 cities by end of 2017Oct 31, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The program is now in 17 cities. A new app helps 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 searches now correspond to user location instead of domainOct 27, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Users can still change their search settings to select a country service if desired. Mobile-first updates […]
What are the most crucial search engine ranking factors these days? Panelists at SMX East discussed their findings and provided practical advice for putting this data into action.
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 announces new online-to-offline features on the cusp of the holiday shopping seasonOct 24, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The announcements are aimed at giving brick-and-mortar retailers greater visibility on Google 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: Salesforce’s Einstein boosts search in its Commerce CloudOct 19, 2017 by Barry Levine The new features make it easier for online retailers to tailor site search to their visitors. S. Chandrasekhar […]
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 rolls out new interface to all advertisersOct 11, 2017 by Susan Wenograd The new experience touts speed, upgraded visuals, more management tools. AMP up your call conversions: 5 things you […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Submit your SEO questions to Google for upcoming short Q&A videosOct 9, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google hasn’t produced short-form SEO video answers for three years, but now they’re looking 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 test surfaces user data for publishers as part of new Insights Engine ProjectOct 4, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Several new initiatives are aimed at bringing machine learning into publisher products […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Beat high-cost paid search clicks by sweating the detailsOct 3, 2017 by Pauline Jakober Paid search can be difficult in competitive industries where CPCs are higher than average, but columnist Pauline […]
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: First Click Free is over, being replaced by Flexible SamplingOct 2, 2017 by Greg Sterling Google is rolling out a suite of tools to help news publishers drive more subscription […]
This week, Google celebrated its 19th birthday. A lot has changed in nearly two decades. Rather than relying primarily on PageRank to evaluate the quality of web pages, Google now uses a whole array of techniques to suggest a wide range of content in response to queries, from simple direct answers to multimedia audio and […]
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 ‘Manhattan project’: Home device with a screen to compete with Echo Show Sep 29, 2017 by Greg Sterling Can Google Home emerge from Amazon Echo’s shadow? Targeting featured snippet and […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: CSEs will compete head-on with Google Shopping in EU search resultsSep 27, 2017 by Ginny Marvin To provide “equal treatment” in the ad auction, Google Shopping will operate as a separate […]
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: 57% of smart speaker owners have bought something with their voiceSep 26, 2017 by Greg Sterling Part two of NPR Smart Audio report exposes the ‘v-commerce’ potential of virtual assistant […]
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 Editor update supports Shopping Showcase AdsSep 20, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Create and edit the newest Shopping ad format in Editor. Looking at marketing automation platforms? We compare 14 vendorsSep […]