ChatGPT recommendations drive more brand website visits: Study
AI-influenced visitors viewed 12 pages and spent 11.8 minutes on site, compared with 6.5 pages and 5.6 minutes for others, SimilarWeb found.
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Advertisers sue Meta for allegedly inflating ad viewership in $7 billion lawsuit
The advertisers claim they were unfairly charged inflated premiums to serve ads on Facebook and Instagram.
How one Google featured snippet is killing commercial list-based content
A look at Google's "From sources across the web" SERP feature, its similarity to programmatic SEO content and impact on fair competition.
75% of top brands fall victim to fraud in Google Search Ads
Google is being urged to do more in safeguarding brands' reputations and preventing online shoppers from becoming victims of fraud.
Google’s November 2021 core update hit fast and hard; here is what the data providers saw
The results from this data showed that this rollout hit hard within the first 24 hours of the announcement and then slowed fast.
Rand Fishkin on optimizing for and against Google
The search veteran discussed how Google is entering new markets and what brands can do to insulate themselves.
Google Flights gets a redesign in time for the holiday season
The new design for Google Flight search makes it easier to find cheaper flights, says Google.
Google upgrades flight and hotel search to provide price grid views & more
Google's new features can help you find the perfect route and most economical prices for your upcoming trips.
Google Flights’ new search features let users filter searches by travel interests
Travelers can perform Google Flight searches without needing to enter a specific date or even place.
Google Introduces Richer Flight Search Experience
Google is introducing a revamped flight and hotel travel search experience. To date both products have been mostly underwhelming. The big promises of Google’s ITA acquisition have yet to bear fruit but that may change with the new Google Flight and travel search experience. Previously the best feature of Google Travel was Flight Explorer (immediately […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 2013
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 Launches Its Own “Express” Program For Local Small Businesses This week, Bing Ads unveiled Bing Ads Express, a pay-per-click program for small local businesses that is clearly modeled on […]
Google Offers Flight Search To Go
Google has been improving its flight and hotel search results over the past few months, adding capabilities and polishing the overall experience. In accordance with that “iterative” approach Google announced today that flight search will now be available on mobile devices (browser only). To trigger the verticalized results, you need to specify that you want […]
Google Makes Flight Search Results Better Looking, More Useful
In September Google did the first part of its integration with ITA, showing flight schedule information in search results and launching a separate flight search “portal” of sorts (Google.com/flights). Here’s what it looked like in Google.com results: The display could be expanded to reveal flight schedule information. However that wasn’t very pretty or useful, especially […]
Bing Travel Now Offers Destination Comparison Tool
Some day, the McGee family is going to pack our bags and hightail it to Hawaii. We’ve never been there and would love to spend a week or two on the beaches, in the mountains, and enjoying the weather. But we have no idea which island to visit. Sound familiar? Maybe you want to to […]
For Travel Planning, Search Engines May Not Be Your Best Destination
It's that time of year when many of us turn to the internet for information, advice and maps to help plan a getaway for some rest and relaxation. Although search engines may be an obvious place to start your quest, they often aren't your best bet for useful information, helpful advice or savvy planning tips. Here's why—along with an in-depth look at more useful alternatives.
The Thirteen Best Online Travel Guides
Virtually all of the famous print travel guides have online counterparts. Most are just as packed with information, photos and maps as their print versions. Most also have planning tools, community, deals and other online-specific features. Surprisingly, for sites that offer information about travel and moving around the world, many don’t have mobile versions of […]
Travel Muse Brings “Discovery” To Travel Search
The Travel category online is an example of how the Internet has made our lives both easier and more complicated. It very clearly exemplifies “the paradox of choice.” Indeed, there are hundreds of travel sites that provide booking services and travel content of one sort or another. You’re “empowered” with information but also potentially overwhelmed […]
Travel Search Engine Kango Relaunches As UpTake
Does the world need more travel sites and search engines? UpTake (formerly Kango) thinks so. Travel is one of the most developed and “mature” verticals online. It’s also one of the most competitive segments. However, there’s still considerable frustration in doing online travel planning notwithstanding the plethora of tools and sites out there — or […]
Yahoo Search Adds Travel Shortcuts
The Yahoo Search Blog has announced that they have added new Yahoo Travel shortcuts. If you search on a travel destination, such as Jerusalem, up comes a shortcut box with travel related information. It looks like this: