AI halftime report: H1 2026
AI search grew, token spending surged, software stocks fell, and publishers lost traffic. Here’s what H1 2026 revealed about AI’s impact.
Topic: Software engineering
The future of marketing looks a lot like engineering and AI roles. Here are 5 reasons why.
From campaigns to continuous systems, marketing’s future runs on modular design, agile thinking, and AI orchestration.
The future of marketing looks a lot like engineering and AI roles. Here are 5 reasons why.
From campaigns to continuous systems, marketing’s future runs on modular design, agile thinking, and AI orchestration.
8 surprising social video trends
Explore the latest surprising trends in social video, from YouTube's creator explosion to TikTok's optimal video lengths.
Mitigating technical SEO issues by empowering engineers
Engineers are at the forefront of web development. Here's how their understanding of technical SEO can be transformative for an enterprise.
Video: Eric Wu on how SEOs can talk to developers and going beyond content and links
Oh, and Eric may be the reason for Google building out the Panda algorithm.
Apple Moving Closer To Adding Public Transit Routing To Maps
Apple has been talking about adding public transit data to its mapping product for a very long time. My understanding is that the company has had access to the transit data itself for some time, but for reasons that remain obscure has not has not been able to get transit directions into Maps yet. AppleInsider reports that Apple […]
After Nine Years, Google’s Udi Manber Moves On
Executive had been at Amazon and Yahoo before Google.
Deep Dive Into Bing Webmaster Tools With Sr. Program Manager Vincent Wehren, Part 2
In the first post of this series, we briefly explored Bing Webmaster Tools (BWT) with Sr. Program Manager Vincent Wehren. In that article, we discovered that BWT is a well-rounded suite of SEO tools that have the added benefit of the massive amount of search engine data provided by Bing. We also learned from Vincent […]
The “Google Doesn’t Get Platforms” Family Intervention Memo
Google now has its own version of the Yahoo “peanut butter” manifesto, where Google staff software engineer Steve Yegge wrote a “family intervention” memo about Google’s failure to build accessible platforms, leaving it vulnerable to the likes of Facebook. There are some harsh words about Google+, but the memo is broader than that. It offers an intriguing look […]
The Technology Behind Autobidding: Q&A With OptiMine’s Dr. Rob Cooley
Autobidders. Every SEM management tool has one. The promise is powerful: simply input the performance you’re trying to achieve and sit back, have a sody-pop, and smile as the little robots make your job easy. Ha! If it was only that easy! Most of you reading this post have used one in the past. Have […]
What’s It Like To Be A Google Search Engineer?
As you may know, Google is hiring search quality engineers. They are hiring across the board in search, including synonyms and spell correction, core ranking, UI changes, evaluation, and webspam. To apply, fill out this form. As part of their hiring efforts, Google has released a video named Search Engineering at Google. Some of your […]
Liveblog: SMX West 2010 Keynote – An Insider’s Look At Google Research
It’s day two of SMX West 2010 in a rainy Santa Clara, California, and we’ll be liveblogging today’s keynote session. Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman will be chatting on the big stage with Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research. We’re expecting some sneak peeks at future Google products and technology, so come […]
Google Cuts 100 Recruiters; May Replace Up To 70 Engineers Due To Office Closures
The Google Blog wrote that Google may have to cut up to 70 engineering jobs. Google implied the cuts would be due to the engineers based in Austin, Texas; Trondheim, Norway; and Lulea, Sweden not being willing or able to relocate to Google’s Mountain view headquarters. Google explicitly made a point to say that their […]
What Happens After Google Buys A Company?
Many people have posed the question: why does Google seem to often fail to efficiently integrate or develop companies and properties it has acquired? Early mobile social network DodgeBall is the most obvious example of a promising startup acquired by Google that has languished. But as TechCrunchIT points out, there are others and, more specifically, […]
Gates On Yahoo Acquisition: It’s The Engineers We Want
CNET reports on Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates’ speech at Stanford University yesterday in which he said that it wasn’t the advertisers, the brand, or the traffic so much as the engineers that Microsoft wanted in the Yahoo acquisition. Of course, others in the company, including perhaps CEO Steve Ballmer, would say that the brand, advertiser […]
Google Seattle Celebrates A Birthday And Opens A New Office
Steve Yegge, an engineer at the Google Kirkland office, recently posted to the Google blog about the Kirkland office’s third birthday. He also announced the opening of an engineering office in Fremont. Both locations are in the Seattle area — Fremont is just north of downtown and Kirkland is across the floating bridge on the […]
Yahoo Setting Up Shop Next Door To Microsoft’s Headquarters
Confirmed: Yahoo expanding to Microsoft’s backyard from SeattlePi has confirmed reports that Yahoo has signed a lease on Bellevue’s One Twelfth @ Twelfth complex for 115,000 square feet. The new office can potentially fit between 500 to 600 employees. It appears Yahoo is hiring software engineers for the Bellevue location.
Google Expanding Engineering Staff In Europe
Google Hiring Engineers Abroad from the New York Times reports Google is expanding their engineering base in Europe. They are hiring local engineers in Europe and outside of the U.S. in order to build out better products in those local markets. The report claims a Google spokesperson as saying Google is expanding their “presence in […]