Presidential pollsters got it wrong, what are the implications for consumer research?
If political polls were so off, might consumer research be equally flawed?
Topic: South Carolina
SearchCap: Google expands featured snippets, voice search ranking study & Rand Fishkin moves on
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: […]
Google’s Great American Eclipse 2017 doodle offers fun facts about today’s big event
In addition to offering tips on how best to view and photograph today's eclipse, the doodle leads to a search for "solar eclipse science."
YouTube reports 224% jump in refugee-related searches since start of elections
According to YouTube, refugee, immigration, gun control, economy and health care related searches have risen during the past year.
Althea Gibson Google Logo Honors First African American Tennis Player To Win Grand Slam Titles
Today’s animated Google logo is a tribute to tennis — and golf — legend Althea Gibson. Marking what would have been the athlete’s 87th birthday, Gibson was the first African American player to compete and take home titles at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Born on this date in 1927 in South […]
Bing Maps Adds Hundreds Of Streetside & 3D City Images; Plus New HD Aerial Images
Bing announced a large maps update today, where they have added hundreds of Streetside images, 3D city images and new high resolution aerial images. Bing Maps now has over a 100 cities that support Streetside imagery available across America. The images are available in these cities: Alameda County, CA Fresno, CA Richmond, VA, Anaheim, CA […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 29, 2012
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 Week: October 29, 2012 Search Week is an exclusive weekly newsletter for Search Engine Land premium members that recaps stories covered on Search Engine Land over the past week. Below […]
YP: Restaurants Remains Top Local Search Heading, Medical The Top-Spending Ad Category
Local publisher and ad network YP (the private-equity owned combination of AT&T Interactive and AT&T Advertising Solutions) has released its US-focused Q2 “Local Insights Report.” The data in the report are derived from searches conducted across the company’s multi-platform network: “563 million searches and nearly 11 billion impressions in Q1 2012 across the YP Local Ad Network’s 300+ online, mobile, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 12, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: To Understand Google Favoritism, Think “If Google+ Were YouTube” Google’s favoritism of Google+ in its new Search Plus results is just the latest in the line of favoritism it has done […]
Zanran: New Search Engine That Unearths Data In Charts, Graphs & Tables
A few days ago, I was looking for a very specific piece of data: the average age of professors in the US. I did a Google search for “average age of us professors” and, after the obligatory and unhelpful Wikipedia result at the top, found some data that was good enough further down the search […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 18, 2011
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 Goes Beyond Answers, Starts Guessing Release Dates Google can answer a lot of searches without needing to send you to another web site. If you’re looking for weather, sports scores […]
SEO Held Liable, Fined In Counterfeiting Case
A website builder and SEO firm has been held liable in federal court in a case in which it was accused of enabling the sale of counterfeit goods. Bright Builders faces a $770,000 fine for damages in the judgment, handed down in U.S. District Court in South Carolina last week, while its client was only […]
Oh Say Can You See Ask.com’s Irrelevant Ads Showing On Google?
I said from time to time, I’d highlight some bad search results I come across. Here’s a killer — a top ranking for us national anthem on Google that when you click on it brings up random web sites that have nothing to do with the song. Behind the scenes, there’s an Ask.com connection. Let’s […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 6, 2009
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 Optimize Feeds To Maximize Your Exposure In Shopping Engine Results Each day millions of online shoppers turn to comparison shopping engines (CSEs) to compare prices, read reviews, research products […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 11, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Oklahoma, Where The Google Comes Sweepin’ Down The Plain
From California, Google has spread out across the great land of the United States. New York! Washington! Arizona! And now which of the fifty nifty United States is Google heading to next? Oklahoma! Below, some news of Google’s plans for the Sooner State and well as a recap of what other states it has conquered […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 4, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 19, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Picks North Carolina For Server Farm
Google Plans N.C. Data Center by Forbes confirms Google has selected North Carolina over South Carolina as the location for their huge data center. Yesterday, we wrote how the Carolina’s are bidding against each other to win Google’s business. Google will be spending about $600 million on their new data center and should employee 210 […]
Google’s Carolina Moves: $100 Million Tax Breaks In North, Server Farm Coming To South?
Caldwell tries to land Google at the Citizen Times and Bidding War for Google: It’s Expensive, But What Is the Alternative? by the Local Tech Wire document how North Carolina is offering major tax breaks to Google in order to encourage Google to build a massive data center in their state. The Google data center […]