Google won’t pay French publishers copyright fees, will limit content in search results instead
Publishers will need to give explicit consent to Google to show more of their content, says the company.
Topic: Spain
You can’t advertise that: The big list of prohibited ads across social and search platforms
To get ads approved in a timely manner, brands need to know what content is allowed, what’s restricted and what’s prohibited. we put together this cheat sheet to help.
Google Assistant everywhere: more dedicated buttons, expansion on lower-end phones
The company is also adding local search suggestions in Messages.
EU copyright directive poised to become law, includes licensing fees for search engines
Controversial 'link tax' and content filtering provisions part of the final language of the Directive.
EU copyright directive nearing final form as Google tests stripped-down news SERPs
Once the language is finalized, each member state will need to ratify the directive.
SearchCap: Google Gmail ads, DuckDuckGp Apple Maps & Amazon 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: Amazon Sponsored Products ads now support dynamic bidding, bid adjustmentsJan 15, 2019 by Ginny Marvin Advertisers can opt-into automated bidding and tailor bids for the search ads by page placement. DuckDuckGo […]
European publishers accuse Google and Facebook of ‘plundering’ their content
Publishers and media companies have stepped up lobbying for a restrictive copyright law that would effectively create 'link taxes.'
Gerda Taro, first female war photographer, featured in film Google doodle
Google honors "the little red fox" photographer with a special Google logo.
Google adds deep breathing exercises to search results
Google wants their searchers to take a breather with this new relaxing search result.
Polished Microsoft News app joins rivals Google and Apple News
The new app and news experience is great for consumers, but is it equally beneficial for publishers?
TripAdvisor survey: TripAdvisor more trusted, widely used than Yelp, Google, Facebook
The sponsored survey looked at influence on restaurant decision-making.
EU’s disruptive ‘copyright reform’ moves closer to passage
Legislation seeks to clean up copyright but also to subsidize traditional media at the expense of internet companies.
John Harrison Google doodle honors man who invented marine chronometer 283 years ago
The self-taught clockmaker invented a device that helped sailors gauge their latitude and longitude at sea.
Bing Entity Search API is now available
The API enables you to pull Bing Knowledge Graph information about people, places, things, and local businesses directly into your sites and apps.
Google confirms mid-December search ranking algorithm updates
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
European press agencies push for licensing fees for their content from Google, Facebook
It remains to be seen whether European legislators and regulators will pick up the cause, but there's a possibility that they will.
Google bringing the Assistant to tablets and Lollipop Android phones
The move comes against the backdrop of accelerating virtual assistant usage and intensifying competition.
Google: First Click Free is over, being replaced by Flexible Sampling
Google is rolling out a suite of tools to help news publishers drive more subscription revenue.
CSEs will compete head-on with Google Shopping in EU search results
To provide "equal treatment" in the ad auction, Google Shopping will operate as a separate business unit bidding against Comparison Shopping Engines
Why going global is essential to your business
There are 7.5 billion people in the world. Are you reaching all of your potential customers with your search marketing campaign?
EU slaps Google with $2.7B antitrust fine for favoring its own content in search results
The fine is much larger than expected and sets a worrying precedent for the company as it faces future cases.
Fred’s losers: Sistrix analysis says ad-heavy, thin-content sites hit worst
Here is our first report from an SEO data provider that analyzes 300 domains after the Google Fred update.
Google Assistant to roll out across newer smartphones
The virtual assistant capability will soon be available on smartphones running Android 6.0 and 7.0.
Due to a bug, AdWords Partners are told their Search Ad specializations have expired
The bug is also affecting company specialization data in Partner accounts.
Bing partners with CBS Interactive in syndication deal
The deal is aimed at boosting mobile search volume and share for the Bing network.
New EU copyright rules: basic fairness or punitive media subsidy?
Europe sees a fairer marketplace, Google sees a bonanza for lawyers.
Gboard gets first major update with internationalization, smart GIF suggestions & custom keyboards
Google upgrades their iOS keyboard, Gboard, to roll out to five new languages and adds more GIF support.
SearchCap: Dynamic search ads, Google Keyword Planner & e-commerce SEO
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 Dynamic Search Ad targeting will soon get better Jun 30, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Query matching set to improve over several months. Learn how to drive more conversions with […]
10 big changes with search engines over my 20 years of covering them
Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan looks at how search has changed over the two decades he's been writing about it.
SearchCap: Google AMP, knowledge graph & auto 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: Google adds share feature to Knowledge Graph panelMar 30, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google now lets you share a Knowledge Graph panel on social via Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and more. Google […]
Google AMP results carousel live in 12 countries
The Google AMP news carousel is only live in Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, the UK, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Russia and the US.
New “Uber tab” added to Google Maps
Google adds ride-sharing tab to maps to enable more options, faster time to destination.
Retailers: GTINs Required By May 16 For Google Product Listing Ads
GTINs will be required for brand name products sold by multiple merchants.
German Publisher Group Sues Google Again Under Draconian Copyright Law
A group of German publishers has filed a civil complaint against Google. The group, constituted as VG Media, claims to be enforcing Germany’s “Ancillary Copyright” Law, passed in 2013. This is the latest episode in an ongoing dispute between German news publishers and Google. Essentially, the publishers are suing to get Google to pay them […]
German Newspaper Publisher Trying To Bring Failed “Google Tax” To All Of Europe
Disruptive technologies are often met with lobbying efforts to block them by vested interests trying to preserve the status quo. One such example is the unsuccessful effort by taxi companies to use the law to hold back Uber’s advance, especially in Europe. Another is the European newspaper industry’s efforts to boost sagging revenues with strict […]
September 15: GTINs Required In Google Shopping Feeds In US And Other Markets
The product identifiers will be required for roughly 50 designated brands.
War And Peace: Bloomberg’s Massive History Of Google’s EU Antitrust Case
If you want a history of Google’s search battles with European antitrust regulators, a new article from Brad Stone (and colleagues) at Bloomberg will more than satisfy you. While there’s very little truly new information, the well-researched (and lengthy) piece is nearly comprehensive and captures all the intrigue, as well as the evolving nature of the dispute. The article is provocatively […]
SearchCap: Google Home Service Search Ads, Right To Be Forgotten Challenged & Bing Emoji Keyboard
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 Fights France To Prevent Globalization Of The Right-to-Be-Forgotten Google has formally appealed France’s data protection authority’s order that Google apply Right-to-Be-Forgotten (RTBF) removals to its global index. The Commission Nationale […]
Report: Spain’s Google Tax A Disaster For Newspapers, Internet Innovation
Call it one of the most egregious examples of unintended consequences. The effort of the Spanish newspaper association and Spanish government to get Google to subsidize Spanish news publishers with a mandatory link tax (under the the guise of copyright fees) is a massive disaster — for publishers, for the Spanish internet and for innovation in […]
DuckDuckGo Adds Auto Search Suggest To 34 New International Regions
The privacy search engine, DuckDuckGo, expanded their auto suggest to many other international regions.