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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 5 ways ignoring SEO could affect your bottom line Oct 18, 2018 by Stephan Spencer It may be possible to run a business in 2018 without doing search engine optimization, but […]
SearchCap: Old content in Google, CRO tools, missing mobile opportunities & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 15 questions to ask yourself before publishing a new landing page Aug 17, 2018 by Jacob Baadsgaard Building landing pages? Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard has compiled a tried-and-true list of 15 questions […]
SearchCap: Google My Business, PBN links & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Private blog networks: A great way to get your site penalizedNov 17, 2017 by Kevin Rowe Columnist Kevin Rowe explains what private blog networks (PBNs) are, how to identify them, and […]
How AI is disrupting major industries
Advances in artificial intelligence tend to provoke polarizing reactions for most people. One, a dystopian anxiety where humans huddle in fear of their metallic overlords. Or two, a utopian futurist society where humans are freed from mundane labor and complex challenges are solved by machines. Wherever you fall on the AI anxiety spectrum, the […]
Digital Advertising Agencies 2014: A Buyer’s Guide
Table of Contents Section I: Scope and Methodology Section II: Digital Advertising Agencies: Types and Services Section III: Digital Agency Market Trends Section IV: Choosing a Digital Agency Section V: Conclusion Appendix A: Guidelines for Developing an Effective RFP Appendix B: Resources "Digital Advertising Agencies 2014" editorial team: Editor: Claire Schoen, Digital Marketing Depot Researcher/Writer: […]
Google’s Jaw-Dropping Sponsored Post Campaign For Chrome
Google, the company that has been fighting against paid links and “thin” content, seems to be behind a campaign that’s generating both on behalf of its Chrome browser. File this under “what were they thinking.” “This Post Sponsored By Google” Aaron Wall wrote about the campaign today at SEO Book, spotting how a search for “This […]
Verizon Blocks Google Wallet, AT&T Likely To Do The Same
It’s being reported today (originally by VentureBeat) that Verizon has blocked implementation of Google Wallet on the new Galaxy Nexus handset. Verizon is the exclusive US carrier of the heavily anticipated device. According to a statement issued to Bloomberg, Verizon is citing security as the rationale: Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, blocked Google Inc.’s […]
First Impressions: Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0 Smartphone
It is potentially the smartphone I’ve been waiting for since last year: the latest Android version, a “pure” Google experience and the ability to use what I consider the only real “4G” out there — Verizon. The Galaxy Nexus has arrived, at least with reviewers. There’s still no sale date announced for the US. I’m a […]
The Alphabet of Google+ Direct Connect
A new feature of Google+ is Google+ Direct Connect, where typing the name of a company preceded by a + symbol will make that company’s Google+ Page appear as a suggestion in the search box, in the right circumstances. Who are the lucky few, so far? Here’s an alphabetical rundown, which reveals a number of […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 31, 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 Tightens Review Process For New AdSense Publishers Google has added a new review step to its process for adding new AdSense publishers, presumably to better eliminate abuses and improve the […]
US Move Against AT&T-Mobile May Spell Trouble For Google
A big story today is the US government’s effort to block the proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T. AT&T wants T-Mobile’s spectrum and network and the US thinks it will harm competition in the wireless market. According to the New York Times the government’s lawsuit boils down to the argument that less […]
Google Promoting “Free” Nexus S On Homepage
Hurry, supplies are limited. If you’ve been to Google.com today (from a US IP address) then you’ve already seen the Nexus S “free today only” offer. Users can obtain the phone from US retailer Best Buy and must sign up for a two-year contract. Three out of the four major US carriers offer the phone: […]
With Google Wallet Mobile Payments Era Is Finally Here
For more than a decade people have prophesied the end of cash and credit cards. And for the past two years the drumbeat around mobile payments has grown steadily louder with the adoption of smartphones. Now numerous companies are jockeying to participate in what expected to be a huge market that will eventually generate billions […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 6, 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: Impacted By Google’s Panda Update? Google Asks You To Consider This… Amit Singhal, Google’s head of search, published a blog post on the Google Webmaster Central blog named More guidance on […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 21, 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: German Court OKs Google Street View Imagery In “Landmark Decision” German publication Deutsche Welle is reporting that a Berlin court has vindicated Google Street View operation in Germany. In late 2010 […]
AT&T-Mobile Makes Google-ITA Antitrust Issue Look Trivial
The big tech news of yesterday was the announced $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T. In less than 24 hours almost every potential angle has already been covered at length. Both AT&T’s and Deutsche Telekom’s boards have already approved the deal. So now it’s on to the regulatory drama. If approved by US […]
How Will Google Be Impacted By Verizon’s iPhone?
In the event you were “off planet” yesterday you still might not know that Verizon is getting its own version of the iPhone on February 10. There are some differences between the Verizon and AT&T versions of the iPhone beyond their underlying technology (CDMA vs. GSM). Among them Verizon is offering an unlimited data plan […]
Google’s Take Two On Mobile Handset Retailing With Nexus 2
Google is rumored to be rolling out a “Nexus 2” — or if it were a movie sequel “N2” — on November 8 with Samsung. Google’s Nexus One (built by HTC) was a failed experiment in direct selling to the public rather than through carriers. Despite public statements to the contrary, the move angered carriers […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 7, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Close-Up With Google’s New QR Code Generator At first blush, generating a QR code while shortening a URL seems like a great idea. If you need to generate unique QR Codes […]
Blame Bing: Why The Google Phone Gallery Doesn’t List Verizon’s Best Android Phone
Google rolled out a new Google Phone Gallery today, a handy way to see the amazingly huge number of Google-backed Android phones out there. But if you’re looking for what Google CEO Eric Schmidt called the best rival to the iPhone, the Samsung Galaxy, it’s missing for Verizon. Why? Verizon’s Galaxy phone uses Bing as […]
Wolfram Alpha App Coming To Android
Wolfram Alpha announced a native Android app is on its way to the Google mobile operating system, Android. It is expected about a year after they introduced the Wolfram Alpha iPhone app. The launch date is October 6, 2010 and they are working with T-Mobile to launch the app. The app will be available for […]
How Google & Apple Sold Out The Cell Phone Revolution
“Where’s the revolution,” I asked when Google launched its Nexus One phone earlier this year. There had been plenty of rumblings that Google would shake up how cell phones were sold in the US. Google’s Eric Schmidt once predicted we’d all be using free phones paid for by ads. But the Nexus One simply offered […]
Bing Adds Voice-Guided Turn-by-Turn Navigation To Windows Mobile App
Bing has added voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation to the Bing mobile app for Windows Phones 6.1 and above. Bing thus joins Google, Nokia and to a lesser degree MapQuest in offering free mobile navigation services. It also means more woe for the PND makers (TomTom, Garmin, et al). The voice component of the Bing navigation service […]
8 Crazy-Cool Search Engines You Should Know
Move over Google, Yahoo, and Bing; blended results or not, personalized search, Twitter results and OneBoxes … you guys are just too predictable for this article. There’s a new breed of search engines out there, and they’re letting users search and find some utterly crazy stuff. And by “crazy,” I mean a lot of things: […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 8, 2010
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 Pitfalls Of A/B Ad Split Testing, Part 1 Most search advertisers have no question that testing ads is a good thing, and can lead to much higher performing campaigns. But […]
Google Acting Like A Carrier, Being Treated Like One By The FCC
Google, which to some eyes increasingly looks and acts like a VoIP/mobile carrier, is now effectively being treated like one by the US FCC. Today the regulatory body sent out requests for information to wireless carriers about the adequacy of their consumer disclosures associated with early termination penalties, which can be several hundred dollars in […]
Google AdWords Allows Advanced Mobile Targeting & App Downloads
The Google AdWords blog announced new targeting and ad features for the mobile search ad product. The first feature allows you to specify the device type and carrier you would like to target your ads to. The device type options include iPhone/iPod Touch, Android and Palm WebOS. The current carriers targeting is Canada or Unites […]
Nexus One: What Exactly Happened Yesterday In Mountain View?
The 1950s classic Japanese film Rashômon by Akira Kurosawa is an exploration of human perception, truth and how there can be widely differing accounts of the same event. The film’s plot revolves around the rape of a woman and murder of her husband and is told through dramatically differing accounts of four witnesses. The stories […]
Liveblogging The Google Nexus One Phone Launch
It’s Nexus One day! At least, that’s what we’re all expecting from the “Android Press Gathering” event that Google is hosting today. I’m attending it and will be liveblogging all the news that comes out of it. Not up to speed on the Nexus One? It’s the widely expected Google Phone, a phone that Google […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 30, 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: Now That Everything Is Known, Will The Nexus One Launch Generate a Collective Yawn? The way that the “Google Phone” rumors and later Nexus One blogging played out probably mean that […]