OpenAI expands ChatGPT Ads with bulk product campaigns and deeper reporting
ChatGPT Ads now offer faster product campaign creation, deeper conversion reporting and expanded access across Southeast Asia.
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Microsoft Ads expands LinkedIn targeting with job seniority filters
Microsoft Ads now lets advertisers target audiences by LinkedIn job seniority across Search and Audience campaigns.
TikTok announces major expansion to creator monetization program
The platform is making it easier for creators to join by expanding the program to 33 new markets and lowering the eligibility requirements.
YouTube expands free editing app to 13 new markets
YouTube Create can be used to edit Shorts or longer videos, add soundtracks, captions, and more, directly from your phone.
Google SGE expands to 120 countries while adding new follow-up questions, AI translation help and more definitions
SGE now in more countries, more languages with more features.
This day in search marketing history: January 13
Google's Matt Cutts search integrity tour, plus: core updates, Carol Bartz becomes Yahoo CEO, Baidu censors Google and more.
Google financial services verification policies now rolled out in the UK
Google is taking a stand in the UK to educate the general public and stop financial ad fraud.
Microsoft announces Automotive Ads, Audience Network expansion, and 7 other updates
The new updates were announced today on Microsoft's blog and will be rolled out over the coming weeks across the USA and other markets.
Google expands financial services verification policy to Australia, Singapore, Taiwan
Results from last year's test in the UK market showed a promising decline in scam-related Google Ads
Microsoft Advertising announces open beta for RSA ad customizers
RSA customizers can help to create more dynamic ads that feature more product information in the ad copy without requiring advertisers to manually change the copy.
Google adding local store details to Shopping, free Promoted Pins for Smart campaigns, more
New features and updates are aimed at local businesses and services in the "reopening phase."
Bing Ads launches price extensions
Price extensions are available in the US and rolling out to international markets this month.
Search in Pics: Google baby shower gifts, Google donut box & Gary Illyes food
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Bella Thorne & Patrick Shriver Schwarzenegger at Google: Source: Twitter Google donut box holder: Source: Google+ […]
Mozilla drops Yahoo search for Google with new Firefox Quantum browser release
After a three year partnership with Yahoo, Mozilla has switched their default search provider for Firefox back to Google.
SearchCap: Google cross-device retargeting, science datasets & JavaScript 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 to roll out cross-device retargetingSep 26, 2016 by Ginny Marvin Cross-device remarketing for signed-in users will roll out over the next few months. Case study: JavaScript blocking Google’s view of […]
Callout and Review extensions now available in Bing Ads
Advertisers can add the extensions at the campaign and ad group levels.
Yahoo & Google Together Again In New Search Deal
Three-year deal to put Google's results and ads into some of Yahoo's search results needs US Department of Justice approval and still might get vetoed by India or EU action.
DuckDuckGo Adds Auto Search Suggest To 34 New International Regions
The privacy search engine, DuckDuckGo, expanded their auto suggest to many other international regions.
Bing Places Adds Several Agency-Friendly Local Business Listing Tools
Agency dashboard offers local listing management, sharing with clients, features for chain businesses and more.
Bing Ads Rolls Out Enhanced Sitelinks Globally, Adds Sitelink Device Preference
Additional copy below each Sitelink extension is available in most markets and languages supported by Bing Ads.
Bing Ads, Too, Says Goodbye To Phone Numbers In PPC Ad Copy
Advertisers will need to use call or location extensions to display phone numbers.
SearchCap: Google Serious On Mobile, Twitter Search Expands & AdWords Demographic Charts
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 Is Experimenting With Special Ranking For Mobile-Friendly Sites Google already penalizes sites that provide a bad experience to mobile searchers. Now the company has confirmed that it’s testing with what […]
SearchCap: Google Sneaky Redirects, HARO Links, AdWords Pregnancy Center 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 Action Against Pregnancy Center Ads Stirs Confusion, But Does Not Signal Preference Or Policy Change You may have read this week that some paid ads by pro-life oriented crisis pregnancy […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 24, 2014
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Days-Old Error In Google Search Causes Gmail User To Get Thousands Of Emails Earlier this week, we reported a glitch in Google Search, where clicking on a link after a search […]
Yahoo Tells SEC: 31% Of Our Revenue Comes From Microsoft
Yahoo has revealed in a US Securities & Exchange Commission filing that nearly one-third of its revenue last quarter — 31% — came from its search deal with Microsoft, according to a Bloomberg report. That’s far higher than the “more than 10%” figure Yahoo previously acknowledged, making it seem even more difficult for the company […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 30, 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: Google Webmaster Tools Adds “Security Issues” Section Google has announced the addition of a new section within Webmaster Tools named “Security Issues.” This new section is aimed at better communicating to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 24, 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: US Search Awards Names Search Engine Land Best Blog Of 2013 Last night, Search Engine Land had the honor of being named Best Blog of 2013 by the US Search Awards […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 23, 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: Yahoo-Microsoft Search Tensions On Public Display In Court Ruling Microsoft has essentially had to sue Yahoo to get the company to fully comply with the terms of their 2010 “Search Alliance” […]
Yahoo-Microsoft Search Tensions On Public Display In Court Ruling
Microsoft has essentially had to sue Yahoo to get the company to fully comply with the terms of their 2010 “Search Alliance” agreement. Yahoo under Marissa Mayer had sought to delay rollouts of Bing search results in Taiwan and Hong Kong, awaiting a new Microsoft CEO. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer resigned ahead of schedule under […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 14, 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: Google Authority Boost: Google’s Algorithm To Determine Which Site Is A Subject Authority Yesterday, we covered and summarized the ten future Google SEO changes coming to Google’s search results by the […]
Taiwanese Research Firm Claims Patent Law Suit Against Google Search Products
Institute for Information, located in Taipei, Taiwan, has brought a patent lawsuit against Google in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. According to the case, the research institution claims Google Search, Google+ Local and Google Places infringes on the Institute for Information’s patented information retrieval system. The patent in question was […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 10, 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: Web Analytics Software Comparison: Identifying The Right Web Analytics Tools For Your Business If you’re considering using an analytics platform other than, or in addition to, Google Analytics, it can be […]
New AdWords T&C Changes For Asia Pacific Region
Google announced new changes to the AdWords terms and conditions for all countries and territories in the Asian Pacific region except China, Korea, Taiwan and India. Among the changes to the terms is the accommodation of new advertising products and services, including third-party ad serving. AdWords has added new policies around resolving ad serving issues. […]
Google Streamlines AdWords Rules On Using Trademark Keywords
Google has announced an update to its AdWords trademark policy that streamlines the rules on using third-party trademark keywords in campaigns. With the update, Google now has a consistent global policy that allows advertisers to bid on competitor third-party trademark keywords. The update states: “Starting on 23 April 2013, keywords that were restricted as a result […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 11, 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: Google’s Cutts On How To Locate Unnatural Links Pointing To Your Web Site Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, released a video today explaining how a webmaster can location which […]
Google Tests B2B Market With Google Shopping For Suppliers
Google is entering the B2B shopping segment with Google Shopping for Suppliers. CPC Strategy reported yesterday on the quiet roll-out, noting that the beta is open only to electrical and electronics industries at this time. The beta started about two weeks ago and is showing in the US only. Google has built Google Shopping for […]
2012 Yahoo! Year In Review: Over 500 Top Searches In 50+ Categories
Last year, Yahoo! celebrated ten years of sharing its annual Year In Review feature, marking the occasion by releasing 30 categories of the most popular searches on Yahoo! in 2011, one of the biggest lists up to that point in time. For 2012, Yahoo! one-upped themselves by providing us with the top 10 most popular searches […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 11, 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: Ask CEO Doug Leeds Proclaims Search Wars “Over,” Says Yahoo Can Be Great Again Ask.com has 3.5 percent of the search market according to comScore. Ask.com CEO Doug Leeds told Bloomberg […]
Google Maps Adds 250,000 Miles Of Street Views In Their Largest Update In History
Google announced they have made their biggest ever street view imagery update by adding over 250,000 miles of roads around the world and doubling their “special collections” imagery. Google said they are increasing the street view imagery specifically in Macau, Singapore, Sweden, the U.S., Thailand, Taiwan, Italy, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway and Canada. They have […]
Practical Tips For Central Management Of Multiple Sites
Many large enterprises face the challenge of dealing with a diverse portfolio of sites. This by itself is very complex, but that complexity is multiplied when those sites are operated by different teams of people. Some common scenarios where this happens are: Different product lines which are owned and operated by different business units. International […]