Google launches Gboard keyboard features on Android devices
Originally launched in May, Google's iOS keyboard features will now be available to Android users.
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SearchCap: Bing local search updates, digital assistants & PPC performance
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing local search update highlights business holiday hours in local listings Nov 28, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Local listings display accurate holiday hours in real time. SEO without SERPs is here […]
SearchCap: Attribution modeling, AdWords Budgets & personalizing local content
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Rethinking today’s attribution problem in digital marketing Oct 12, 2016 by Christi Olson Proper attribution modeling is one of the biggest challenges facing marketers today. Columnist Christi Olson discusses the common […]
After 4 months & 125M+ pages indexed, where are we with AMP?
Contributor Kristi Kellogg recaps a session from SMX East 2016 in which Google, Condé Nast and Vox Media share successes and challenges with Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP).
SearchCap: AdWords preview tool, Moz layoffs & AdWords Express
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Moz trims product line to focus on search, lays off 28% of staffAug 17, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Moz, a company many SEOs have grown to love, announced they have made […]
Apple brings Siri to Mac, new exposure for non-Google search engines
Soon, you will finally be able to search the web from your Mac desktop -- and Google won't be a default provider.
Apple gets into the SEM business with paid-search for app developers
The possibility of an AdWords-like paid search model for the iOS App Store was first raised in April in a Bloomberg Report.
SearchCap: Google on Crooked Hillary, AdWords with Salesforce & Google mobile tests
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 it’s not deliberately filtering “Crooked Hillary” suggested search to favor ClintonJun 4, 2016 by Danny Sullivan Google offers an autocomplete suggestion of “Lying Ted” for “lying” but fails to […]
Google developing keyboard for iPhone in hopes of boosting search volumes [report]
Keyboard part of a larger strategy to boost engagement with search on mobile devices.
SearchCap: Google PageRank dead, Google Travel expands, Bing period table & 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: RIP Google PageRank score: A retrospective on how it ruined the webMar 9, 2016 by Danny Sullivan While Google will remove PageRank scores from public view in the coming weeks, the […]
SearchCap: Google Click To Call, App AdWords & Google Dance
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: App marketers can now upload customer IDs to AdWords for targeting on Google Display NetworkMar 7, 2016 by Ginny Marvin The new bulk IDFA/advertising ID upload feature helps developers try to […]
SearchCap: Google Presidential Candidate Cards, Valentine’s Day Searches & Locksmith Woes
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 Search iOS App Adds “I’m Feeling Curious” To 3-D TouchFeb 1, 2016 by Barry Schwartz Google adds a cute surprise to the Google search app on iOS, the “I’m Feeling […]
SearchCap: Yahoo Gemini, Google Search Console & Penguin Update
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 Prep For The Pending Penguin Update & Ensure You’re Penalty Free In 2016Nov 17, 2015 by Erin Everhart The next Penguin update is coming soon, according to a Google […]
SearchCap: Google Smarter Search, Facebook Google App Indexing & Foursquare With Apple Maps
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Foursquare Joins Apple Maps Data Sources As Company Builds Out EcosystemNov 16, 2015 by Greg Sterling Apple continues to improve its mapping product by adding new features and content, albeit often […]
Worldwide, More Than Half Of Google’s Searches Happen On Mobile
Google also says it has indexed 100 million links within apps.
SearchCap: Bing Ads Editor Upgraded, Holiday PPC Success Tips & 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: Bing Ads Updating Segmentation Reporting: Call For Early TestersOct 5, 2015 by Ginny Marvin Access segmentation reporting from the campaigns tables rather than having to dig into the Reports section of […]
SearchCap: Bing Keyword Planner, Yandex Link Penalty & Google Index Count
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: 4 Reasons Organic Search Is BetterSep 9, 2015 by Kristine Schachinger Getting traffic from paid advertising and social sites is wonderful — but not if it results in the neglect of […]
SearchCap: Cortana Out For Android, Featured Snippets & Local Marketing
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Cortana For Android Available For Download Ahead Of Official Launch A few days ago, Microsoft’s digital assistant, Cortana, became available for download. This is not the official launch, and it’s not […]
SearchCap: Google Mobile Tests, DuckDuckGo Queries & Retargeting AdWords
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 10 Top Retargeting Tips For AdWords Users Are you making the most of your remarketing efforts? Columnist Rebekah Schelfhout has some expert insights you may not have considered! How To Learn […]
Report: Last Week’s Google Update Benefited News & Magazine Web Sites
Maybe the Google Trends update from last week is also used in Google's latest algorithmic update from last week? New SearchMetrics report shares some data around that.
SearchCap: Bing Images & Places, Yahoo Testing & Google Mobile Lite
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 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. Is Yahoo Testing Non-Bing Powered Search Results? […]
SearchCap: Yahoo Search Share, PPC Management & Mobile 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: Yahoo Loses Market Share As Some Firefox Users Return To Google Yahoo gives Google back some of the gains won after Firefox deal. B2B Marketing Automation Platforms 2015: New Market Intelligence […]
Yahoo Search Back Online After 4+ Hour Outage; Bing Went Down Earlier Friday
Outage seems to have hit around 2:30 pm ET.
SearchCap: Aviate By Yahoo, Bletchley Park & Google Holiday Logos
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 SEO Tactics To Kick-Start The New Year If you’re like most people, you’ve probably already checked out for the year. Clients are out of the office, you’re on vacation, and […]
SearchCap: Google Pigeon, Google Lyrics & Bing Rehires Forrester
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 Pigeon Update Rolls Out To UK, Canada & Australia Google’s new local ranking algorithm that launched in the US earlier this year has rolled out to the UK, Canada and […]
SearchCap: Google Panda 4.1 Continues, Reddit “In The News” & Local Business Videos
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: Panda 4.1 Still Rolling Out Over the weekend, there was a tremendous amount of chatter within the SEO community, including discussion forums, social media and other channels. There were rumors […]
SearchCap: Google+ In Search, Bing Image Update, RTBF & Mistaken Google Penalties
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Image Search Updates Include Touch Friendly Result Pages That Adapt To Screen Size & Resolution Over the next few weeks, Bing is rolling out new updates to its image search […]
SearchCap: Google Robots.txt Tester, Bing Ads Bid Suggestions & AdWords Express App
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Blogger Fined By French Court, Negative Restaurant Review Too Prominent In Google A French court has ordered a blogger to pay a substantial fine and change the title of a restaurant […]
Is Microsoft Blocking Google Search On New Lumia Phones?
According to a story appearing in The Verge yesterday, Microsoft is not allowing users to set Google as the default search engine for mobile web browsing on new Lumia 8.1 devices (630 and 930). As the article points out, the search button on the handset uses Bing and cannot be switched. I reached out to […]
Apple Drops Google For Bing As “Spotlight” Search Provider In iOS 8 & Mac OS X “Yosemite”
Bing has gained another win with Apple, becoming integrated into a new version of Spotlight in Apple’s forthcoming Mac OS X “Yosemite” operating system and in the coming iOS 8 mobile operating system. Spotlight will also tap into a wide-range of search resources similar to how Siri works on iOS. During Apple’s WWDC keynote today, […]
SearchCap: Old Google Street Views, Bing For Schools & DailyMotion’s Upset
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: “Bing For Schools” Becomes “Bing In The Classroom” & Makes Program Available To All Schools Originally launched in August of last year as Bing for Schools, the new Bing in the […]
Microsoft’s Cortana Assistant Personalization Comes To Bing On The Web
One of the most interesting things about Microsoft’s new Cortana search assistant has just gone live for those early adopters of it: integration with Bing’s search results. Cortana Personalization Comes To Bing Those using Cortana will now find “personalized cards” that will appear at the bottom of the Bing home page: Personalized information cards will […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 26, 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: AdWords Flexible Conversion Counting Officially Lauched, Welcome “Converted Clicks” and “Conversions” Earlier this month, we covered Google’s news to select advertisers that it would be rolling out new options for tracking […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 21, 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: Will Link Building Soon Be A Thing Of The Past? The other day while working on a client proposal, I came to the section about link building and had to pause. […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 22, 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 Shopping Adds New Consumer Features Ahead Of The Holidays Google is continuing to tweak the Google Shopping experience ahead of the holidays. With its sights set on Amazon, this week, […]
Nexus 5 First Impressions: A Great, Search-Centric Smartphone
Google shipped out demo versions of the Nexus 5 late last week. People are still receiving them today. I got one on Friday and have been using it on WiFi ever since. (I haven’t tried it on a wireless network and can’t speak to the LTE experience.) The phone immediately sold out of its initial […]
Searching For The Voice Of Siri: Voiceover Actor Susan Bennett Says, “It’s Obviously Me”
A story on CNN.com claims that Atlanta voiceover professional Susan Bennett is the original voice of Siri, Apple’s iPhone voice application. According to the story, Bennett did voice work for the software company ScanSoft in 2005. CNN says ScanSoft was then purchased by Nuance Communications, a company that is credited with providing Apple the technology […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 18, 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: What Makes You A Best In Class SEO? Survey Says… Today, at Conductor’s annual client summit, #C3NY, Director of Research and Search Engine Land contributor Nathan Safran unveiled research from a […]
Apple Siri On Google Glass: “That Glass Is Half Empty”
The Verge noticed that if you ask Apple Siri about Google Glass, Siri will respond with some humorous responses. In short, if you activate Siri on your iOS device and say, “okay glass,” Apple Siri will respond in a witty way. Above are some of the responses in an animated GIF, but here they are […]