Topic: The Wall Street Journal

SearchCap: Google Right To Be Forgotten, YouTube Searches & Google Doodle

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Give Yourself A Grade In AdWords Columnist Frederick Vallaeys shares his favorite tools and methods for evaluating your AdWords performance. Right-To-Be-Forgotten One Year Later: 70 Percent Of Requests Refused The most […]

SearchCap: Google Mobile Winners, Google Maps Hack & Disavowing

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Enterprise Paid Media Campaign Management Platforms: New Market Intelligence Report Do you need an paid media campaign management platform? Act Now: SMX Advanced Early Bird Rates Expire Saturday Search Engine Land’s […]

SearchCap: Google Mobile Update Rolling, Bing Detailed Answers & Google Action Cards

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 Cards For Android & Search Integration Google search now better communicates with your Android phone for taking notes, setting alarms, finding your phone and getting directions. Bing Providing Detailed […]

SearchCap: Google AdWords Bug, Algorithm Updates & SEO Visibility

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Advertisers Reporting Big Google AdWords Quality Score Declines Issue appears to be affecting accounts globally. Google has now announced a fix is rolling out. They Fooled Us All: Why Google May […]

Leaked 2012 FTC Document Called Google A Monopoly, Recommended Litigation

An “inadvertently disclosed” report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) labels Google a monopoly and appears to directly contradict the decision not to pursue legal action against the company. In early 2013 the FTC formally decided to close its antitrust investigation against Google demanding only modest changes in the company’s business practices. It turns out […]

Google, Wal-Mart Breakup Suggests Problems Ahead For Local Inventory Ads

Research shows that when they’re ready to buy, online shoppers want to know where they can get desired products in local stores. Internet influenced offline spending is many many times larger than e-commerce and results in trillions of dollars in offline transactions annually. However offline retail inventory data has been largely unavailable until very recently, causing consumers in most […]

SearchCap: SEO Fears, Google Security Flags & Doodles

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 They May Flag Broken Security Certificates In The Search Results Google may flag sites that have broken security certificates in the search results. They may also boost the ranking […]

SearchCap: Google Mobile Ranking, Search Data & AdWords Quiz

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 Algorithm Adds Mobile-Friendly Factors & App Indexing To Ranking Google’s mobile ranking algorithm will officially include mobile-friendly usability factors and app indexing. Making sure your site is mobile-friendly is […]

SearchCap: Judge Tosses Android “Default Search” Class Action Against Google, Hiring A Paid Search Agency & 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: Search Engine Land’s SMX West Is Next Week – Here’s How to Attend Search Engine Land’s SMX West conference kicks off next Tuesday. With over 60 educational sessions and keynotes, networking […]

SearchCap: Yahoo Directory, Google Lyrics & Santa On Christmas

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yes, Steve Scalise, There Was A Google In 2002 US House of Representatives majority whip says Google not being “available” in 2002 prevented vetting his speaking to group of white supremacists. […]

Google News Still Available In Spain Despite Closure Deadline

News outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and AP are reporting that Google News España has shut down. However it appears to still be up and available on the site. As Barry Schwartz points out, if you visit news.google.es you’re directed to the following help page. The page offers an explanation and apology: As […]

SearchCap: SEO Mistakes That Could Penalize Your Site, Bing Ads Offers Close Variants On Phrase Match & 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: SEO & SSL: A Conversation With Jon Henshaw Of Raven Tools Google says it will boost rankings for HTTPS sites, but, in an interview by contributor Clark Buckner, Henshaw recommends SEOs […]

SearchCap: Matt Cutts Extends Leave, Google Day Of Dead Doodle & Local Black Friday Tips

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 2 Creative Ways To Promote Vital But Infrequently-Searched-For Events With PPC No search volume? No problem! Columnist Pauline Jakober provides helpful tips for campaigns focused on low search volume, high conversion […]

SearchCap: AdWords Local Call Extensions, Google Change Of Address Tool & Local Ranking Factors

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 AdWords Debuts Local Forwarding Numbers For Call Extensions Advertisers using call forwarding numbers for their AdWords call extensions in the U.S. began receiving notices this week that local numbers are […]

SearchCap: Google Reports “Right To Be Forgotten” Totals, Should You Copy SEO Tactics? & 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: Google Nixed 4,143 Links To YouTube, Groups Under “RTBF” On the heels of our earlier discussion of search-index removal requests under the “Right to Be Forgotten” (RTBF) in Europe, stories came […]