What is the Knowledge Graph? How it affects SEO and visibility
Discover how Google's Knowledge Graph works, why it matters for SEO, and how to optimize your content and entities for enhanced search visibility and authority.
Topic: United States Navy
Brands unknowingly wasting ad dollars on Made for Advertising sites, claims report
An Adalytics study found that ads are being placed on MFA sites through programmatic and non-programmatic channels.
The growing force of women in tech
While they comprise half of the U.S. workforce, women still hold less than 20 percent of all tech jobs. By comparison, women will represent 23 percent of the incoming 116th Congress. Let’s let that sink in for a moment. Congress, by the numbers, is now more progressive and less of a “boys’ club” than the […]
336×280 – Large Rectangle
What is a 336×280? 336×280 ads are also known as large Rectangles (or LREC). As the name implies, it is essentially the big brother to a 300×250 (or Medium Rectangle) ad unit. An LREC is 336 pixels wide by 280 pixels tall. The 336×280 ad unit was delisted by the IAB in 2011, but has […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 9, 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 Matt Cutts: Link Spamming Google For A Specific Time Period? Then Mass Disavow Those Links. In a recent video released by Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, Matt answered […]
Grace Hopper Honored With Google Logo To Mark The Computer Scientist’s 107th Birthday
Not only a pioneer in the field of computer programming, Grace Hopper was the oldest active-duty commissioned officer in the US Navy at the time of her retirement. While serving in the Navy Reserves, Hopper was one of the original programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer and is credited with developing the first compiler […]
Google Maps Image Sparks International Debate In Iran
Some in Iran are calling for the removal of a Star of David that’s still sitting atop the Iran Air headquarters in Tehran, some 30+ years after Iran broke off relations with Israel. The image above shows the Star on the building’s roof in Google Maps; the same image is apparently visible in Google Earth, […]
Google Fixes Veterans Day Logo
Google’s special occasion logos are supposed to be lighthearted tributes to some person, event, or thing … but it’s not lighthearted when a Google logo upsets the very people it was supposed to honor. That’s what happened Tuesday, when Google first posted a Veterans Day logo showing hats representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, and […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 6, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Search Life Meets Real Life — Tell Me Your Thoughts!
I was thrilled when I got invited to speak at Chris Pirillo’s Gnomedex event happening in Seattle this August 21-23. Gnomedex is legendary to me, and to present at it — well, wow! Plus some nervousness, which I hope this post will help with. I’m looking for some thoughts on my topic of "Search Life […]
A Small Business Marketing Success Story: John Tuggle, Guitar Teacher
A small business can have millions of dollars in revenue and dozens of employees … or it can be a one-man-band, turning passion into a living. This month’s small business marketing success story is about the latter. Meet John W. Tuggle, a guitarist living in Athens, Georgia. John has been playing guitar for 17 years, […]
20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps
The introduction of satellite images into map search interfaces has excited both virtual sightseers and local app developers. Further innovations like Google’s Street View have caused consternation from privacy advocates while further pumping up the buzz about online mapping. In 2008, we can expect further innovations that stretch the envelope while dynamic map interfaces solidify […]
Search Engine Land Stats: 2007, In Review
As promised, now that a full calendar year has gone by, it’s time to look at some key stats about how Search Engine Land has grown in various ways over the year. Let’s dive in!
Search Year 2007: Search News, In Review
Each month, I compile Search Month — a recap of all the stories that have happened relating to search, categorized by topic. I thought it would be fun to take all the Search Months over the past year and produce this edition of Search Year 2007. It was far more work than I imagined, but […]
Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories Of 2007
Below are Search Engine Land’s 25 most popular stories, in terms of pageviews, during the 2007 calendar year.
The SEO Value Of Featured Pictures At Wikipedia
My last article about Wikipedia—An Untapped SEO Opportunity: Image Link Love From Wikipedia—prompted an Orwellian mantra: instead of “four legs good, two legs bad,” people have started saying “images good, text bad” and wondering why the difference. The short answer is the Wikimedia Foundation created a white hat opportunity for SEO to generate outgoing links […]
September 2007: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from September 2007:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Maps Causes US Navy To Change Its Swastika Building
You have to feel a bit sorry for the US Navy. They have a building in California that looks like a swastika from the air. But who looks at buildings from the air? Until Google Maps popularized easy access to aerial views, only the occasional bored air traveler. But thanks to Google Maps, the swastika […]
An Untapped SEO Opportunity: Image Link Love From Wikipedia
Suppose I told you about a way to create viral links on Wikipedia without raising objections from the site’s volunteers. Would I have your attention? The key is images.
SEO Tips & Tactics From A Wikipedia Insider
I am a Wikipedia administrator, and I specialize in complex investigations. When Jonathan Hochman suggested I write an article for Search Engine Land, he mentioned that this publication and its readers regard Wikipedia as a search engine. It probably comes as no surprise that my spine stiffens at that concept, but media professionals and Wikipedia […]