SearchCap: AdWords AMP landing pages, Google & Apple tracking & SEO mistakes
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on and from other places across the web.
Topic: Web browser
Google responds to Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention with AdWords tracking update
A new Google Analytics cookie is designed to keep ad tracking from Safari intact for AdWords campaigns.
Will iOS 11 help solve Google’s AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) URL problems?
Tests using Safari on iOS 11 beta 7 show URLs are converted back to original when saving or sharing to apps via Share Sheet.
Google’s Chrome will add new ‘Not secure’ warnings later this year
Have a search box or form on your website that runs over HTTP? You might want to switch your pages over to HTTPS by October.
Google makes it easier to see and share publishers’ real URLs from AMP pages
New anchor button enables copy-and-paste of URLs directly to publisher sites.
Google testing new look for local inventory ads in place of local pack
The test is another effort to monetize local queries on mobile.
Google confirms rolling out the mobile intrusive interstitials penalty yesterday
Google said the mobile intrusive interstitial penalty went live yesterday, but webmasters have not claimed any issues yet.
The death of mobile pop-ups and what you can do instead
Over the past couple of years, Google has shown a strong focus on user experience on mobile devices. They have developed their algorithms to address customer experience and usability and to encourage organizations to meet certain standards. For instance, Mobilegeddon looked not only at the responsiveness of a mobile site, but how truly mobile-friendly a […]
Apple now has public place pages — but what exactly are they for?
Apple places URLs appear to be for the purpose of sharing with non-Apple users.
Google warns it will crack down on “intrusive interstitials” in January
Google will reinforce its emphasis on the mobile search experience with a new penalty affecting "intrusive interstitials" on mobile web pages.
SearchCap: Google AdWords notification, Bing & Google national convention results & 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 reports more than 40K government requests for user data during 2nd half of 2015Jul 19, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Google says it is proud its transparency reports have helped “shed […]
Search for Okay Google commands available in Google Search App
Kristijan Ristovski put together a list of 150 commands you can use with Google voice search at ok-google.io.
Microsoft blocks Google Chrome & other browsers from Cortana in latest Windows 10 release
Microsoft says blocking third-party browsers & search providers improves user experience and is in keeping with how competitors act with their own digital assistants.
Report: Google is testing trending topics in auto-complete search results
A new Google experiment was captured by Mashable's Samantha Murphy Kelly showing Google showing trending searches in their auto-complete.
Google now blocks searchers from sites with deceptive download buttons
Google is now serving a big red warning to searchers before they go to websites with deceptive download buttons.
Google images can now be saved on desktop & accessed via a mobile device
After launching the image-saving feature on mobile last November, Google now lets logged-in users save images on desktop.
Court Documents Show Google Paid Apple $1 Billion For Safari Default Placement
In 2013, Morgan Stanley and Macquarie Capital estimated that Google was paying Apple around $1 billion annually for the privilege of being the Safari default search engine. Turns out they were right. According to a Bloomberg report citing court documents and testimony in Oracle’s copyright suit against Google, “Apple received $1 billion from its rival in […]
Ad Blocking: Where Do We Go From Here? A PPC Agency View
The recent debate around ad blocking, sparked by the release of Apple's iOS 9, shows the need for a renewed focus on the mobile user experience with ads. Columnist and agency owner Pauline Jakober weighs in.
Google Search Adds Support For App Indexing In Safari On iOS 9
By the end of October, searching on Google in Safari on iOS 9 will provide deep links into apps, when appropriate and where publishers have taken action.
DuckDuckGo Is The Default Search Engine In New Adblock Browser
In addition to being the default Adblock browser, the privacy search engine says it will sign the "Acceptable Ads Manifesto."
Microsoft Makes It Harder To Break Up With Bing In Windows 10, Critics Cry Foul
Windows 10 (so far) is a hit for Microsoft. It has been well reviewed, it’s free, and it already has millions of downloads. It also makes IE successor Edge the browser default and makes it harder to switch away from Bing as your default search engine. There are roughly 1.5 billion Windows PC users around […]
Yahoo’s New Mobile Browser Search Results Are Better Than Its App
More visuals, richer content and quicker access to do things highlight Yahoo's upgrade to its mobile browser search results page.
Report: 75 Percent Of Google’s Mobile Search Revenue Comes From Apple Devices
If true Google will likely fight to maintain search relationship with Apple.
Google To Sunset Their Old Version Of Google Maps
The original version of Google Maps is being shut down soon and a new "lite mode" of Google Maps will replace it.
Prediction: Apple Will Not Renew Google As Safari Default Search Engine
I’m going to predict that Apple and Google will not renew their Safari default search deal in the U.S. Both parties now have reasons not to renew. We don’t know precisely when their deal is up, but we know it’s this year. Previously, The Information reported that Microsoft and Yahoo are independently competing for the Safari business and that Apple’s Eddie Cue is […]
SearchCap: Google Back With Twitter, Apple & Google Deal To Expire & Google App Indexing Stats
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: As Apple-Google Deal Expires, Who Will Win The Safari Default Search Business? Will it be Bing, Yahoo or Apple itself that supplies Safari’s search engine? The Future Of Search Is Productivity […]
As Apple-Google Deal Expires, Who Will Win The Safari Default Search Business?
Will it be Bing, Yahoo or Apple itself that supplies Safari's search engine?
Google Suggesting Firefox Users Change Their Search Engine & Home Page
Yahoo won the deal to be the default search engine in Firefox in November; now after losing some search share, Google's fighting back.
Report: Yahoo Search Losing Firefox Users Who “Switchback” To Google
Relying on recently released StatCounter data we previously reported Yahoo search gains in the wake of the Firefox “default search” deal announced earlier this year. However a subsequent analysis by RKG’s Mark Ballard argues that many Firefox 34 users are switching back to Google as their default search engine. Ballard looked at paid clicks from […]
Report: Yahoo Search Share Up After Firefox Deal, Google Down
According to new data from StatCounter, Yahoo has seen a nearly 2 point search market share gain in the US in the past month. Attributing it to the recent Yahoo-Firefox default search deal, StatCounter reported that Yahoo had a share of 10.4 percent vs. 8.6 percent a year ago. Google had a December share of […]
Google Testing Image Thumbnails In Mobile Search Results?
Google is testing a new mobile search interface that shows image thumbnails in the search snippets results.
SearchCap: Google & Apple Safari Partnership, Yahoo Test Ads & Google International Targeting Report
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 Predictions for Mobile Marketing and Call Tracking in 2015 – December 9 Webcast Mobile search exploded in 2014, and next year it is promising to be even bigger. So what’’s […]
Report: Google-Apple Safari Search Deal Expiring, Yahoo & Bing Want In
According to The Information Google’s default Safari search deal with Apple is up in 2015. Microsoft and Yahoo are reportedly separately competing for the Safari business across devices. The Information says that both companies are pitching to Apple’s Eddie Cue and that his decision will be based “on the quality of the product as much as the potential […]
Free Ride? In Europe, Google Will Remain Firefox Search Default Despite No Deal
How much does it cost to be Mozilla’s Firefox search provider in Europe? Perhaps nothing — because Google will continue to be the provider there despite not having any formal deal with Mozilla, come this December. Yesterday, it was big news that Mozilla announced new deals making Yahoo the default search provider for Firefox in the US, Yandex […]
Yahoo’s “Clean” Search Design For Firefox & Yahoo Users Looks Even More Like Google
In the Yahoo blog post announcing the company’s new default search deal with Firefox there’s a small GIF preview of what the new “clean” Yahoo search results will look like. Below are some of the screens from the post: On first blush I thought these were a departure from current Yahoo results but they actually look quite similar […]
Yahoo Replaces Google As Default Search Provider in Firefox
Yahoo and Mozilla just announced a “strategic five-year partnership that makes Yahoo the default search experience for Firefox in the United States on mobile and desktop.” The companies said they will explore other potential “future product integrations and distribution opportunities to other markets.” Yahoo is thus going to displace Google the current Firefox search provider. […]
Bing Ads Adds Competitive “Auction Insights” To Web UI
Bing Ads advertisers will now find competitive auction data in the web interface. First launched earlier this year in Bing Ads Intelligence, Auction Insights is available from the Campaigns page on the web. Auction insights are available at the campaign, ad group and keyword level. There are minimum data thresholds for insights to be available. […]
DuckDuckGo Added To Firefox As Part Of Enhanced Privacy Options
Firefox is celebrating its 10th anniversary. A new version of the browser includes two new privacy features. The first is the availability of DuckDuckGo as a new pre-installed search engine choice. The second is a “forget” feature that allows users to delete recent history. Forget enables users to easily erase the “last 5 minutes, or […]
Google Continues Testing Mobile Friendly Notices In Search Results, This Time With Text Version
Two weeks ago, Google began testing mobile-friendly icons in the mobile search results, next to sites that were mobile-friendly. Maybe giving a carrot to sites that adopted good mobile-friendly web site practices? Yesterday, Google tried the opposite approach by testing non mobile-friendly icons in the mobile search results, next to sites that were supposedly not […]
Bing Rolls Out New Updates For Its iPhone App
Bing has released new updates for its iPhone app, adding a Bing Translator button, as well as including Bing’s image of the day and trending stories to the Today screen. [blockquote cite=”Bing Search Blog”]With this release, we were able to take advantage of the extensibility possible in iOS8 making it easier to extend the reach […]