Google Takes Street View Images From The Tallest Building In The World At Dubai’s Burj Khalifa
Google Maps adds another first today with Street View images from Burj Khalifa, the Dubai skyscraper that sands at 828 meters (2,716 feet) tall, making it the tallest man-made structure in the world. According to Google not only is this their first-eve…
Google Celebrates 2013 Gay Pride Month With Rainbox Encased Search Box For LGBT Related Searches
For a number of years, Google has recognized Gay Pride Month by adding gay pride-inspired art to the Google search box on the results page of LGBT searches. This year, Google is marking Gay Pride Month 2013 with a 3D-styled rainbow encasing the search box: Google’s past support for Gay Pride…
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RSS No Longer Supported By Twitter Search
Seems like a week or two ago, Twitter has done away with their support for RSS.
Taylor Singletary from Twitter support said in a Twitter Help thread…
Screen Shots Of The New Google Webmaster Tools Structured Data Error Report
Google is now inviting webmasters to try out the new Webmaster Tools structured data error reports.
I signed up for the beta a few weeks ago and was invited yesterday to check out the reports. Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for you…
New Local Carousel
Google announced they rolled out their local carousel results on desktops in categories like hotels, dining & nightlife for US English search queries. The ranking factors driving local rank are aligned with the same ones that were driving the old 7…
Local Search Key Vendors, Best Practices & Steps to Success
The local search landscape continues to evolve quickly. New vendors and local optimization tactics are emerging almost daily. Here’s a recap of the state of local search, the key players, and how to chart your way forward in this complex area.
Preview Google’s New Structured Data Dashboard Beta
A couple weeks ago, we reported Google opened up invite requests to join a beta of the structure data dashboard. I signed up immediately and yesterday, I, along with other webmasters received my welcome email to take a look at the report. To sign up, you can do so at over here – I am […]
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Google Drops Another Search Operator: Tilde For Synonyms
Google has quietly dropped another search operator, the tilde (i.e. ~) search operator. Google Operating System blog noticed the lack of support for the tilde operator over the weekend. Reportedly, Dan Russell, a Search Research Scientist at Google, co…
How To Evaluate A Potential Website Acquisition
There are a number of things to take into consideration when buying a website. For purposes of this article, I don’t mean the usual business considerations such as price, terms, etc. Let’s dig into how you need to look at this from an SEO perspective. You can also use this thinking to…
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How to Build Your Search Marketing Agency for the Future
As more companies enter the digital age and look to generate demand for their products and services, the need for digital marketing services is growing exponentially. Here are seven things every agency should consider to ensure future success.
Google AdWords Inventory-Aware Campaigns Scares Some Advertisers
Google announced that the DoubleClick Search inventory management feature announced in August of last year is now integrated with Google AdWords – if you want.
Basically it integrates with your AdWords campaigns and your Merchant Center feed and build…
Google AdSense Requiring Publishers To Resubmit Tax Information
Last week, I logged into my AdSense account to see the Pong game and noticed my payments were on hold because I needed to resubmit my IRS tax information…
Is Bing Places for Business Better Than Google+ Local?
If you haven’t yet, check out Bing Places for Business to quickly claim, edit, and control your local listing while also making it pop and making it social. Is Bing Places for Business a better tool than Google+ Local?
Google Avoids Street View Fine in UK, Must Delete All Data
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served Google notice that it must delete any WiFi data it collected through its Street View operations within 35 days, but did not find enough evidence against Google to levy a fine.
Responsive Now! The Rise of Front-End Frameworks & Potential Pitfalls to Consider
A front-end framework is a great approach to rapidly deploying a responsive design website. If you decide to use a framework, ensure you have a plan in place. Here are five pitfalls to consider before pushing the framework approach.
Duck Duck Go’s Post-PRISM Growth Actually Proves No One Cares About “Private” Search
Look out, Google! Duck Duck Go is on the rise, posting a 50% traffic increase in just eight days. Is this proof people want a “private” search engine, in the wake of allegations the PRISM program allows the US government to read search data with unfettered access? Nope. Google has…
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 21, 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: Bing Experiments With Social Search By Adding New Bing Boards To Search Results Bing announced today that they are …
Animated Google Doodles Welcome First Day of Summer and Winter 2013
Whether you’re in the northern part of the earth’s hemisphere getting ready for swimsuit season or the southern part, where you’re cozying up with layers, today’s Google Doodle by guest artist Christoph Niemann has something for everyone.
Bing Experiments With Social Search By Adding New Bing Boards To Search Results
Bing announced today that they are adding a new social element to their search results with the introduction of Bing Boards. Currently being created by, “…a small group of food and lifestyle bloggers, experts and social influencers,” the Bing Boards are a collection of images,…
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Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: June 21, 2013
This week in search, we reported a possible small Google update. Google’s Matt Cutts was targeted in a black hat spam payday loan mockery. However…