Ignore That Last Google Webmaster Tools Notification: Googlebot CAN Access Your Site
In the past twenty-four hours, it seems as if Google sent out a message to thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of site owners, that there is a problem with their site.
Typically, you never ever want to ignore a webmaster tools notification but in …
Top Google Website Optimization Resources
From Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, to Webmaster Tools, and who to follow at Google, here’s a great collection of website optimization tips, guides, resources, and tutorials you can get straight from Google.
Google’s Matt Cutts Says It Is Okay To Link Your Sites Together But In Moderation
In a recent Matt Cutts video, where the head of Google’s search spam team answered the question “Does linking my two sites together violate the quality guidelines?” The short answer is no but, there is always a but, if you link hundreds of unrelated sites together, then it would…
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How to Create a Mobile Content Strategy
Your content strategy must meet your users’ needs and your business goals. Use user behavior patterns as a guide to adjust your editorial calendar and provide content that matches reader interest by time of day, day of the week, and device.
Video Ad Views Hit All-Time High: 13 Billion
The latest data from the comScore Video Metrix service shows that 182.5 million Americans watched 39.3 billion online content videos in March 2013, while the number of video ad views reached an all-time high at 13.2 billion that month.
Here’s What Google’s Labeled Search Results Could Look Like in Europe
The European Commission is now seeking feedback on Google’s cosmetic search result changes that aim to settle a years-long antitrust investigation. The EC also revealed some images illustrating what Google’s results might soon look like.
Live @ SMX London: Ready, Aim, Fire… Then Retarget!
If that visitor from your search ad doesn’t convert, retargeting (also called remarketing) allows you to keep your message in front of potential customers as they visit other sites across the web, minutes, hours or even weeks after they’ve done that initial search. Retargeting attempts to…
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 25, 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: Enterprise SEO Tools 2013: A Buyer’s Guide Are you responsible for SEO in your large organization? Wondering about tools that can help automate and cut the time…
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Enterprise SEO Tools 2013: A Buyer’s Guide
Are you responsible for SEO in your large organization? Wondering about tools that can help automate and cut the time it takes to manage huge, distributed projects? Search Engine Land’s sister site, Digital Marketing Depot, regularly takes deep dives into areas we can’t always cover in depth while…
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Newly Launched Bing Offers Pulls Deals From Across The Web
Bing is appealing to fans of daily deal sites with the launch of Bing Offers, a one-stop shop for online deals and coupons. Boasting one of the largest collections of local deals on the web, Bing Offers pulls deals from various partner sites. Users can…
Webcast: Effective “Big Data” Management = Successful Online Marketing
Digital Marketing Depot Webcast May 14th 1:00EDT/10:PDT – When organized, search rankings, site visit and click-thru data can contribute to marketing success. During this webcast you’ll learn how data influences marketing strategy, how to create a data management plan, how to identify…
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Governments Across The Globe Are Making More Requests To Remove Content From Google Services
According to a new Transparency Report released today, Google received 4,096 government requests to remove 42,249 pieces of content during 2012. The purpose of Google’s Transparency Reports is to record the number of worldwide government requests to censor content on Google services, and…
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New Google Analytics Interactive Tool: Customer Journey to Online Purchase
The new Google Analytics Customer Journey to Online Purchase tool lets you interactively explore the typical online buying behavior of your site’s visitors and see how different marketing interactions affect your sales and conversions.
Google’s New European “Antitrust” Search Results: Here’s What They’ll Look Like
I’ve found documents associated with the Google-EU settlement proposal that offer mock-ups of how the new, regulated SERPs will look. It’s very interesting and greatly clarifies the settlement terms and how they will be implemented practically. These mockups look quite different (and…
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Bing Relaunches Places For Business
Bing announced they have relaunched the Bing Business Portal under a new name, “Bing Places For Business.” The change doesn’t currently do much with your listings, outside of move the location of where you manage your business Bing Maps listing to bing.com/places. It also removes…
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Google Analytics Releases “Customer Journey To Online Purchase” Report
Google is introducing “The Customer Journey to Online Purchase” analytics report today, a new benchmarking tool that provides insight into the various elements impacting a single campaign. You can learn more about it in a short write-up at our sister site, Marketing Land: New Google…
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Google Doodle Spotlights Ella Fitzgerald
The “Queen of Jazz” is in the spotlight today on Google’s homepage. A colorful Google Doodle pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, who was born on this date 96 years ago. The American jazz vocalist won 13 Grammy awards and sold 40 million albums.
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 23, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Google Has Manually Penalized Mozilla
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Google Has Manually Penalized Mozilla
Mozilla.org, the non-profit organization behind Firefox, Thunderbird and tons of developer oriented tools, was penalized by Google.
Christopher More, Mozilla’s Web Production Manager, posted the details of the penalty in the Google Webmaster Help foru…
Twitter AP Account Whitehouse Hack Leads To Two-Factor Security
I am sure you all know that at around noon yesterday, the Associated Press had their Twitter account hacked by Syrian hackers. The hack was easy but significant…