Bing Asking Users To Break Their Google Habit In Latest Bing It On Challenge
Bing announced today a new version of their Bing It On Challenge, an online campaign launched last September that offers users a side-by-side comparison of Bing and Google search results. In the latest Bing It On Challenge, Bing asks users to perform f…
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 6, 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 Ignites Controversy By Using “Palestine” On Homepage Google has been at the center of heated geo-political controversy before, usually around disputed…
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Watch Out For Google Rich Snippet Hacking
There are two reports in the Google Webmaster Help of webmasters noticing that the schema aka rich snippet details show third-party data and links in the rich snippet testing tool…
May 30th, Google AdWords Spreadsheet Edit Shutting Down
Google announced they are sunsetting, removing the option for AdWords advertisers to modify their campaigns through the spreadsheet edit option.
The spreadsheet edit option is going away May 30, 2013…
Google AdSense Changes Reports To Remove Invalid Clicks & Impressions
Google announced on the AdSense blog that effective now, Google is removing not just the earnings associated with invalid clicks but also the clicks and impressions associated with those invalid clicks.
Google: Our Business Places Analytics Is A Bit Fickle
It should be of no surprise to our reader or anyone who has a business listing on Google Maps/Places/Local that the Google Places Dashboard has issues and bugs.
It is one of the most consistent complaints from business owners who interact with Googl…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 3, 2013
This week I reported on a scary possible Google Rich Snippet hacking issue, I hope it is just a display bug. Bing Webmaster Tools added a malware…
Structure Your Google AdWords Account For Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a week from Sunday and most children probably still have not bought their mother’s a gift.
So that means you still have time to create your campaigns to target searchers looking to buy your goods and services on AdWords…
Google Maps Images: Can I Use Them?
One of the more common topics I see come up is the question of, can I use images from Google Maps or Google Earth on my web site, on a t-shirt, in the news paper…
Google’s Cutts Say Search Flux Not Meant To Trick SEOs?
Several months ago we covered discussion around a patent document filed by Google named ranking documents…
Google: Don’t Hide URLs In Search Results. We Don’t Like It.
@tecnonetblog, a man who spots probably 2 – 5 Google experiments per week, noticed a new one where Google is not displaying the search results URL in the search results interface…
Exact Match Domainers: Are You Switching Or Improving?
Several months ago, Google launched the Google EMD Update that went after “low-quality exact-match domains in search results,” according to Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts.
Since then…
May 2013 Google Webmaster Report
It has been a pretty busy month over at Google, not much in terms of “official” updates but a lot of discussion about changes on both the algorithm side and user interface side. Plus, we learned a lot from Google comments…
Is Google Places Search Permanently Closed?
Google has removed the link to Places search. The link, which had been located in Google’s “More” drop-down menu option, is no longer there, meaning local businesses can only be found via search (paid or organic), Google+ Local, or Google Maps.
Google Ignites Controversy By Using “Palestine” On Homepage
Google has been at the center of heated geo-political controversy before, usually around disputed place names or borders on maps. A new controversy, however, has arisen about one of Google’s international homepages: Google.ps. That’s the page previously dedicated to the…
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Local Search via Non-PC Devices Quadrupled in 2012 [Study]
Of the smartphone users studied, 60 percent used apps to access local information in 2012. Tablets are also becoming a technology to watch in mobile marketing, with tablet ownership crossing 40 million in just two years.
More Proof Google Counts Press Release Links, Using Matt Cutts’s Own Blog
About six months ago, Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, made a comment in a Google forum thread that links within press releases won’t “benefit your rankings.” Since then, we showed one case where Google not only discovers the links within typical press releases but…
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22 Facebook PR Secrets Every Community Manager Should Know
How can a brand rank in authenticity and pull some publicity out of its Facebook Page? With the right mix of art and science. Check out the latest top shelf insights, data, and tips designed for fashion forward thinking Facebook community managers.
93% Of Local SEOs Expect To Grow Their Business In 2013
Last week, we published the findings of the BrightLocal Local SEO Industry Survey 2013. The objective of this survey is to gain greater understanding about the health and nature of the local SEO Industry. Through this survey, we aim to find out what life is like “on the ground” for…
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Targeting: AdWords Vs. Google Display Network Vs. Programmatic Display
Search engine marketing’s meteoric rise over the last decade is due, in large part, to the superiority of query-level targeting as compared to other online advertising channels. The targeting edge that SEM once held, however, may be slipping. Indeed, for many advertisers and many verticals, SEM may…
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