Google: Don’t Worry Too Much About Page Speed
I see so many SEOs always cite the page speed of a site when it comes to why a site may not rank that well. Truth is, from what I understand, the only way page speed impacts a site’s rankings in Google is if the site is unbearably slow…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google PageRank, Penguin, Link Spam & Map Ads
This week in search, I covered how Google totally killed off the Toolbar PageRank feed. I also covered that Gary Illyes said the next Penguin update may…
Improve internal linking for SEO: Calculate Internal PageRank
Columnist Paul Shapiro shares his method for determining what pages on your site might be seen as authoritative by search engines, based on a metric he calls “Internal PageRank.”
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Psst, Google: Here’s what PPC marketers hope to see in the new AdWords UI
With Google announcing a new AdWords user interface is in the works, Search Engine Land asked paid search marketers for their wish lists.
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Why “near me” is critically important for multi-location businesses
As searchers become increasingly mobile, hyper-local searches are on the rise. Columnist Jason Decker believes that multi-location businesses stand to benefit the most.
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Search in Pics: The Queen Pegman, Google Austin bike & expense bag
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Austin version of the Google bike: Source: Google+ Queen Elizabeth II Google…
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Five of the most interesting SEM news stories of the week
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond.
Earth Day Google doodles highlight planet’s 5 major biomes
Created by doodler Sophia Diao, the series includes illustrations of the tundra, forest, grasslands, desert & coral reefs.
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The dangers of ‘Googlizing’ your site
By optimizing your website for Google, you could be sabotaging your site for Baidu in China and Yandex in Russia and Eastern … read more
Google’s Purple Rain Doodle For Prince Music
If you visit Google’s home page on Google.com USA, you will see a purple Google logo that is raining. It is to honor Prince who unexpectedly passed away today at the age of 57.
IAB: desktop and mobile paid search bring in roughly half of 2015 digital ad revenue
Combined value of US search market last year was $29.2 billion; mobile search was worth nearly $9 billion.
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Google Honors Prince With Special Purple Rain Logo
Music legend receives logo within hours of news of his death.
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SearchCap: Google TV, AdWords annual livestream & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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Better in-store attribution is here
Closing the online-offline attribution app is difficult, but strides have been made in recent years. Columnist Mona Elesseily discusses some of Google’s innovations in this area and how they might be expanded in the future.
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Google’s annual livestream of AdWords and Analytics news to be held May 24
New research and product announcements will again largely revolve around mobile.
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Google News Now AMP Ready
The Google News blog announced Google News is now amplified, meaning…
Google To AdWords Advertisers: Google Maps Is Now Part Of Core Search
Google sent an email to many of their AdWords advertisers yesterday telling them changes are coming to their search ads on Google Maps. We saw some of those changes yesterday with ads in the local finder results. But more changes are coming…
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Google Analytics iOS App Gets New Look, Better Sharing, Customized Reports & More
The Google Analytics app has been updated for iOS to version 3.0, and 3.0 comes with many changes. The new version has a brand new look and feel, making it easier to find more data…
Google TV Search Adds Search By Show To Find Channels Or App
Google announced they are adding to their TV search capabilities by adding which channels and apps are live broadcasting/streaming a specific show…
Top 9 reasons Google suspends local listings
Has your business listing in Google been suspended? Not sure what happened? Columnist Joy Hawkins discusses the likely causes and how to address them.
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