Verizon Wireless to Enable Opt-Out of Mobile “Supercookies”
The wireless service will allow users to completely opt out of being targeted with the unique mobile identifiers called “supercookies.”
Google News RSS Feed Bug Still Actively Being Fixed
Back in December, we reported on complaints that the Google News custom RSS feeds were not working. Google said back then it “will be resolved shortly,” but it was not and still is not…
Google Tests Bolder AdWords To Organic Results Line Break
Tony Edwards spotted a small and subtle test by Google and posted it on Twitter. Google is testing placing a bolder/darker line break line between the ads and the organic results in the search results…
Does Your Mobile Site Pass The Google Redirect Test?
Obviously, mobile is important and it is just as important to configure it properly so that GoogleBot and search engines understand what is mobile and what is not…
80% Of Those Solicited Wanted Negative SEO Services
We’ve covered negative SEO a lot here, the practice of harming your competitors in the search results so that you can go up in the rankings because they go down in the rankings…
Survey’s In: Small Businesses Still Want $500 SEO
Small SEO budgets are a big challenge — especially when the clients have no idea that their grand expectations don’t match their tiny budgets.
Snapchat Discover Signals Future SEO Changes
Will Snapchat’s new content partnership alienate search engines, and bring big SEO headaches for content publishers down the road?
10 Growth Hacks to Drive New Search Traffic From Your Content
Here are 10 top tactics for 2015 to help you build a successful case for expanding content creation and distribution budgets.
Super Bowl Recap: Budweiser Scores Big on YouTube, Tom Brady Dominates Google Search
Google’s newest Super Bowl stats reveal that Budweiser is the winner on YouTube, and MVP Tom Brady is the most searched quarterback.
10 Common Mistakes To Avoid On Local Websites
Avoid the pitfalls that trip up many local business owners with these tips from columnist Greg Gifford.
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Google’s John Mueller: My Friend’s Web Site Has No Links & Ranks In Google Well
In a Google+ webmaster hangout from a couple weeks ago, Google’s John Mueller was at the GooglePlex and had a hangout with two of his colleagues.
Josh asked at 26 minutes and 3 seconds in, why does Google use links for ranking at the level they do…..
Third-Party Apps In Google Now Cards
Google announced you can now see third-party apps in your Google Now cards on Android. This only works on Android with about 30 or so third-party apps…
Google.co.uk Chrome Users Sent To Google.com?
Last week I saw a story about Google redirecting UK Chrome users on their searches to Google.com versus Google.co.uk. I asked Google about it and they basically redirected me to the report IP problems form…
Firefox Deal Continues To Boost Yahoo As US Search Share Grows Again In January
Switchbacks to Google aren’t happening says metrics firm, which recorded new gains for Yahoo.
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Google’s Matt Cutts on SEO: A Retrospective (2011-2014)
Panda. Google vs. Bing. Penguin. Guest blogging. The years of 2011 to 2014 were nothing short of tumultuous for the search industry. And as the voice and face of Google, Matt Cutts felt the wrath of angry webmasters and marketers…
Dealing With That Key Exec Who Thinks All SEO Is Spam
You may have a killer SEO strategy mapped out for this year, but that won’t matter if someone in the C-suite thinks you’re just a spammer. Columnist Eric Enge advises how to navigate this tricky situation.
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How to Create Compelling Content for SEO Success and Sales
Focus on creating content that can help increase leads at the same time as it earns links, paving the way for future success.
SearchCap: Bing’s Awesome “Super Bowl” Search Results, Splunk For SEO & Google Analytics New Word Count Query
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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