Google AdWords Local Forwarding Numbers
Google announced on Google+ that call extensions now support local forwarding numbers, so you can show searchers local numbers to them, which may increase the chances they will call your local business…
German Publisher Axel Springer: Loss Of Snippets Caused 80 Percent Traffic Drop
Axel Springer, Germany’s largest publisher and the owner of Europe’s largest newspaper, has said it wants back in to snippets. According to Reuters the German publishing giant revealed that traffic to its four largest online properties from Google search results “had fallen by 40…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 5, 2014
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:
Is Google Penguin 3…
SearchCap: Google Maps Redesign, US Election Searching & AdWords Reports
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 Redesigns Maps, Adds OpenTable Reservations, Uber Estimates Google continues to evolve its Maps for mobile. …
Google Redesigns Maps, Adds OpenTable Reservations, Uber Estimates
Google continues to evolve its Maps for mobile. It has gone well beyond the rudimentary local search and navigation product it once was and become an increasingly sophisticated local discovery tool with and array of content types and improved functionality. Now Google has made Maps more…
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Google: We Acted Quickly On RTBF Requests To Avoid Litigation
Although there was little guidance on how to handle “Right To Be Forgotten” (RTBF) requests, Google’s PR Chief in Europe says the company acted quickly to process those requests and remove some URLs out of a fear of being sued. Peter Barron, the head of Google’s European…
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U.S. 2014 Elections: Google & Bing Both Deliver Quick Answers For Election Results With An Interactive Map
As promised, Google and Bing are both offering quick answers for election-related queries. Searching “election results” on Google provides a quick answer box with a color-coded map of the U.S. to show which states went red and which went blue. Users have the option to click on House,…
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Walmart Brings Product Search To The In-Store Experience
Walmart has updated its Android app (and soon iOS app) to offer an improved in-store experience with search at the center. The new Walmart “Search My Store” feature offers a view into the future of in-store app usage. The combination of real-time online inventory and indoor location is…
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New AdWords Shopping Campaigns Report For Google Analytics Rolling Out
Today, Google announced that a new Shopping Campaigns report will start appearing in the AdWords section of Google Analytics. The report is rolling out globally over the next few weeks. The news comes along with the full release of Enhanced Ecommerce f…
SEO in a World With a Code of Ethics and Without Search Engine Figureheads
In one 30-day period, we had a bit of a shakeup with three pieces of news that have the potential to change our industry: SEMPO called for an SEO Code of Ethics, Microsoft laid off Duane Forrester, and Matt Cutts extended his leave from Google.
37 Awesome Tools To Get The Most From Your SEO Campaigns
Columnist Matthew Barby shares his favorite tools for a wide variety of online marketing tasks.
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Publishers Can Earn 5 Cents Per Answer Through Google Consumer Surveys
Google announced on Google+ a way publishers can earn money through embedding Google Consumer Surveys on their web sites. They will earn 5 cents per answer submitted via Google Consumer Surveys…
Google Automated Action Viewer Is On The Horizon For Webmaster Tools
Since Google gave us the manual action viewer within Webmaster Tools, a tool to see what manual penalties you have on your site…
Beware Of Google Webmaster Tools Hacking
You never ever want a disgruntled employee, customer or competitor or really anyone who should not have access to your Webmaster Tools account to gain access to your Webmaster Tools account…
Google: Panda Victims Don’t Necessarily Need To Delete Old Blog Posts
With Panda 4.1 rolled out over the past month or so, more people have more Panda questions.
Typically…
Is Google Penguin 3.0 Still Slow Running?
For months, Google has been promising us a solution for them to run Penguin faster so webmasters and SEOs would not have to wait over a year for another refresh.
I, like many of you, were under the impression that the next release would be that soluti…
Are Scholarship Links Considered Unnatural by Google?
A lot of websites are creating scholarships so that they can ask colleges and universities to link to them. Should these links be considered unnatural?
5 AdWords Optimization Checkpoints You May Be Missing
It’s always good to revisit an account and check in on important components such as budgets, settings, and goals. Here are a few AdWords optimization checkpoints you should revisit.
SearchCap: BingBot Mobile, Google Penguin Rolling & AdWords Changes
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Link Building with Content: The Experienced Route to SEO – November 11 Webcast Successful SEO is not “content marketing –vs– link…
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Link Building with Content: The Experienced Route to SEO – November 11 Webcast
Successful SEO is not “content marketing –vs– link building”. It’s content marketing with link building. Quality content attracts links, shares and of course traffic. As long as links and content are actually helpful to the intended audience, they will positively affect…
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