Google: Disavow Bad Links Early & Move On
It is now two years since Google launched their link disavow tool and the questions about it do not stop…
Google: Spam Is A Hard Problem For User Generated Content Platforms
Google’s John Mueller admitted on Twitter that for user generated content (UGC) sites, spam is a hard issue and problem.
John wrote…
Native Advertising for Small Business: The Missing Link?
A cohesive, successful search marketing campaign is contingent on its content marketing strategy. Content is still king, after all, and its reign doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon.
SearchCap: Google Not Mobile Icons, Bing & Google Election Search & Amazon Google’s Competitor
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’s Eric Schmidt In Berlin: “Really, Our Biggest Search Competitor Is Amazon” The attitudes of European policy makers toward Google seem to…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 13, 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:
Google Panda 4…
Google’s Eric Schmidt In Berlin: “Really, Our Biggest Search Competitor Is Amazon”
The attitudes of European policy makers toward Google seem to have hardened of late. On various regulatory fronts, Google faces vocal critics and well-organized opposition. Google’s Eric Schmidt gave a speech earlier today in Berlin seeking to change some of those hardened hearts and minds….
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Mobile, the Ultimate Shopping Assistant, Says Google
The holiday shopping season has already begun. Who needs an in-store sales assistant when you can have your mobile?!
Influencer Marketing & Authorship for SEO Now – October 21 Webcast
Digital Marketing Depot presents “Influencer Marketing & Authorship for SEO Now” on Tuesday October 21 at 1 PM EDT. Developing relationships with what the search engines call “topical authorities” and becoming one yourself is one of the cornerstones of SEO Now. In this…
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Bing & Google Offering New Search Tools For 2014 Election Season
With the November 4th elections looming ever so near, both Bing and Google have launched search tools to help voters stay informed. From news and analysis, to predictions and voter registration information, each site is doing their part to help voters …
Google Testing “Not Mobile-Friendly” Icons
The tech giant is testing the new icons in its mobile search results.
Right to Be Forgotten: Google Refreshes Stats
Last week, Google updated its Transparency Report to reflect updated data on the requests and actions taken.
New Google Feature Would Offer Video Chats With Doctors
According to a report from Engadget.com, Google is trying out a new way to help users diagnose whatever ailments they may be suffering, or, at least, searching. When searching for illness-related symptoms, users would see a “Talk with a doctor now” link within the Google search card….
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Be Ready for 2015! Attend SMX Social Media Marketing – Early Bird Rates Expire Friday
In less than 90 days, 2015 budgeting will be complete, Black Friday will be a distant memory, and new marketing objectives will be the measure of your success. Be ready! Hone your paid, earned, and owned social media marketing skills at SMX Social Medi…
Google Displaying Not Mobile Friendly Icons In Search Results
Earlier this month, we reported Google began testing mobile friendly icons in the mobile search results, again. They did this back in August as well. But now…
Google AdSense Swipe Feature & New Mobile Friendly Format
Google announced a new format for AdSense text ad units, something we reported Google was testing a month and a half ago with paginated AdSense ads.
Google says the new format is “easier for your users to read…
New Google My Business Data Discrepancies
Jade Wang from the Google Maps My Business team announced in the Google Business Help forum that they have a new way of showing data update discrepancies between what the owner (you) submitted versus what other sources have said about your business rec…
Google AdWords Change History Reporting Improvements
Google announced on Google+ that they made two larger changes to the change history features within the AdWords console.
(1) There are now change history columns in the reporting interface, so you can see details about your account changes…
Google Panda 4.1 Weekend Refresh?
A couple weeks ago, Google pushed out a large update to the Google Panda Algorithm, version Panda 4.1.
A weekend later, we saw major traffic shifts in Google, which Google said was likely Panda 4.1 still in the process of rolling out 1.5 weeks later.
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Simple Math To Show Potential Clients Why Local SEO Is Important
Local businesses sometimes have trouble understanding how they’d benefit from SEO. Columnist Greg Gifford shows how you can boil it down to the basics.
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Google Non-Mobile Friendly Icon Being Testing In Mobile Search Results
Google is testing a new icon in the mobile search results that symbolize when a search result links to a page that is not mobile friendly. The icon is a mobile smartphone with a slash through the phone. Here is a picture from @malcolmcoles: This is com…