Baidu Hit With Lawsuit Over Gay Conversion Search Results
China’s largest search engine is reportedly facing a lawsuit after it displayed results for a clinic falsely claiming it could make gay men straight.
Google Creates Shopping Campaigns “Upgrade Tool” for AdWords Advertisers
After announcing AdWords would retire its Product Listing Ads product in August in favor of Shopping campaigns, Google is trying to motivate advertisers to switch.
As PLAs Come To An End, AdWords Rolls Out New Shopping Campaigns Upgrade Tool
With Product Listing Ad campaigns coming to an end this month, Adwords has launched a new tool to help users upgrade their PLA campaigns to Shopping campaigns in what it claims is just a, “…matter of clicks.” According to the announcement: Google offered the following screen shot…
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Google Webmaster Tools Notifications For Faulty Mobile Redirects
In June, Google began showing a notice of faulty redirects within the Google search results page that told the searchers that if they click on that search results from their smartphone, it may take them to the site’s home page instead of the page they …
The Future Of Content & SEO: How To Stay On Top
Do you ever look back on SEO and long for the simpler days? SEO has always been content-driven, but the meaning of optimized content has changed drastically over the years. Previously, we usually viewed content as a separate thing from SEO; the two existed in separate silos, only to come together…
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Google Webmaster Tools Notifications For Faulty Redirects & New Color-Coded Fetch As Google
Google Webmaster Tools has added two new features today, one for notifying webmasters of faulty redirects and the second to show color-coded- HTML syntax within the fetch as Google feature. Stop Redirecting Smartphone Users To Your Home Page Notificati…
DuckDuckGo Revamps Settings Page Design
DuckDuckGo, the privacy search engine, has announced on Twitter that they have launched a new version of the DuckDuckGo settings page. Gabriel Weinberg, the founder of DuckDuckGo, told us they “revamped the look & feel of the settings page to match the entire site.” The new look…
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Google Fetch As Google Adds Colored Syntax
Google has now added colored syntax to their fetch as Googlebot tool within Google Webmaster Tools.
If you try it out by going to Google Webmaster Tools and then fetch a URL on your site, Google’s results will now show you the HTML code in colored syn…
New Google AdWords Local Format Test
@dr_pete spotted a new Google user interface test for local maps ads within the Google search results.
The ads show up in what looks like an organic local map box…
A New SEO Business: Selling SSL/HTTPS Links
As you remember, Google launched a new algorithm for HTTPS ranking where they give you a tiny boost in the rankings for going HTTPS/SSL with your site.
Google HTTPS: Run On A Per URL Basis In Real Time & Not Part Of Panda
As we learn more about the Google HTTPS algorithm I want to keep you posted.
Three new tidbits came out on the topic through yesterday’s Google webmaster hangout with Google’s John Mueller on Google+…
Just What Is UX Design Thinking?
Design thinking, and more specifically UX design thinking, is a pervasive perspective, whereby I constantly critique the world for design flaws that promote incorrect behaviors. Conversely, UCD is just a methodology for creating usable designs.
SearchCap: Google Weekend Update, Rogue Google Ads Settlement & Our New Site
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Indian Govt. Rages At Google Maps Outing Of Secret Bases In 2013, Google imitated a “mapathon” project in India, offering prizes to encourage people…
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Google Tests “Listen Now” Ads for Music Searches
The ads appear in the Knowledge Graph for services like Google Play, Rhapsody, and Spotify. They are part of an effort that also includes “Watch Now” ads for movies and TV.
Indian Govt. Rages At Google Maps Outing Of Secret Bases
In 2013 Google imitated a “mapathon” project in India, offering prizes to encourage people to help fill in gaps and improve Google Maps in the country. At the time, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asked the company not to collect “classified data,” such…
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Bing Makes Technical Searches Easier
Bing says it has streamlined technical searches, including easier API and code search reference queries, as well as simpler access to information about software and Microsoft products.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2014 Stars In Its Very Own Google Logo
Last night’s Perseid Meteor Shower won a spotlight on a number of Google’s international homepages, but has yet to make it to Google’s U.S. site. Designed by Google Doodler Sophie Diao, the animated logo is an illustrated time lapse of the meteor shower set to music by Niko Leiva….
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Chinese Man Sues Baidu Over “Gay Conversion” Ad In SERP
A gay Chinese man sued search engine Baidu in Bejing for allowing an undisclosed ad for an allegedly unlicensed psychological counseling center to appear at the top of search results. He underwent “gay conversion” therapy and was traumatized by the experience. Without the benefit of…
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Google: No Comment On Possible Google Algorithm Update Over The Weekend
On Friday, August 8th, there appears to have been a Google algorithm update that Google said they will not comment on. It may likely be a monthly Google Panda refresh but we cannot confirm if there was an update and if so, if it was Panda or not. I reported the details at the Search […]
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10-Point Google Analytics Implementation Checkup
Here are some of the most important areas to review when you first gain access to a Google Analytics profile.