Foursquare Splits App in Two, Separates Local Search From Check-ins
Foursquare plans to eliminate check-in functionality, and instead focus on further developing local discovery and exploration functionality. Foursquare will be transitioning their check-in functionality to their new application Swarm.
Namecheap Upgrades Its Domain Name Search Interface
Namecheap announced that is has upgraded its search functionality, aiming to streamline the process of finding, tracking and purchasing domain names. Now users searching for available domains on Namecheap are presented with a cleaner-looking interface,…
After Killing SES, Incisive Media Seems To Think “OMG” & Tries To Bring It Back
Incisive Media, which purchased the Search Engine Strategies conference when it was near the height of attendance, killed the brand entirely last year in place of a new ClickZ Live event. But now, after what seems to have been a disaster of the first C…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: May 2, 2014
This week in search, we cover how the IRS may have stopped Bing from crawling their site for some time. Should you be worried about doing HARO interviews because of acquiring bad links that can get you penalized in Google…
A Black Hat Loses Everything & Thanks Matt Cutts For Improving Search Results
Sebastian Johnsson, a self proclaimed grey/black hat wrote an incredibly interesting story on his blog on how he started getting into the black/gray hat world of SEO…
Search In Pics: Remote Control Android, Google Self Driving Car In Parade & Android Soccer Ball
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. Remote Control Androids At Google Offices: Source: Google+ Android Soccer…
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SEO Smackdown: Download Time – Machine Speed Vs. Human Speed
Perceived download time is more important to searchers than actual download time. So why do SEOs focus on technocentric optimization strategies?
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Search Engine Strategies Coming to Atlanta in July, Registration Now Open
The original search marketing conference is back! On July 9, Search Engine Strategies will relaunch in Atlanta. The one-day conference will cover all the critical aspects of search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search advertising (PPC).
Google Search App Adds Parking Reminders, Indoor Maps, In-Store Products & Offline Cards
Google announced on Google+ that the Android version of the Google Search App has been updated to support a bunch of new features, including reminding you where you parked your car.
When you park your car, Google may ask you, do you want to be reminde…
Google AdSense Cross Device Ad Unit Design Update
Google announced that they have launched a new default ad unit style that works better across all devices, mobile to desktop…
Google Inorganic Links For “DoFollow” Links
Google’s Eric Kuan from the Google spam team posted a response to one webmaster who said a competitor is spamming them with bad links and asked Google to provide examples of some bad links.
Eric did so in the Google Webmaster Help thread by showing a …
Bing Ads Now Lets You Review 50,000 Keywords
Bing Ads has made a change to their Keywords Tab to allow advertisers to review up to 50,000 keywords within their user interface. Previously, if you had more than 5,000 keywords, an alert would appear asking you to narrow down the keywords scope.
Is This the End of AdWords Editor?
While updates to the AdWords interface come out frequently, AdWords Editor continues to be left behind with the same functionality. Will Google continue to support AdWords Editor, or will it be phased out in favor of the web interface?
Someone Added Spammy 1000’s pages without my knowladge
HOLD Not sure we want to publish those spammy links, dont seem to add value
SearchCap: Google Parking, Bing Ads Grows, Foursquare Swarm App & Yelp Results
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Not Just Parking: Google Now With Offline Cards, Indoor Maps, Shopping Reminders Earlier today Barry Schwartz wrote…
Google, Where’s My Car? Google Now Adds New Parking Location Card
Have you ever spent what seems like hours roaming around a large parking lot searching for your car? With the click of a button, a new Google Now update (for Android users only) can save the location of your car as a handy card.
Not Just Parking: Google Now With Offline Cards, Indoor Maps, Shopping Reminders
Earlier today Barry Schwartz wrote that the updated Google Search App for Android will now help you locate your car in a parking lot or on the street. The feature shows you a map and points you in the right direction back to your vehicle. But wait, there’s more. We’ve learned that this…
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SMX Advanced Conference Early Bird Rates Expire Tomorrow – Register Now & Save!
Fluent in search marketing? SMX Advanced is for you. Join us, June 11-12 in Seattle for two days of expert-level sessions, inspiring keynotes, and invaluable networking. This year’s sessions are loaded with actionable tips to drive traffic, increase conversions, and boost ROI. View the agenda…
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Google Warns Against Sneaky Redirects in Updated Guidelines
Google has provided more examples of types of manipulative redirects they are cracking down on. This includes showing one page to desktop users but a completely different page to mobile users, and hacked sites redirecting users to other pages/sites.
Bing Ads Gets Friendlier To Big Accounts: Now See Up To 50,000 Keywords In Web UI
Managing big accounts in the Bing Ads web UI has long had its challenges. The team is starting to change that. Now, at the account, campaign and ad group level, paid search managers can now see performance data on as many as 50,000 keywords in the web interface of Bing Ads. The results used to…
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