Bing No Longer Complying With Court-Ordered Defamatory Content Removals?
Several attorneys experienced in Internet defamation law allege that search engine Bing has recently changed its policy and is no longer complying with court-ordered removals of defamatory content. Bing denies that any of its practices have changed.
Apple “Embarks” On Another Mapping Acquisition
Last month Apple bought Locationary and Hop Stop. The point of the first was to improve the overall quality of local data for Apple Maps and the second was for mass transit information. Apparently, according to former WSJ reporter Jessica Lessin, Apple has made another buy for transit purposes. The…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 22, 2013
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 Now Gains Car Rental, Concert Tickets, Reminders While You Search & More More cards have come to Google’s predictive search service, Google Now,…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Now Gains Car Rental, Concert Tickets, Reminders While You Search & More
More cards have come to Google’s predictive search service, Google Now, including information to alert you to your car rentals, concert tickets and a way to set reminders related to TV shows, book releases and more, when you are searching. Car Rentals Google posted the news to its Android…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
SPONSOR MESSAGE:8 Things You May Be Overlooking In AdWords
This white paper contains 8 easy to implement, impactful techniques for optimizing your AdWords campaigns right away. Thee tips include plenty of solutions to common mistakes many AdWords advertisers frequently overlook. You will learn how to set up conversion tracking so you’ll know what’s really…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Launches AdWords Paid & Organic Report: See Organic And Paid Query Data Side-By-Side
Today, Google is rolling out a brand new Paid & Organic report in AdWords that gives advertisers at-a-glance insights into query performance across the Google landscape. This is pretty big news from a reporting viewpoint. In the screenshot below you’ll see query performance when an ad was…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Yahoo Defeats Google: Gets More Unique Visitors in July
Yahoo dethroned Google as the top destination of U.S. web users in July, comScore reported. Yahoo had an estimated 197 million unique visitors in July, compared to Google’s 192 million. However, mobile device visits aren’t included in those figures.
Majority Of Mobile Ad Spend To Go To Search — Forecast
In an updated digital and mobile advertising forecast eMarketer has projected that mobile search will be worth more than $15 billion in the US by 2017. Accordingly it will lead all other types of mobile advertising, similar to its current position onli…
7 Tips From Google on Using Google Authorship
On which types of pages is it OK to use authorship? Does authorship support multiple authors? Can a company or persona have authorship? If you write in different languages, do you need more profiles? Google answers some frequently asked questions.
Animated Google Doodle Commemorates Influential Composer Claude Debussy
Google’s special animated, musical logo for Achille-Claude Debussy features a historic moonlit French city scene reminiscent of the 1800s that unfolds as one of his most famous musical works, “Claire de Lune,” plays in the background.
Baidu Reseller Opens US Office, Aims To Lower Barriers For US Advertisers
China’s dominant search engine, Baidu, offers huge potential for marketers seeking to connect with Chinese consumers. Yet, for US companies there are several barriers to entry that haven’t made it worth the hassle — for starters, all documentation is in Mandarin and ads and…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
SMX East Rates Increase Saturday – Register Now!
Early Bird rates for Search Engine Land’s SMX East end this Saturday, August 24th. Register now and save! Join us October 1-3 in NYC for: Timely programing: over 80% of sessions are new, with the latest tips on Penguin-proof link building, mastering Google Enhanced Campaigns and more. Check…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google’s Musical Logo For Claude Debussy
Today on the home page of Google worldwide is a special musical Google logo for Claude Debussy on his 151st birthday.
The logo appears like a movie but has little actual interaction…
Google Now Adds Ability To See When Your Employees Get To Work
Google announced on Google+ that they have upgraded Google Now features to add in seven plus new types of Google Now card notifications…
Google’s FAQ On Rel Author Says Not For Product Pages
Yesterday on the Google Webmaster Blog, Maile posted and FAQ on using Google authorship, rel=author…
Google’s Matt Cutts: Page Speed Not More Important For Mobile Ranking
Typically, SEO concepts are very logical. You want your pages to be easy to read, you want your title tags descriptive (bookmarks, etc)…
Google: We Know You’re Confused About Manual & Algorithmic Penalties
There has always been a lot of confusion amongst none experienced SEOs about the difference between a manual and algorithmic action by Google. And Google is aware of that and promises to make changes to help clarify the difference between the two…
…
Google’s Cutts: Page Speed Ranking Factor Not More Important On Mobile Search
In a recent video answer by Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, Matt said that page speed is not any more important, in terms of a ranking factor, for mobile search compared to desktop search. Matt Cutts said: It is not that in mobile, we apply that [page speed ranking factor] any more…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
4 Google Changes That Could Impact Your Holiday ROI
Google’s search results pages have undergone some big shifts – including product listing ads, algorithm updates, AdWords enhanced campaigns, and content integration – that will profoundly impact the ability of retailers to drive sales this season.
Google Logo Honors Claude Debussy On The Occasion Of His 151st Birthday
Today’s Google logo is a melodic and artful animated illustration to honor French composer Claude Debussy on the occasion of his 151st birthday. Set to the tune of Debussy’s popular Clair de Lune, the logo depicts a riverside scene on a moonlit night as silhouettes of cars, bicycles,…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.