Bing Autosuggest Adds Brands, Movies, Albums, Places, Software, Teams, Animals & More
Bing announced they have expanded their search autosuggestions to add more than seven new categories. Bing added autosuggest completions for brands, movies, albums, places, software, sport teams, animal species and more. This is in addition to Bing add…
Foursquare Post Check-in Ads Launch With Captain Morgan, Toys “R” Us, Comic-Con
Foursquare has begun rolling out a new style of advertisement which is displayed once users check-in at specific locations. Captain Morgan is one of the first brands to sign up for the new advertisements, which will be running for 4-6 weeks.
Bing Grows Search Market Share – at Yahoo’s Expense, Not Google’s
ComScore’s latest data for June indicates Bing and Yahoo are merely swapping market share, with Bing as the favorite for June 2013. Google held steady as the top U.S. search engine, but its market share was down slightly from this time last year.
Google’s Matt Cutts: Linking 20 Domains Together Likely A “Cross Linking Scheme”
A common question I see from webmasters and SEOs is how many sites in my network can I link together without getting in trouble. Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, answered a question on that topic in a recent video which asked “If I have 20 domains, should I link them all…
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Google Analytics Revolutionizes Advanced Segments
Google Analytics has announced several changes to segmentation are starting to roll out. Updates include segmentation based on users (not visits), cohort analysis, six new segment templates, and a new interface. Here’s a rundown of what’s new.
Google Grabs 15-Acres In Palo Alto, Securing More Office Space Near The Googleplex Headquarters
According to a number of news organizations, Google has purchased approximately 15-acres in Palo Alto that include a collection of developed parcels on the 1000 block of East Meadow Circle and a small area of undeveloped space on Fabian Way. While a Go…
Google Maps Preview Available To All
In May, Google released a very early preview of the new Google Maps design and then gave out limited invites to play with the new maps.
Google+ News Shows In Google’s News Web Results Box
Rob Garner posted publicly on Facebook an image of a new Google test where Google is showing news results from Google+ in the OneBox area for news content within web search results…
Google To Penalize Sites Manipulating Browser Back Button & Faking Search Results
Google announced their next spam target are those who are implementing manipulative browser history techniques to trick the user to thinking they are on Google’s search results, when in reality…
Google Maps iOS App Version 2.0
Google has announced the second generation Maps App for iOS devices. The major change is now it is iPad friendly…
OK Glass – What About “Go Go Glass”
Those who have Google Glass or have been watching how it works, know that “OK Glass” is how you pretty much do anything on it. It is the “hot word” to trigger Glass to do something. You basically say, “OK Glass” and then tell it what to do…
Was TechCrunch Penalized By Google?
Joe Hall posted at Threadwatch that Google may have penalized TechCrunch, one of the most popular blogs on the internet.
He looked at SEM Rush and Search Metrics data
7 Critical Web Redesign Considerations You Can’t Overlook
Planning a website redesign can be an extremely exciting process. While having a great looking website is awesome, technical SEO, content, and functionality can’t be an afterthought. Here are some key considerations to avoid a redesign disaster.
Use Google’s Image & Mobile Optimisation Guidelines For SEO Advantage
Avoid impacting your SEO traffic while implementing Google’s mobile optimisation guidelines by following this simple guide to mobile & image search optimisation build structure.
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How to Set Up New Facebook Reports
Facebook recently announced a change to reports that is slowly being rolled out to accounts. Wondering where to start and how to pull a basic ad performance report? Here’s a walk-through of how to set up your first report.
Social Media Competitive Analysis: A Lesson from the Fashion Industry
Want to establish competitive benchmarks that inform best practices for content marketing within Facebook and Twitter? Use these insights to influence your own framework with respect to competitive awareness, goals and associated tactics for content.
Google Warns: Don’t Insert Pages Into Users’ Browser History
Google has issued a special warning regarding a practice where a website inserts new pages into a user’s browsing history. Rather than returning to Google’s search results, some users are being taken to a spoof page that is all advertisements.
New Google Maps App For iOS Includes Dedicated iPad Experience
Just a few hours after opening up the new Google Maps desktop version to anyone interested, Google has followed up by announcing new Google Maps apps for iOS. The big news is that, for the first time, there’s a dedicated iPad experience of Google Maps. Sure, you could use the previous Google…
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Google, Top Ad Networks Team With White House to Fight Piracy, Counterfeiting
The White House announced that an agreement with several of the largest Internet ad networks – including AOL, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo – has been reached to curb advertising on websites that peddle copyright infringing content.
New Google Maps Now Open To All, No Invite Needed
Google has opened up the new version of Google Maps to anyone who wants to give it a try — no invite is needed. The company shared the news via Twitter this afternoon. First announced at the Google I/O conference in May, the new Google Maps was initially available only to a select group of…
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