SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 27, 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 Keyword Planner Now Shows Trademarked Terms At some point recently, Google started to indicate terms that ar…
Google Keyword Planner Now Shows Trademarked Terms
At some point recently, Google started to indicate terms that are trademarked in the Keyword Planner with the TM mark. Dan Shure of Evolving SEO tweeted about the new feature, noting that McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” tagline is not marked as trademarked while…
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Google Wants to Write Your Social Media Messages For You
A new Google patent describes a comprehensive social media bot, one that can analyze your past messages from social networks, email, text messaging, etc., and then suggest suitable yet seemingly personalized responses for various social platforms.
As Microsoft Moves to Encrypted Search, Webmasters Could Lose More Keyword Data
Microsoft is reportedly looking at encrypting their Internet traffic, which would include their search results, in response to the NSA spying controversy where it is believed the NSA was able to gain access to Microsoft’s global communication links.
The Brave New World of SEO: Beyond Websites
We hear it regularly – the death knell tolling for SEO. In the past several years, we’ve been bombarded by a barrage of change in organic search, from Penguin to Panda to Hummingbird, from inbound link penalties to [not provided]. Let’s face it: the only constant in search is…
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3 Ways AdWords Scripts Will Make Your Holidays Merrier
The holidays are officially upon us, and if you’re reading this, I must give thanks to you for your time. When I still worked at Google, this was the time of year when new product launches came to a crawl since most advertisers were too busy to deal with change, and only the most persistent…
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A Guide to Google AdWords Bid Adjustments & 10 Top Strategies
Bid adjustments are a percentage change to a bid and allow for an increase or decease for better control of where and when ads are shown. Here’s how to effectively use bid adjustments and multiple bid adjustments, plus 10 tips for success.
How To Run A Successful B2B Social Media Marketing Campaign
Many marketers think of social media in the context of B2C companies: after all, 4 in 10 consumers buy products that they’ve favorited, liked, tweeted or pinned on various social networks. Yet, according to a recent study from MarketingProfs, 87% of B2B marketers use social media platforms in…
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Apple Updates App Store Search Engine To Handle Spelling Errors
As I reported on Search Engine Land via TechCrunch, Apple has made some updates to their App Store search engine recently.
The most noticeable update is that the App Store will now return search results that have misspellings, typos…
Happy Hanukkah: Check Out Google’s Dreidel Decorations
A search for [hanukkah] or [dreidel] or [menorah] or other Hanukkah related search terms, Google will show dreidel decorations in the Google search bar.
This year, instead of going with Jewish stars like they did in 2012…
Google AdWords Poaching Clients Again?
A senior Google AdWords advertiser and consultant, Whitey, posted in the WebmasterWorld forums that he has seen new cases of Google AdWords employees stealing or trying to poach clients away from AdWords agencies…
OK Google: Give Me A Chrome Extension
Google announced a new Chrome extension that enables the “hotword” for searching Google without hands from your desktop – “OK Google.”
Yes, you can activate a Google search by saying “OK Google.” But only if you first navigate to google.com. Then, y…
11 Must-Measure KPIs for Content Marketing Success
Content has value beyond simple search engine optimization. Content marketing, when done correctly, has its own ROI as a channel, and thus must be measured by a set of unique KPIs, including links, engagement, social sharing, and conversions.
Machine Learning Basics for Better Content & SEO Results
Learning algorithms learn from the patterns they detect, both in queries and documents, as well as the relationships between them. By understanding how machine learning works, you can provide more informative, entertaining, and engaging content.
Google Adds Ability to Undo Changes in AdWords
Google has finally added a long requested feature to Google AdWords in the form of a simple “Undo” button, providing advertisers with a backup of every account change. Once the button is clicked, it will revert to the campaign as it was then.
Matt Cutts: Use the Link Disavow Tool Even if Your Site Hasn’t Been Penalized
If you’ve identified any suspicious or low-quality backlinks you believe might result Google taking a manual action, Matt Cutts recommends disavowing those links. This is a different stance on the disavow tool than Google has previously taken.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 26, 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: 5 Trusted Accounts Every Local SEO Should Have As local marketers, most of us know how to set up a Google Places fo…
Google Enables “OK Google” Hands-Free Voice Search On PCs
Through a Chrome browser extension users can now invoke the hotword (or hot phrase) “OK Google” to initiate hands-free searches on the PC. Voice search on Chrome was possible before but you needed to manually select the microphone. After the browser extension is installed you simply…
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Google Adds Big Change To Display Bidding: Pay By Viewable Impression In AdWords
In a significant move, Google rolled out CPM bidding by viewable impression in AdWords this week. Advertisers will only be charged for ad impressions that can actually be viewed in-screen by users, rather than on the traditional served impression basis…