Google’s Stopwatch Stops Ticking
In August, Google launched a stopwatch like feature where you can search for [set timer for X] and Google would launch a stopwatch timer.
This feature has stopped working.
It use to work somewhat like this, as I captured in our animated GIF…
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Google Mobile Ping Attribute Speeds Up Mobile Search By 400 Milliseconds
Ilya Grigorik, a Google Developer Advocate, specifically working on making the web faster, announced quietly on Google+ that they just launched a new feature that will make mobile search faster by 200-400 milliseconds…
Official But Temporary Google Glass Distribution
Timothy Jordan from Google announced on Google+ that Glass developers can now get their Glass Apps, i.e. Glassware, published officially on the MyGlass page…
Google Now Integrated With Knowledge Graph
Part of the big Google announcement from the other week was a better and smarter knowledge graph…
Link Building 101: Competitor Analysis
Competitor backlink analysis is great – you get the initial research into the industry done, it helps you understand the competition, and it gives you a tidy list of high opportunity links. Let’s dive into the how of competitor backlink analysis.
Google Makes Mobile Search Faster With Ping Attribute
Ilya Grigorik, a Google developer advocate, announced last night a small tweak Google made to the mobile search experience that will speed up the mobile search experience on mobile Safari and Chrome by 200-400 milliseconds. By implementing a attribute named <a ping>, Google is able to…
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New Data Suggest AdWords Enhanced Campaigns Actually Work
Nearly two months after the forced roll-out of Enhanced Campaigns in AdWords, at least one key question remains unanswered: are we better off today than we were before? In my column this week, I’ll try to answer that question using some data-driven analysis — but first, I thought it…
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5 Ways to Unlock the Value of the AdWords Dimensions Tab
The Dimensions tab in Google AdWords has a lot of data that you can tap into to identify insights that will take your account to the next level. Here are five ways to use the information to optimize your campaigns and get ahead of the competition.
Marin Bridges the Gap in Tracking Advertising and SEO Across Engines
Marin Software’s latest feature release, Channel Connect, allows advertisers to track ROI across search engines outside of Google and Bing, as well as brings organic search performance data into one platform for its customers.
Top Social Tactics For Search Marketers
When it comes down to social’s impact on search, it all comes down to three things: Trust, credibility and quality. This was a common theme throughout the Top Social Tactics for Search Marketers session at SMX East. As Google continues to penalize links, and search marketers shift away from…
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The 10 Best Shopping Engines
A new study analyzes the best comparison shopping engines based on traffic, revenue, conversion rate, return on spend, average CPC, quality of merchant tools, and merchant response ratings to help guide marketing spend for online retailers.
SMX East 2013 Day Three Live Blog Recap
The final day of SMX East took place today in New York City. Below are some of the live blog coverage of the final day’s sessions, but make sure to see day one and day two coverage if you missed it. Casie Gillette on Content: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: SMX East 2013, […]
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Essential YouTube Optimization Tactics
During the YouTube: Optimization Tips For The Second Most-Popular Search Engine session at SMX East we were treated to smorgasbord of tips, tricks and sound advice for marketers wanting their video marketing to leap-frog the competition. Manny Rivas, Online Advertising Director at aimClear got us…
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The Challenge Of Getting Mobile SEO Right When Google Is Inconsistent
The Getting Mobile SEO Right, Because Now Google Really Cares session at SMX East had a stellar group of presenters including Google’s Pierre Far, Resolution Media’s Bryson Meunier, Move.com’s David Roth and Local Market Launch’s Gideon Ruben. This was a fantastic panel with…
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Google Fails to Keep Chrome for iOS Incognito Mode Searches Private
UK development and design firm Parallax spotted the flaw in the latest version of the Chrome app that Google has updated to add support for Apple’s iOS 7 mobile operating system and, perhaps ironically, a number of security improvements.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 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: Bing Ads Launches Its Own “Express” Program For Local Small Businesses This week, Bing Ads unveiled Bing Ads Express, a pay-per-click program for…
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Google Acquires Flutter, Creator of Hand Gesture Recognition Technology
Google has made another technology startup acquisition, with the very interesting acquisition of Flutter, a company that has created gesture recognition technology to interact with online applications by simply using hand gestures.
SMX Social Media Marketing: Super Early Bird Rates Expire Soon – Register Now!
Master paid, earned, and owned social media. Attend Search Engine Land’s SMX Social Media Marketing conference for two days of tactic-filled sessions and invaluable networking. View the agenda. All Access, Workshop, and Boot Camp passes available. Super Early Bird rates expire next Friday,…
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Bing Ads Launches Its Own “Express” Program For Local Small Businesses
This week, Bing Ads unveiled Bing Ads Express, a pay-per-click program for small local businesses that is clearly modeled on Google’s AdWords Express program. Businesses can launch a single ad campaign tied to their Bing business listing and geo-target the ad to show in their locality. There…
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Facebook Graph Search Now Lets You Search for Posts, Status Updates, Check-ins, Comments
Facebook’s Graph Search has been updated to allow people to search in greater depth on Facebook. The new Graph Search allows users to search for not just the usual people and places, but also to search posts, status updates, check-ins, and comments.