Google Fixes Webmaster Tools Bug, Missing Search Query Data to Return
Webmasters can breathe a sigh of relief. The missing keyword data in Google Webmaster Tools was simply a bug, Google has confirmed. Expect reporting on search queries to return to normal in the coming days. Data through Sept. 25 is now available.
Maps Roundup: Google Avoids Waze Antitrust Fight, Scout Social Mapping, deCarta Route Patent
Google spent just over $1 billion to take Waze away from Facebook, Apple or Nokia and Microsoft. It equally sought the real-time driver feedback that Waze crowd-sourcing provides. Given the size of the transaction the US FTC got immediately involved to…
SPONSOR MESSAGE: How To Choose An SEO Vendor
This white paper discusses how an outside SEO fulfillment company can help your organization generate better returns than an in-house team and help lower your fulfillment costs. Topics covered include why you should consider outsourcing, how to select …
Yelp: About 25% of Our Reviews are Fake
Yelp says that up to a quarter of the reviews the company receives are fake, and that its automated review filter suppresses about 25 percent of reviews it deems as being suspicious. However, Yelp admits that the system isn’t completely accurate.
Yelp on Fake Reviews: We Filter 25% of Suspicious Reviews
Yelp says that up to a quarter of the reviews the company receives may be fake, and that its automated review filter suppresses about 25 percent of reviews it deems as being suspicious. However, Yelp admits that the system isn’t completely accurate.
Yelp on Fake Reviews: We Filter 25% of Reviews for Being Suspicious
Yelp says that up to a quarter of the reviews the company receives may be fake, and that its automated review filter suppresses about 25 percent of reviews it deems as being suspicious. However, Yelp admits that the system isn’t completely accurate.
Google: Webmaster Tools Reporting To Return To Normal Within In Coming Days
Google’s Webmaster Tools search query reports are very delayed right now, but Google tells us that they “expect reporting to return to normal in the coming days.” This is a “bug” in how Google shows webmasters search queries that drive traffic a site. The reporting…
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InboundWriter Promises More Insight into How Content Will Perform Prior to Publish
The company’s latest feature gives more data to users of its application about the competition for the topics that content creators want to write about, promising better decisions about the performance of the content before it’s even written.
InboundWriter Promises More Insight into How Content Will Perform Prior to Publishing
The company’s latest feature gives more data to users of its application about the competition for the topics that content creators want to write about, promising better decisions about the performance of the content before it’s even written.
Top Search Result = Poor Ad CTR [Study]
While the first position in the organic search results may drive the most traffic, it doesn’t drive the most click on ads within the website once a visitor lands on it. Chitika’s latest research dives into why this behavior might be happening.
Google’s John Mueller: “We Don’t Use Authorship For Ranking”
Yes, Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts did say rel=author can help search quality but he did also say Google is currently not using it.
John Mueller…
When Government Shuts Down Yosemite National Park Google 123rd Birthday
Today is the 123rd birthday or anniversary of the legendary park in the United States, Yosemite National Park. It is also the first day the park is being closed because of the 2013 Government Shutdown in place today.
Google, on Google.com…
Copy & Paste Now In Google AdWords Interface
Google quietly announced on Google+ a new feature to copy and paste within the Google AdWords interface.
Google said, “we’re making it faster and easier to restructure your campaigns and build out new ones with the ability to copy and paste in the Ad…
Filters Added To Google Knowledge Graph
Another addition to what was announced and launched this Sunday are filters on some knowledge graph results.
Here is an example:
As you can see, Google added a filter option, which shows various filter options. I used it to show a list of abstract …
Search Facebook Posts & Status Updates
Last night, Facebook announced you can now search posts and status updates directly in Facebook with their Graph Search.
Now this is what Facebook users have been asking for.
Some things you can search for include:
Matt Cutts: Google Trends Less Useful For Spammers
What I did not mention and forgot about was the features Google Trends had prior that were removed quietly over time. Some of the “explore” features dropped out.
Why were they removed?
How to Build Links Using Expired Domains
Many people have had great success snapping up expired domains and using those sites for link building purposes, but you must make sure to vet them. Here’s how to find expired domains, how to use them, and some risk factors and warning signs.
Yosemite National Park Gets A Google Logo To Mark Its 123rd Birthday
Today’s Google logo celebrates the Yosemite National Park, which congress established as a national park on this date in 1890. The logo includes a collection of badges with “Google” front and center on a yellow badge featuring the park’s famous Half Dome Mountain. A John…
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Are You Setting The Right Link Building Expectations?
In the world of search and online marketing, we talk a lot about the evolving landscape, particularly when it comes to link building. Tactics that work one day can stop working with the switch of a Google button. Tactics that you think are legit can suddenly be deemed a “link scheme.”…
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A PLA Investigation:The Case Of The Hot Pink Wedge Pump
The takeover of the formerly-free Google Shopping by Product Listing Ads (PLAs) is less than a year old. With any new online marketing channel, you would expect some kinks in the system — i.e., some idiosyncratic behavior that is unexpected — and PLAs are no exception. This article…
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