Facebook Organic and Paid Posts With Photos Get Most Clicks, Engagement [Study]
ShopIgniter released findings of research that showed Facebook posts with photos received the highest click-throughs in organic and the most engagement on the paid side compared to other updates like offers, questions, and more.
Matt Cutts on Auto-Generated Content: Google Will Take Action
If you’re creating web pages of automatically generated text and snippets, you should be aware that Google can and will penalize you. And if, as a user, you find these types of pages in Google’s search results, you can send in a spam report.
Bing To Include Local Product Inventory In Search Results
Yesterday Microsoft and Local Corporation announced a deal in which the latter’s Krillion local product database will be provided to Bing for display in search results. Local Corp. will supply in-stock product data from a range of mostly national-local retailers. The list of participating…
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Google Logo Celebrates Hull House Founder & Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jane Addams
Today’s Google logo celebrates Jane Addams, a woman of many disciplines, including social worker, peace activist, settlement house founder, suffragist and author. Included in her extensive list of accomplishments, Addams was the first American woman awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. The Google…
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Google Doodle Honors Social Work Pioneer Jane Addams and Hull House in Chicago
A pastel Google Doodle today celebrates pioneering social worker Jane Addams, the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The Doodle features Hull House, which provided social, educational, artistic, medical, and day care services.
Google Maps Mobile Adds Dynamic Re-Routing
Google Maps announced this week on their Google+ page that you can now use “dynamic re-routing” on your Google Maps app while you are driving with GPS directions.
Google said…
Only 7% Claim Full Recovery From Google’s Penguin 2.0 Update
Yesterday we covered the poll results of those impacted by Penguin 2.0 and today I wanted to share the results from our June poll asking how many of you recovered from the Penguin 2.0 update…
Publisher: Yahoo Ranks Above Me For My Content
A week ago, we shared the news that Google is collecting information on small sites that should rank better in Google.
Well…
Most Recent Years The Best For Google AdSense Publishers
Google AdSense celebrated their 10th year anniversary in June 2013 and we polled our publishers asking them which year was their best year as an AdSense publisher.
We’ve been hearing a lot of complaints from publishers over the years about earnings dr…
Segmenting Your Paid Search Program For Improved Manageability
Most direct response marketers either need to meet a given efficiency goal (CPA, ROAS, etc.) or get the most of the budget available — or both combined. The budget and efficiency goals typically vary over time for lots of different reasons, such as seasonal trends and promotion periods, and…
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20:20 Vision: 20 Brands Share Insights on 20 Topics – Earned Media, Search & Social
Check out this huge collection of insights from leading brands and thought leaders in the earned media and digital marketing space on the rise of earned media, the future of search and SEO, mobile, content marketing, social, and metrics that matter.
SEO Checklist For Startup Websites
Startups have a lot going on. Staffing, outreach, overhead, paperwork, development, testing, financing — and that’s just before lunch. Regardless of the industry, startups are by their nature volatile businesses that are stuck bootstrapping much of the heavy lifting early on in their…
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Google’s Inadvertent Plan To Withhold Search Data & Create New Advertisers
How do you convince a bunch of publishers to buy ads on your service? If you’re Google, how about withholding data from those publishers about how people are finding their sites, as a way to drive them into your ad system? I don’t think Google planned for this to happen. But…
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Google To Extend “Top Search Queries” Data In Webmaster Tools From 90 Days To One Year
Data telling publishers the top terms being used to find their web sites will be available for up to one year in Google Webmaster Tools, rather than the current 90 days, Google has said. The news came in response to an article today on Search Engine Land covering a conflict between Google limiting…
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5 Tips on Dealing With Small Budget Search Clients
Clients with small budgets often are expecting a lot more than their budget will actually pay for. Here’s how you can best manage client expectations from the outset in terms of time, tasks, budget, and establishing key performance indicators.
Google Places for Business vs. Google+ Local
Confused about how Google Places is different from Google+ Local? You aren’t alone. Do you need one, both, or neither? Google hasn’t made it easy for small, local businesses to understand, and it’s left many frustrated. Let’s clear up the confusion.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 5, 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: AdWords Debuts Offline Conversion Tracking For Full Sales Cycle Optimization Running lead generation campaigns on G…
AdWords Debuts Offline Conversion Tracking For Full Sales Cycle Optimization
Running lead generation campaigns on Google AdWords? Measuring success and optimizing campaigns for actual sealed-deal conversions, not just lead in-take, just got a whole lot easier. On the heels of rolling out cross-account conversion tracking and se…
Meetup Groups Talk Industry Changes, Budgets, and Q4 Tips Ahead of SES San Francisco
Nine Bay Area Meetup Groups plan to converge on the SES San Francisco conference next week. Here, organizers of several of these groups share insights on good, bad, and ugly industry developments; budget priorities; and top tips for holiday success.