Welcome Lauren Litwinka, New Community Editor & Congrats Monica Wright, New Director Of Audience Engagement
Search Engine Land keeps growing our staff! Today, we’re happy to announce that Lauren Litwinka is coming on as our new Community Editor while Monica Wright moves up into a new Director Of Audience Engagement position. Lauren will be directly interacting with our audience on Twitter,…
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Maria Mitchell Google Doodle Honors First Female Astronomer
American astronomer Maria Mitchell is celebrated in today’s Google Doodle. Born 195 years ago, she discovered a new comet in 1847, which later became known as Miss Mitchell’s Comet. The Doodle depicts Mitchell the night she discovered the new comet.
Google Analytics Stop Working For You? You Are Not Alone.
There are tons of reports in the Google Analytics Help forums reporting a bug that the Google Analytics reports stopped working and updating yesterday.
The weird thing is that it isn’t impacting everyone…
Miss Maria Mitchell’s Comet Google Logo For First Female Astronomer
Today on the Google home page in America is a special Google logo for Maria Mitchell, the first professional female astronomer.
She is best known for the discovery of a comet named after her, the “Miss Mitchell’s Comet…
Google Tests Sitelinks That Expand Out
Two SEOs spotted Google testing a new design for Google Sitelinks. The new design has sitelinks that expand and show sub-sitelinks in a gray background area. Google tested something similar on mobile sitelinks a few months ago…
Finally! Responsive Design Ad Units For Google AdSense
Everyone is asking? What took so long?! Google has finally announced a beta of a new ad unit designed for responsive designed web pages.
In the past, Google said…
What is ‘Pure Spam’? 10 Examples From Google
We all have our own definition of “pure spam”, but what’s more important is understanding what Google means by it. Here’s a look at 10 websites Google has kicked out of its search results so you can understand what qualifies as “pure spam”.
Rejoice! Safari Is Once Again Providing Google Referral Information In iOS
Since last September, people using Safari on iOS devices and searching on Google have appeared to publishers as if they came directly to their sites, not via Google. Now, the problem has ended, with iOS now apparently having been upgraded to support the “meta referrer” tag. No, this…
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5 Critical SEO Mistakes Leaders Must Avoid
It isn’t easy being a leader in today’s digital economy. The rapid shifts in technology and the way customers adapt to it has transformed business. Barriers between online and offline business have broken down. Capital alone is no longer decisive in determining success. Google’s…
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Google Honors Maria Mitchell With Logo To Celebrate Her 195th Birthday
Today’s Google logo celebrates the first professional female astronomer in the US, Maria Mitchell. The animated logo depicts Mitchell atop a roof, staring at the stars with a handheld telescope. Before becoming a professional astronomer, Mitchell discovered a comet in 1847 that was named Miss…
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Collaborative Content Marketing With Big Brands
Getting a content marketing campaign off the ground in the enterprise can take some heavy lifting. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A little collaboration could be all that’s needed for your search engine friendly results to take flight.
How to Transform Text Ads Into Product Listing Ads Using Google Spreadsheets
Google Spreadsheets is a simple spreadsheet that’s well integrated into the Merchant Center. Here’s how you can manually create a system that will get your data into Merchant Center, and from there into Google Shopping via AdWords.
Higher Education Searches Rise on Google, Reveal Marketing Opportunity [Study]
Google search trends in Q2 show an increased interest in higher education, with searches for specific universities on the rise with an emphasis on online programs. Here’s what the education trends mean for marketers in PPC, mobile, and local.
Search Engine Land’s Guide To SEO Explained In New Slideshow Format
Earlier this month, we announced the addition of Mobile as a new SEO element in the 2013 Edition of the Search Engine Land Periodic Table of SEO Success Factors, following a Google announcement that mobile site optimization is a factor in search rankings. The Search Engine Land Guide to SEO…
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 31, 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 Reportedly Testing Local News Card For Google Now Google is reportedly testing a local news “card” for its Google Now predictive search…
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Google Reportedly Testing Local News Card For Google Now
Google is reportedly testing a local news “card” for its Google Now predictive search product. Quartz first reported on the project, and says it’s currently only being tested internally by Google employees. The revelation came from an interview last week that Quartz did with…
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Google Will Make Starbucks Wi-Fi Faster
Starting this August, Google will be teaming up with Starbucks to roll out a faster Wi-Fi experience. Starbucks patrons will not only get a caffeine high, they’ll get high WiFi speeds – up to 10x that of current speeds, according to Google.
Google Sitelinks Redesigned: White & Gray Backgrounds With More Quick Links
Google is testing a new design for their organic search results sitelinks. The new sitelinks are showing for some searchers, although I am not able to see them myself. The screen shot above, provided by +Jon Cooper shows the a grid of four main section…
Microsoft Sends Google 26,000 URL Removal Requests Per Day on Average
Microsoft has submitted 17,142 takedown requests to Google in the past two years, equating to around 165 each week. Since July 2011, Microsoft has asked for nearly 14 million URLs to be removed from search results for copyright infringement.
Report: Building Contractors Number 1 Local Ad Category
Restaurants is still the most widely searched local business category according to YP’s Q2 Local Insights report. However restaurants doesn’t even show up in the top 10 when it comes to advertising spend. According to YP data, the following list represents the most searched local…
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