3 inconsistencies in Yelp’s review solicitation crackdown

Yelp has taken a hard line against review solicitation, but columnist Brian Patterson believes the company may be taking it too far.

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Optimizing for Hanukkah: Sometimes it’s still strings, not things

Google has grown smarter at recognizing variant spellings of the same entity, but columnist Paul Shapiro observes that it’s not perfect yet.

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How to generate links that drive traffic, not just ranking

Links are a crucial element of search engine optimization, and columnist Kevin Rowe believes that long-term SEO success relies on building links that drive real traffic.

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Search in Pics: Life size Google snow globe, Bing bean chair, Menorah & more

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Life size Google snow globe: Source: Instagram Bing bean chair: Source:…

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Google: Fundamentals of writing meta descriptions don’t change with longer search snippets

Google has officially commented about what webmasters should focus on when writing meta descriptions after Google extended their search result snippets.

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SEO in 2018: Optimizing for voice search

Columnist Bryson Meunier argues that by understanding the nuances of voice search, marketers can do a better job of helping searchers find exactly what they’re looking for when they’re asking for it by voice.

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