Did Google’s Fred update hit low-value content sites that focus on revenue, not users?

Google won’t comment about the “Fred update,” but based on our own analysis, many affected sites saw up to a 90% drop in traffic.

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Your guide to using Google Assistant and the Google search app on Android & iPhone

Google Assistant is coming widely to Android phones. Here’s how to use it and other ways to Google on your smartphone — even for iPhone users.

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SMX West is just days away. Reserve your seat now!

We’re one week away from the 10th edition of SMX West – the premier search marketing conference on the West Coast! Don’t miss your chance March 21-23 in San Jose to get actionable SEO and SEM tactics that will drive your campaign’s success. It’s not too late to secure the best…

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The Value of a Happy Customer: Action steps to a great customer experience

A Harris Interactive survey recently commissioned by Lithium found that happy customers – those that have a great brand experience – spend up to one-third of their disposable income with those brands. Customers care even more about their brand experiences than about the products themselves. So how…

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Manufacturing FAQs: The workhorse of content and search marketing

Columnist Dianna Huff explains the benefits of FAQ pages, from improved search rankings to paid search landing pages.

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Search in Pics: Android ice sculpture, AMP team & cloud balloons

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. Google line: Source: Instagram Google cloud balloons: Source: Twitter Google…

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SEM account management: Part 1 — How to avoid getting fired

In the first of his three-part series on how to be a great SEM account manager, contributor Ted Ives discusses some basic mistakes newbies make that could cost them their jobs.

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Optimizing for Mobile Search: A checklist to improve local SEO

Mobile devices now account for nearly 60 percent of all searches. Are your local sites and landing pages in the best position to show up in the SERPs and engage mobile consumers? Join us for an in-depth look at how to optimize your location-based marketing strategy for the mobile consumer. We’ll…

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Google adds emoji & GIF suggestions, translations & more to GBoard for Android

The latest updates give Android users access to emoji and GIF suggestions as they type and the ability to share GIFs in supported apps.

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