Search Engine Land’s Top 10 News Stories Of 2016: Goodbye right-rail ads, goodbye visible PageRank & more

Our annual year-in-review coverage starts with a look at the most popular news stories we covered in 2016.

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Search in Pics: Google sock office, Google tea & Larry Page with Donald Trump

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 Gnomes: Source: Instagram Google office with socks on the wall:…

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BrightLocal opens its 2016 local SEO survey to see how the industry has changed over the last year

Survey questions cover everything from SEO agency size and revenue to services offered and retainer fees.

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7 things business owners fear (but shouldn’t) about SEO

From concerns about scam artists to misconceptions about measurement, the typical reasons for fear of SEO are many. But contributor Pratik Dholakiya contends there’s much to gain by getting past your doubts.

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Uncovering the white spaces of opportunity for local search

With “near me” mobile moments surging, contributor Jon Schepke contends that brands must use the context of location across all their search marketing efforts — paid, earned and owned.

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Google will change AMP display to make it easier to find & share publishers’ direct URLs

Change will be to the header in AMP content, expected in early 2017.

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Google’s results are no longer in denial over ‘Did the Holocaust happen?’

Criticized for listing a Holocaust-denial site first, Google’s results are finally changing — but probably due to external factors.

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