Opinion: Google is biased toward reputation-damaging content

Why does reputation-damaging content seem to appear so quickly in Google’s search results? Columnist Chris Silver Smith outlines his theory on why Google’s algorithm can give negative content greater ranking ability than it deserves.

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5 ingredients for writing the perfect expanded text ad

Want to succeed with expanded text ads? Columnist Frederick Vallaeys reports on findings from an Optmyzr study of 1.2 million ads to see what characteristics the best-performing ads had in common.

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Search ads in 1H generated $16.3 billion or 50 percent of total digital revenue

Mobile was the driver of overall growth, with mobile search ad revenue approaching desktop levels.

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Google creates its own antitrust woes with poor communication over search listings

Have an issue with your listings in Google? Getting an official answer might be tough. And when that happens to a Google competitor, as it did with ProtonMail, it could come back to harm Google’s defense from antitrust charges.

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SMX West is back in 2017 – registration is now open!

Search Engine Land’s SMX West is returning to Silicon Valley in 2017! SMX West is the ultimate search marketing conference experience for hard-core SEOs and SEMs: actionable tactics, speakers from renowned brands and digital agencies, networking, and top notch amenities. SMX West will be held at…

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Hot off the presses: Make heat maps for device performance

See how your account performs every hour with another handy AdWords script from columnist Daniel Gilbert of Brainlabs.

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SMX East 2016: Satisfying The Need For Speed

Columnist Eric Enge recaps a session at SMX East on the impact of page speed on SEO, presented by former Google Search Quality team member Fili Wiese.

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Take the SEMPO survey and win access to SMX West and other excellent SEM related prizes. Oh, and you’ll also help out the industry as a whole.

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