Search Update Impact On SEO & Content Strategies: Staying Ahead With A Focus On Quality

Columnist Jim Yu explores how Google’s numerous algorithm updates over the years have shaped search engine optimization strategies. Can this information provide a clue for what to expect in the future?

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New Google Research: Can The Long Tail Be Covered Without Broad Match?

Wondering about the benefits of using broad match? Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson got his hands on real Google data to put the debate to rest.

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Who Invented The Mechanical Television? John Logie Baird Google Doodle Marks TV’s 90th Anniversary

On this day in 1926, John Logie Baird demonstrated his “televisor” invention for the Royal Institution and London’s “The Times.”

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Tying Keywords to Conversions in a ‘Not Provided’ World

Identifying and focusing on the keywords that drive traffic and conversions is critical to success in both organic and paid search campaigns. Yet, it’s harder than ever to identify those keywords. Google’s encryption of search referral keywords means that SEOs have no visibility into natural search…

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SMX West Early Bird Rates Expire Saturday. Register Today!

Search Engine Land’s SMX West early bird rates expire this Saturday, January 30. Register today and save $200. Join us for three days of: Quality, unbiased content: SMX is programmed by the Search Engine Land editorial team. So rest assured you’ll be getting the most out of your investment. We…

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PPC Blunders: Downright Dirty, Inexperienced Or Overwhelmed? 

Have you ever inherited a PPC account so poorly managed it made you scratch your head in confusion? Columnist Pauline Jakober shares her stories and tries to guess the underlying motive.

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Preserve Your Content Ecosystem By Fixing Link Rot

Columnist Garrett French notes that in many verticals, content resources have gone missing over the years. That’s where you come in.

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Putting “Mobilegeddon” In Perspective

Worried about Google’s impending mobile-friendliness algorithm update? Columnist Adam Dorfman has some advice for you: relax.

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Google Shares AdWords “Store Visits” Metric Conversion Lift Data

US retailers saw, on average, 10 times more conversions from mobile search ads when accounting for store visits estimated conversions.

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Google Says The Penguin & Panda Algorithms Still Require Manual Data Pushes

It has been over 4 months since a Google Penguin or Panda update and Google’s John Mueller tells us the data updates are currently done manually.

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Microsoft & Getty Images Announce Partnership & Drop Infringement Lawsuit Over Bing Images

On Monday, Getty Images dropped their lawsuit against Bing Images and on Tuesday they signed a new partnership deal with Microsoft.

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