Search In Pics: Google Shark Fin, Chocolate Balls & Yo Yo Ceilings
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. Not Google Meatballs: Source: Google+ Google Leaf Light Shields: Source:…
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Bing’s Image Search Widget Lets You Embed Image Results On Your Web Site
Bing has a new feature that allows you to embed images from a Bing Image Search query as a collage or slideshow directly on your web pages. This is called the Bing Image Widget and you specify what type of image widget you want on your site and then simply copy and paste the given […]
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New Google Ad Format Only Changed User Behavior For 3 Months
Google rolled out a new design for its search engine results pages back in March, but the changes don’t seem to have had a lasting impact for search ads.
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AdWords Adds Single Currency Reporting For Conversion Values
AdWords advertisers that accept multiple currencies on their sites or apps can now track ad-driven conversion values in a single currency. The change means sales will be converted into the same currency as the billing settings in an AdWords account. Ad…
SearchCap: Google Multilingual, Bing Ads Editor Update & Google DMCA At New Levels
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google’s Search App Is Now Truly Multilingual Around the world millions of people are multilingual or partly so. In the US, census data reflect that 20…
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Google’s Search App Is Now Truly Multilingual
Around the world millions of people are multilingual or partly so. In the US, census data reflect that 20 percent of the population speaks more than one language at home (though this really only captures immigrants). But in what I imagine is something …
New Bing Ads Editor 10.5 Features Shared Library For Negative Keyword Lists
Bing Ads has released the latest update of Bing Ads Editor, the desktop tool for campaign editing and management. Version 10.5 includes supports several new features including a negative keyword library, and refined ad scheduling and geo-targeting opti…
If Account-Level Quality Score Doesn’t Exist, Can It Really Hurt Your AdWords Program?
Google has continually denied that an account-level Quality Score exists — yet this unseen metric still seems to have an impact on AdWords performance.
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Google DMCA Notices Reach Record High With 7.8 Million Link Removal Requests Filed In One Week
Going on Google’s recent takedown notice numbers, it looks as if the site may be spending as much time on link removal requests as it is algorithm updates. According to TorrentFreak, Google is now processing an average of more than a million takedown requests a day, an enormous increase from…
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Fun Google Search Easter Eggs Work With Query Refinements
Google is a big fan of doing easter eggs and we’ve covered many of them in the past, including ones that mess around with the display of the search results listing page. They include the do a barrel roll and blink HTML examples. But did you know they work with query refinements as well, and…
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Google Sending Invalid Error Notices Of Redirecting Smartphone Users To Homepage
A couple weeks ago we reported that Google began sending notices to webmasters over faulty mobile redirects. This notice was to inform webmasters of notices being shown to searchers that the searcher may be redirected to the home page as opposed to the…
Google Says HTTPS Is A Ranking Signal, But It’s Not Really
Is it worth it for webmasters to switch to HTTPS in light of Google’s recent announcement?
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SearchCap: Google AdWords Conversion Optimization & Bulk Edits, Bing Maps Imagery Update & Google’s Mobile Revenues Hit $8B
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Maps Adds Hundreds Of Streetside & 3D City Images; Plus New HD Aerial Images Bing announced a large maps update today, where they have added hundreds of…
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Bing Maps Adds Hundreds Of Streetside & 3D City Images; Plus New HD Aerial Images
Bing announced a large maps update today, where they have added hundreds of Streetside images, 3D city images and new high resolution aerial images. Bing Maps now has over a 100 cities that support Streetside imagery available across America. The image…
Live @ SMX East: How To Secure Your Site For Google’s HTTPS Algorithm
Google wants everyone to secure their websites, to make the browsing experience on the web safer for everyone. Google has even gone so far as to say that sites that implement HTTPS — adding an SSL 2048-bit key certificate on your site — will give it a minor ranking boost. What’s not to like…
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Google’s 2013 Mobile Search Revs Were Roughly $8 Billion
How much money is Google making in mobile search? There have been various analyst estimates for some time. However now we can do the calculation with greater accuracy. Last week the IAB released an updated report on global mobile advertising revenue. T…
3 Simple Ways Email Can Drive SEO Results
While emails can’t directly impact search engine rankings, smart marketers can use email campaigns to further their SEO initiatives.
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Google AdWords Launches New Bulk Editing Tools
Google announced on Google+ that they are rolling out a new bulk editing feature within the AdWords console. The new tool enables you to update your settings across your campaigns in a more efficient manner. The features in this tool include: Filter fo…
Search & ROI: Make The Most Of This Evolving Relationship
Paid search has made it easier than ever to demonstrate the value of advertising, allowing us to rethink our methods for measuring ROI.
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New AdWords “Conversions For Optimization” Setting Puts Focus On Key Actions
Google is rolling out a new Conversions for Optimization setting in AdWords over the next couple of weeks that isolates a conversion action for reporting and bid automation. With the Conversions for Optimization setting enabled, you’ll now be able to set bid strategies for specific conversion…
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