Yahoo Search Testing A Fixed Top Search Bar
Ruben Gomez noticed that Yahoo is testing a new user interface for their search results, which sticks the top search bar to the top of the page, no matter how far you scroll down the page. Here is a picture showing the scroll bar midway down the page, but the top search bar stuck at […]
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Google Opens “Right To Be Forgotten” Form For EU Citizens
Google has taken a big step forward with complying with the European Union’s new “Right To Be Forgotten” that was established after a court ruling earlier this month. The company has established a new form allowing those in the EU to request takedown of URLs they dislike. How The…
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SearchCap: Google Panda Slap Press Releases, Authorship Gone Again & North Korea Mapping
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 Authorship Goes Down Again, Twice In One Week Google Authorship is once again down for the count, second tim…
Google Authorship Goes Down Again, Twice In One Week
Google Authorship is once again down for the count, second time within a one-week period. Authorship is the image you see next to the Google results of those who wrote the article, blog post or news story. Normally, Google’s search results are sprinkled with them, but now, no search results…
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Did Google Panda 4.0 Go After Press Release Sites?
Nine days ago when Google released Panda 4.0 – which aims to filter out “thin” content from top rankings – we focused our attention on the big Winners & Losers charts, Since then, some have noted that press releases may have also been hit big time. Using SearchMetrics, I…
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Mobile Search Advertising and Call Analytics – Webcast on Tuesday
On Tuesday, June 3rd, at 1 PM EDT, our sister site, Digital Marketing Depot will host a webcast on call tracking analytics and mobile search advertising. Speakers Jeff Braislin and Tim Graber of Marchex will present “Increasing Mobile Performance Through Advanced Call Analytics.” Calls…
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8 Reasons Why You Should Register Now for MarTech: The Marketing Tech Conference
Summer’s unofficially begun. That means August and MarTech: The Marketing Tech Conference are right around the corner. Here are 8 reasons to register today: 1) Actionable program. MarTech sessions will help you: Maximize the value of your marketing technology investment Implement a marketing…
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4 Intangible Benefits Of Content You Shouldn’t Overlook
The benefits of the ever-increasing intersection of digital marketing and technology are clear: we can measure the impact of our online efforts like never before. But, along with tracking valuable content metrics like traffic, downloads and bounce rate…
How Google Can Help Enhanced Campaigns Reach Their Potential
It’s been over a year since Google publicly announced Enhanced Campaigns for AdWords, and just shy of a year since the mandatory transition date in late July of 2013. Early on, there was a great deal of consternation surrounding the changes brought by this new campaign model, but advertiser…
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Google Maps Now Has Driving Directions In North Korea
North Korea Tech reports that Google Maps now has driving directions in North Korea. As the site reports, “North Korea has strict controls on internal movement, a scarcity of private car ownership and almost no Internet users.” Despite all of that, Google Maps can give those who do have…
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SearchCap: No Google Penguin Update, First Anchor Text & Knowledge Graph AdWords
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: No, Google Says There’s Been No Penguin Update This morning, I noticed a lot of buzz around a possible Google Penguin update. The SEO space was noticing huge…
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No, Google Says There’s Been No Penguin Update
This morning, I noticed a lot of buzz around a possible Google Penguin update. The SEO space was noticing huge changes in the search results from perviously penalized sites, many that were impacted by the Google Penguin update. The Google Penguin algor…
Mobile SEM Strategy: How Savings.com Increased Mobile Search Revenue By 1000 Percent YoY
When Google announced Enhanced Campaigns last year, like many marketers, the team at coupon deals site Savings.com was skeptical and surprised that they would be forced to adjust their approach to mobile. In a soon-to-be-released case study from Google…
Google’s Matt Cutts: One Page With Two Links To Same Page; We Counted The First Link
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, posted video today answering how does Google handle one page that has two links pointing to the same page. Does it pass PageRank the same way? How does google handle the anchor text, if the anchor text differs. In short, Mat Cutts said: (1) PageRank…
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The Recirculation Gap: Why Google Sends More Traffic Than Its Search Market Share Suggests
How can publishers receive a greater percentage of search traffic from Google than the market share Google has in the US? It’s likely due to what I call “The Recirculation Gap” and how Google probably “recirculates” searches back into itself less than Yahoo and Bing….
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Google Now Testing Knowledge Graph Popups In AdWords Ads
Back in January, Google formally rolled out popups with Knowledge Graph information about certain sites in the organic search results. Now it appears these popups are being tested in ads. Arianna Wolf, a search strategist at 90 Octane, provided screens…
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Are Your Google Display Network Results Damaged By AdSense For Mobile?
Have you checked your Google Display Network (GDN) campaign placements recently? If the answer is no, then I would take a look ASAP — chances are, you’re appearing on a hell of a lot of apps now, and you might need to make some adjustments to your campaign in order to improve your…
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Actress Sues Google For Indexing Porn Search Results Tied To Her Name
Maria Belen Rodriguez is an Argentina-born model, actress and TV personality who now lives and works in Italy. She successfully sued Google and Yahoo in 2006 in her native country, alleging that her likeness was wrongfully appropriated by porn sites and then indexed/republished or disseminated by…
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