Google Maps App Now Showing Uber Ride Options, Lane Navigation, Offline Maps
Google Maps is rolling out a number of new features for its iPhone and Android app today, including an integration with Uber, the transportation company that connects people in need of a ride with available drivers. According to the announcement, peopl…
Deliver Transformational SEO Performance With Simple Techniques
I find huge value in big site analysis, as the subtleties of prioritisation can have multi-million dollar impact for a business. This analysis can be informative about approaching a new SEO strategy for any site, and reveal a few truths about the true …
WalmartLabs Scoops Up Product Search Firm Adchemy
Adchemy made significant inroads in the product search arena in its short time, powering Google Product Listing Ads for brand name customers such as Macy’s, Overstock.com, Finish Line and Walmart. Today, @WalmartLabs, the retailer’s technology lab based in Silicon Valley, announced it…
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App Annie Adds New Tools For Better App SEO, Paid Visibility
App Annie, which offers app store analytics, is announcing new features and capabilities for mobile app publishers and developers this morning. The company is adding more ad network data and analytics; it’s also offering new tools to help boost App Store Optimization (ASO). Both of these are…
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Link Building ≠ Content Marketing. But Here’s How They Fit Together
Link building has gone through a lot in the past 18 months — and when content marketing became the buzzword of the day, there were troves of articles saying that content marketing is the new link building or that content marketing has replaced link building. That couldn’t be more false….
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Google In-Store & Location-Aware Product Reminders Now In Google Now For Android
Yesterday, as expected, Google announced on Google+ that the location-aware, in-store product reminders are now built into the latest version of Google Now on your Android Google Search App. Google said “if you’re out and about and near a store that carries those boots, you might see a Google…
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Matt Cutts, Bing & MSFT Phone Team Keynoting SMX Advanced
Year after year, Search Engine Land’s SMX Advanced keynotes deliver first-hand insights. This year is no exception. Google’s Matt Cutts takes questions from you, the audience, in his “You&A” keynote, moderated by SMX’s own Danny Sullivan. Bring your toughest questions and don’t miss this…
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SearchCap: Matt Cutts On Links, Spiderman Drops Bing & DuckDuckGo’s New Design
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: DuckDuckGo Releases New Beta Site With Redesigned Look & Added Features DuckDuckGo. the search engine known for protecting the privacy of its users,…
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DuckDuckGo Releases New Beta Site With Redesigned Look & Added Features
DuckDuckGo. the search engine known for protecting the privacy of its users, announced a new “reimagined and redesigned” beta site today. According to the announcement, the new site will deliver smarter answers and have a more refined look. DuckDuckGo has also added new features,…
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Google’s Matt Cutts: Over Time Backlinks Will Become Less Important
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, said in a video that backlinks, over time, will become a little less important. Matt did say that backlinks in the Google ranking algorithm still have many years left in them. Matt explained that Google is focusing a lot now on working on ways to…
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Secret Contracts Keep Google In Control Of Mobile Search Argues Lawsuit
A would be class action lawsuit was filed last week against Google in Federal Court in California. The action seeks to resurrect some of the themes and arguments raised in the now settled FTC antitrust case against the company. While repeating familiar…
How To Build A Local Brand Through Online Marketing
The terms “Brand” and “Brand Marketing” are usually associated with large businesses. Having a “brand” is seen as something significant — something that only businesses with big ideas and even bigger wallets can afford to invest in and create. But…
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Where SEM Is Concerned, Google+ Appears To Be Alive And Well
Last week saw a flurry of speculation on the future of Google+ after the head of Google+, Vic Gundotra, announced his departure. The question raised most often is whether Google+ is going away. Although some are reporting that G+ will kill the product …
Bing Tests Search Results Without Underlining Hyperlinks
Rubén Gómez reports that Microsoft is testing removing the underlines on the hyperlinks within the search results in Bing. The Bing search results still have the blue hyperlink look, but the underline was removed in this Bing test. Bing is constantly testing large and small changes like this to see…
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Indoor Maps & Mall Directories Come To Google Now For Android
As we reported last week, similar to the offline Google Now cards, Google has made indoor maps within the Android Search App’s Google Now cards live. Google Indoor Maps was introduced in 2011 for select malls and shopping centers. Now, if you are using the latest Google Search App on Android,…
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Google Now Cards Now Work Without An Internet Connection
As we expected, the Android version of the Google Search App now supports offline mode for Google Now cards. So if you are in a location without internet, such as a subway, somewhere out in a deserted island or just in the middle of Manhattan and you h…
Spider-Man Goes To The Dark Side, Or At Least The Other Side, Switches From Bing To Google
Spoiler alert: ComicBook.com reported this weekend everyone’s favorite spider-bitten superhero has switched from searching on Bing to being a full-fledged Google user. According to the report, Spider-man alias Peter Parker used Bing in the 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man film, much to the…
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Audrey Hepburn Google Logo Marks The Star’s Humanitarian Efforts On Her 85th Birthday
Today’s Google logo is a tribute to British actress Audrey Hepburn on what would have been the star’s 85th birthday. Hepburn, who is known as much for her style as the roles she brought to life in films like Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and My Fair Lady, was an avid…
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Google Injects Google Shopping With Amazon Talent In Rangespan Acquisition
Google’s ongoing efforts to bolster its product search portal, Google Shopping, and take on Amazon and Ebay has got another boost. The company has acquired Rangespan, a London based start-up that developed backend supply chain management software for online retailers. Founded by Amazon…
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SearchCap: Bing Updates Android App, NameCheap’s New Domain Search & More
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 Updates Its Android App With A New Look & Faster Performance Bing has rolled out a new look and feel for its Android app, claiming the updates make it…
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