Copyright bully Getty Images complains to EU that Google coerced it into image search

Company says high-res image search results have harmed traffic and revenues.

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Forecast says SEO-related spending will be worth $80 billion by 2020

Report from Borrell Associates argues “marketing services” spending in US is much larger than advertising.

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HTTP to HTTPS: An SEO’s guide to securing a website

Despite the numerous benefits of switching to HTTPS, many SEOs and website owners have not done so. For those feeling intimidated by the prospect of switching to HTTPS, columnist Patrick Stox breaks down the process.

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Mississippi attorney general’s “conspiracy to censor the internet” back on as appeals court rules against Google

Google had alleged the Motion Picture Association of America was using Mississippi attorney general’s action as a tool of its private interests in content takedowns.

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Searchmetrics now shows where your app appears in App Packs

Also new: rankings for app ads, unique keywords on a page, and the release of the Visibility Guard to protect against errors affecting ranking

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Google warns site owners their site is not mobile-friendly in mobile search results

A month before the Google mobile-friendly algorithm boost, Google starts issuing new warnings to site owners.

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Columbia University researchers claim 28% of Google’s URL takedown requests are invalid

Among the questionable DMCA notices, 4.2% of the takedown requests targeted sites that failed to include any copyright infringing content.

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