Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 25, 2014
This week, the biggest SEO news is that Google pushed out a major local search algorithm change last night that seems to impact most businesses, I share more details on what is new with the local algorithm…
New: Google AdWords Dynamic Sitelinks
Google announced last night their new form of sitelinks named dynamic sitelinks.
Dynamic sitelinks are automatically generated links that appear below your ad text. These links send customers to a page on your website thatâs highly relevant based on recent search activities…
Google Hypocrisy: Keyword Rich & User Friendly Links Should Die
Back in the days before Google, online usability folks were all about making user friendly hyperlinks that communicated to the user what the link was about and what to expect when they clicked it. That means…
Google Right To Be Forgotten Success Rate Is 50%
As you know, Google has started taking down content in the European Union based on the right to be forgotten form submission requests.
Google shared statistics with both the Wall Street Journal…
Google Launches New Local Search Algorithm: SEOs Notice Significant Ranking Changes
Last night, Google pushed out a new and major local search ranking algorithm change. Where Google provided details for me on this update. This is not really a spam change but more of a fundamental change to the local search ranking algorithm.
Google Updates Android Maps Nearby Features
Artem Russakovskii was one of the first to notice a new icon on the bottom right of the Google Maps Android app and posted about it on Google+.
That new icon brings you directly to the nearby me functionality within Google Maps. A clear challenge to …
Google’s SEO Advice On Maintaining A Discussion Forum
A discussion forum administrator posted questions about how to improve his forum in the eyes of Google, the question was posted in a Google Webmaster Help forum and Google’s John Mueller responded to it in detail…
Google Algorithms Are Not The Same In All Countries
A Black Hat World forum thread asks if Google’s algorithms work the same in all the various countries throughout the world.
The quick answer is no…
Webmasters Claiming Direct Traffic Surges With IE 7 Browsers
I have been notified by several webmasters and in several discussion threads that some webmasters are noticing huge spikes in their direct traffic between July 6th and today. As each webmaster analyzed the traffic…
Google Search Adds Calendar & Reminder Integration
Google officially announced on Google+ that you can now add calendar reminders and events to your Google Calendar by doing a search in Google on your desktop or mobile device…
Bing Now Works Within Google’s Chrome New Tab Page
Bing announced that in the most recent Google Chrome browser update, that when you change your default search provider from Google to Bing…
Google Issues Manual Action For Links On Moz’s YouMoz
The co-founder of Moz, Rand Fishkin, posted on Twitter and also on the Moz blog that one of the YouMoz, the user generated content portion of Moz, contributors received a Google Manual action for a link violation and it cited an article posted on YouMo…
Oh No! Clients Requesting Negative SEO
I am a bit tired of covering the negative SEO topic but no one can fully deny that it does not exist…
Google AdWords Now In Google Maps List View
Google announced on Google+ that they’ve expanded more AdWords ads to the Google Maps desktop and mobile app interface.
Now they may show ads within the search results for places like restaurants and hotels in a list view below the search box…
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New: Google Analytics Display Targeting Reports
Google Analytics has added a new report that interacts with your Google Ads Display Targeting campaigns. They announced it on Google+ saying “this new report allows advertisers to see how their advertising on the Google Display Network (GDN) is perfor…
With Matt Cutts On Leave; Who Will Be Google’s Punching Bag?
With Google’s Matt Cutts taking an extended vacation, I wanted to know, who at Google will take the blame for new algorithms being released.
Typically when big updates are announced…
Google 3D Molecules Knowledge Graph
Spotted by Enrico Altavilla, it seems Google added a 3D button to the knowledge graph results for molecules answers. Search for [sugar formula] and you’ll see one of many examples:
Google Maps Android Adds Elevations In Bike Directions
Google quietly announced on Google+ that the new Android version of the Google Maps app added elevation to biking directions…
A French Court Fined A Blogger For His Negative Review Ranking Too Well In Google
This is news from last week, but it still makes me shiver. Via the BBC French blogger fined over review’s Google search placing…
Don’t Toy With Google In Google Webmaster Support
We’ve covered this before, don’t lie to Google in their Google forums. But it happens all the time…