Google Analytics iOS App
Google announced on Google+ that the iOS app for logging into your Google Analytics accounts and checking your analytics for your various properties is now available. It is free and works really nicely…
Google Maps Search Results Let You Now Scroll For More Results
Google Maps has added scroll bar to their search results interface.
If you go to Google Maps and search for let’s say [ice cream]…
Google: The Effects Of Duplicate Content In Search
Duplicate content in the SEO space has been an important topic for as long as I’ve been in the industry. I’ve covered it here countless times.
Today…
Google’s John Mueller: Knowledge Graph Listings Should Not Be Branded
In a Google Webmaster Hangout from a week ago on Google+, John Mueller of Google was presented with a question on why some brands rank so well within the Knowledge Graph on Google.
Here are two examples…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 18, 2014
This week in search, I covered some speculation around the Google Sandbox again this time asking Googleâs John Mueller if there was a new Sandbox. eBay admits…
Google Nelson Mandela Logo
Today on the Google home pages worldwide is a Google Logo, aka Google Doodle for the birthday of Nelson Mandela. This is his first birthday since after his death in 2013.
Submit Your Right To Be Forgotten Requests With Bing Now
Earlier this week we reported that Microsoft was taking their time working up a solution for Bing to handle the right to be forgotten strategy. Well, yesterday…
eBay Admits Google Penalty Had A “Dramatic Impact” On Earnings
Back in May we reported that eBay had some sort of penalty that hit their Google search visibility by about 50%. That is major but now we somewhat know how major.
Danny Sullivan reports on Search Engine Land that it may have costed them $200 million….
Google Earnings Report Shows New AdWords Ad Format Increased Click Through Rates
Google announced their Q2 earnings last night and beat estimates, although some are worried about mobile ads being an issue and Nikesh Arora leaving the company…
Google Pushed Out New Google Alerts Design
Google has been testing a new design for Google Alerts and now it seems the new look is live.
The functionality of what and where you subscribe to things have not changed but the user interface to do so has changed drastically…
Google: Show Me Zip Codes For & Map Them For Me
Google is now showing you zip code listings for locations you enter into Google. So you can ask Google to show you the zip codes for [orlando, florida zip codes]…
Google’s Matt Cutts Was A Passenger In A Self Driving Car
Alright, so my Photoshop skills aren’t the best but the fact is, Matt Cutts, Google’s on-leave spam boss, did indeed travel as a passenger in a Google self driving car.
Not the one in the picture here, but the ones that were installed on real cars…
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Google Revamps Webmaster Tools Robots.txt Tester Tool
Google announced that they’ve updated the Robots.txt tester tool within Google Webmaster Tools. The tool adds three things; highlights, testing and revision history.
Twitter Really Wants You To Use Twitter Ads
John Doherty shared a picture on Twitter of an ad from Twitter within his iOS Twitter app. The ad is asking him to use Twitter Ads. Here is a screen shot:
I guess Twitter is eager to get more advertisers using their ad system…
Google’s John Mueller On If There Is A New Sandbox
Over the past few weeks, we’ve covered the topic of a possible Sandbox 2.0 Google algorithm targeting churn and burn web sites.
I decided to bring it up in a Google Hangout with Google’s John Mueller a couple days ago and you can see his response to my…
Google’s Black Top Navigation Bar Making A Return?
Google is constantly testing things from new algorithms that we cannot directly see, to the user interface that we do directly see. In a recent Google test, Google is showing the old top navigation bar, in black…
Google Disables Discussion Search
Yesterday, Google has completely removed the ability to use their discussion search filter.
Earlier this year…
Google: Manual Actions Updated Twice Daily But Emails Sent Once Daily
In a Google hangout yesterday with Google’s John Mueller, John explained that Google updates their data for manual actions within Google Webmaster Tools twice a day on average and then only sends out emails once a day on average with notices.
Google+ Drops Name Restrictions
Google announced last night on Google+ that they have removed their naming restrictions, preventing you from using nicknames and pseudonyms.
So if you wanted to use the name “rustybrick” because you didn’t want to use your real name, for privacy reas…
Google Search Adds Knowledge Graph Box With Translate Box Instantly
Spotted via @WilliamHarvey, Google has added a new knowledge graph/OneBox feature where if you begin to type “Translate” into the Google search box, through Google Instant.
As you begin typing…