Google Not Provided 100% Of All Organic Search Queries
I assume by now, you’ve all seen the news that Google has secured ALL searches leading to all their organic search query referrer data to go completely 100% not provided.
In fact, I checked this morning, and this site shows 93.4% of all Google organic …
Google’s New AdSense Ad Format: Crisper, Dynamic & Grouped
Google announced the new ad formats we spotted weeks ago last week. The new ad formats offer larger crisper headlines, better grouping of the content and a redesigned button with dynamic colors.
I originally thought the ads arrow circle button would …
Google AdWords Quality Score Drops Over Weekend
Over the weekend, Google AdWords advertisers began to worry when their quality scores began dropping. A WebmasterWorld thread has some of the advertisers freaking out.
One said:
yup. qs dropping here… not liking the looks of this…
Google Certification Program Changes Coming
Google is making an update to their AdWords Certification Program, requiring you to have a Google Partners account to be certified by Google.
Google sent an email to advertisers who are part of the program saying they ned to “Get ready to make the swi…
Google Search Update Over The Weekend?
The ongoing WebmasterWorld thread and dozens of posts in the Google Webmaster Help forum suggest that around September 20th, Google did some sort of larger update.
Let me start by saying…
Google White Bar & App Launcher Official, As Expected…
Almost a full week before Google officially announced the new white bar, we predicted Google would launch the new white bar over the next few days. Okay, so I was a bit eager, and it took 3 additional days to become official…
Closest Thing To A Testimonial From Google
I’ve been writing about search engines and SEO, paid search, social, etc for just under 10 years (10 years will be this December 2nd). This site has received a lot of praise and also a lot of negative feedback over the years – but we are still here……
Google Victim Almost Commits Suicide
One of the sadder parts of covering Google updates is to see the fallout it has on good, honest…
Can You Compete With Google’s Shrinking Organic Results?
There is no one who would argue that Google hasn’t made the search results more cluttered with other search results. Be it search ads, product ads, youtube videos, local results…
Google Working On New Ad Tracking Technique, AdID, But Why?
USA Today reported this week that Google is looking to replace how they do ad tracking, i.e. currently using cookies, with something they are calling AdID.
Google Adds Rugby Results To Sports Answers
Are you a Rugby fan…
Calico: Google’s Moonshot To Keep People Alive Longer, So They Can Click On More Ads
Yesterday, TIME can out with an exclusive story named Google vs. Death on Google’s next moonshot idea. The project is called Calico and its goal is to keep people alive longer and living better.
Google’s previous moonshots include Google Glass, Self …
What Happens When You Disavow 35,000 Links In Google?
Cyrus Shepard posted on Google+ about a case study he posted on his blog about the results after he disavowed 35,000 links pointing to a site.
He said, “On April 3, 2013 I disavowed every link to my website I could find through Google Webmaster Tools….
Google Wants Feedback On Custom Maps
Abby from the Google Maps team posted in the Google Maps Help forum asking Google Maps users who are interested in custom maps to sign up for a research study.
Abby said if you use My Maps and Maps Engine Lite you may be interested in learning about a…
Poll Results: SEOs Don’t Agree On If Unlinked URLs Help With Rankings
Last week, I covered how unlinked URLs are used by Google for discovering and indexing new content – heck…
Google AdWords Bid Simulator Adds Estimated Conversions Predictions
Google announced on Google+ a small but significant addition to their Bid Simulator tool.
Not only can you get clicks, impressions and cost estimates predictions via the simulator…
Study: Google+ Has No Direct Ranking Benefit, Like Google’s Cutts Said
You can now stop clicking the +1 button on my articles, they have no ranking benefit.
Eric Enge published an exhaustive study named Direct Measurement of Google Plus Impact on Search Rankings…
Terry Richardson Not Only Shoots Photos Of Obama But Is Obama, According To Google
If you search for the famous photographer on Google, [terry richardson] you will see the knowledge graph come up and give a nice accurate description of the photographer. But the picture, well, you will see a picture of the President of the United Sta…
Google Logo For Léon Foucault: Rotation Of Earth Interactive Doodle
Today on Google’s home page, worldwide, is a special interactive Google logo, aka Google Doodle for the 194th birthday of Léon Foucault. Featured is his Foucault Pendulum, which was used to demonstrate the rotation of the earth in 1851…
Google Glass Invites More Invites Yesterday
Back in late July, Google opened up to a select few Google Glass Explorers the ability to invite friends to purchase Google Glass. Very few Glass Explorers got it, I personally do not know anyone who got it.
Well, those invites are opening up again…..