Search In Pics: Google Penguin Ave, Bubble Soccer & Android Cupcakes

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Google Bubble Soccer: Source: Google+ YouTube Double Decker Bus: Source:…

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Yahoo Sees Big Search Bump From Firefox “Default” Relationship

Last month Yahoo announced that it was replacing Google as the default search engine in the next/latest version of Firefox: Firefox 34. That position is now paying dividends for Yahoo according to new data from StatCounter released earlier today. The analytics firm said that “Yahoo search was…

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Oh No They Didn’t: European Parliament Calls For Break Up Of Google

Today many Americans are busy preparing Thanksgiving meals or getting ready to travel to the homes of friends and family to celebrate the holiday. But Google certainly won’t be giving thanks for the European Parliament’s vote in favor of a resolution to “unbundle”…

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German Legislator Calling For Google Breakup Has Serious Conflict Of Interest

The German member of the European Parliament behind the call to break up Google, Andreas Schwab, has a conflict of interest. According to the NY Times, he has ties to and earns money from a German law firm that represents anti-Google publishing interests in Germany. German publishers lobbied for…

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Search In Pics: GooglePlex Where’s Waldo, Jon Stewart At Reddit & Marissa Mayer The Crayon

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. YouTube Double Decker Bus: Source: Google+ Jon Stewart At Reddit: Source:…

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Free Ride? In Europe, Google Will Remain Firefox Search Default Despite No Deal

How much does it cost to be Mozilla’s Firefox search provider in Europe? Perhaps nothing — because Google will continue to be the provider there despite not having any formal deal with Mozilla, come this December. Yesterday, it was big news that Mozilla announced new deals making Yahoo…

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Yahoo’s “Clean” Firefox Search Design Looks Even More Like Google

In the Yahoo blog post announcing the company’s new default search deal with Firefox there’s a small GIF preview of what the new “clean” Yahoo search results will look like. Below are some of the screens from the post: On first blush I thought these were a departure from…

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Yahoo Replaces Google As Default Search Provider in Firefox

Yahoo and Mozilla just announced a “strategic five-year partnership that makes Yahoo the default search experience for Firefox in the United States on mobile and desktop.” The companies said they will explore other potential “future product integrations and distribution…

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Check Out the All New SMX West Agenda – Register Now & Save $300

Search Marketing Expo – SMX West returns to San Jose in March with need-to-know tactics and high-level networking for digital marketers. With a primary focus on search marketing, the agenda features 60 sessions, keynotes and clinics to suit your experience and skill level, whether you’re a…

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Another Court Affirms Google’s First Amendment Control Of Search Results

Europe and the US continue to drift further apart on Google. Even as European parliamentarians and regulators seek ways to restrain Google’s discretion over search results, US courts continue to affirm Google’s right to do whatever it wants with search results — paid and organic….

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French Court Trying To Impose Right-To-Be-Forgotten Decision On Google Worldwide

Google is facing daily fines of €1,000 in France, under a punitive ruling tied to the Right-to-Be-Forgotten (RTBF), unless it removes links to an article from its index globally, according to The Guardian. Several politicians in Europe have recently suggested that the RTBF should extend to all…

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DuckDuckGo Added To Firefox As Part Of Enhanced Privacy Options

Firefox is celebrating its 10th anniversary. A new version of the browser includes two new privacy features. The first is the availability of DuckDuckGo as a new pre-installed search engine choice. The second is a “forget” feature that allows users to delete recent history. Forget…

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Sweden The Latest To Consider Google “Link Tax” For Newspapers

A member of the Swedish parliament, Niclas Malmberg, wants Google to help fund Swedish news publications along the lines of the French model established last year. Threatened with a “link tax,” Google agreed “to create a €60 million Digital Publishing Innovation Fund to help…

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Social Media Marketing Tactics that Work – Next Week in Las Vegas

Maximize Your Social ROI – Register Now for SMX Social Media Marketing Are you looking for innovative new ways to boost your fan base, site traffic, and convert your fans into paying customers? Learn the latest tactics and best practices for 12 top social media platforms. Whether you’re managing…

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Apple Webcrawler: More Potential Evidence Of Search Ambitions

Apple Insider reports on the discovery of a web-crawling bot originating from Apple’s servers. It was first “outed” by developer Jan Moesen. This is what Moesen saw: Moesen reports that the bot is only crawling HTML, “not the CSS, JavaScript or image files.” Then he…

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2014 SMX Social Media Marketing Conference Preview

In less than two weeks, the editorial staff from Search Engine Land and our sister site Marketing Land will host the 4th annual SMX Social Media Marketing conference (November 19-20th) at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this year’s lineup, in addition to strategic…

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Matt Cutts: Being Google’s “Lightning Rod” For Unhappy SEOs Might Not Be Productive

Last week, the head of Google’s web spam team Matt Cutts announced that he was extending his leave. Now, Cutts has opened up a bit more about it, further suggesting he won’t return. Cutts also suggested that having himself or anyone be a public face for Google in terms of publisher…

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Want To Speak @ SMX West? Here’s How

The agenda is live, and we’re now accepting submissions to speak at Search Marketing Expo – SMX West 2015, March 3-5, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. To increase the odds of being selected, be sure to read the agenda. Understand what the sessions are about. Ensure that your pitch is on…

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