Google to be ‘Broken Up’ in Europe in Bid to End Search Monopoly
Google could face drastic measures being taken against it in Europe in order for competition online to be “restored”.
3 Proven Ways To Write Ads That Deliver More Conversions
Now you know you need to change your paid search creative to keep it fresh. Contributor Frederick Vallaeys shares tips from Boost Media’s CEO on the changes that will have a positive impact.
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Thanksgiving Recipes On Bing: Everything To Make The “Perfect” Holiday Dish All In One Place
Still not sure what you’re bringing to Thanksgiving Day dinner? No worries – Bing has curated what it says are the “most perfect” holiday recipes from a variety of recipe sites, including Food.com, AllRecipes.com and TasteOfHome.com. A search for ‘Thanksgiving…
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Google Uncovers Black Friday Shopping Trends [Study]
Black Friday is less than a week away and shoppers are now more prepared than ever, as evidenced by a Google study released today.
Google Uncovers Black Friday Shopping Trends [Study]
Black Friday is less than a week away and shoppers are now more prepared than ever, as evidenced by a Google study released today.
Google Settles UK “Defamation” Suit, Agreeing To Remove Malicious Links
Google has long maintained it’s not responsible for third party content in its index. And that’s the law in the US. However increasingly in Europe authorities and individuals are seeking to make Google legally responsible for the content in its search results. The latest example comes…
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US Court Gives Google Free Rein Over Search Results Layout
Gigaom reports Google has won a US court case in San Francisco court saying Google has the right to arrange the search results as they see fit.
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Google Mobile Ranking Signals Still Use Many Desktop Signals
In a Google hangout video, at 18 minutes and 50 seconds in, Google’s John Mueller answered a question around which desktop signals are used for mobile ranking as well…
Ahead Of Black Friday, Google Adds Shopping Details For Mobile Users
Google says that shopping searches from smartphones have increased 3.5 times compared to last year and that Google Shopping is already sending more mobile traffic to retailer sites than it did during the first week of December last year. To capitalize …
Learning SEO From Google Employees
What do local marketers really need to know about SEO? Columnist Chris Marentis discusses some tips that come straight from the horse’s mouth.
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Website Visibility (SEO) – Don’t Stop

Don’t look at this as a time to take a rest from your website visibility efforts. Use this slower time of year to get an advantage on your competitors.
Website Visibility (SEO) – Don’t Stop
Don’t look at this as a time to take a rest from your website visibility efforts. Use this slower time of year to get an advantage on your competitors.
Google Takes Action On More Link Networks In Poland
Google’s Karolina Kruszyńska confirmed this morning that Google has taken action on another link network based in Poland. Karolina wrote on Twitter, “today Google took action on a large link network in Poland.” This is one of many manual action penalties delivered by…
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Google Issues Massive Manual Actions In Poland For Link Networks
Over the weekend, savvy webmasters and SEOs noticed a huge spike in complaints around manual actions issued within Google Webmaster Tools in the Polish regions. Google has indeed penalized a large link network in Poland.
Google Contributor Program Will Fail
Google launched a new “experiment” named Contributor by Google. The concept is you pay a monthly fee to Google, Google will then remove some of the ads you see across the web, in exchange…
Google: Stop Using PageRank As A Metric, We Won’t Be Updating It In The Future
The last Google Toolbar PageRank update was 11 months and 18 days ago, almost a year ago, on December 6, 2013. Google’s John Mueller has told in a video hangout that there probably won’t be PageRank updates in the future…
Ask.com’s Top 10 Searches For 2014: “What Are The Symptoms Of Ebola?” Leads The List
With more than a month still to go in 2014, Ask.com has already released its top searches for the year. Based on its 100 million monthly U.S. users, Ask.com says “What are the symptoms of Ebola?” was the number one question for news related searches on the site in 2014. Ask.com listed…
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Your Guide to Structured Snippets for SEO

Structured snippets are going to change the way people find information on the Web, and you’ll need to adjust your optimization strategies as a result.
Your Guide to Structured Snippets for SEO
Structured snippets are going to change the way people find information on the Web, and you’ll need to adjust your optimization strategies as a result.
Brand-focused Content Marketing for the Finance Industry
Page one domination is important, especially in industries like finance where customers research a brand first before they make a purchase. This post contains examples of content pieces and sites that rank well for brand terms.
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