When Google Shows A Source Or Credit For Quick Answers & Knowledge Graph

As Google continues to provide quick answers and knowledge graph data directly at the top of the search results, publisher concerns continue to rise. Publishers are worried that searchers will have less of a need and desire to click through from Google’s search results page to the…

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Publishers To EC: We Want More From Google Or We’ll Sue

As we discussed last week, the current Europe-Google antitrust settlement is dead. This is a surprising turn of events considering that it was once described by European regulators as essentially a done deal. Outgoing European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia confirmed last week in a talk…

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2 Weeks to Register for the World’s Largest Search Engine Marketing Conference – SMX East in NYC!

Search Engine Land’s SMX East returns to New York City in just two weeks! Here all that’s in store: Actionable, Up-to-date Search Marketing Tactics: Have your search rankings been impacted by endless algorithm changes? Mobile making you retool your entire digital marketing program? Can…

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Is Adwords a ranking factor in Google Search?

In recent days, the myth has gained new impetus because of a Google patent, in which abstract states: Systems and methods for improving on search rankings using advertising data are disclosed.
Many, including some dear friends and very skilled SEOs, wanted to see in this patent the definitive proof that Google also uses Adwords as a ranking factor.

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Is Adwords a ranking factor in Google Search?

Magnificent Mobile Website And App Analytics: Reports, Metrics, How-to!

Nothing I can tell you about the importance of having an incredible mobile strategy will surprise you. Mobile devices (phones, tablets, wearables) are transforming how we behave, how we buy, how we consume content, and dare I say how we become happy or we become sad. You after all have all of the aforementioned devices, […]

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Lessons Learned from Using Google’s Tagging and Extraction Data Highlighter Tool

I recently found a patent with two Google search engineers, Joshua Ain and Justin Boyan, listed as two of the three inventors. Last summer, at Google I/O in San Francisco, they joined together to talk about some tools that can more easily help webmasters add markup for structured data on the Web. The patent appears […]

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The Importance of & How to Be More Positive

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Positive Attitude is Good for Business

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It might seem like a trivial matter, but attitude in the work place can have a significant impact on productivity. A study by the University of Warwick found that a happy work force can increase productivity by around 12%.…

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Google Answer Box: Call 650-253-000 For Support

When Dan Leibson showed me this Google Answer Box I thought either that the Google Answer Box had a wicked sense of humor or maybe, just maybe, it knew something that I didn’t. Given the recent court decision in Germany ordering Google to “stop ignoring customer emails and start offering a way to communicate with the […]