Google Love Grows, Bing Satisfaction Drops Among U.S. Customers [Survey]
Love it or hate it, Google is loved by customers. Bing? No so much? And Yahoo, the love is pretty much gone. That’s according to 70,000 users who were surveyed as part of the 2014 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)E-Business Report.
The Broken Art of Company Blogging (and the Ignored Metric that Could Save Us All)
Posted by evolvingSEOThe perception of success
The following screenshot is from an actual blog post. Based upon what you see here, would you call it successful?
I think it depends on perception.
The optimist might see this…
SearchCap: Google CPC Declines, Microsoft Cortana & Bing In Chrome
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Microsoft Bing Now Added To Google Chrome New Tab Page Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, is now an option within Google’s Chrome new tab page screens….
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Microsoft Bing Now Added To Google Chrome New Tab Page
Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, is now an option within Google’s Chrome new tab page screens. Prior, if you changed your default search provider in Chrome, the new tab page would still show Google has the search option. It would change the search provider in the URL/omnibox area but it…
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Blogger Fined for Top-Ranked Restaurant Review
French blogger Caroline Doudet was forced to amend her post title and pay damages after a negative restaurant review that was appearing too prominently in Google search was found to be “unfairly hurting” the business.
Marin Adds Google Shopping Campaign Management
Announcements coming from Marin in the past week showcase support for Google Shopping campaigns in its advertising platform, and product inventory feed management through an integration of Productsup.
New Search Engine Indexeus Exposes Hackers, Data Breaches
A new search engine called Indexeus sought to expose hackers and their exploits unless they “donated” $1 for every record that they wanted to conceal from public view. In response to the claim that this is extortion, Portuguese founder Jason Relinquo says the aim of Indexeus…
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SMX East Super Early Bird Rates Expire Friday – Register Now & Save $300
Struggling to keep up with algorithm updates named after exotic animals? Could automating paid search campaigns be your get out of Excel-hell-free card? Attend Search Marketing Expo – SMX East, Sept. 30 – Oct.2 in NYC, and learn the latest SEO, paid search advertising and conversion-driving…
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A Review Handout Alternative: Try P&P To Get More Local Reviews
Everyone knows how important reviews are — they factor in to the local algorithm and they play a huge part in click-throughs and building trust. Good reviews can make you, and bad reviews can break you… so businesses do everything they can to get positive reviews. Since Google doesn’t…
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Assessing Hummingbird’s Impact On Search — 10 Months Later
On September 26, 2013, Google let slip that it had updated its overall search platform, which they referred to as “Hummingbird.” In this post, I am going to take a look back at the past year to see what impact Hummingbird may have had. One of my goals with this post is to help dispel…
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It Will Take “Act Of God” For Relcy To Win In Mobile Search
Last week TechCrunch profiled a “stealth” startup called Relcy, which is seeking to build a “native” search engine for mobile. The post mentions the company has raised $9 million in funding so far. In an interview with the site, founder Rohit Satapathy says his company is…
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StumbleUpon Remarketing
For years I’ve used a combination of StumbleUpon and Google Remarketing to cheaply and efficiently open the top of the funnel for start-ups. I don’t hear much about this tactic (though perhaps I’m not looking in the right places) so here’s a little explanation on this handy growth hack. StumbleUpon You remember StumbleUpon right? A […]
StumbleUpon Remarketing is by AJ Kohn, originally posted on Blind Five Year Old.
What is Link Building?
Link building can and should play a crucial role in any online marketing campaign. Link building isn’t just the process of acquiring backlinks that point to your site: it’s also a proven tactic that increases brand awareness and conversions.
Life With Cortana, Microsoft’s Predictive Search Challenger To Google Now & Siri
Microsoft’s new predictive search agent Cortana is finally becoming available to the general public. How does it compare to longstanding champion Google Now? After months of using them both, it’s no contest. Google Now easily wins, in my daily life. But Cortana does gives Microsoft an…
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Google Maps Search Results Now With A Scroll Bar
Google has quietly changed the search results interface within Google Maps to show more listings via a scrollable search box. You can now scroll through the first ten or so local search results when you conduct a search in the Google Maps search box. H…
PR for SEO: Advanced Social Media Tips to Engage With Media Influencers
Want to build your brand authority and trust while helping your SEO efforts? Turn to public relations. With these Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn tips, you and your community manager can easily start building a slew of influential media contacts.
Why Google’s Reported CPC Declines Can’t Tell The Story Of “A Mobile Advertising Problem”
It’s still happening. Google reported on Thursday that the average cost-per-click (CPC) was down again in Q2 from the prior year, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter in which the average CPC fell year-over-year. Some analysts and news outlets have been pointing to this as evidence of…
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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…