For The Trifecta, Bing Ads Rolling Out Close Variants On Phrase Match

Bing Ads has already announced the switch to include close variants on Exact Match and Broad Match Modifier keywords. Now Phrase Match keywords will also get the close variants treatment. With close variants, ads trigger on search queries that closely resemble the keyword — plurals,…

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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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Which Terms Trigger the New Entertainment Pack

The new carousel replacement, like the carousel, shows for entertainment and recreational searches. This entertainment pack almost always (but not quite always) starts at position one right below any ads. I wanted to see which terms that previously showed the Carousel were now showing the new Entertainment Pack. When the original local Carousel first came […]

Google Continues Testing Carousel Replacement

Per James Gibbons and Brady Callahan on Twitter, Google is testing another variation of their Carousel Replacement. I was able to see the test in Safari on my Mac but not in Chrome or Firefox. Mileage may vary. It is similar to the display first seen in August but with three differences. One, the display […]

SearchCap: Google Debuts New Hotel Booking Ads, A New Call Analytics Report & Holiday Paid Search Drivers

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Debuts New Look For Hotel Booking Ads As The Carousel Disappears The grand, awkward Carousel experiment appears to be coming to an end — for local listings…

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Google Debuts New Look For Hotel Booking Ads As The Carousel Disappears

The grand, awkward Carousel experiment appears to be coming to an end — for local listings at least. Google is abandoning the Carousel of horizontal listings that appeared at the top of local search results for hotels, restaurants and a few other verticals. With the changes, Google is now…

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Google Drops Local Carousel For Hotels, Restaurants & Other Local Listings

Google is dropping its horizontal Carousel display of local search results in several categories: restaurants, nightlife, entertainment and hotels. It’s being replaced by a 3-pack of organic listings and some new secondary pages. The Local Carousel rolled out in June, 2013 for the PC in the…

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