Google Chrome SSL certificate proposal could affect millions of websites
Millions of websites that use SSL certificates issued by Symantec and affiliated resellers could find that their certificates are effectively worthless as far as Chrome is concerned, after a member of the Chrome team published a proposal that would make them untrusted over the next 12 months.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, the Google SERP has got a bit more interactive with the addition of rich results for podcasts, Google has launched a new website for its open-source projects, and Google and Baidu have teamed up to bring faster mobile web pages to a wider user base.
Is Google’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ ad the future of paid voice search?
Google sparked a small firestorm last week as reports surfaced that its intelligent assistant device Google Home had delivered what appeared to be an unsolicited advertisement to unsuspecting owners.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, Mobile World Congress confirms that mobile video is massive; Pinterest has launched its new Lens visual discovery tool to the US; and Chinese search giant Baidu has released an AI-powered transcription app.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, Google’s emoji conquest of the SERP is advancing on AdWords titles, Snapchat influencers may be fleeing the platform for greener pastures, and an unconfirmed ranking update dubbed “Fred” has been shaking up the SERP.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, we follow up on the launch of Google’s new ad label to ask how it will impact marketers, and look at attempts by Google’s tech incubator Jigsaw to clean up language on the internet.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of search marketing and beyond.
Google brings emoji back to the SERPs 😍🙌💯
Google has revealed that emoji will once again show up in search results snippets, reversing a decision taken in 2015 to remove the characters from its results. 👌
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, Pinterest’s acquisition of Google’s former image search lead, Randy Keller, as Head of Search shows how serious the social network is about visual search; and Twitter’s Q4 earnings have raised questions about the company’s long-term prospects.
Four most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, Instagram Stories is draining the life from the very Snapchat feature that inspired it; publishers are losing patience with walled gardens; and paid ads may soon be coming to voice search – what does this mean for the user experience?
Six most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of search marketing and beyond.
Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative acquires AI-powered search engine Meta
The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative has made its first acquisition – of an AI-powered search engine called Meta.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of search marketing and beyond.
Top three programmatic trends in 2017
Programmatic is a game-changing technology in the advertising industry.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, Larry Kim peers into his crystal ball to make some outlandish predictions for SEO in 2017; Facebook is preparing to flip the switch on a mid-roll video ad offering; and AOL is offering up free wireless data as a reward for engaging with ads.
Data-driven attribution: the cure for discount code abuse?
When measuring the effectiveness of discount codes, retailers often get it wrong. In this article, we’ll look at how data-driven attribution can help businesses better understand where discount codes produce the best ROI.
Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week
This week, we’ve got stories from Bing, Google and Instagram, plus a look at how a new search engine powered by AI is transforming scientific research, and why the fake information epidemic could be damaging to local search.
How a new AI powered search engine is changing how neuroscientists do research
A new, free search engine called Semantic Scholar is using AI technology to help these scientists find relevant information much more quickly.
Four most important search marketing news stories of the week
This week, we look at a new feature by Instagram that models itself on Facebook; moves by Google to tackle ‘non-authoritative’ sites which rank too highly; and an upcoming change which will make AMP content easier to link to.
Happy holidays from Search Engine Watch!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – happy festivus from all at Search Engine Watch