What better way to say Happy Holidays…
…than ducks in hats. Let’s all get into the festive spirit with this little something from the creative team.
Search In Pics: Penguin & Panda Keycaps, Google Barge, Google Glass On Snowman
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Panda & Penguin KeyCaps For Google Webspam Holiday Gifts: Source:…
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Google Still Working On Promoting Subject-Specific Authorities In Search Results
Remember the video Google’s Matt Cutts released in May, talking about the ten future Google SEO changes? One of those topics was about authority boost for authors and sites that are an authority on a topic? Well, Google is still working on that. In TWiG, This Week in Google, episode 227,…
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Google: Authorship Works With Google+ Vanity URLs
Once you get your authorship working, no one wants to mess around and change URLs. Some don’t like to mess around even if the authorship is not live in the search results…
iOS 6 Jailbreak & Google Search App Don’t Work Together
There are new complaints, since the Google search app was updated…
New Look For Medical Knowledge In Google’s Search Results
A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion around a new look for answers around medical or health related queries in Google.
The results, as described by a webmaster, “replaces results with content…
Google Continues Work On Promoting Topic Authorities
Back in May, we covered how Google is planning on releasing an algorithm to promote subject authorities in the search results. Some call this the “good guy algorithm” and some call it the “author authority algorithm,” while others may have some other …
Google December 19th Ranking Fluctuations Reported
So Google confirmed they reduced the authorship snippets from showing in the results. We know that. Matt Cutts strongly implied that there was no update on December 17th…
Valuing Conversions: Quick Tips for Assigning Values to Google Analytics Goals
Ecommerce has it easy. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) documents for Ecommerce clients are usually pretty easy: KPI = transactions Value = transaction value Sure there are micro conversions and other KPIs to track, but the big KPI is right there in front of you. It’s very easy to tie that ecommerce value to your data […]
The Biggest Mobile Trends and Stories of 2013
Mobile once again experienced huge growth. Google forced us to go all-in. And social machines and wearables (smartwatches, Google Glass) have entered the realm of reality. We take a look back at these and more of the biggest mobile stories of 2013.
EU: Google Antitrust Concessions “Unacceptable” As Second Study Condemns “Rival Links”
European Union competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia announced Friday in a Spanish radio interview that Google’s second round of concessions in its current antitrust settlement proposal were “unacceptable.” The main obstacle to settlement is still Google’s treatment of…
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Search Engine Land’s Top News Stories Of 2013: Hummingbirds, Penguins, Pandas & More
As we get ready to close the books on 2013, the editorial team that brings you daily news and features on Search Engine Land and Marketing Land is going to look back at the most popular content we published during these past 12 months. Over the next week couple weeks, we’ll reveal our most…
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“We Want, But We Won’t” — Don’t Be Your Web Marketing’s Worst Enemy
My wife and I had a conversation with our daughter the other day about responsibility. The gist was she wanted to do something that interfered with commitments she already made. We talked to her about how you have to honor your commitments, even when t…
The Intersection Of SEO & Web Design
As technology advances and web usage evolves, so do SEO best practices. Web designers now have more choices and technologies available than ever before. As we enter 2014, I expect we will continue to see advances in web design that bring even more opti…
9 Things You Must Update When Moving Your Business Location
If you rely on local or mobile search to bring visitors and customers to your business, moving without having a plan to update your online presence can be extremely costly. These simple updates will ensure a less painful move to your new location.
How to Plan Effectively for Content Marketing in 2014
A well thought out content and PR calendar is the engine that will drive your online visibility. Here’s how to continually produce content that is sharable and engaging, and stand out to the media when everyone with a mobile phone is a news source.
The State of Social: Staffing and Budgeting for Social
Would you set up a complete social team? Or should the current marketing team do it all? And how much are they worth to you? All questions which are often debated within companies. This infographic takes a closer look.
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The State of Social: Staffing and Budgeting for Social
Kenshoo: Global Paid Search Sales Revenue Grows 19% [Report]
The 2013 holiday season saw record-high increases in clicks, impressions and revenues. A big part of this growth was driven by mobile devices and product listing ads (PLA), according to 2013 Global Online Retail Seasonal Shopping Report by Kenshoo.
Statistics behind the Checkout: Why people (don’t) buy
When you have a webshop you want people to buy. Yet more don’t buy than do when they visit your website. Ever wondered why?
Post from Bas van den Beld on State of Digital
Statistics behind the Checkout: Why people (don’t) buy
Cutts Says 25% of Web is Duplicate Content: The Question He Didn’t Answer
You might not be surprised that there is a lot of duplicate content on the web, but it’s tough to believe that one quarter of the entire web is duplicate content. Can that really be true? According to Matt Cutts, Head of Google Webspam team, it’s totally true and has been for a while.…
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