Google Local Carousels MIA – Are they gone for good?
Are Local Carousels on their way out? They are gone today in my browsers. Which raises another question: Is this part of a larger plan to clean up the look of search results page in general and local search in particular? Several weeks ago rumors started circulating that the Local Carousels were on their way […]
The December 2013 Google Analytics Recap
Happy New Year, and we wish you a fun, successful year of happy analyzing! Here’s your summary of what happened over at Google Analytics in December, and why it should matter to you. Google Analytics Dashboards for Quick Insights Tuesday, December 3, 2013 The gist: Guest poster and GACP Benjamin Mangold (from Loves Data) shared […]
VA Court Delivers Blow To Yelp, Free Speech Of Users
A Virginia state court of appeal has ruled that Yelp must disclose the real identities of seven individuals who posted anonymous, critical reviews of an Alexandria, Virginia carpet cleaning business, Hadeed Carpet. Yelp and free speech advocacy groups have decried the decision. Hadeed said that he…
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 10, 2014
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 Apologizes For Berlin Street Being Renamed “Adolf Hitler Platz” On Google Maps In a story reported by NBCNews.com’s World News, the…
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Google Apologizes For Berlin Street Being Renamed “Adolf Hitler Platz” On Google Maps
In a story reported by NBCNews.com’s World News, the popular Berlin square Theodor Heuss Platz was momentarily renamed “Adolf Hitler Platz” on Google Maps. Google apologized for the error in an email sent to NBC, stating, “We were made aware of a wrong and inappropriate…
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DuckDuckGo Has Biggest Day Ever In 2014 With More Than 4 Million Queries On January 7th
The Guardian reported yesterday DuckDuckGo, the search engine that keeps user searches private, is now up to four million queries per day, with over a billion queries performed on the anonymous search engine during 2013. Prior to the PRISM scandal that…
Facebook to Kill Sponsored Stories
As of April 9, domain and open graph sponsored stories will no longer be served to users. Although Sponsored Stories can convert very well, many Facebook users found them creepy because they turned information about friend’s likes into ads.
Laura Lippay’s Randomly Weird SEO & Tech Predictions for 2014
Jailbait and Diaper Sex: Microniche dating sites like Farmers Only (indeed, for farmers only), Women Behind Bars (yup), and Daily Diapers (yeah no, for adults) will be bought up by Demand Media and expanded out to include landing pages for tail terms like “How Jailbait Made Me a Better Person”, ”Why Diaper Sex Ain’t as Good as It Used to Be” and ”howcome when […]
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Google Wins Brand of the Year, Ad of the Year
Google has scored a hat-trick, winning the overall Brand of the Year award, the Software and Websites category Brand of the Year, and the Ad of the Year for “Here’s to 2013” from Ace Metrix, a television and video advertising analytics company.
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: January 10, 2014
This week in search I publish my monthly Google webmaster report, it was a busy month. Google may be updating…
Digital Marketing Research Publications for week 2 2014
An overview of research published around the web around Digital Marketing topics. Week 2 of 2014.
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Digital Marketing Research Publications for week 2 2014
Search In Pics: Speedy Delivery, Pinterest & Matt Cutts On TIME Magazine
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. Speedy Delivery: Mr. McFeely Of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood At…
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Google’s Latest Official Stance On Links Within Widgets
Just five-months ago Google’s head of search spam strongly recommended to nofollow links in widgets because the widget space has been abused with link spam. That may have changed with a small but significant update to the Google Webmaster Guidelines link schemes page. Now, the page specifies…
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Gmail Let’s You Send Anyone An Email, Google Says “Stop Worrying” & “Love Gmail”
I am sure you’ve heard the news, if not, you will soon that Gmail is letting those with Gmail and Google+ email anyone with Gmail and Google+, without knowing their email address…
Bug: Google’s Search Results Go Missing For Some Users
There are dozens of complaints, maybe hundreds, of Microsoft PC users having issues seeing search results within Google. There are several…
Dated Content Impacts Your Google Rankings?
There is an interesting thread that I am not sure if I am looking into too much. The Google Webmaster Help thread has a representative from Rasmussen College complaining that his business management degree page no longer ranks well in Google. Now that…
Google Updates Link Guidelines: Widget Links Are Allowed When…
Kenichi Suzuki notified me via Google+ that Google has updated the link schemes guideline page. Specifically making the widget links section more specific and less general…
Secrets Of Successful Enterprise SEO Part 2: Building A Winning Team
In the first part of this series, I outlined a powerful method used by successful enterprise SEOs to tackle the challenge of enterprise SEO. While operational planning is critical to get in place, the best laid plans are useless unless you can execute …
WMT: Google Gets Personal With SEOs?
Christmas morning, I got something I never expected: a personal email from Google. And it truly felt like a gift! Right out of bed, I had my 3 cans of Red Bull and checked my messages, as usual. Initially, I wasn’t surprised to see that I had an email from Google. I figured it was […]
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The New AdWords Opportunities Tab – How to Get the Most Out Of It
While the AdWords Opportunities tab provides a lot of benefits, it’s important to review Google’s recommendations carefully before making changes. Here are some guidelines and considerations for budgets and keywords when using the Opportunities tab.