Why Suing Over A Review Is Rarely a Good Idea – The Case Of Dog Tranquility
Dave Oremland sent me a Washington Post article last week detailing a case where small business owner Colleen Dermott of Dog Tranquility in Burke, VA was suing a client for $65,000 that had left bad reviews on Yelp and Angie’s List. She claimed that the client, Jennifer Ujimori, in leaving a bad review had made statements … Continue reading Why Suing Over A Review Is Rarely a Good Idea – The Case Of Dog Tranquility →
Google My Business Improves Contextual Help – Tests Integration of Call Back
It appears that Google is improving access to their Help files from within Google My Business and is apparently testing moving access to phone support directly into the GMB dashboard. Apparently, in checking with international friends, this feature is currently US only. This is a screen shot of the new Help panel from within GMB … Continue reading Google My Business Improves Contextual Help – Tests Integration of Call Back →
Goodbye Blekko: Search Engine Joins IBM’s Watson Team
Quiet for nearly two years, Blekko’s home page says its team and technology are now part of IBM’s Watson technology.
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SearchCap: Google AdWords Bug, Algorithm Updates & SEO Visibility
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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5 Tips to Make Your Marketing Stand Out Like a Purple Cow [#SESMiami]
In the spirit of Seth Godin’s principle that good marketing should stand out like a purple cow, marketers from Home Depot and the Miami Marlins baseball team shared their insights on how to make your marketing “purple.” …
Huge Quality Score Drop For Google AdWords Advertisers
I am seeing widespread reports of Google AdWords advertisers complaining that their AdWords Quality Score has dropped significantly across their accounts and ads…
Colorful Google Knowledge Graph Boxes
Google’s mobile search results are getting even more colorful, first using colorful line separators and now bringing some color to the knowledge graph boxes.
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Google: We’re Working On Making The Google News Sitemap Index Count More Accurate
We reported a month or so ago that Google News said the sitemap index count is not accurate for determining how many of your articles are indexed by Google News.
Google, in the case of Google News, recommends you do a site command…
Google Mobile Local Results Expand Link Navigation
I am documenting this, but I am told by Google it is about a month or so old. The Google mobile results for searching for local intent queries…
Google: The Changes In The Search Results Are Normal Fluctuations
I am still seeing massive chatter around Google’s search results changing both in terms of Webmaster Tools showing changes in rankings…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: March 27, 2015
This week in search, I covered a couple noticeable Google search algorithmic changes, but Google said they are just normal fluctuations in the search results…
Update: Google Says Big AdWords Quality Score Bug Is Fixed
Google said a fix was rolling out and that the work was completed Sunday, March 29. See updates below.
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Update: Google Says Big AdWords Quality Score Bug Is Fixed
Google said a fix was rolling out and that the work was completed Sunday, March 29. See updates below.
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“Not Provided” Keywords Expand to Google Webmaster Tools
Now, under the cloak of “privacy regulations,” GWT shows only the search traffic for people that weren’t logged into any Google account.
They Fooled Us All: Why Google May No Longer Announce Major Algorithm Updates
Google’s investment in artificial intelligence does more than just create better search results; it allows Google’s engineers to make constant algorithm changes right under our noses. Columnist Nate Dame explains.
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Google Loses Safari Web Tracking Court of Appeal Case
U.K. consumers can now take the Web giant to court.
Are You #Winning at Google Shopping Campaigns?
If you’re down for a little spring cleaning this season, something you could be optimizing right now are your Google Shopping Campaigns.
The Privacy Debate: Duck Duck Go vs Google
The privacy debate has now been going on for a few years, with its ups and downs. In phases we see more discussion around what Google knows, or what we can find out using Facebook Graph Search. A search engine that tries to play a role in the privacy discussion is Duck Duck Go, who […]
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What Does an SEO Do In Their Day-to-Day Work – Whiteboard Friday
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There’s a common misconception that SEO is a “one and done” task — that you clean up and optimize a site, and once that’s done, you can focus your efforts elsewhere. There’s so much more to the day-to-day work of an SEO, though,&nb…
SearchCap: Google News Mobile Algorithm, Mobile Queries Up, Product Ratings In AdWords
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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