Big Win For DuckDuckGo: Apple Adding To Safari As Private Search Option
DuckDuckGo, the search engine that positions itself as a completely secure and private search engine, is getting a big boost. Apple is making it part of Safari in the next versions of Mac OS and iOS as an option that users can choose. DuckDuckGo is now…
Google AdWords Weekend Conversion Reporting Issue Now Fixed
Anyone else have @Adwords conversion tracking fail over the weekend? #ppcchat — Jason Manion (@JasonManion) June 2, 2014 Many AdWords users logged in to their accounts on Monday to find conversion and revenue stats were nearly non-existent starting Friday, May 30. Google has said the problem has…
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Google’s Matt Cutts On Assessing Quality Of A Page Without Links
In the latest video by Google’s Matt Cutts, he talks about how Google may determine the quality of a page of content without there being many links. By Matt’s expression, he seemed to give off the feeling that without links, it is really hard for Google to determine the quality of the…
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China Blocks Google Ahead of Tiananmen Square 25th Anniversary
As early as last Friday, Google reported slower levels of activity from China. It is speculated that the disruption is due to the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Mac “Spotlight” Search Drops Google For Bing; Becomes More Siri-Like In OS X “Yosemite”
It looks like Bing has gained another win with Apple, becoming integrated into a new version of Spotlight in Apple’s forthcoming Mac OS X “Yosemite” operating system. Spotlight will also tap into a wide-range of search resources similar to how Siri works on iOS. During…
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Google Launches Search Removal Request Form
The form launched Friday and reportedly spurred 12,000 search removal requests. It allows users in all 28 European Union countries, as well as four additional non-EU countries, to request removals, following the “right to be forgotten” ruling.
Google Launches Search Removal Request Form
The form launched Friday and reportedly spurred 12,000 search removal requests. It allows users in all 28 European Union countries, as well as four additional non-EU countries, to request removals, following the “right to be forgotten” ruling.
Tabke: Google Penalized eBay For Dropping AdWords Ads
As you know, eBay was penalized by Google either via a manual action or algorithmic action or both. Google and eBay won’t confirm it, but it is clear from the SearchMetrics charts.
The reason for the penalty is not 100% clear…
Backlinks = Rankings, Rankings = Traffic – Deal With It
Cheap, easy, automated link spamming is no longer an option for those in it for the long haul. Editorial link building is alive and well and more powerful than ever before. Links still matter a lot and they will continue to matter for many years.
How To Run Single-Device Only Enhanced Campaigns. It Can Be Done!
When I speak about Enhanced Campaigns, I invariably get an audience question like this: “How can I create single-device campaigns? I know it’s possible somehow, tell me how!” I recently figured out the answer. Why The Need For Single-Device Campaigns? I am not usually a proponent…
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Doonesbury Comic: We Need A Company Slogan; Don’t Be Google
Yesterday’s Doonesbury comic strip mocks Google’s company motto and slogan of Don’t Be Evil. The new “Z + Z Bud” company wants to add a company motto to their branding and they think long and hard about what it should be. They said, Google uses “Don’t Be…
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Google Comparison Ads Under Fire In UK
The UK financial services industry regulator Financial Conduct Authority is taking a closer look at Google Comparison Ads. UK price comparison sites have complained that Google is unfairly competing with them by placing its own “product” at the top of search results. Comparison Ads,…
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Google To Bring Always-On, “Eyes Free” Search To App
One of the most interesting and talked about features in the Motorola-made Moto X is always-on voice search. Activated by saying “OK, Google,” it permits totally hands-free search. Unfortunately this standout feature didn’t sell enough handsets to keep open Moto’s…
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Linkdex Think Tank – Lessons Learnt from Operational SEO
Jo Turnbull captures some of the key highlights from the Linkdex Think Tank in May which featured great speakers from both brand and agency side. Read the tips from Operational SEO and implement them in your organisation.
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Linkdex Think Tank – Lessons Learnt from Operational SEO
Here Is How To Remove Content From Google Via Google’s Right To Be Forgotten Form
As you know, the EU’s top court has required Google to enable people to force Google to take down personal information about themselves. This obviously is something that Google is not happy about but they had to and have complied…
Google App Indexing Now Supports Other Languages
Google announced Friday that their App Indexing protocol, the ability to markup your content and have Google deep link to your Android apps content from the search results…
One On One With Google’s John Mueller This Morning
Google’s John Mueller announced on Google+ that instead of the standard Google Hangouts he does where he just answers questions off a list or via prompts, he will be doing one-on-one sessions, with 8 webmasters, giving them 4 minutes each…
Google: You Rank As You Should, It’s Not Panda
I honestly love seeing this because it somewhat upsets me to see, I know weird… But Google’s John Mueller responded to a webmaster in a Google Webmaster Help thread about him losing 90% of his “indexing” after the Panda 4 .0 update. He said…
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5 Ways Social Data Can Enhance Marketing Data
The integration of social data with traditional marketing data can enhance your understanding of trends and user behavior, and also can be used as an added value for publishers and advertisers for testing creative, researching keywords, and more.
Take the Suck out of Time-Sucking Tasks
Arienne Holland shares 5 great ways to save time on some of the daily and necessary tasks we all do at work. Get advice based on real life experience which you can action today.
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Take the Suck out of Time-Sucking Tasks