Mobile Accounts For One-Third Of Google Paid Clicks In Q3, Yet CPCs Drop From Q2 [Report]

The Search Agency released its third quarter State of Paid Search Report, showing strong growth in mobile for Google since the completed roll-out of enhanced campaigns this summer. Mobile clicks accounted for one-third of Google’s click share. In contrast, Bing’s mobile click share…

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Google Roles Out Android Mobile Places Dashboard App

This afternoon Google rolled out a new mobile Google Places for Business app that allows management of a business’s Google Plus listing via  Android. From the Google Play description: Keep your business listing fresh and up-to-date across Google with the free Google Places for Business app: – Update your business information, including hours, address, contact […]

Homeward Bound: A Great Long-Form Ad For Google Maps

One of the most popular articles on the AdWeek site today showcases what is essentially an ad for Google Maps/Earth. It features an Indian man (Saroo Brierley) who as a young child falls asleep on a train with his brother. His brother doesn’t wake him up at their designated stop. When he…

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Google’s [Not Provided] At 87% Of Google Search Traffic To Major News Sites [Report]

If you’ve been hoping that the hypocrisy of Google hiding keyword referral data from natural search traffic but still sharing it with advertisers would get some attention from the mainstream press, this might help: New data from Parse.ly shows that 87 percent of all Google organic traffic to…

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Google’s Matt Cutts: Guest Blogging Best Done In Moderation

In his latest video, Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts answers the question, “How can I guest blog without it appearing as if I paid for links?” According to Cutts, when his team reviews spam reports, there is usually a clear distinction between organic guest blog content…

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Microsoft Touts Bing Smart Search In New TV Ad For Windows 8.1 Release Tomorrow

Microsoft is pushing its new Bing Smart Search feature, which will hit the streets tomorrow when the company releases Windows 8.1. Bing Smart Search is a feature in the new OS that simultaneously searches the web, the cloud (Microsoft SkyDrive), your PC and — if you’re using a mobile…

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