Yahoo Search Share Falls Below 10 Percent For “All-Time Low”
We’re on the cusp of new comScore U.S. search market share data for June. According to financial analyst notes, releasing the numbers early, desktop search declined for the fifth consecutive month after a period of growth in mid-2013. The big headline, however, is what we’ve been…
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Google Showing Far Less Video Snippets in Search Results
If you use rich snippets to markup your videos, you may want to double check that Google is still showing them. Reports indicate a huge reduction – with estimates as high as 44 percent – in the number of video snippets from Google’s search results.
Google iOS App Easter Egg: Flick The Letters In The Google Logo
There is a new Google Easter Egg, this one can be seen in the iOS Google Search App. Open the app and you’ll be able to flick and drag off the letters from the Google logo anywhere on the screen. Then you can tilt the screen right and left and the letters will float and […]
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How We Increased LinkedIn Ads CTR 152%
One size fits all doesn’t work well in PPC given how rapidly the industry changes. Here at SEER, we have a vast array of clients with different goals, KPIs and target audiences and are constantly looking for new ways to get in front of the right people. So, when we needed to grow awareness and […]
Bing Ads Refines Local Targeting Features
Today, Bing Ads released new interface updates and features for location targeting. Radius targeting is now more granular and available in kilometers as well as miles. You can set radius targeting in 1 mile or 1 kilometer increments, up to 500 miles or…
Hidden From Google: New Website Reveals ‘Forgotten’ Search Results
In the wake of recent European rulings on the “right to be forgotten”, a new website has popped up. Called Hidden From Google, the goal of the website is provide a list of the censored search terms, censored links, and the source.
3 Mindset Shifts: Get More SEO Out Of Your Content Marketing
Google is constantly working to provide users with a better experience, and marketers are constantly trying to adapt to these changes. Content-based SEO creates a compelling blend of authentic content and search engine eye-candy, but it also necessitat…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 18, 2014
This week in search, I covered some speculation around the Google Sandbox again this time asking Googleâs John Mueller if there was a new Sandbox. eBay admits…
Search In Pics: GoogleBot Glass, Moz Toys & German Flag Tablecloths At Google
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. GoogleBot’s Glass: Source: Google+ Many Stuffed Moz Roger: Source:…
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Schema.org/SPAM – Google Should Get Rid of All of It
I have a client who had implemented schema incorrectly and received a notice from Google that they needed to fix it “if you would like it featured in Google search results”. Of course they didn’t provide any specifics and Schema.org documentation is often confusing: http://t.co/ltB6NKX0eX‘s real mission was to create a lot of confusing conversations […]
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Schema.org/SPAM – Google Should Get Rid of All of It
I have a client who had implemented schema incorrectly and received a notice from Google that they needed to fix it “if you would like it featured in Google search results”. Of course they didn’t provide any specifics and Schema.org documentation is often confusing: http://t.co/ltB6NKX0eX‘s real mission was to create a lot of confusing conversations […]
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Find Cat Pictures Quicker: Imgur Rolls Out A New Look With Advanced Image Search
The wildly popular image host, Imgur, has new duds and some powerful search tools that can help users identify viral images quicker than ever. Thanks to new image tagging, advanced search, Imgur may become a platform in which users frequent first, rath…
Do Your Own 5-Minute SEO Audit
If you’ve gone to SEO events, you may have attended one or more sessions where experts conduct live site reviews and make recommendations. For agencies and consultants, quickly assessing any website is a great skill to hone. Here is how you can do your own 5-minute SEO audits. Don’t…
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Remarketing Across Ad Exchanges With DoubleClick Search
DoubleClick Search’s Display Remarketing from search ads feature lets you retarget users via display channels after they have shown interest by clicking on the paid search ad managed in your DS account. Here’s a walk-through of the feature.
Google Launches A New Google Alerts Interface
Google has completely revamped the user interface and design for Google Alerts. Google Alerts allows searchers to subscribe to be notified of new content Google discovers on a specific keyword via email or RSS feed. Google Alerts is useful and importan…
Google Honors Nelson Mandela With Doodle On His 96th Birthday
Google is remembering and honoring the late Nelson Mandela, who passed away on December 5, 2013. His birthday is today, the first birthday after his death, and to honor Nelson Mandela, Google has a special Google Doodle. The Doodle is a video showcasin…
Google Nelson Mandela Logo
Today on the Google home pages worldwide is a Google Logo, aka Google Doodle for the birthday of Nelson Mandela. This is his first birthday since after his death in 2013.
Submit Your Right To Be Forgotten Requests With Bing Now
Earlier this week we reported that Microsoft was taking their time working up a solution for Bing to handle the right to be forgotten strategy. Well, yesterday…
eBay Admits Google Penalty Had A “Dramatic Impact” On Earnings
Back in May we reported that eBay had some sort of penalty that hit their Google search visibility by about 50%. That is major but now we somewhat know how major.
Danny Sullivan reports on Search Engine Land that it may have costed them $200 million….
Google Earnings Report Shows New AdWords Ad Format Increased Click Through Rates
Google announced their Q2 earnings last night and beat estimates, although some are worried about mobile ads being an issue and Nikesh Arora leaving the company…