2013 Search Engine Ranking Factors
Posted by Matt Peters
Yesterday at MozCon, I presented the results from Moz’s Ranking Factors 2013 study. In this post I will highlight the key takeaways, and we will follow it up with a full report and data set sometime later t…
The Perils of Exploiting Pop Culture to Sell Unrelated Things Online
Steve: “Guys. GUYS! I’ve got it. The perfect piece of link bait for 2013! Okay, okay so you know how everyone will be talking about the Xbox One and Sony’s Playstation 4 this Holiday season? What if we did an Continue reading »
Bing & Yahoo Advertisers Integrated in Windows 8.1 Smart Search
Bing has announced a new way for advertisers to gain exposure with the integration of advertising in Microsoft Windows 8.1 Smart Search, which allows users to search for things across the Web, devices, apps and the cloud.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 8, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Two Local & Voice Search Improvements In Latest Google Glass Update Two search-related improvements made their way into the latest Google Glass software…
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Facebook Graph Search Expands to More U.S. Users
Nearly six months after introducing Graph Search as a more natural, real-time search capability for social media, Facebook is taking the training wheels off and releasing the feature to all English-speaking users in the U.S. over the coming weeks.
Two Local & Voice Search Improvements In Latest Google Glass Update
Two search-related improvements made their way into the latest Google Glass software update. Google announced the XE7 software update last week, but the public post about it focused on the device’s first web browser and several new “OK Glass” voice commands. The detailed release…
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AltaVista Officially Closes — What Will Pawnee Do!
We mourned the closing of AltaVista when it was announced at the end of last month. But today’s the day it actually closed. No more AltaVista. Gone. Perhaps no one will suffer as much as the inhabitants of Pawnee, Indiana. The fictional town from the TV show Parks & Recreation has…
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Register for SMX East Today! Save with Super Early Bird Rates
Join us for Search Marketing Expo – SMX East and immerse yourself in three days filled with game changing SEO and paid search tactics that drive traffic and sales. Don’t miss the event 100% devoted to the search marketing community, October 1-3 in New York City. Register for SMX East now and you’ll…
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How to Prepare & Submit a Digital Marketing Conference Proposal
Speaking at a digital marketing conference is a great way to build your name, forge new relationships, and advance your career. Here are some top tips to keep in mind to help your speaking proposal submission stand out from the crowd.
Does it Make Sense to Remove / Disavow Links? via @onreact_com
Tad shares a good case study on removing the manual penalty from one of his clients.
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Refining your remarketing, DistilledLive video discussion
This week’s DistilledLive video takes a look at some of the latest remarketing tools to come out of beta and how you can use these methods within your online strategies. Take a look at the video below as Distilled’s PPC team Continue reading »
Flying Saucer Spotted in Google Doodle: How to Play the Roswell UFO Logo Game
UFO enthusiasts will love today’s Google Doodle, which celebrates the 66th anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident. You need to help the alien retrieve his crashed UFO pieces in order to escape Earth. Here’s a walkthrough to ensure victory.
Google UFO Logo: 66th Anniversary Of Roswell UFO Incident
Google is celebrating the 66th year anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident, which took place in the U.S. in 1947 after an object of some kind crashed on a ranch near Roswell…
Google Reportedly Pays Adblock Plus To Not Block Google Ads
The Verge reports via a German paper that Google has reportedly paid Eyeo, the makers of Adblock Plus to whitelist their ads.
That means, Google has supposedly paid to make sure their ads are not blocked by this adblock tool…
Poll: Did You Recover From Google Penguin 2.0?
It has been almost 7 weeks since the Penguin 2.0 update was released by Google. We know over 50% of our readers said they were hit by this Penguin 2.0 update.
We also know…
Google Industry Specific Search Algorithms
A WebmasterWorld thread brings up a topic that came out of SMX Advanced a month or so ago on something Google’s head of search spam…
Today’s Google Logo Marks The 66th Anniversary Of The Roswell UFO Incident With A Video Game
In early July of 1947, sightings of an unidentified flying object were reported, along with crash remnants found near Roswell, New Mexico. While a public information officer from the Roswell Army Airfield initially published a release on July 8, 1947 stating a “flying disk” had been…
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The Definitive Guide to Technical Mobile SEO
At SMX Advanced, I moderated a panel about technical SEO. Google’s Maile Ohye spoke about SEO best practices for technical implementation of mobile sites based on how Google crawls, indexed, and ranks mobile content and presents it to searchers on mobile devices. She also talked about Google’s…
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Google’s Penguin 2.0 Algorithm: The Definitive Guide
While a lot of the specifics of the Google Penguin 2.0 update are still shaking out, a great deal of information has already emerged. Here’s a look at what we know, how Penguin 2.0 is affecting sites, and what to do if your site has been impacted.
Facebook’s Graph Search Then & Now: What’s Changed
Facebook has started rolling out Graph Search to all US English users, a move that comes about seven months after the product first launched to a small number of users in mid-January. Graph Search has gone through some changes since then, perhaps none …