Google Tests Bigger Images in New Look News Results
The previous thumbnail images, which were fairly small, have been replaced by a significantly larger image that takes up far more on-page real estate in the search results. Also, Google has replaced links to Google News results with direct links.
This Student Project Could Kill Digital Ad Targeting
Sometimes I wonder how long it would take for large company to hire or buy out a newcomer?
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#a4uexpo – Successful Email Campaigns for the Multi-Channel Age
Suzanna Chaplin and Warrick Lambert of Freemax Media takes you through some of their best practices for delivering and targeting to the agile consumer.
Post from Alex Moss on State of Search
#a4uexpo – Successful Email Campaigns for the Multi-Channel Age
Russia’s Mail.Ru Drops Google Search, Launches Own Search Engine
There is a new international search engine on the scene. Mail.Ru, which is also known as My.com, has been serving Google search results for several years but has now dropped Google in order to serve search results with their own new search engine.
SMX Social Media Marketing Registration Open – Best Rates Available Now
Do you live and breath social media marketing? Everyday 24/7? Or manage a team that does? Join us for SMX Social Media Marketing, the only conference for social media marketing professionals that deliver cutting edge paid, earned and owned social media…
Bing Images Adds License Search Filter
Bing has added another feature to Image Search. There is a new menu choice at the end of image search simply labeled “License.” With it, you can filter your image search results to limit them to images that contain a Creative Commons license.
#a4uexpo Keynote: Dual-Screening and the Convergence of Engagement
DG’s VP of EMEA Deann Harvey will help you spot the trends, find cohesion, and prepare for explosive growth in next-generation converged video.
Post from Alex Moss on State of Search
#a4uexpo Keynote: Dual-Screening and the Convergence of Engagement
Franz Kafka Gets A Google Logo On 130th Birthday
Today on Google properties worldwide you will find a creepy and buggy logo that makes you feel itchy and want to scratch yourself. Don’t worry…
Google Reader’s Collateral Damage: Google Alerts & iGoogle Feeds
I was devastated when Google announced the closure of Google Reader but honestly, I am all good now, for the most part. I switched happily to Feedly but keep in mind…
Google AdSense: Block Enhanced Text Ads & Expandable Ads
Google AdSense quietly added two new ad serving block options to the Allow & Block Ads section of your AdSense console. You can now decide if want to allow or block enhanced text ads and/or expandable ads.
Enhanced Text Ads: Show performance-enhancing features on text ads…
Google News Cards: New Google News OneBox
Aaron Bradley spotted a new format for Google News results in the web search results, in the form of Google Cards. He posted this nice explanatory image on Google+…
Can You Test The Google Disavow Tool?
I am surprised this topic has not come up more often in the SEO forums – the topic of being able to test the Google Disavow Tool but uploading a file, waiting, removing links…
Want Google’s Keyword Tools? You Must Have An AdWords Account.
As you know, the Google Keyword Tool is being replaced by the Google Keyword Planner tool in the next month or so. Google is going to shut down the legacy Google Keyword Tool…
Variations in Branded Mobile Search Results in 2013
Branded searches are a big deal for any SEO, but they are more important for mobile SEO because they make up such a high portion of mobile queries.
Post from Cindy Krum on State of Search
Variations in Branded Mobile Search Results in 2013
An Apology to SEO Theory Registered Users
If you received an email from me yesterday via the SEO Theory blog, and you know you did not subscribe for email notifications, please accept my humble apology. I used the SUBSCRIBE2 plugin to manually send a message. Because of changes made to the SEO Theory user/subscriber database in 2012 two groups of user/subscriber accounts co-exist side-by-side. The older group, which SUBSCRIBE2 designates Registered Subscribers, was bulk-modified to OPT OUT of receiving emails. That is, if you ever registered (through WordPress) as a user on SEO Theory (to leave a comment), you are in the older Registered Subscribers group. You can log into the blog at any time and change your email notifications (OPT IN or OPT OUT) on your user dashboard. The newer group, which SUBSCRIBE2 designates Public Subscribers, consists of all the people who have signed up (OPTED IN) for email notifications from the blog. These people are NOT WordPress users and do not have dashboards. These SUBSCRIBE2 accounts can only delete themselves from the mailing list. (NOTE: It is no longer necessary to register to leave a comment.) Yesterday I wrote How Google’s Disavow Tool Works with the Penguin Algorithm for the Reflective Dynamics Blog. This very […]
Google Logo Celebrates the 130th Birthday Of Franz Kafka
Today, Google’s logo celebrates the 130th birthday of one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, Franz Kafka. Born into a German-speaking family in Prague on July 3, 1883, Franz Kafka’s publishing career began with a number of short stories published in German literary…
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How to Pitch Journalists: Pro Tips from a BuzzFeed Contributor
Does your blogger outreach campaign consist of sending formal press releases to multiple journalists at once? Or, are you ignoring smaller blogs and Tumblrs and opting to pitch highly authoritative sites instead? Well, guess what? You’re going about it the Continue reading »
In-House Mobile SEO — Why Is It So Difficult?
As the growth of mobile charges on, mobile search optimization becomes an increasingly important skill for an in-house SEO to possess. If you are an in-house SEO preparing to delve into the world of mobile search, this article is meant to explain what …
Phanteguin: A Phantom & Penguin One-Two Punch From Google
There were two significant Google updates in May: Phantom and Penguin 2.0. Some websites were hit by both updates. Here’s a deep look at both of these algorithm updates, how to identify which one hit your site, and then how to start recovering.
Mobile: A New Element For The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors
When we updated our Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors last month, we came very close to adding a mobile element to it. Now we’ve actually done so, in the wake of Google giving explicit advice that sites with issues for mobile devices might not rank as well, in the future. We were close,…
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