Google Maps Update Makes Cities More Searchable
Google’s latest update to its Maps app will help mobile users to better search for restaurants on Android and iOS and will also allow businesses owners to better control their listings.
Google Replacing City Experts with Local Guides Program
Google announced today that as of February 16, the City Experts program that encouraged G+ users to become active reviewers will be upgraded and now called Local Guides. The new Local Guides program implements a multi level approach with benefits accruing based on the total number of reviews written. There is even a code of … Continue reading Google Replacing City Experts with Local Guides Program →
Search Is Number One Content Discovery Tool For Mobile Users
Yesterday the IAB released a report that seeks to “rehabilitate” the mobile web. Based on a Harris survey of 2,000 US mobile internet users, it argues that despite the gap in time spent, mobile users value and heavily utilize the mobile web. Interestingly survey respondents perceived…
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Five (5) Under-Appreciated Sources for Local Link Building Success
The original Google algorithm of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s didn’t prioritize local intent and geography when ranking websites.
Smartphones Account For 40 Percent Of US Search Ad Spend In Q4 [Marin]
Desktop’s influence, while still dominant, continued to wane in the fourth quarter.
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Smartphones Account For 40 Percent Of US Search Ad Spend In Q4 [Marin]
Desktop’s influence, while still dominant, continued to wane in the fourth quarter.
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Last Call for Lowest MarTech Conference Rates – Register Now, Save $400!
MarTech: The Marketing Tech Conference will help you get the most from marketing technology. Attend for strategies and tactics that: delight customers while achieving business objectives; get the most from your marketing stack investments; secure the organizational buy-in you’ll need to succeed….
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Last Call for Lowest MarTech Conference Rates – Register Now, Save $400!
MarTech: The Marketing Tech Conference will help you get the most from marketing technology. Attend for strategies and tactics that: delight customers while achieving business objectives; get the most from your marketing stack investments; secure the organizational buy-in you’ll need to succeed….
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Oh SEO, Where Did You Go (Wrong)?
Columnist Jenny Halasz loves the SEO community enough to administer a slap on the wrist when she thinks things are going awry.
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Oh SEO, Where Did You Go (Wrong)?
Columnist Jenny Halasz loves the SEO community enough to administer a slap on the wrist when she thinks things are going awry.
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Spammy Google News Publisher Complains About Exclusion…
Sometimes you read these threads in the Google help forums and just want to give up and here is one case. A Google News Help thread has a publisher at boxingdispatch.com that is complaining they received an email from Google News about being removed a…
Googler Says He Does 20% Time, Not 120% Time As Former Google Executive Claimed
Business Insider reports that former Google executive, and now CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer claimed 20% time really didn’t exist…
Google Wants Webmaster Feedback On Web Search & Webmaster Tools
Here is your chance to give feedback to Google in order to improve both Google Web Search and their Google Webmaster Tools product. Don’t miss out on sharing your two-cents.
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Google Knowledge Graph Now Showing Social Profiles For Brands
The social profile links within the knowledge graph box on Google now is supported for corporate brands.
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Google Updates Maps App Adding Restaurant Filters & More
Google Maps App adds cuisine type filters and more features for iOS and Android users.
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“Store Visits” Metric in Google AdWords Measures Offline Conversions
The new metrics allow you to see the impact of your search ads on in-store traffic.
Digital Marketing Advice For The Forward-Thinking Business In 2015
The search landscape is always changing, and columnist Trond Lyngbø reminds business leaders that thinking and planning ahead is critical to beating the competition.
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Google To Webmasters: How Should We Improve Web Search & Webmaster Tools?
This morning, Google posted on Google+ a request for webmasters to submit their ideas and suggestions on how to improve Google Web Search and Google Webmaster Tools.
Google said that
Google News Will Index Your Images Hosted On Different Domains
Yesterday, Google sent out their first Google News Publisher newsletter and it has some nice information, but one big tidbit on the algorithm side that is very important for Google News publishers…
Google Mobile Ranking Demotion Messaging Confusing
As you know, Google will demote mobile sites that have issues displaying on mobile devices. Google may expand that even more so to not just display issues but mobile usability issues as well.
Glenn Gabe shared…