Daily Search Forum Recap: November 26, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Google Places For...
View ArticleWhat the Greatest Battles & Wars in History Can Teach You about Marketing by...
Campaigns, tactics, strategy – sometimes it’s hard to know whether we’re talking about marketing and war. And sometimes, it really is a fine line. We’re constantly fighting competitors and noise for...
View ArticleOK Google: Give Me A Chrome Extension
Google announced a new Chrome extension that enables the “hotword” for searching Google without hands from your desktop – “OK Google.” Yes, you can activate a Google search by saying “OK Google.” But...
View ArticleGoogle AdWords Poaching Clients Again?
A senior Google AdWords advertiser and consultant, Whitey, posted in the WebmasterWorld forums that he has seen new cases of Google AdWords employees stealing or trying to poach clients away from...
View ArticleHappy Hanukkah: Check Out Google’s Dreidel Decorations
A search for hanukkah or dreidel or menorah or other Hanukkah related search terms, Google will show dreidel decorations in the Google search bar. This year, instead of going with Jewish stars like...
View ArticleApple Updates App Store Search Engine To Handle Spelling Errors
As I reported on Search Engine Land via TechCrunch, Apple has made some updates to their App Store search engine recently. The most noticeable update is that the App Store will now return search...
View ArticleGoogle Partners Cake
Asaf Paz, a Google certified partner, shared a picture on Google+ of a Google Partners Cake at the Partners Launch in Tel Aviv. Look at all the branded cookies and junk food. From YouTube to Google,...
View ArticleAvoiding Penalties From Google’s Penguin Update: Interview With Russ Jones by...
As part of our SEJ interview series, Russ Jones of Virante discusses how to avoid penalties from Google’s Penguin algorithm update. After Penguin 2.1 came out, Russ’s company Virante came out with...
View ArticleDaily Search Forum Recap: November 27, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: OK Google: Give Me A...
View ArticleIdentifying and Recovering From Google Penalties: Interview With Brian...
As part of our SEJ interview series, Brian McDowell of Conductor discusses how to recover from Google penalties. A lot of sites are getting hit with penalties lately as Google cracks down on negative...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving 2013 – Here Are Logos From Google & Others
Happy Thanksgiving (and Hanukkah – rare overlap) to all our readers. Today I wanted to share with you the logos, doodles, themes, designs and animations from the search industry. We have a video logo...
View ArticleKnow What Your Customers Are Going To Ask Before They Ask It: Interview With...
As part of our SEJ interview series, Jessica Rose of Majestic SEO discusses why it’s crucial to know what questions your customers are going to ask before they ask them. Jessica is the Customer...
View Article25 Of The Most Engaged Brands On Instagram by @johnrampton
Ah, Instagram. Why do we love you so much? Each of the Top 25 Brands on Instagram could probably give us 25 reasons why they love it, which may have a lot to do with those dollars signs. Instagram...
View ArticleDid Google Update On Thanksgiving Or Traffic Down Due To Holiday?
A WebmasterWorld thread plus dozens of threads at the Google Webmaster Help forums have webmasters complaining about both ranking changes and traffic drops from Google’s search engine. The traffic drop...
View ArticleGoogle Tells Webmaster: You’ll Have To Earn Our Trust Again
A Google Webmaster Help thread has a story of a site that is trying to disavow and remove all the bad links pointing to his site. The interesting part is that even when he does, will it help with his...
View ArticleMobile Anchor Google AdSense Ads
Google launched a new mobile ad unit for AdSense named “mobile anchor ads.” Mobile anchor ads let users swipe the ad away on mobile devices in order to see more of the screen and content, without the...
View ArticleBing Webmaster Tools Show Social Search Referral Data
Bing announced earlier this month that they have integrated Bing Connected Pages with Bing Webmaster Tools. By doing this, you do not only have the ability to tie your social profiles to your Bing...
View ArticleGoogle Drinking Glass
John McDole, who was transplanted from the Google Atlanta office to Mountain View with the rest of the team, shared a picture thanking Google for making the transition so easy. He took out his Google...
View ArticleVideo Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: November 29, 2013
I am doing this video remotely, so I apologize for the appearances. That being said, there are some discussions around a Thanksgiving Google update but it may just be holiday traffic issues. Google...
View ArticleDaily Search Forum Recap: November 29, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Video Recap of Weekly...
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