For those who missed it, Whitespark’s overhaul of the US Local Search Ecosystem interactive tool was recently released, and it does a fantastic job of showing how vast and complex the search industry has become. The ecosystem visualizes the web of search engines, data providers, publishers, directories and other businesses …

In case you hadn’t already heard, AdWords can now spend up to double your campaign’s daily budget… which is pretty darned irritating! Fortunately, your favorite PPC superhero is here to save the day. Yep, here I am! So let’s see if we can’t script our way out of this mess. …

Join our social media and CX experts as they explain how social customer service tools can help brands provide winning digital customer experiences. They’ll discuss how to manage that experience across multiple social touch points, leverage evolving social customer service tools and platforms to deliver long-term value and act on …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google home services ads program rebrands, expanding to 30 cities by end of 2017Oct 31, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The program is now in 17 cities. …

At last week’s SMX East conference, Google’s webmaster trends analyst Gary Illyes took questions from the dual moderators — Barry Schwartz and Michelle Robbins — as well as from the audience in a session called “Ask Me Anything.” In this post, I will cover that question-and-answer dialogue, though what you’ll …

Astronomers are always tracking asteroids and comets in space near Earth, and some of them are from unfathomably far away in the outer solar system. However, scientists may have spotted the first such object that’s from someplace even more distant–another solar system. The mysterious object known only as A/2017 U1 …

Microsoft today announced the launch of a new beta version of its mobile gameplay streaming app, Mixer, for both iOS and Android. The company says the new app features an entirely different codebase that will allow it to roll out updates more quickly, and includes a number of changes focused …

It’s Halloween again — that festive time of year when it’s OK to collect pounds of treats and spend days (if not weeks) consuming them. Whether you’re trick or treating with kids or attending a costume party, odds are good that you’re going to indulge a bit. But just how …

Photo: Carmen Sturdy / Life by Daily Burn There is no mess or fuss required to make this easy apple crisp recipe. All you need is 30 minutes and a cast-iron skillet. First, you’ll simmer the apple chunks in a delicious caramelized cinnamon sauce until tender. Then, you’ll top the …

A paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science presents the first results of the dating of indigenous pre-Columbian cave art in the Caribbean, as well as insights into the artistic choices made about location, technique, and paint recipes of the time. Cave art on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Image …