The US Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is set to go off on another secret mission in space, but its trip into space will come courtesy of a new partner: SpaceX. The launch is currently scheduled for September 7th at Cape Canaveral, just days ahead of the potential …
Read More »Oviraptors Roosted Together Like Modern Birds, Paleontologists Say
The 70-million-year-old fossilized remains of three juvenile oviraptorids from the Nemegt Formation of Southern Mongolia are the first evidence of ‘communal roosting’ in dinosaurs, according to University of Alberta paleontologist Gregory Funston and colleagues. Photo and sketch of the confiscated specimen showing three different juveniles of the same species of …
Read More »Zika Virus Kills Glioblastoma Stem Cells, New Research Shows
In a research paper published this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists report that Zika virus could be used to target and kill brain cancer stem cells, the kind of cells most resistant to standard treatments. Space-fill drawing of the outside of one Zika virus particle, and a …
Read More »Top European court’s ruling might embolden US tech companies to challenge regulators
The highest court in the EU has dealt a blow to the European antitrust regulator. According to reports this morning, the European Court of Justice said that a roughly $1.3 billion fine imposed in 2009 on Intel needed to be re-examined by a lower court. The facts of the Intel …
Read More »Mobile & desktop SEO: Different results, different content strategies
Late in 2015, Google confirmed what many of us had already suspected: mobile search had officially surpassed desktop worldwide. Smartphones and tablets have completely disrupted and forever altered what was once a fairly linear buyer’s journey. These days, a consumer might drop into your funnel at any point, from any …
Read More »Alert! Abnormal organic CTR detected. Automatic detection of poorly performing meta data
Are you looking to give your website an SEO boost but think you have exhausted most optimizations or are looking for a quick win? Consider working on improving the organic click-through rate (CTR) of your search listings. One of the ways I like to tackle this task is to start …
Read More »Bing Ads now shows remarketing bid adjustment suggestions based on CPA data
Bing Ads has added suggestions for remarketing bid adjustments to the Opportunities Tab in the web interface. The suggestions are based on historical ad performance. If remarketing lists are driving lower CPA (cost per acquisition) than the average campaign, Bing Ads will suggest a higher bid adjustment and show an …
Read More »20 of Google’s limits you may not know exist
Google has a lot of different tools, and while they handle massive amounts of data, even Google has its limits. Here are some of the limits you may eventually run into. 1. 1,000 properties in Google Search Console Per Google’s Search Console Help documentation, “You can add up to 1,000 …
Read More »New goodies for online retailers at SMX East
If you’re an online retailer, you’re already ramping up for the busy holiday season ahead. The good news is that Google has rolled out several new features to AdWords to help with your shopping campaigns. As reported by Ginny Marvin on Search Engine Land, the new AdWords features include a …
Read More »SearchCap: Google local business edits, AMP powered featured snippets & Bing Ads bid adjustments
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 My Business now lets businesses edit their listings directly in search results Sep 6, 2017 by Barry SchwartzAfter months and months of testing, Google is …
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