The Google Search Console seems to have a bug in their Search Analytics report, specifically with the average position metric. Many webmasters are claiming the average position metric in the search analytics report has taken a sharp dive since July 13. I have seen dozens of screen shots from webmasters …
Read More »Amazon’s Echo Show is a ‘1.0’ device, both exciting and frustrating
I’ve now been living with the Echo Show for several weeks. It has supplanted my original Amazon Echo in the kitchen. I find it both more exciting and more frustrating than the original. The screen adds a compelling new element but creates expectations that are not fully realized — as though Amazon is ambivalent …
Read More »What I learned from the Danny Sullivan/Gary Illyes keynote at SMX Advanced
On June 13, 2017, in Seattle, Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan sat down with Google’s Gary Illyes to talk about all things Google. You can read live blog coverage from the session here. In this post, I’ve organized the content of this session into topical groups and added my own …
Read More »Albertavenator curriei: New Species of Bird-Like Dinosaur Identified in Canada
A team of paleontologists from the Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum, the University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum has added another species of bird-like feathered dinosaur to the prehistoric catalog, and this one was found in Canada. Albertavenator curriei. Image credit: Oliver Demuth. Albertavenator curriei, as the paleontologists …
Read More »Reach Robotics closes $7.5M Series A for its augmented reality bots
After years of research and development, Reach Robotics has closed a $7.5 million Series A, co-led by Korea Investment Partners (KiP) and IGlobe, to bring its augmented reality bots to market in a big way. The Bristol-based startup is looking to expand into the U.S., and the team is exploring opportunities for …
Read More »Google home service ads come to the East Coast & open up to more service categories
AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google continues to expand its ad product for local service providers. This week, the company announced home service ads are available to more businesses in more cities. Painters, electricians and towing companies can now run ads through AdWords Express, joining locksmiths and plumbers, house cleaners and handymen. Google launched …
Read More »SearchCap: Google home service ads, Google Image SEO & link building
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 service ads come to the East Coast open up to more service categoriesJul 17, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The local home services ad product …
Read More »Google beta testing brand-new Google Search Console design
Google is currently testing a new design and user interface for the Google Search Console. The new user interface takes a design look from the revised mobile-friendly testing tool that launched less than a year ago. It seems Google has been beta testing this new user interface for some time …
Read More »IBM’s New Z Mainframe Can Encrypt All its Data All the Time
It doesn’t usually matter much to consumers what kind of mainframes a business decides to use, but maybe it should. Everyone has gotten one of those emails or ominous letters in the mail that describe a data breach, meaning that still more of your personal data is floating around the …
Read More »Afghan Girls Banned From US Robotics Competition Finally Attend Event
Earlier this month, a team of six Afghan girls with a passion for robotics were denied entrance into the United States. They were planning to attend the FIRST Global Challenge competition, which runs from Sunday July 16th through Tuesday July 18th in Washington DC. The event is meant to educate …
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