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 will automatically convert display ads to AMP, test AMP landing pages for SearchMay 23, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Company says AMP ads can load up …

New Google Surveys 360 and Google Optimize integrations in AdWords were among the news announced at Google Marketing Next on Tuesday. Optimize With the Optimize integration, advertisers will be able to create and test landing pages tailored for specific campaigns, ad groups or keywords. For example, a travel site could customize a …

Photo: samantha_amado on Instagram  Although we may be used to seeing luscious greenery gracing our backyard gardens, plants have now relocated to an unconventional location inside the home. For Spring 2017, shower plants are the unexpectedly chic new way to refresh your bathroom. If you’re aiming to bring a spa-like atmosphere …

Most of the time, when mobile companies offer you a deal, it comes with a mountain of strings attached. In this case, Samsung and T-Mobile are teaming up to offer customers an option that’s refreshingly free of gotchas. Here’s how the deal works: You buy two new Galaxy S8 phones, …

Over the last few years, we’ve seen helium-filled hard drives go from an out-there idea to a shipping solution. Until now, however, these drives were effectively confined to the enterprise market, where high capacities and reliability are paramount. The high storage capacity of helium drives has helped differentiate them from …

2017 brought a whole new set of changes in the way businesses market their products and services, marketers try to improve their ranking with search engine optimization (SEO), the way people surf the web and a lot more. But there are also trends that proved effective for 2016 strategies and …

Photo: Twenty20 When it comes to nabbing the wellness scene spotlight, juicing has never taken shade. And why would it? Not only is it an easier way to get the recommended four-and-a-half cups (or nine servings) of veggies in a day, juicing allows for the faster absorption of nutrients. But …

An international team of taxonomists led by experts at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) selected the top 10 from among the approximately 18,000 new species named during 2016 and released the list this week to coincide with the birthday, May 23, of Carolus Linnaeus. Linnaeus is …

Outreach, a software developer selling services that gives sales forces a needed prompt to more efficiently use their time and optimize sales, along with an organizational tool to manage their pitching process, has just raised $30 million with that very pitch. The company touts its ability to triple the volume of …

The Blue Jays were three wins away from the World Series last season, and now they’re 3 games away from fourth place. They’re dealing with a horrific amalgam of on- and off-field miseries, stories that are sad in a baseball context, and stories that remind you how meaningless baseball is. …