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Featured snippets are quickly becoming the only search results for many queries. If a user goes to Google.com and types [what is the tallest tree], Google returns a featured snippet, followed by thousands of organic search results. However, when a user conducts the same query via Google voice search, Google …

Google Analytics is a treasure trove of data, but how should you use it? This week, startup PaveAI is releasing a new AI-powered platform that it says is the first to turn Google Analytics data into news you can use. This is the San Francisco-based company’s second version of the …

With an ROI of 122% email is one of the most effective marketing channels. But in order to reap the benefits, marketers must ensure their campaigns reach their intended recipients. To help brands overcome the challenges that stand in the way of optimal inboxing, Yes Lifecycle Marketing has developed this …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Canada’s Supreme Court orders Google to de-index site globally, opening door to censorshipJun 28, 2017 by Greg Sterling Decision is dangerous to free speech and the …

I was recently asked about an issue many of us in the SEO industry face: “When you’re attending a conference where you’ll be meeting peers, clients and prospective clients, how do you avoid awkward silence?” This is obviously a good question in and of itself, but it got me thinking about …

For several months now, Google has been encouraging advertisers to run many ad variations in their ad groups. The message is essentially, “Ditch your manual A/B testing and let our machine learning-powered systems figure out the best ad with the best mix of extensions to show for each auction scenario.” …

Google announced on the Google Small Business blog that they’ve updated the Test My Site tool to add more than just your site’s mobile speed scores, which they launched a year ago. Now the tool will show you how many visitors your site is losing because of your site speed …

Tech bloggers love to test and compare rival products. There’s an underlying assumption that the better product will always win. But other factors (e.g., price, brand and so on) can get in the way of rational market outcomes. A new study from agency 360i (reported in Adweek) asserts that Google Home is much more likely to …

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 News gets a cleaner look, new features to make it ‘more accessible’Jun 27, 2017 by Greg Sterling The new design is simpler to use, more …

As a paid search and shopping platform, Google is our most important partner. This doesn’t mean that I would refrain from highlighting critical aspects of things Google is doing. I’ve written about their low-price bias numerous times and the advertising digital duopoly created by Google and Facebook that puts retailers in a …