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This article was originally published on 7/13 and has been updated to include more recent features in the new interface. These can be found under the “Bonus” section below. Even though the New AdWords Experience (AKA the new user interface) doesn’t quite have feature parity with the current AdWords yet, it actually offers …

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 has dropped Google Instant SearchJul 26, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Several years after Google launched Google Instant, they are killing the default search feature to …

After launching Google Instant — Google’s method of showing search results as you type them — several years ago, Google has removed the feature from search effective today. Google Instant launched in 2010 under the leadership of Marissa Mayer. Mayer called this change a “fundamental shift in search” and the …

A recent visit to TopSEOs.com revealed some amazing “facts” about online marketing vendors. Did you know, for example, that: One of iProspect’s biggest clients is Circuit City (which went bankrupt in 2008)? iCrossing’s annual revenue is between $1 million and $3 million? Geary LSF (which closed in early 2016) currently …

Aiming to give users more information when a crisis occurs, Google’s new SOS Alerts are the latest addition to its family of crisis response search features. The SOS Alerts will appear at the top of search results related to an incident or searches for the location where the crisis has …

AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that they are now rolling out a new design for Sitelinks. Sitelinks are additional links within the snippets of the search results where searchers can quickly jump to important and relevant pages on that site, as opposed to the main …

Marin Software interviewed 500 digital marketing managers from leading agencies and brands around the world to discover the trends, opportunities, and challenges they face in 2017. In this report, they discuss a number of insights, including: Mobile Ad Spend: Marketing budgets are following the shift of eyeballs from traditional channels …

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 confirms testing auto-play videos in the search resultsJul 24, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is running a small experiment where videos automatically play in the …

The internet, which is a global medium, presents all kinds of problems for different cultures and legal systems around the world. Google’s recent legal battles in Canada and France against “local” orders to remove content from its global index are immediate examples of this challenge. Whose rules should apply and …

Running into my tenth year at the helm of an independent performance-focused digital marketing agency, I still — when discussing pain points with prospective clients — see a remarkable number of SEO strategies that are, at best, decoupled from business performance, and, at worst, totally unengaged with wider business performance. Google’s Avinash …