In 2012, Google’s Product Search was transformed from an organic product search tool into a pay-to-play shopping destination. Since the removal of Product Search Amazon has not participated with Google’s Product Listing Ads. Until now. Merkle discovered Amazon testing PLAs in the wild – something completely new for world’s largest …
Read More »Google’s top results for ‘Did the Holocaust happen’ now expunged of denial sites
Several days after Google put a search ranking change into place, the first page of results for “did the holocaust happen” now appears to be entirely free of denial sites. The algorithm change happened earlier this week. As we covered, it caused the Stormfront denial site that was ranking tops for that …
Read More »Eat Local: Our Top 10 Local Search Columns of 2016
At the beginning of the year, BrightLocal conducted its annual Local SEO Industry Survey, which seeks to gauge the general mood and outlook of professionals in the local search space. At the time, 78 percent of respondents believed that 2016 would be a “good” or “great” year for business. Now, as the …
Read More »3 ways in-house do-it-yourselfers can prepare for PPC management
Does this sound familiar to you? Your company has finally agreed to spend some resources on pay-per-click (PPC), but instead of hiring a PPC professional or agency, they want you or perhaps Sally down the hall to take on the role of managing PPC. Never mind that you and Sally …
Read More »Google Search Console warns of nonsecure collection of passwords with upcoming Chrome browser release
This morning, Google began sending out noticed through the Google Search Console to web sites that have login and password fields on pages that are not over HTTPS. The notification says nonsecure Collection of Passwords will trigger warnings in Chrome 56 for domain.com. Chrome 56 in January will issue a …
Read More »Improve search rankings and increase productivity with local marketing automation software
Managing online citations, claimed and unclaimed listings, reviews and ratings, landing pages and data feeds for hundreds or thousands of locations has become time-consuming and costly for enterprise brands. Automating these processes can improve search rankings, increase productivity and lower CPCs due to better SEO. Marketing Land’s “Enterprise Local Marketing …
Read More »‘Tis the season! Google spreads more cheer on Day 2 of its Holiday 2016 doodle series
Today’s Google Doodle is the second in its series of Holiday 2016 series. For Christmas Eve, the Google letters are making hearts, stars, smiling faces and hand-prints behind fogged up windows. From the Google Doodle Blog: Happy holidays! This is the perfect time of year to cozy up to the …
Read More »Where is Santa Claus? Your 2016 guide to Santa trackers from NORAD & Google
Where’s Santa Claus? When will Father Christmas arrive? Millions of children around the world are asking these and similar questions on Christmas Eve. To help, two there are two great services that stand ready: NORAD Tracks Santa and Google Santa Tracker. As usual, Search Engine Land stands ready with its own tradition, …
Read More »Search in Pics: Google sock office, Google tea & Larry Page with Donald Trump
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google Gnomes: Source: Instagram Google office with socks on the wall: …
Read More »‘Tis the season! Google spreads cheer with its Holiday 2016 Day 1 doodle
Today’s Google doodle is the the first of Google’s holiday 2016 doodle series. Designed by doodler Gerben Steenks, the animated image turns the Google letters into a crew of carolers. From the Google Doodle Blog: Dating back thousands of years, the original carols were songs specific to certain regions, and …
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