The good news was Google allowed me to get a backup of them as a .json file. The sunsetting of Google Reader forced me to find out… I'm sure you're all by now aware of Google Reader's demise; to many of you this story will have barely warranted a...
Google+/Local results will be immediately accessible to Google Glass, meaning that you want to get in on those searches. One obvious trend that will impact all things search related is Google+, along with authorship and Author Rank.
Quick Login for Google Accounts Do you have multiple logins for personal and professional Google Accounts? I do and the Quick Login for Google Accounts extension is an absolute godsend! Quickly switch between up to 10 Google accounts and never...
BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local Conference in Boston this week spotlighted Google's Enhanced Campaigns among many themes. Against a backdrop of mixed reactions to the new program, Kesh Patel, Strategic Partnership lead for Google's local channel...
We all set up whiteboards in our respective locations (Philly, New York, San Diego, London, Paris, and Tokyo), and used handy tools like Google Hangouts to have live brainstorming sessions. If your content is serving a purpose, is accessible, and...
Google publicly stated that they ignore this tag, but Yahoo still uses it as well as other search engines. A quick way to get a list of URLs already indexed by Google is to search "site:yourdomain.com".
Google’s big change to mobile search, enhanced campaigns, so far has generated mixed reviews. In making mobile campaign management simpler and more accessible, Google has removed some of the more granular controls that advertisers previously had.
With those initiatives, Google’s essentially made itself editor-in-chief in a rogue online society where anyone can report anything at any time, without accountability. Upholding quality content on the web has been a priority for Google for some...
With no means to correct the situation, many felt Google was unfairly penalizing websites in the search results if they had questionable links aiming at them (some bought by less ethical SEO providers with the goal of gaming Google’s algorithm...
Google+ is also tied to Google Authorship which is becoming a more important factor in search results for Google. And SEOs are on Google+. While Facebook sent my news site the most referrals, Twitter tends to be the biggest social referrer for both...
You know the form here, we’re talking about the usual sources: Google Instant searches, Google Adwords Keyword Tool, paid search data, paid-for discovery tools (e.g. So you’re stuck with the Google keyword tool as your comprehensive and easily...
Google produces and collates a large collection of publicly accessible research through their Think with Google site. Mine the Free Research at Think with Google Search It’s mostly local classes in New York and California, but they recently...
For instance, today, if you search on Google for "what does Bill Slawski say about patents? Fortunately, the search algorithms can fill in a lot of blanks, so uploaded data in an accessible digital format will take care of the majority of that gap.
While the DOT site ranks on page one of the Google results, it is unfortunately, ‘below the fold’ requiring the user to scroll down on most screens. Available tools such as Google Webmaster Tools, Majestic SEO, and SEOMoz.com provide information on...
We can't get access to the raw calculations that Google uses to determine search ranking order, but what if these results are influenced by QDD? I have no way to know that for sure, but we know that 90+ percent of the audience wants cars, and this...
Unlike Google, Apple has total access to everything that happens within the confines of an application, which means there’s a boatload of data to determine user appreciation. Not surprisingly, there’s quite a bit of overlap between App Store...
It turns out only 30 percent of all search queries trigger ads (Google makes the majority of its ad revenue from products and services related queries, as you’d imagine). But it too is threatened in its ability to satisfy the growing, personalized...
Traditionalists might respond that it is still all about search: that Google’s mission remains “to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. However, another perspective, that more carefully considers why...
Google is facing another lawsuit over their autocomplete search feature. Google has shown they are able to do so with their removal of piracy search terms. Google has refused to remove the autosuggest results for Bettina Wulff on the basis that...
Google You can use Google's Display Ad Builder or you can have your designer create them for you. As with Google, make sure you have a plan for the ad copy and calls to action. Their advertising platform works much like a hybrid of Google and...
