It's been less than 24 hours since Google Penguin 2.0 went live, but there are already several reports of big changes. There are also many reports that, despite Penguin, Google is still ranking spam sites.
If you want to see how prevalent this is, go to Googlesearch and put in ".gov" Viagra. To be fair, I can only be 99 percent sure that content, thanks to a Google engineer at a party at an SES Conference who confirmed it was "most likely the reason".
When Google announced Enhanced Campaigns they said that mobile device bids would now be controlled by a multiplier on the base bid. Google Display Network The Google Display Network (GDN) has its own version.
Google has just rolled out Penguin 2.0, a large algorithmic update promising to go “deeper” than the 2012 Penguin release, which put a hurting on websites with number of manipulative links in their profile.
Webmasters have been watching for Penguin 2.0 to hit the Googlesearch results since Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts first announced that there would be the next generation of Penguin. Then in a Google Webmaster Help video, Cutts went...
Well, if you know how often a typical SEO/PPC lead is going back to Google and using a particular search term to reconnect with your service or product, you can then attribute this lead back to a particular marketing activity which focuses on...
Activity happening on Facebook, Google+, Twitter and other top social networks continues to influence search results on Google, Bing, and other search engines. More than a year ago, for example, Google+ local marketing pilot programs were already...
Google's search market share dropped slightly once again, with Microsoft and Yahoo slightly edging up, according to comScore's April 2013 search engine rankings. While Google is still the huge powerhouse when it comes to search market share in the...
Since doing so, much has been written about the importance of ensuring search marketers have taken steps to set up authorship in Google+. In addition to CTRs being higher for search results with vs.without authorship markup, many have theorized...
The law, which targets search engines that provide snippets, originally would have given news sites the ability to seek monetary compensation for the supposed lost revenue caused by Google and other search engines when using those snippets.
Your first stop is Google AdWords. If you already have an AdWords account, then go to adwords.google.com/video to create a new video ad campaign. You won't pay Google unless the viewer watches your ads all the way through.
Go overboard on "optimization" and your site may even get flagged as spam by Google and kicked out of the search results. Vice versa, websites that are well optimized can look outdated, less engaging for the user and, given the recent focus on...
Also, if you haven't already, make sure to use Yoast's Google Analytics plugin. Use Google Libraries
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/use-google-libraries/ This very simple plugin that substitutes JavaScript libraries called locally on your own...
Use Google to find target sites. You might search [recording equipment “write for us”] or any variation. We can't rely on spam and automation to boost traffic and search rankings anymore. Each one is worth it in the end, though, because you're...
Google Maps search results are much more clearly added to the maps page. Google has announced a revamping of Google Maps and it is much more than a few changes. It is a reworking of the entire Google Maps interface from the group up, designed to...
Here's how the Search Engine Watch Google+ page looks upon arrival: If you've visited your Google+ account in the past day, you may have noticed Google's big announcement at play: a new look and feel for the social network that puts imagery front...
Google is working towards the search of the future with the functionality unveiled yesterday at the event. Let's go over a couple of the developments announced yesterday that demonstrate Google is working toward its vision of the future of search.
According to Google's engineers, once you designate a preferred logo using the Organization schema, your logo "may be used in Googlesearch results" and "is a strong signal to .show this image in preference over others.
Segment reports by keywords that consist of 3, 4, 5 and 6+ words with this set of 4 Google Analytics segments to understand the proportion of website visits sent by head terms relative to long-tail terms within your search space.
Speaking of Google Now and how it gives you information without needing to ask or search for it, Page said. Google CEO Larry Page made a surprise appearance on the keynote stage Wednesday at the Google I/O conference.