Even with the Interflora penalty, more webmasters have been utilizing advertorials and other types of paid promotional content for search engine ranking benefits, so Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts is bringing the issue up and alerting...
Snickers Google from Doc News on Vimeo. Targeting misspelled keywords has long been a strategy in search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising in order to capture traffic that while it might not have as many impressions, it can be often...
And because News integrations always appear on page one and are often blended near the top of search engine ranking pages (SERPS), they present an opportunity to be listed high on the first page, even for competitive search terms you might...
Google Places For Business Gets Its Own iPhone App For Managing Listings [Update: Google Removed App] – Search Engine LandThe app was accidentally released early, no word on when/if it will actually be available again.
Google: Disavow Links Even If Removed As A Best Practice – Search Engine RoundtableSays Google's John Mueller: "While it's really important for the web-spam team when processing the reconsideration request to see significant effort put into...
SSL Web Sites Don't Get Ranking Boost In Google – Search Engine RoundtableThere are no ranking advantages or disadvantages of having HTTPs websites, says Google's John Mueller. Google Notifying Searchers In EU That They Use Cookies – Search Engine...
They also influence Google News search results if you’re logged in. As knowledge of SEO practices moves from the cubicles of search engine optimizers to the boardroom, the standard metrics used by a group of very talented techies called webmasters...
This is encouraging news for Microsoft as Bing once again starts to gain some momentum and traction in the UK search market," he said. Google has seen its share of the UK search market fall to its lowest level in five years as competition from...
Press releases that are written specifically for a keyword that is converting targeted traffic will be more impactful on lead generation efforts given that Google gives priority to fresh, relevant content and will likely list the press release in...
Search engine users overwhelmingly click on organic results on Google and Bing by a margin of 94 percent to 6 percent. The highest CTRs on the top three results were on searches for airlines, broadcast media, and auto manufacturers; current events...
We have no more insight here at Search Engine Watch than the general public as far as why General Motors’ ad campaigns failed. Search Engine Watch columnists Noran El-Shinnaway and Merry Morud are both great resources on Facebook creative.
This includes removing information from the left side of the page – where Google places links to additional vertical search options, such as news, video and images – which Microsoft said would make the search experiences more consistent and...
BrightEdge CEO Jim Yu told Search Engine Watch how their expansion into the UK came about: "At the end of last year, we had built a solid business in the UK and Europe with agencies like OMD, SMV and Performics; and great brands like Hotels.com...
Google had launched its search engine in China in 2006 and had censored search results for four years to comply with the government's demands, but after the firm was the subject of a major hacking attack, the company decided to take a stance...
While Google is often criticized for having a Wikipedia bias, it isn’t the only search engine that has one. When you conduct searches on Bing, you’re actually more likely to see Wikipedia prominently in your search results than for the same search...
Search Engine Land: Another good daily news source. Search Engine Journal: Up-to-date news that crosses a lot of related territory. News Google's Keyword Suggestion Tool: A great resource for exploring keyword possibilities.
They provide your email, your chat groups, your instant messenger, even your daily news. Once you understand this you will be ahead of the algorithm, because you're thinking like a search engine Social search is Google's attempt to change how we...
Author Daniel Alef uses a Twain quote is his book, "The Gatekeepers: Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Google," to draw a comparison between the invention of Gutenberg's bible to the invention of Google, the search engine:
Increase traffic from Google News. How we drove more traffic from Google News. Exactly 6 months ago, we re-designed and re-branded Search Engine Watch to the site you see today. The core theme to the new Search Engine Watch brand is 'connected...
It has added online commerce offerings in local retail and restaurants, comparison shopping and travel, and folded them into its search engine, prompting complaints that Google is giving its businesses preferred placement in search results," the...
