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On January 15, 2013, Facebook released Graph Search, which is the social network's first attempt at a serious search engine. Start Ratings in Local Graph Search: If Graph Search takes off, and you don't have an official page, then you will be left...
Search Engine Watch contacted Andrew Davis, Director of Marketing at CPC Strategy to gain some more insight into how Google has been using merchant quality signals. Davis notes that many of these are "unconfirmed assumptions from dealing with the...
For instance, does the search engine present universal, local, news or other non-traditional results? Although (unfortunately for SEO) SERP display is dependent on search engine whim, we can affect - at least in today's SERP - some of these...
Most brands find it easier to dominate search engine results for the name of their company, brand, product or service. Most who optimize know that optimization for brand, product/service, and location can greatly increase visibility in search...
It's December so we have bundled a bunch of Search Engine Watch (SEW) site updates for you as a holiday gift! The new features include an optimized user experience for tablet devices, a services and tools comparison shopping engine and a new forum...
This change was significant - not only because of the prominence Google is now giving results from outside data sources in their normally tightly controlled SERP - but because it signaled a sharp move for Google from a traditional "get-in-get out...
As a reminder, Google’s Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts insists that these ratings don’t “directly” affect the search engine results. Main Content: This could be in the form of a news article or a blog post, information about a product, a video...
In the legacy search paradigm, an engine would return a list of results based on similarities between the text string in the query and text strings in their index. The aforementioned query reveals a search results page that illustrates Google’s...
The 120+ page guide was more a reinforcement of search engine optimization (SEO) best practices than an earth shattering revelation of the inner workings of the organic algorithm. Those Ratings Don’t Directly Affect the Search Engine Results.
Bing has been busy testing and rolling out new designs for both their search engine results pages and local search listings. Currently, Bing’s local search results are displayed in a box at the top of the page, with three to five results listed as...
Unlike desktop search where position on the first page of the search engine results rage (SERP) is deemed successful, optimization on mobile devices into the top couple of positions is required. The root cause was the fact that even though voice...
Officially in alpha, according to backend partner Universal Business Listings, the LPI program will offer top organic rankings in local listings for a fee, sources told Search Engine Watch. One program partner explained to Search Engine Watch how...
For example, a recent Search Engine Evaluator job posting for Leapforce asks that applicants have a university degree. Last month, we wrote about how Google’s human search quality raters assign URL ratings, based on their leaked 120+ page training...
Once upon a time, search engine results consisted of 10 site listings as well as the occasional 1/3/7 pack of local listings. Then we saw the progression of search results with the introduction of universal search.
Russian search giant Yandex launched a new search engine for mobile apps yesterday at apps.yandex.ru. Speaking with Search Engine Watch, a spokesperson for Yandex wouldn't commenting on future plans for versions for other countries or languages.
And last, but certainly not least, we have the presence of Facebook “likes” on the mobile search engine results page. Bing’s partnership with Facebook represents one of the search engine’s most iconic elements and easy-to-note advantages.
It is difficult for a search engine to categorize those data to make them easier to search and provide faster, more relevant results. Any time you see a review or links to extra data like show times or locations, those links have been created by...
I've seen it take as long as a couple months, however, which may be more a factor of the rest of the search engine optimization (SEO) process weighing in and pushing the site up than for the Places page to be carrying weight.
And, businesses competing for the eye of the consumer on a local search engine results page will benefit from being tagged with a daily deal offer. Deal aggregators like Yipit and Dealradar are also playing a big role in the space taking deals from...
Search Engine Optimization The One Effective SEO Copywriting Tip You Shouldn't Ignore - Search Engine People Social Media Market Research in 3 Easy Steps [Guaranteed Success] - Search Engine People Here's a roundup of today's other search news and...
