If not, users won't be able to find your website. Cutts also suggested that you could run tests to experiment with different meta descriptions on high traffic pages to see if it results in more visits.
Bing: 50% of Users Click on First Result More than 50 percent of users click on Bing's first result, according to research the company released last week. When users click on the first result but don't find what they're looking for on that page...
To all of our loyal Wavii users, we owe you a big thanks for all of your feedback and involvement throughout this journey. Seattle-based Wavii uses natural language processing technology to distil online news into topics the users most care about...
Google Glass responds to voice commands and queries, meaning that users can easily gain results for questions about nearby restaurants or other local establishments. Social reviews will also register on search results, giving users a better...
As our algorithms change and as the web (including your site) changes, some fluctuation in ranking can happen as we make updates to present the best results to our users. Within search results, information tied to verified online profiles will be...
Users need to both converse with as well as to organize content as they see fit. Follow the best practice for your users, as Google can handle dynamic serving, mobile sites as well. Is Responsive Design Best for Your Users?
Dana noted that 25 percent of all social media users have interaction with their phone within 5 minutes of waking up. At SES New York, a keynote panel addressed the opportunities of mobile marketing and channels available today for brands to engage...
A Conductor study suggested that may be in part because users overwhelmingly turn to search as a discovery platform versus social when it comes to online shopping. In the survey mentioned earlier, users showed that they want to use social for, well...
We've heard people say that RSS is a thing of the past, and perhaps in its current incarnation it is, but as daily (hourly) users of Google Reader, we're convinced that it's a product worth saving," wrote Digg President Andrew McLaughlin in a blog...
This also reinforces the need to be actively cultivating a positive relationship with your customers and creating a good first impression on new potential users. Here are some ways to leverage Twitter’s massive influence as it approaches 600...
While this shows Google modifying the presentation of the results, not altering the order, there are many in the industry, including myself, that believe that Google tracks users who bounce back to the SERPs and click on a different result as a...
Cook suggested that users turn to rival navigation providers like Google Maps or Nokia Maps. If it was a 45-degree day, someone could actually die," said Victoria Police inspector Simon Clemence, who has become increasingly concerned that errant...
Perhaps these new 'snapshots' will encourage users to explore a topic further. For people, this often includes other people, but in places, other landmarks will be suggested as well as restaurants, hotels, local, movies, events, and celebrities.
Meanwhile, it's clear that users are embracing mobile shopping search and IAB according to Harris Interactive. Valpak has integrated Passbook to search for a wide array of coupons to be saved and then alert users when they're nearby the chance to...
Much of the commentary in the wake of its release also suggested that users believe the change foretells a future shift to additional ‘we-have-some-answers-for-you-right-here’ innovations in the SERPs.
This may be because of users' dislike of typing on a small screen, being on the move and so having less time, or because users implicitly expect the mobiles to be able to calculate their intention. Equally, mobile search could be so successful now...
Because geotargeting for mobile means in some cases the device location is the source for the geolocation, it is now even possible to reach some mobile users while they are near your store and using an app.
If you redirect users to your home page or a page that has alternatives to what a user is looking for, that can cause a lot of frustration. If you're going to offer a site search that only works on item number, let users know that so they don't...
Still, Internet users searching for information about her see her name alongside “prostitute,” “escort,” and “red light district,” when typing Bettina Wulff into the Google search bar. All terms that appear have been previously entered by Google...
The left-hand column gives you ways to refine your search: you can limit the types of search results like news/images, slice/dice search results by date, limit search results to verbatim matches or to change the geographic weighting of search...