Google Now for Google's Homepage in Testing – Google Operating SystemDoes code reveal Google has plans to add personal assistant Google Now to its desktop homepage? One page out of millions gives Mozilla trouble with Google.
For Google, it is recommended that you use vary server headers in cases where you are serving different HTML on the same URL. Making this change will help Google serve the proper cache of the page and it will help Google find mobile optimized...
NP: I also use Google Analytics because it covers a lot of basic analytical data points that most companies should track. In Google experiments (their A/B testing) they focus on conversion rates instead of having people optimize for revenue.
While we may not be about to sell our services to them, the signals they send to Google are almost as important. They also know when that user is back whether you have Analytics (in the case of Google) installed or not.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include statements from Google, Bing, and UBL. As a result, whenever Places appears on the first page of Google results, and you are in the Local Paid Inclusion program, you should appear in that area...
This new service covers a number of areas that could create problems for Google, but also gives them new areas to conquer. Google is looking to create "a service that would let consumers shop for goods online and receive their orders within a day...
Read Part 1 to learn about sitelinks, product extensions, and remarketing and Part 2 covers targeting display ads above the fold, migrating to modified broad match, and testing click-to-call. Today, we'll wrap up the 10 day plan with targeting...
"The Google Tax: The High Price of Free Search Marketing Tools," outlined some of the opportunity costs associated with common PPC techniques and tools, including: Most PPC tools, including Google AdWords and Google Analytics, give all of the...
She shows a great example of how headings are actually part of the navigation, and show up in snippet text in search results on Google. She notes that most SEOs have the mental model of Google, not the web visitor.
Google Toolbar for IE Gets Advanced Translation Posted by Nathania Johnson Jul 2, 2009 Google has updated their Toolbar for the Internet Explorer browser to make language translation easier. Instead of manually copying and pasting text into Google...
Google Testing Logo Sizes in Search Results? Google Launches Adwords API v2009 Posted by Frank Watsonhttp://www.kangamurramedia.com Jun 30, 2009 Thanks to Thomas Bindl at Refined Labs for pointing out the launch of a new Adwords API - v2009.
Feb 2, 2009 I'm pretty baffled by this one - Google has released an upgrade to Google Earth which now covers the World's oceans (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7865407.stm). and rewards the most creative artistic interpretations of the...
YouTube Expands Click-to-Buy Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 22, 2009 In the neverending quest to monetize YouTube, Google is expanding the popular online video site's Click-to-Buy e-Commerce platform.
Google Website Optimizer Announces Website Workout Winners (Plus, Visualize Testing! Four winners were chosen and they are: Colonial CandleExtra Space StorageOutrigger Hotels & ResortsTeam In Training Google posted a video of Colonial Candle's...
Video: Interview with Adam Lasnik of Google by Lee Odden, who was able to catch up with the Google Search Evangelist to do a short (10 min) video on several topics important to web masters looking for better results on Google.
Tim's company, SiteTuners, offers tools for this purpose, as does Google with Google Website Optimizer. It's an excellent and comprehensive guide to landing page optimization, and this column will extract some of the key concepts Tim covers in the...
If SEO Chat were just a blog, it still would have made it onto the list: several posts a week, plenty of original content, and recent topics such as Google's environmental concerns, fuzz testing, and tips to a solid redesign.
Google Testing AdSense for VideoGoogle has announced a pilot with a small group of publishers to insert streaming video ads into publishers' video content. Google Adds Neighborhood SearchGoogle has added a neighborhood search capability for 50 U.S...
Miva Usurps Google in the Publishing Industry Here at SES New York, I had the chance to sit down with Alex Vlasto, head of global communications for Miva. The company recently won a contextual ad deal (against Google) with Conde Nast.
Although Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have offered mobile search for awhile now, they've really begun to step up their efforts this year. Google, playing catch-up for a change, this week announced some new features for Google Mobile, which include...
