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Google Extends Nearby In-Store Product Listing Ads to Desktops
Google is reportedly allowing retailers to promote in-store products across all devices, regardless of whether the products are available online as well.
HTTPS Doesn’t Boost Rankings [Study]
Shortly after Google began recognizing HTTPS as a ranking signal, Searchmetrics says it has found there is no difference between HTTP and HTTPS.
Last-Minute SEO – Here Come the Holidays!
If you snoozed all summer and are behind on your holiday SEO strategy - don't panic! There are still methods you can use to…
How Google Pigeon Impacted Local Queries, and What You Can Do
Since Google's local algorithm update, "Pigeon," took effect in July, local businesses have been scrambling to adjust.
Google Dorking: Feds Warn Against Malicious Cyber Actors
Three federal agencies have issued a warning that malicious cyber actors can use advanced search techniques to discover sensitive information on websites.
Facebook Testing Mobile Search Feature With Keywords
The tool will allow users to search for keywords in posts they are "in the audience for" on Facebook, the social network says.
Google Gives Older Browsers a Retro Look
If you're going to act like it's 2011, Google will treat you like it's 2011.
Building Future Safe Links – 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Google has once again updated its guidelines to cite low-quality guest posts as a form of thin or unoriginal content. How can you make…
Need Some Extra PPC Mojo? Revisit Bing Ads’ Syndicated Search Partners
There are bad websites in the network, yes. There can be issues with junk lead submissions, yes. But for all the bad, there is…
30 Minutes a Day: The Power of Daily Habits in Successful Content Marketing (and Life)
Staying on target is one of the biggest challenges with content marketing. Take the time to clarify your big objectives, and then shift your…
Google Drops Authorship From Search Results
Google’s John Mueller says Google will stop showing authorship in its search results because "this information isn’t as useful to our users as we’d…
Bing Waxes Lyrical on Spam Detection and Filtering
A post on the Bing blog explores the inner workings of Web spam, what it looks like, what Bing is doing about it, and…
Star Ratings of a Different Color: Google Testing New Formats
Google is reportedly testing additional colors for the stars in its ratings for companies and local businesses.
14 Ultimate Link-Building Guidelines to Keep Safe in 2014
How do you know what link-building is safe in 2014? Is there such a thing? That’s a question most SEOs, marketers, and business owners…
The PPC Search Network Campaign Launch Checklist
Even the most diligent PPC managers can let things fall through the cracks. Here are few checklists to use to ensure that your PPC…
DoubleClick Adds Optimization, Reporting Tools to Search Commerce Suite
The Google subsidiary says it has added adaptive Shopping campaigns, bid optimization for Shopping campaigns, and purchase detail reports to make reporting and optimization…
Yahoo, Bing Flirt With New Search Interfaces
Yahoo and Bing are reportedly testing out changes to search functionality that make results more "card-like" and move top navigation below the search results…
The Art of 6 Simple Questions
How often do you run into a road block when creating killer content? What do you do to keep your blog, video, social streams,…
Choosing Your Agency: It’s About the Team
There are a lot of parallels between the digital marketing world and the elementary schoolyard days. Here's a look at how you should select…
Move Over Google Knowledge Graph, Here Comes Knowledge Vault
Google has been talking about the Knowledge Vault, an upgraded Knowledge Graph that touts "automatic knowledge base construction" and doesn't rely on community-curated databases.