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Bing Boards: New Search Experiment Highlights ‘Inspiring Content’
With Bing Boards, which resembles a sort of inline image slide show, Bing is experimenting with putting Pinterest-like boutique content front-and-center in search results,…
Twitter Buys Spindle, Targeting Local Businesses
Twitter has bought local discovery app Spindle. Spindle, available on iOS in the U.S., describes itself as a "news feed for your neighborhood", collating…
Facebook Reveals a New Way to Share 15 Second Videos on Instagram
Today, Facebook and Instagram announced video on Instagram for iPhone and Android. Now, users can record and share 15 seconds of mobile video with…
New in AdWords: Add Descriptions to Sitelinks
Google now lets advertisers specify, or nominate, the specific text they would like to appear for their sitelink descriptions. This allows advertisers to be…
Google: Improve Your Site’s Rank by Building High-Quality Sites, Not Links
Google has updated their rankings help article to state that you can improve your rankings by "creating high-quality sites." Google previously said the key…
Blekko Brings Izik Search to iPhone, Android With New ‘What’s Nearby’ Feature
Blekko released the Izik search app for tablets earlier this year and now follows up with the smartphone version that aims to give important…
No. 1 Position in Google Gets 33% of Search Traffic [Study]
New data from online ad network Chitika looks at organic search rankings relative to traffic, and shows the importance of being on top in…
Seize The Data: 5 Ways To Leverage Big Data for Social Media & Search
Brands must proactively participate in the creation of, and interaction with, data (social, video, photos, etc.). Those who fail to use data to connect…
SEO Game Change: Are You Setting the Right Expectations?
In SEO, like sports, there will be wins and losses, stagnation and growth. If you've had success with bad SEO practices, then you've been…
Google Settles Stock Split Lawsuit
Google announced its intention to issue Class C stock last year, however the Brockton Retirement Board and shareholder Philip Skidmore sued the firm, claiming…
Google Fights U.S. Government Over FISA Order Data
Google has filed a legal challenge to the U.S. government, demanding the right to reveal more information on the data requests it receives. It…
Google Officially Launches Local Results Carousel
When a user searches for a local results on Google, such as a restaurant or hotel, there is now a horizontal carousel which features…
AOL Jumps to 3rd Place in Online Video Content Ranking
According to new data from the comScore Video Metrix service, 182 million Americans watched nearly 41 billion online content videos in May 2013. That's…
Google’s Project Loon: It’s Balloon-Powered Internet Access
Google plans to give Internet access to the entire world by sending network-enabled balloons into the stratosphere. Dubbed Project Loon, the new Google venture…
Yahoo Launches Localworks, a Listing Management Tool for Small Business
The new product, which Yahoo is launching in connection with location software company Yext, is designed to help companies easily update their online listings…
Getting Published: The Search Marketer’s Guide to PR
A public relations strategy is a big part of successful search campaigns. Getting your company's brand and employees exposed through media and social channels…
Structured Data: Content, Rich Snippets & Authorship vs. Author Rank
As we move toward a content-centric approach to marketing, search, and social media, new influence-based metrics become more important. As Google evolves, people and…
7 Great Sites To Learn Online Video Skills
Summary: If you know little or nothing about video production, where do you start and how difficult is it likely to be? Let's take…
DuckDuckGo Sees Record Traffic After NSA PRISM Scandal
Since the PRISM news broke, nearly every day has been a record search day for DuckDuckGo, including Monday, June 17, where it broke 3…
Facebook Kills Sponsored Search Results
Facebook will soon begin streamlining its advertising options, and sponsored search results are among those that will be cut starting in July. Some wonder…