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Algorithm updates, product launches, and two decades of covering the company that defines search. 8,745 articles
PPC

Paid search click-through rates have risen 38%

According to data collected in Q3 2016, paid search CTRs have risen 38%, mainly in thanks to Google killing off its right-hand-side…

By Christopher Ratcliff · 27 Oct 2016

Industry

Google comes under fire for its privacy policy change

Earlier this year, Google made a change to its privacy policy that is now drawing criticism from privacy proponents.

By Al Roberts · 26 Oct 2016

PPC

Capitalize on volume and long tail in Q4 with Dynamic Search Ads

In ecommerce, there’s always a scramble to capitalize on the volume that is out there for the holidays.

By Sana Ansari · 24 Oct 2016

SEO

Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 7: Site-level signals

This week we move away from on-page content, and dive into site-level factors.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 19 Oct 2016

Industry

The new wave of visual search: what it can do, and what might be possible

Visual search on the web has been around for some time.

By Rebecca Sentance · 13 Oct 2016

Mobile

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): one year on – stats and infographic

We’ve written an awful lot about Google’s open source accelerated mobile pages project (better know as Google AMP) over that last 12…

By Christopher Ratcliff · 13 Oct 2016

Industry

Google’s biggest ever product announcement: what are the implications for search?

New products include a pair of Pixel smartphones, Google Home smart speaker, Daydream VR set, Google Wi-Fi router, and a higher-definition Chromecast…

By Tom Murphy · 10 Oct 2016

SEO

Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 6: Trust, Authority and Expertise

This week we dive into trust signals, paying particular attention to Google’s Page Quality Rating.

By Christopher Ratcliff · 10 Oct 2016

Industry

Penguin 4.0: a link builder’s perspective

It’s been two weeks since Penguin 4.0 was officially announced.

By Cory Collins · 07 Oct 2016

SEO

The changing SERP: understanding and optimizing above and below the fold

Google SERPs continue to change regularly to better reflect the needs of the end-user. For brands to successfully attract organic traffic, they…

By Jim Yu · 06 Oct 2016