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Google Kills Google+ Direct Connect Feature

The Google+ Direct Connect feature in which you could quickly find Google+ pages in the search results by using the "+" command has quietly slipped away. A Google…

By Jessica Lee · 20 Jun 2014

Industry

Microsoft Kills Sponsored Post Program After Attracting Matt Cutts’ Attention

When your social media campaign attracts the attention of Google's chief spam fighter Matt Cutts, it usually isn't a good sign. That's…

By Jennifer Slegg · 19 Jun 2014

Industry

Google Censorship Ruling in Canada Has Worldwide Implications

The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled in favor of a company claiming a competitor stole its trade secrets and has issued…

By Ashley Zeckman · 19 Jun 2014

Industry

Bing Catapult: New Technology Delivers Faster, More Relevant Search Results

Bing has put significant resources behind a new datacenter project at Microsoft designed to give searchers faster and more relevant results. The…

By Jennifer Slegg · 18 Jun 2014

PPC

Google: Top Search Ads Increase Brand Awareness by 6.6% [Study]

When the test subjects were asked what was top of mind when asked about a specific category keyword, Google found that 14.2…

By Ashley Zeckman · 18 Jun 2014

Analytics

Yandex Keyword Data Now ‘(Not Provided)’

Yandex has made the move to encrypted search. The Russian search engine has begun encrypting 100 percent of searches done through Yandex,…

By Jennifer Slegg · 18 Jun 2014

Local

Google My Business: New Tools for Small Business Owners

Google has created Google My Business, a one-stop shop for small business owners looking to increase their visibility within Google search, Google…

By Ashley Zeckman · 16 Jun 2014

SEO

Search Engine Basic Concepts

Baffled by search engines and how they work? Not technical in orientation? Here's a layman's level explanation of the basics of search…

By Eric Enge · 16 Jun 2014

Analytics

Quick Internal Linking Insight Using Google Analytics

Linking to URLs with a certain parameter can cause SEO issues such as duplication. Here's how to quickly and easily use information…

By Ben Goodsell · 13 Jun 2014

SEO

Google Payday Loans Algorithm Update Launch is Imminent

Less than a month after announcing a significant update to its algorithm targeting spammy queries such as payday loans, Google's Distinguished Engineer…

By Danny Goodwin · 12 Jun 2014

Development

Google Updates Site Move Guidelines

Google has updated their guidelines to help webmasters deal with moving sites, including issues that might come up due to moving a…

By Jennifer Slegg · 10 Jun 2014

Industry

Google Will Alert Searchers About ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Link Removals

Google plans to place an alert at the bottom of each page where it has removed links, after the European Court of…

By Carly Page · 09 Jun 2014

Mobile

Search Apps Stealing Mobile Search Ad Revenues from Google [Report]

Google's dominance in paid search is taking a hit from the number of mobile apps that users are using on a daily…

By Jennifer Slegg · 09 Jun 2014

SEO

Ten Timely Tips for Terrific Title Tags

Much may have changed through the years in SEO, however the importance of the title tag can't be overstressed. Here's how to…

By Grant Simmons · 06 Jun 2014

Development

5 Development Tricks Self-Sufficient Marketers Should Master

While there are some jobs better left to programmers, coders, and quality assurance specialists, there's room for us marketers to step up…

By Brittney Sheffield · 06 Jun 2014

Mobile

Google Warns Smartphone Searchers About Homepage Redirects

When Google believes a site will redirect a mobile visitor to a homepage, rather than the actual page shown in search results,…

By Jennifer Slegg · 05 Jun 2014

Development

Invisible Matt Cutts Explains Why It’s Important to Have a Website

What is the most common SEO mistake, according to Google's Matt Cutts? Not having a website. "If you don’t have a website,…

By Jennifer Slegg · 05 Jun 2014

Content

Matt Cutts on How Google Ranks Pages That Don’t Get Many Links

How does Google determine that content is quality, when there aren't many links pointing to it? Or how is it determined that…

By Jennifer Slegg · 05 Jun 2014

SEO

A Strategic Approach for New SEO Clients

Starting a new SEO project, or want to check ongoing projects? Use the following approach, which includes a mix of specific keyword…

By Peter Van Der Graaf · 05 Jun 2014

Social

How to Grow Your Google+ Fan Base to 1,000 Followers & Beyond

You're going to have to use every bit of your community management savvy to crank up your Google+ following to 1,000 and…

By Michelle Stinson Ross · 05 Jun 2014

Local

5 Reasons Why Pitching International SEO is a Pain

For global corporations, the move to international SEO is inevitable. Despite these challenges, companies can't afford to avoid international markets, regardless of…

By David Cato · 05 Jun 2014

PPC

Bing Ads Revamps Tablet, Mobile Targeting for Better AdWords Compatibility

Device targeting on Bing Ads is getting a big overhaul. The goal is to bring Bing Ads in line with what Google…

By Jennifer Slegg · 04 Jun 2014

SEO

Life After a Link Apocalypse

What happens if your site gets hit by Penguin or a manual penalty, you lose rankings for your main keywords, and you…

By Jennifer Van Iderstyne · 04 Jun 2014

Industry

Happy Birthday, Bing: Microsoft’s Search Engine Turns 5

Today marks the fifth birthday of Microsoft's Search Engine, Bing. Here's a brief look back Bing, from its launch in 2009, how…

By Ashley Zeckman · 03 Jun 2014

Industry

Apple Adds DuckDuckGo as Search Option to Safari in OS X Yosemite

Privacy-focused DuckDuckGo received a huge boost yesterday from Apple when it was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that the startup…

By Jennifer Slegg · 03 Jun 2014

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