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Google Kills Blocked Sites Search Feature

Remember Google's search feature that let you block websites? The one that launched in March 2011, expanded globally in September 2011, and then vanished and became useless by…

By Danny Goodwin · 25 Mar 2013

SEO

Google Penguin Tightens the Noose on Manipulative Link Profiles [Report]

A new report says that Google's Penguin update is getting stricter. Initially, websites with about 80 percent manipulative links saw their rankings…

By Jayson Demers · 24 Mar 2013

Industry

Marin Software Raises $105 Million in IPO

Marin Software went public today. The online advertising management platform's initial public offering (IPO) raised $105 million, as the company sold 7.5…

By Danny Goodwin · 22 Mar 2013

PPC

Phone Numbers No Longer Allowed in Google AdWords Ad Text

If you want to include a phone number in your AdWords ad, you'll need to use the call extensions feature. Starting in…

By Danny Goodwin · 22 Mar 2013

Mobile

Responsive Site Redesign: 4 SEO Considerations

If you've decided to go responsive or you're considering a responsive site redesign, there are some issues you'll need to look out…

By Bonnie Stefanick · 22 Mar 2013

PPC

Yahoo Bing CPCs Up? Here’s How to Combat Them

If you’ve noticed CPCs going up in Yahoo Bing, you’re not alone. Yahoo Bing made some subtle changes to its cascading bidding…

By Dave Ragals · 22 Mar 2013

Mobile

Google Sells Enhanced Campaign Benefits … But Are SMBs Buying?

Against a backdrop of mixed reactions to the new program, Google's Kesh Patel characterizes the AdWords enhanced campaigns as continued evolution into…

By Michael Boland · 22 Mar 2013

Video

YouTube Now Gets More Than 1 Billion Unique Visitors Every Month

YouTube's milestone is important to more than 1 million content creators from over 30 countries who are earning money from their YouTube…

By Greg Jarboe · 22 Mar 2013

Mobile

Google Unveils Keep Note-Taking Service

Google Keep, like rival app Evernote, allows users to jot down notes, make lists, record voice reminders and save photos that are…

By Carly Page · 21 Mar 2013

Social

New Targeting & Tools for Small Advertisers on Twitter

While the company positions for broader interest in its paid media products, it is expanding the tools and services it offers marketers…

By Matt Kapko · 21 Mar 2013

PPC

Quality Score Insights From Microsoft’s Ping Jen

What is the difference between Bing Ads vs. Google AdWords quality score? Jen explains, and also offers his advice about recent vs.…

By John Gagnon · 21 Mar 2013

Industry

A Guide to Google’s Think Insights

Filled with insights, tools, case studies, consumer surveys, and trends for numerous industries, Google's Think Insights aims to provide one, definitive Google…

By Jason Cormier · 21 Mar 2013

Industry

Google Flight Search Touches Down in Europe

People in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands now have access to Google Flight Search, its airline flight comparison service.…

By Dave Neal · 21 Mar 2013

Industry

Bing Links Images of People (Not Just Authors) to Web Pages

Borrowing heavily from the look of Google+ authorship, Bing is experimenting with small pictures on its search results pages – but the pictures…

By Thom Craver · 20 Mar 2013

Industry

Google Brings Huge NCAA March Madness Bracket to Search Results

Searching for the NCAA March Madness bracket? Search for [ncaa bracket] or [march madness] on Google and you'll see a giant box…

By Danny Goodwin · 20 Mar 2013

SEO

Why Digg Briefly Vanished From Google’s Search Results

The Internet was certainly talking about Digg today when people discovered the social news site was no longer appearing in Google's search…

By Danny Goodwin · 20 Mar 2013

Analytics

SEO Diagnostics: Proactive and Reactive Diplomacy

When analyzing your SEO world, it's important to make a non-biased diagnosis of your progress. Use search engines to proactively study your…

By Chris Boggs · 20 Mar 2013

SEO

Is Human Engagement Google’s New Ranking Factor for 2013?

As Google incorporates more end user signals and data, the safest way to have a natural footprint is to forget shortcuts. Always…

By Kevin Gibbons · 20 Mar 2013

PPC

Paid Search Beyond Google: Social Media, Bing & Retargeting Ads

With the popularity of AdWords, advertisers can struggle to find other channels that are manageable and effective. These SES New York sessions…

By Lisa Raehsler · 20 Mar 2013

Industry

99% of Facebook Employees ‘Like’ Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg has been voted America's most popular CEO. Google's Larry Page also ranked highly, ranking as the 11th most popular CEO…

By James Dohnert · 20 Mar 2013

Social

Facebook Adding Hashtags #AboutTime

Love them or hate them, hashtags are reportedly coming to Facebook - sometime - and most marketers couldn't be happier. There has…

By Mary Lisbeth Damico · 19 Mar 2013

Local

The Search Agency Launches Local Search Campaign Management Platform

The Search Agency has launched an automated alternative that lets search resellers get better results for small businesses doing local search -…

By Susan Kuchinskas · 19 Mar 2013

SEO

How Relationship Building Interlinks With SEO

Relationship building is becoming a more critical part of many aspects of SEO and SEM. Be genuine. Be unique. Be nice. Doing…

By Julie Joyce · 19 Mar 2013

PPC

3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Turn Off Paid Search

There may be quality reasons why you don’t need PPC for everything your business does. It isn’t the silver bullet for all…

By Jason Tabeling · 19 Mar 2013

Mobile

77% of Mobile Searches Happen at Home or Work [Study]

For its "Mobile Search Moments" report, Google and Nielsen also found that 59 percent of mobile searches occurred after 3 p.m., with…

By Susan Kuchinskas · 19 Mar 2013

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