Smartphone Specific Crawl Errors Now Reported In Google Webmaster Tools by...
In an announcement made this morning on the official Google Webmaster Central Blog, starting today Google Webmaster Tools will now help you identify pages on your site that contain crawl errors...
View ArticleGoogle Search Now Discovers Content Within Android Apps
Google announced you can now search content within Android apps through their new App Indexing protocol they launched at the end of October. Currently available on Android smartphones, when you search...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, December 4, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Consumer Watchdog Claims Google Shopping Makes Consumers Pay...
View ArticleUS Mobile Search Revs To Hit Nearly $4 Billion This Year
A new report from Forrester Research projects US mobile paid search will be worth $3.8 billion by the end of 2013. Analyst forecasts are often aggressive, but this turns out to be a very reasonable...
View ArticleThe Stealthy Rise of Semantic Search by @vswfeaturelink
The evolution of search technology actually resembles aviation history. Consider this – Boolean is equivalent to Clement Ader’s inaugural flight across open water, keyword is the Spitfire fighter...
View Article10 Horrendous Mobile Websites by @albertcostill
Wikipedia You don’t have to be in the biz to realize how important mobile usage has become. Almost everyone – 91% of adults to be exact – have a smartphone. And, a majority of these smartphone users...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, December 11, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Analyst Gives Both Google Now And Siri A “C+” Piper Jaffray...
View ArticleSurvey: Majority Use Mobile Search, Find It “Harder Than PC”
In the cross-platform, post-PC era, the big question the search industry faces is whether and how PC search behaviors are extending into mobile. The short answer is they are. Google has sponsored...
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White Paper: Murray Newlands on Mobile Marketing Strategy by @itsduhnise
Full disclosure: Murray Newlands is an associate of Search Engine Journal. We’ve received no compensation for this post, other than Murray’s love and devotion. Search Engine Journal’s Deputy Editor...
View Article“Let’s Go Caroling” Google Easter Egg Gives Mobile Users Their Very Own...
Phandroid.com, a website devoted to Android news and updates, has discovered Google’s latest holiday-themed Easter Egg. When performing a Google search for “Let’s go caroling” on an Android or iOS...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Ranks #1 On Google’s Top Trending Searches For 2013
Google has published its top ten global trending searches of 2013, with the recently deceased South African leader Nelson Mandela ranking No. 1 for this year’s top global searches: It’s perhaps...
View ArticleBing Dresses Up For Christmas
Bing has added a new set of decorations to their search results for the holidays. If you search for christmas at Bing, you will see a new wintery top area that counts down to Christmas day, lets you...
View ArticleRetailers Spending Record Levels On Paid Search In 2013 Holiday Season
An early look at the paid search performance this holiday season shows retailers invested at record levels, beginning earlier, and are realizing new levels of revenue from their paid search efforts...
View ArticleThe Shape of Things to Come: Google in 2014
“I give you the light of Eärendil … May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” Even if I’m interested in large-scale correlation tests like the Moz Search Engine Ranking...
View ArticleGoogle Again Updates iOS App With Improved Maps Integration
On the heels of a very recent iOS Maps update, Google has further updated and optimized its search app for iOS 7. Some of the changes are cosmetic: “iOS 7 styling and true full screen browsing” for...
View ArticleA Holiday Gift Guide For The PPC Professional by @albertcostill
Image Source: christmasstockimages.com Where would your business be without PPC? If it weren’t for a pay-for-click, how else could you get advertisers to pay a fee each time one of your ads is...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, December 26, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Bid Management And Account Structure Mistakes To Avoid...
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