Business Owners Complain Of Positive Reviews Disappearing After Yahoo’s Deal With Yelp
The Wall Street Journal reports many business owners are upset after years of positive reviews have vanished from Yahoo Local following their recent deal with...
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Update To Facebook News Feed Designed To Combat Business Page Spam
Facebook recently announced they will be rolling out an update to their News Feed designed to reduce the appearance of the kinds of posts users frequently...
Twitter Adds Real-Time, Interactive Notifications To Desktop Version
Those who prefer to use Twitter via the web, rather than using a dedicated desktop app, can expect to see some new functionality rolling out...
Facebook Reveals A New Look For Sidebar Ads
In an announcement made yesterday on the Facebook For Business blog a new look for Facebook sidebar ads was revealed, with a design that appears...
Facebook To Remove Messaging Capabilities From Its Main Apps, Forcing Users To Download Messenger
If you have grown accustomed to using the instant messaging features of Facebook’s mobile app, you will soon be forced to switch to the standalone...
Updated: Google To Protect Paid Search Keyword Data, Making It ‘Not Provided’ [Corrected]
A.J. Ghergich recently broke the news on his site that keyword data from paid search is soon to go the way of organic search–it will...
WordPress 3.9 Coming April 16: Here’s What’s New
WordPress 3.9 is currently in its third beta and, according to the company, is scheduled to be officially released to all users on April 16th....
Twitter Announces Upcoming Launch Of Redesigned Profile Pages
Twitter announced this morning they will soon be rolling out revamped profile pages designed to be “easier” and “more fun” to express yourself. The new profile design...
US Search Awards 2014: Now Open For Entries #ussearchawards
The second annual US Search Awards 2014 are officially open for entries as of Monday, April 7th with a closing date of Friday, July 18th....
Third Door Media Announces MarTech: A New Conference Centered Around Technology-Powered Marketing
Third Door Media, the company behind Search Marketing Expo (SMX), made the announcement yesterday about the first edition of a new conference for people making waves...
Google Expands Indexing Of Android App Content In Search Results
In December Google started indexing Android app content in Google search, meaning if you searched for information about a movie you could open the relevant...
Yelp Headed To Supreme Court After Refusing To Reveal Identities Of Alleged Fake Reviewers
The Wall Street Journal reports an Internet free-speech case against online review site Yelp is headed to the Virginia Supreme Court this month. Lawsuits were...
Matt Cutts Explains How Google Separates Popularity From True Authority
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answer’s a question about ranking signals in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Matt Cutts Answers: “When Will Google Stop Updating Its Search Results?”
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answered a question about Google updates in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user simply wrote in...
Google+ Introduces View Counts For Personal Profiles
Yonatan Zunger, Chief Architect of Google+, shed some light on a new feature many have been noticing showing up on their Google+ profiles. If you...
Google Webmaster Tools Now Tracks Indexed URLs For Specific Sections Of Your Website, Including HTTPS
Google announced today on their Webmaster Central blog that Webmaster Tools’ Index Status feature will now offer more precise data for different site variations. Google...
LinkedIn Launches New Tools: Measure Your Content Marketing Score and Discover Trending Content
LinkedIn announced the launch two new tools last week to assist businesses in their content marketing efforts: Content Marketing Score and Trending Content. LinkedIn’s announcement...
Apple Applies For “Transparent Texting” Patent, Allowing Users To Safely Text And Walk
A recently published patent was discovered this week by AppleInsider that would make it safer for iPhone users to text and walk. The patent, applied for...
Google Expands OneBox Answers, Now Able To Solve Math Questions
Google expanded their OneBox answers this month with the added ability to solve math problems. The announcement was made earlier this month, but it kind...
Twitter Adds Photo Tagging And Collages To iOS And Android Apps
Twitter announced they will be adding two new features to their iOS and Android apps to make photos “more social.” Taking a page from Facebook,...
Matt Cutts Explains How To Tell Google Multiple Domains Are Related
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about linking domains together in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in...
Facebook Allows Advertisers To Find Similar Customers With Expansion To Lookalike Audiences
Yesterday Facebook announced an expansion to their lookalike audiences capabilities that will help advertisers find more customers who are similar to their existing ones. Facebook...
Google Teams Up With Makers Of Ray-Ban And Oakley To Add Style To Google Glass
Google announced this week they will be teaming up with Luxottica, makers of designer eye glass frames like Ray-Ban and Oakley, to bring some style to Google...
Facebook To Acquire Virtual Reality Headset Maker, Oculus, For $2 Billion In Cash and Stock
Facebook announced today the company has reached a “definitive agreement” to acquire Oculus VR, Inc. for a total of approximately $2 billion, which includes $400 million...
Google Granted A US Patent For Panda Algorithm
Three years after Google rolled out the first version of its Panda algorithm, Google has been granted a patent for it by the US Patent...
Twitter Experimenting With New Feature To Show How Many People Viewed Your Tweets
Twitter is reportedly experimenting with a new feature (see this link for a screenshot) that would show users how many people viewed their individual tweets. The view...
Larry Page Discusses The Future Of Google At #TED 2014
Larry Page, co-founder and CEO of Google, sat down with Charlie Rose last week at TED 2014 to give an in depth interview about what...
Matt Cutts Explains How You Can Tell If Your Website Has Been Hit By A Particular Algorithm
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answered a question about Google penalties in his latest Webmaster Help video where a user writes in to...
Google Dispels Top 10 “Myths” Associated With Google Glass
Google took to the Google+ page of Google Glass yesterday in an attempt to dispel the top 10 “myths” associated with the product. They claim...
Twitter Is Reportedly Phasing Out @-Replies From Its Service
Twitter is reportedly in the alpha stages of experimenting with a new version of its service that would see @-replies become phased out. BuzzFeed reports that Vivian Schiller,...