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Google Search to Display Gas Prices in Local Pack
Gas prices are starting to show up in the local three pack as well as in the local finder and the knowledge panel which shows...
Bing Just Became a Powerful New Tool for Developers
Developers searching for quick snippets of code my find themselves turning to Bing more frequently after the launch of a feature.
Google is Not a Search Engine, According to European Union
According to legislation adopted by the European Union, Google is not considered to be a search engine.
What Does a Zebra Sound Like? Ask Google
Google has quietly rolled out a new feature to search which demonstrates various animal noises when the phrase “animal noises” is entered into the search...
Google Reviews Get Easier, No Google+ Required
Google has loosened its restrictions on who can leave reviews, which could lead to more reviews for businesses.
Organic Rankings Now Affect Local, Google Says
Google has updated its document on local ranking signals to include more traditional ranking signals we’ve grown accustomed to in organic search. These include signals...
SEO Jobs and Salaries Down in 2016, But Why?
A study released this week reveals the amount of inbound marketing jobs are expected to drop for the first time in 4 years.
Who Has AMP Carousel and Who Doesn’t? Google Reveals Countries With AMP in Search Results
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project has now been rolled out to 12 countries in total, with possibly more to come.
Google Image Search Now Allows People to “Save” Images to Desktop
Google is expanding on a mobile search feature rolled out in late 2015, whereby searchers could star images they find in image search directly to...
Google Announces AdWords Redesign
On Monday morning, via their AdWords blog, Google announced they are beginning a major redesign of the AdWords platform for “marketing in a mobile-first world”....
Introducing SEJ’s New Bi-Weekly Column: Ask an #SEO
Got burning SEO questions? Now is the right time to Ask an SEO!
Meet Google’s Maile Ohye at #SEJSummit Santa Monica
Maile Ohye, Developer Programs Tech Lead on Google’s Webmaster Support Team, will keynote SEJ Summit on April 13 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in...
Biggest Savings on #SEJSummit Santa Monica Ends This Week
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Google Releases ‘Trial Runs’ Streaming App Ads
Today, the company confirmed a new streaming mobile ad feature. This new feature will allow users to access a short 60-second or less version of...
Google Permanently Removes “Change Location” Search Feature
If you often use the “Change Location” feature to see Google search results in different locations, you may have noticed the feature has been coming...
Google Patents ‘Watch Time’ as a Search Ranking Factor
A patent granted to Google may be an indication of how the search giant intends to rank video content in the future.
Baidu Dives into Indonesia After Pulling Out of Japan
Baidu, the dominant Chinese search engine, quietly pulled out of Japan. The exit from the market was so quiet, it took a full month for...
Mobilegeddon is Here: Google’s Mobile-Friendly Algorithm is Live!
Editor’s Note: SEJ founder Loren Baker also contributed to this post. Today, Google launched its long-awaited mobile-friendly algorithm update worldwide, which is estimated to affect a...
A Serious Talk About The Unified Search Marketing Code of Ethics
Editor Note: This “pro” post is part of a two-part series about the proposed Search Marketing Code of Ethics, as presented by SEMPO at SearchCongress.org....
Danny Goodwin on Tired Marketing Trends, Leaving Search Engine Watch
Danny Goodwin has had an illustrious career in marketing, editing, and search. After leaving his role as editor of Search Engine Watch in August 2014,...
Google Rolls Out Panda 4.0 & Payday Loan 2.0 Updates
Over the past 12 hours, we’ve had confirmation from Google that they’ve rolled out two web spam updates; Panda 4.0 and Payday Loan 2.0. Panda...
SEO 101: Is a Fast Google Penalty Recovery Possible Using the Google Disavow Tool?
If your website falls prey to a Google Penalty, could you “resurrect” your website in search engine rankings within a very short period of time (such...
150 Blog Posts in 50 Days: Why Were Marketers Mad?
Maybe you heard of our little content marketing experiment. We were unsatisfied with the results our SEO company was producing, so we decided to take...
The Truth about SEO and Call Tracking
There has been a great deal of discussion about SEO and call tracking lately. Several local marketers have written articles decrying call tracking, saying that...
Google Panda 2.2? Why the Panda Obsession Has to Stop
Editor’s note: For the latest information on the Google Panda algorithm, please see: A Complete Guide to the Google Panda Update. I can absolutely understand why...
Dealing with Google’s Panda
Editor’s note: For the latest information on the Google Panda algorithm, please see: A Complete Guide to the Google Panda Update. While I’ve done a lot...
A Wide Smile in Search – Funny SEO Moments
One of the basic issues I am facing with my career is that, when people ask me in general what I do and I reply...
FINDWHAT buys ESpotting
NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) – FindWhat.com, an Internet search engine operator, said on Wednesday that it is buying privately-owned Espotting Media Inc. for $163...
MSNSearch Scientists Develop New Powerful Robot- MSNBOT
Months ago MicroSoft announced that it would get serious about MSN Search, perhaps breaking its dependency on LookSmart, and it seems that they have jumped...