Google has announced a boatload of new search features across Google Search, Google Lens, Shopping and Maps all aimed at bringing search to more users in more helpful ways. These improvements cross over Multisearch, Google Leons, Google Shopping and Google Maps. Note that some of these were announced at the Search On event a few
Read MoreMarissa Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, was Google’s 20th employee and the one-time leader of its search team, said Google is concerned about the declining quality of the web. The comments were made on a recent Freakonomics podcast episode that looked at whether the quality of Google search has declined over the years. The
Read MoreEver since bidding by device uniquely became available (sometime between 2005–2011), I’ve been an avid advocate of separating PPC campaigns by device. (Well, except for tablets, because no one really cares about them anymore.) Why? For starters, there is (at least) a 50% chance you’re reading this article on a phone. And you’re probably aware
Read MoreYelp’s new Spotlight Ads provide brands with the ability to promote 7-30 second videos or static images on Yelp’s homescreen. Yelp says the new ads are an evolution of their Seasonal Spotlight Ads, which allowed brands to promote static ads related to seasonal or holiday offerings. Yelp added that after launching Seasonal Spotlight Ads they
Read MoreThe Arab Spring protests kicked off on December 17, 2010. For two years, dictatorial governments across Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain were challenged by their long-oppressed people. This chain reaction also led to uprisings across Morocco, Iraq, Algeria, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Sudan. Social media’s ability to both mobilize and catalyze individual
Read MoreYouTube is testing shopping features and an affiliate program for Shorts, its short-form video product. New shopping features will allow users to purchase products as they scroll through Shorts. The new affiliate program will allow creators to earn commissions when a product they recommended in their Shorts or regular video was purchased. While the affiliate
Read MoreDay 2 of SMX Next starts with a keynote from former Search Engine Land editor-in-chief and now Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin. Marvin helps answer questions about how Google ads products and policies work and bring marketers’ insights and perspectives back to the teams working on them. The keynote today will cover hot topics from
Read MoreGoogle is rolling out a new Shopping tab within Google Search Console that contains more information about your product snippets, merchant listings and shopping tab listings in Google Search. What is new. Google announced “eligible online store owners that have implemented product markup will see a new section called Shopping tab listings.” This is rolling
Read MorePop quiz: What’s the definition of “SEO culture” at an enterprise company? Sorry, your answer of “Another meeting, email, or team bonding event that I have to fake smile through that has no hope of success” is incorrect. I’m looking for “That warm cozy feeling you get when laundry first comes out of the dryer
Read MoreLink building is one of the most misunderstood aspects of an effective digital marketing strategy. Being difficult to properly scale, some avoid it altogether while others outsource the work and hope for the best. Getting it right either internally or with a link-building partner can catapult your SEO performance. Still, in doing so, you must
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