Following on the heels of Foursquare, YP and a few others in the local segment Yelp is adding restaurant menu information and pricing. With the unfortunate headline “Yelp Menus: Connecting People with Great Local Food Porn,” the Yelp blog explains that menus will be paired with..

Google is considering offering its search quality rating guidelines to the public. The news comes near the end of the latest webmaster video just posted today on YouTube

Late yesterday afternoon, Apple announced a major overhaul of the upper level management structure in Cupertino.  According to the Apple press release, Scott Forstall will be leaving Apple next year and will serve as a personal adviser to CEO, Tim Cook until his departure.  Jony Ive will add oversight of Apple software development to his existing duties The post Shakeup at Apple: Scott Forstall Leaving, Jony Ive Taking Larger Role appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

This post is scheduled and not real time because honestly, I don’t know if I will have power to write this live. I am not in the thick of Hurricane Sandy and I want to make sure you SEO geeks (in a good way) have content to consume…

With SES Chicago just around the corner, many of you, out-of-towners, may be wondering where the best food in Chicago can be found. Aside from being a fellow Internet marketer, I am also a food blogger from the rough and tough South side of Chicago, so I thought I would point out some great restaurants The post Where to Eat During SES Chicago 2012 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Announced in August, Google’s new Google Search app for iOS has been apparently stuck in Apple’s app approval process for over two months. No longer.

Mobile search is big news everywhere. According to Google, mobile searches quadrupled in the United States last year. “Roughly one in seven searches, even in the smaller categories, are happening on a mobile phone, but how many of you are putting one seventh of your resources into mobile?” asked Google’s Head of Mobile Advertising Jason The post Mobile Search Marketing for BRIC Countries appeared first on Search Engine Journal

When it comes to search rankings, most people who think about it feel there is an easy way to get those rankings. In short, they feel they make a tweak and bam, their rankings go through the roof. When it doesn’t happen, they feel that they are missing out on a silver/magic bullet

Conductor, a leader in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) technology, today announced that it has secured $20 million in financing led by Investor Growth Capital, marking the largest investment to date in natural search technology.  The company will use the funding to scale operations internationally and invest in product development of Conductor Searchlight™, the first and most The post SEO Tech Leader #Conductor Secures $20 Million in Financing appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

We know from multiple data sources that more than 90 percent of smartphone owners use maps and local search. We also know from Google that up to 50 percent of mobile search carries a local intent. Now, a new local search study from YP and Street Fight takes a closer look at local search behavior..