Archive for January, 2014

2014 AdWords Wishlist

2014/01/28

Enhanced campaigns, image extensions, third party reviews… Fantastic features that have improved performance for search marketers

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The Phantom of Social Media: How Link Spam Continues to Haunt Google Rankings by @searchrook

2014/01/28

In his Searchlove presentation in 2011, Mat Clayton suggested the SEO industry was barking up the wrong tree, or more metaphorically, climbing the wrong mountain in their continued efforts to build “natural-looking” links.

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The Phantom of Social Media: How Link Spam Continues to Haunt Google Rankings by @searchrook

2014/01/28

In his Searchlove presentation in 2011, Mat Clayton suggested the SEO industry was barking up the wrong tree, or more metaphorically, climbing the wrong mountain in their continued efforts to build “natural-looking” links. The truth, Mat implied, is that Google is more interested in ranking content with high engagement and interaction metrics

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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc Google Gothic Architect Logo

2014/01/28

Today on Google, I am currently in Israel (well when I wrote this, I should be over the ocean now at the time this goes live), Google has a special Google Doodle, logo, for the gothic revivalist architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. I am not 100% sure if it is on Google..

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Matt Cutts: Facebook, Twitter Social Signals Not Part of Google Search Ranking Algorithms

2014/01/28

Says Cutts: “As far as doing special specific work to say ‘you have this many followers on Twitter’ or ‘this many likes on Facebook’, to the best of my knowledge we don’t currently have any signals like that in our web search ranking algorithms.”

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Google Search Distance Calculator

2014/01/28

Google announced on Google+ that you can now search for [how far between X & Y] and Google will show you the distance in miles and map it for you. So as this is being published, I am traveling from Tel Aviv to New York: You can try it yourself…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 27, 2014

2014/01/27

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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Top Strategies, Salaries and Tools Revealed: Industry Survey Results 2014

2014/01/27

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard Late last year we set out to discover the top tools, tactics, and trends of the online marketing world. With the help of our partners, over 3700 participated in this year’s Industry Survey. Today, Moz is proud to present the results

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 27, 2014

2014/01/27

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: SMX West Rates Increase Saturday – Register Now, Save $200! Early Bird rates for Search Engine Land’s SMX West conference expire Saturday. Register..

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