Russian search giant Yandex has announced a deal with Facebook giving them direct access of public data. Posts will pop up in Yandex’s blog search results, where it will join results from other blogs and social networks including Twitter.

Russian search giant Yandex has announced a deal with Facebook giving them direct access of public data. Posts will pop up in Yandex’s blog search results, where it will join results from other blogs and social networks including Twitter.

Google’s Matt Cutts released a video yesterday answering the question…

This is an old one, but I’ve never seen it. Michael Gray on Twitter noted that when you do walking directions in the (not new) Google Maps from The Shrine to Mordor, you get a funny response from Google.

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…

Posted by randfish While guest posting can be a wonderful way to build your authority and earn links, it takes a huge amount of effort, and it’s easy for marketers to start slipping down the “Guest Posting Slope of Madness.” One of Rand’s predictions for marketing in 2014 is that Google will begin to crack down on low-quality guest posts, and in today’s Whiteboard Friday, he clears up some of the misconceptions that can lead to a downhill slide. Whiteboard Friday – Why Guest Posting and Blogging is a Slippery Slope For reference, here’s a still of this week’s whiteboard! Video Transcription Sarah : Howdy Moz fans. This is Sarah Bird, and I am the new CEO and that’s why I am doing Whiteboard Friday.

Posted by randfish While guest posting can be a wonderful way to build your authority and earn links, it takes a huge amount of effort, and it’s easy for marketers to start slipping down the “Guest Posting Slope of Madness.” One of Rand’s predictions for marketing in 2014 is that Google will begin to crack down on low-quality guest posts, and in today’s Whiteboard Friday, he clears up some of the misconceptions that can lead to a downhill slide.

Earlier this week, Danny Sullivan reported on the hijacking of thousands of local hotel listings within Google+ Local.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Covario: Global PPC Click-Through Rates Hit New Highs, Spend Up 17 Percent YoY In Q4 Though the numbers vary, the Q4 reports we’ve covered all point to solid… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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