Archive for May, 2014

Google Drops Authorship Rich Snippets From Search Results. A Bug?

2014/05/22

For the past 20 minutes, if you search anything on Google, the authorship images, where it shows a picture of the individual who wrote the content shown in the Google results, no longer shows up. Here is a picture of what a search results look like with authorship images (was documented yesterday):… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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Increase Mobile Ad Performance Through Advanced Call Analytics – Webcast

2014/05/22

Each day, more and more people are shopping with their mobile devices. To succeed in this market, you need deeper insights into your mobile ad campaigns. Join us Tuesday, June 3rd for this Digital Marketing Depot webcast to learn how to use call analytics to gain and leverage those insights…

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Google AdSense Class Action Lawsuit

2014/05/22

Remember a few weeks ago, those allegations of AdSense fraud leaked by a supposed former Google AdSense employee…

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RetailMeNot Says On Google Raking Drop: The Reports “Greatly Overstate” Our Organic Search Impact

2014/05/22

On Tuesday, Google pushed out their revised Panda Algorithm code-named Panda 4.0. Panda is designed to remove low-quality content from Google’s search results. Yesterday, we published an early Winners & Losers report on which large sites were impacted the most both in a positive and..

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Google Tells SEC Reporting On Mobile CPCs And Clicks Would Not Be Meaningful, Too Confusing

2014/05/22

The average cost-per-click advertisers pay for Google ads has been declining year-over-year since the fourth quarter of 2011. The rise of mobile has long been seen as the driving force behind the declining average cost-per-click (CPC) — a glut of new ad inventory coupled with the fact that… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Twitter’s Biggest Acquisitions by @albertcostill

2014/05/22

The internet has been buzzing ever since news broke that Twitter is considering an acquisition of SoundCloud. Acquiring an emerging start-up is one thing. But, it’s a completely different beast when purchasing a juggernaut like  SoundCloud

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Chrome’s Latest Updates Include New “OK Google” Voice Search Capabilities

2014/05/22

Earlier this week, Google released new updates for Chrome OS devices, including new “hotwording” capabilities. According to the announcement, the “Okay Google” voice search is now available on Chrome’s New Tab Page and Google.com (the US version only). Darrell…

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Poll: How Did Google’s Panda 4.0 Impact You?

2014/05/22

Tuesday, Google began rolling out Panda 4.0 and it still may be rolling out, but by now, you should know how, if any, you were impacted by the Panda 4.0 release…

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Remove Page Elements For Higher Converting Pages

2014/05/22

People often talk about including elements on a page to improve landing page conversions and user experience.

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Hub Link Building With Majestic SEO

2014/05/22

Majestic SEO’s Clique Hunter should be one of your go-to tools for link building due to its focus on sites that are (mostly) relevant and sites that are willing to link to others in your industry. Here’s how to use it to find hubs and secure links.

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