Archive for July, 2014

Bing Admits They Need To Do Better With Webmaster Communication

2014/07/15

In a blog post today on the Bing Webmaster Blog, Bing’s Igor Rondel, Principal Development Manager of the Index Quality team, said you can expect Bing to do more proactive communication on the Bing Webmaster Blog in the future. Igor said Bing needs “to do a better job of proactively… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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RKG Q2 Report: US Search Ad Spend Up 23 Percent YoY, Both Google And Bing Ad Spend Rise

2014/07/15

After slowing down after the holiday season, U.S. paid search performance metrics are up both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2014 according to RKG’s quarterly report. Ad spend rose 23 percent year-over-year among RKG’s retail-heavy client base.

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Google Adds Zip Code Matches In Knowledge Graph Carousel

2014/07/15

Google has added zip code matches and lookups to the knowledge graph section of the search results. If you search for [new york, ny zip codes] in Google, you will be presented with all of the zip codes in that location. This loads a carousel that lets you slide through the various options: When you..

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Study Shows Organic Search Responsible for 64% of Web Traffic by @mattsouthern

2014/07/15

Groupon recently published a study showing that 60% of what Google Analytics defines as “direct traffic” is actually organic traffic.

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You Can Now Link Your Google My Business & AdWords Accounts

2014/07/15

Google has announced an update to location extensions that will let advertisers link their Google My Business and AdWords accounts to ensure consumers will receive the correct local information they need when they’re ripe to purchase.

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Google To Alert Users When A Page Won’t Work On Their Device by @mattsouthern

2014/07/15

When a user lands on a site that requires technology that is not supported by their device, the results can be frustrating. That’s why, effective immediately, Google will begin to point out to searchers when algorithms detect pages that may not work on the device they’re searching with

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Google Notice: This Site Uses Flash, May Not Work On Your Device

2014/07/15

Google announced that if you conduct a Google search on your iOS or Android device and a site that comes up is built in Flash technology…

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Mobile Paid Search Spend Up 98% Globally vs. Last Year [Report]

2014/07/15

Covario released its quarterly report that looks at global paid search spend.

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Paid Search Spend Rose 21 Percent YoY In Q2, With Mobile Up 98 Percent [Covario]

2014/07/15

Global paid search investment continued its rise through the first half of 2014, according to Covario’s latest quarterly analysis of search spend.

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How to Get Your Blog Posts Read by @neilpatel

2014/07/15

Have you ever wondered whether people are actually reading your blog posts? You know, going through the whole post?

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