It seems like Google has updated the local search results since the latest Google Pigeon update that was pushed out originally on on July 24th…

Whether you’re sharing your passion about a certain topic or looking to boost sales, blogging has become a way of life for a lot of people. In fact, when it comes to small businesses, blogging can have major impact. According to HubSpot, small businesses that blog receive 55% more website visitors, 102% more Twitter followers, and 126% higher lead growth than businesses who do not blog.

One in every 24 visits is a fake Googlebot. Identifying bad bots can be tricky; some are very sophisticated, especially the ones mimicking Google.

Craigslist is an iconic website. It’s outrageously ugly, incredibly useful, amazingly relevant, and outstandingly successful.

The 2014 Digital Dollar Shift [Infographic] - 58% of business to business (B2B) marketers are spending more on social media this year, with just one in fifty decreasing their spend in this area in 2014, reveals a new study. Find out all about the current state of digital spending trends in the infographic above. AllTwitter Introducing the Internet.org App – Over 85% of the world’s population lives in areas with existing cellular coverage, yet only about 30% of the total population accesses the internet

Today marks Danny Goodwin’s last day as my editor (and many others) at Search Engine Watch. So I want to take a moment and this brief article to thank Danny for being one of the best editors for which a writer could ask.

Bing announced they are launching a new easier to use interface for Bing Ads, as well as releasing new features. The changes include: Auto-tagging.

Posted by MichaelC The Panda algorithm looks for high-quality content, but what exactly is it looking for, how is it finding what it deems to be high-quality, and—perhaps most pressingly—what in the world can we do to befriend the bear? In today’s Whiteboard Friday, Michael Cottam explains what these things are, and more importantly, what we can do to be sure we get the nod from this particular bear.