Archive for September, 2014

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 18, 2014

2014/09/18

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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Bing Image Search Updates Include Touch Friendly Result Pages That Adapt To Screen Size & Resolution

2014/09/18

Over the next few weeks, Bing is rolling out new updates to its image search experience that include touch-friendly search result pages that have been designed to adapt to a user’s screen size and resolution. According to the announcement, image results will soon expand to the full width of a… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Facebook Releases New Feature for Page Managers by @thebigdebowski

2014/09/18

Facebook quietly rolled out a new feature this week allowing page managers to easily toggle between their personal and business pages. Of course, the ability to switch between pages has been available for a while, but it’s now seamless to do so quickly in various, spontaneous situations such as liking or commenting on a page itself or in a post in the newsfeed

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Right-to-Be-Forgotten Removals Should Apply To Google.com — EU Regulator

2014/09/18

According to Reuters, European regulators say they’ve agreed on a uniform set of EU-wide rules and criteria that will be used to evaluate appeals under the “Right to Be Forgotten” (RTBF) law announced earlier this year by the Luxembourg-based European Union Court of Justice…. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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Search Agency Covario Acquired, but its Saas Tools Remain Independent

2014/09/18

Covario will be acquired by Dentsu Aegis Network and will transition toward operating as iProspect. Meanwhile, Covario’s SaaS platform, Rio SEO, will remain independent.

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Bug Causes Some Google+ Elements To Drop From Brand Boxes [UPDATED]

2014/09/18

Some Google+ elements have disappeared from Knowledge Graph boxes that appear in Google search for some brands, but Google says this is a bug that’s being fixed. The bug only impacts the Knowledge Graph box appearing on the right side of the search results page.

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SMX Social and Marin Software Launch Inaugural Biggest Social Geek Contest

2014/09/18

Test your social marketing intelligence – you could win a free trip to SMX Social! Enter the first annual SMX Biggest Social Geek Contest, sponsored by Marin Software, and see how you stack up against your peers. First prize is a trip to SMX Social in Las Vegas and your choice of an iPad..

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Google: You Don’t Rank Well Because GoogleBot Is Not Impressed

2014/09/18

I am sure you have seen it at least a 100 times, a person complaining their site doesn’t rank well in Google…

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Facebook Updates News Feed To Show More Timely Content by @mattsouthern

2014/09/18

Facebook’s goal with the news feed, as they describe in an announcement today, is to show everyone the right content at the right time. Occasionally people would miss the stories that are important to them due to how Facebook’s news feed ranks content. They have been getting feedback from users saying something they’re only interested in a post from a friend or a Page at a specific moment, like while a sports game or TV show is airing.

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Facebook Releases New App For iOS 8: Here’s What’s New by @mattsouthern

2014/09/18

Facebook wasted no time getting a new app out for iOS 8, and they recently published an update on their Newsroom blog explaining what’s new and how it offers an improved experience over iOS 7. For instance, one of the improvements to Facebook for iOS 8 is the ability to share content from other apps to Facebook.

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