This should come to you as no surprise… Google has added a new Google Webmaster Tools report for showing webmasters mobile usability issues that they pick up…

In August, Google announced a new feature for Google News Publishers named Google News Publisher Center. Initially, it was only available for US English publishers…

Bing announced they support searching using Emoji characters, which is incredibly useful (sarcasm) but very cool.

A week ago, we reported that HTTPS sites can’t work with the Google Trusted Store program because the badge is not HTTPS enabled.

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

As part of our coverage from the sold-out Searchmetrics x Search Engine Journal conference in San Francisco on SEO, content marketing, and analytics, I caught up with Prashant Puri of AdLift to discuss how link building has changed over the past few months. What’s going on with link building, and what can you do to keep up with the changes?

Today, Google announced an addition to its Webmaster Tools in an effort to keep webmasters more informed of specific website issues that mobile users may encounter. With the new Mobile Usability feature you will be able to see issues specific to mobile users that Google has identified across your site. Google says this data will also be recorded as a graph over time so you can see how much progress you’ve made towards making your site more mobile friendly.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Groupon Pages Part Of Company Evolution Into Local Search Site Depending on your viewpoint, Groupon’s new Pages offering is either a helpful new tool for… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Today, Google announced an update to its Google My Business mobile app intended to to give more control to business owners on the go by allowing them to do things like respond to reviews, and view call analytics. Previously, with the Google My Business app you could only perform rudimentary tasks like updating business information and posting to Google+. The changes announced today make the app better for both business owners and customers