A rich snippet, also known as a structured snippet, is the extra text that can be found underneath search results used to provide additional information to users about a link and the content provided therein. For instance, were you to search for a popular film of your choice, you would probably find among the top results IMDB (the Internet Movie Database); and the result would likely show alongside the star rating and possibly the number of votes contributing to said score. Likewise, you will probably see a few results showing sites where you can buy the DVD, in which case the snippets […] The post SEO 101: The Importance of Adding Structured Snippets by @getlinkspro appeared first on Search Engine Journal

It’s expensive going to the movies these days. With movie tickets costing around $10 per ticket for late night shows, and theaters charging top dollar for popcorn, soda, and candy, you can easily drop nearly $40 on a movie date for two.

On behalf of the entire team at Search Engine Watch, we wanted to wish all of our readers a happy Thanksgiving.

Via Hacker News, yesterday, the search results quick direct answer from Google for [King Of United States] returned a Google Answer saying it was Barack Obama…

The other day, Google launched the mobile testing tool and since then…

It’s being speculated that Apple may be trying to distance itself from Google by dropping the company’s search engine as the default option within the Safari browser.

A new change to Twitter’s mobile app will see it collect information about the other apps installed on your phone for the purposes of delivering “tailored content that you might be interested in.” Twitter points out that they’re only collecting a list of apps you have installed, it’s not collecting any data about what you do within the apps. The company is calling this initiative an “app graph”, and intends to use the data to create a more personalized experience

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. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Google’s Cache Date Over A Month Old Now…..