Linda Buquet posted in her Local Search Forums based on a Google Maps Maker Help thread that uncovered a law firm abusing the Google Maps business/local database by setting up virtual offices through UPS boxes and/or Regus offices…

Posted by ProfAlfonso Being a digital marketer, I spend my day knee-deep in data. The time I don’t spend analysing it, I spend explaining its significance to a client or junior colleague or arguing its significance with a client or senior colleague. But after many debates over the importance of bounce rate, time on site, mobile conversion rate and the colour grey for buttons (our designer partook in that last one), we’re never much closer to an agreement on significance

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

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google Translate App, Google News Crawler Update & GooglePlex Visitor Center appeared first on Search Engine Land

Here are pictures of Google’s temporary tour center, the permanent one is coming in the summer of 2015. The post Google Opens A Visitor Center appeared first on Search Engine Land

Google’s domains will now be available to everyone in the United States.

There are dozens and dozens of complaints from Google AdSense publishers or rogue Google AdSense ads forcing users from their web site to a spam web site – virtually hijacking their users through weird JavaScript redirects powered by Google AdSense ads servers…

Google News updated their image crawl process to include images hosted off the publishers domain. The post Google News Now Will Crawl & Index Images Hosted Off Your Domain Name appeared first on Search Engine Land

Mergers and acquisitions present unique opportunities and challenges for B2B search marketers. Columnist Derek Edmond explains how to plan and prepare for the process. The post The B2B SEO Opportunity In Organizational Mergers & Acquisitions appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Mobile accounted for more than a third of clicks and ad spend. The post Q4 Paid Search Ad Revenue Up 24 Percent YoY In The Americas [Kenshoo] appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article