Archive for January, 2015

Google Poll Shows Most Webmasters Go Responsive With Mobile Configuration

2015/01/13

Google’s Webmaster team on Google+ posted a poll asking which configuration are you using for your mobile friendly web site? Is it responsive, dynamic serving, separate desktop and mobile URLs or are you not mobile friendly yet…

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The Google Now Cards Bug Is Now Fixed

2015/01/13

Last week, many users lost access to their Google Now Cards due to a weird bug.

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Local Search Expert Quiz: How Much Do You Know about Local SEO?

2015/01/13

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard How big is local SEO? Our latest Industry Survey revealed over 67% of online marketers report spending time on local search

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LinkedIn Revamps Its Search Engine For Speed And Relevancy by @mattsouthern

2015/01/12

LinkedIn announced its team has been working to reengineer its search engine to help users find what they’re looking for faster. The company claims that its new search engine, which is now available, can save its members more than a year of collective time spent searching. Here is a run down of some of the changes made: Results Based On Connections: LinkedIn will now populate its search results based on what it believes is most relevant to you based on your connections, groups, and companies.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 12, 2015

2015/01/12

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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SearchCap: Google Car Insurance, DMCA Takedowns, Urbanspoon & Super Bowl Answers

2015/01/12

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Zomato Buys Urbanspoon For $50 – $60 Million To Enter US Local Search Market International restaurant search provider Zomato has acquired Urbanspoon from…

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Jim Noble, DMOZ Editor Passed Away

2015/01/12

Jim Noble, a 14 year veteran volunteer editor and administrator at DMOZ (Open Directory Project) has passed away after fighting cancer for a long time. DMOZ announced it this weekend on their Twitter profile

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Snapchat COO Emily White Covers Generation Z at #FordNAIAS by @wonderwall7

2015/01/12

Each year at the North American International Auto Show, Ford invites about 200-300 bloggers and digital influencers to partake in exclusive sessions, product demonstrations, and more. This year, I was on hand to listen to Snapchat‘s COO, Emily White, DigitTour Co-Founder and CEO Meredith Valiando Rojas, and 12-year-old entrepreneur (and Gen Z’er) Davis Barrow. White, Rojas, and Barrow discussed making way for “Gen Z,” which is anyone currently under the age of 21

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Google Translate Update Challenges Microsoft’s Skype Translator

2015/01/12

Additional capability will be added to Google Translate to allow speech to be converted into text in real-time.

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