Facebook’s news feed algorithm will be adjusted according to interactions with videos The post Facebook Adjusts Algorithm for Videos, Changes How Views Are Counted for Advertisers by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google has been recommending for years and years to use RSS feeds and PubSubHubbub to help Google index new content quickly, in addition to using XML Sitemaps. Truth is, I am a bit surprised they still recommend it but they do…

A recent study suggests Google is prominently displaying its own content ahead of others in organic search results, at the expense of users. The post Biased Google Search Results Are Hurting Users, Harvard Study Claims by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Posted by russangular Given this blog’s readership, chances are good you will spend some time this week looking at backlinks in one of the growing number of link data tools. We know backlinks continue to be one of, if not the most important parts of Google’s ranking algorithm.

SEJ recently unveiled the new #SEJThinkTank and #MarketingNerds pages, which aim to provide easy access to our webinar and podcast series for updates. The post SEJ Unveils New #SEJThinkTank Webinar and #MarketingNerds Podcast Pages by @wonderwall7 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

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

Although marketing teams use multiple channels to drive sales, the majority of marketers still employ single-touch attribution models. These increasingly outdated models arenít up to the task of tracking which campaigns have the biggest impact on performance and which channels or tactics deserve…

Bing announced big news for them, that they took the AOL search partnership deal away from Google and will start powering AOL Search starting on January 1, 2016. This is a 10 year deal…

Brand posts on Google+ will no longer be displayed in the Knowledge Graph cards, instead they’ll be treated like all other social updates in the traditional search results.