There is an announcement in the Google Business Help forums about a policy change happening with the Google My Business – Google Maps business verification process.

This week in search we first covered how the Google Panda 4.2 update looks like it reversed itself. Google also said on November 1st, they will begin to consider mobile pages with large app interstitials to not be mobile friendly..

On Thursday, September 17th, join the SEJ Marketing Think Tank for our next webinar titled “3 Red Hot Social Marketing Hacks To Crush It in 2015″ presented by Daniel Morrison of aimClear. The post Next #SEJThinkTank Webinar: 3 Red Hot Social Marketing Hacks To Crush It in 2015 by @dantosz appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

See when to expect click-through rates and costs to peak by product category and more. The post Bing Ads Shares Halloween Data For Advertisers: Search, CTR CPC Trends appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Traffic violation-avoidance app maker PhantomALERT has sued Waze/Google for copyright violations and related claims.

If you’re a paid search marketer looking for new avenues to explore, columnist Pauline Jakober urges you to take a look at video ads. The post Video Ads: Money For Nothin’ & Clicks For Cheap appeared first on Search Engine Land

Google has no comment on why many webmasters have seen their Panda 4.2 gains reversed on August 14. The post What Happened To The Google Panda 4.2 Update? Did It Make A U-Turn?

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the Web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more.

Local businesses’ visibility on the SERPs took a hit when Google adopted the “Snack Pack,” which shows only three results. Contributor Marcus Miller shares advice on how to handle the increased competition that’s likely to result

In order to build a long term blogger relationship, you need to bring something of value to the table. Otherwise, you’ll be ignored and discouraged. The post 4 Ways to Save a Floundering Blogger Relationship by @ChelseaHarrigan appeared first on Search Engine Journal