Google has introduced new tools and features to AdWords to specifically address the consumer shift towards mobile. The changes and additions have been announced at today’s Google Performance Summit, and include expanded description lines, responsive display ads to fit different devices and formats, more customized bidding options, and pilot features for Google Maps which allow advertisers to introduce more information about their businesses. Of the trillions of searches made on Google every year, more than half now happen on a mobile phone

I am receiving reports via email and I am seeing them in the forums, including WebmasterWorld that something changed with Google’s search results where they are now showing more foreign results in their search results…

Google’s annual event for AdWords and Google Analytics customers will open with news about coming features and plans for the rest of the year.

On May 18th the SEJ Think Tank was joined by Colby Stream of Page One Power for a sponsored webinar about the foundations of building a successful link building campaign. The post #SEJThinkTank Recap: 5 Foundations for Link Building Success by @dantosz appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Since writing our comprehensive and barn-stormingly popular complete guide to Search Console a couple of weeks ago, Google has since released a few updates to make webmasters lives a darn sight easier. We’ll discuss a few of these later in the article, but first let’s reveal the news that Google Search Console now lets you tie all your managed multi-platform sites together and track the combined visibility in search. Search Console just launched a way to tie your sites together; something wanted by lots of people! https://t.co/FskytBdeyL — John Mueller (@JohnMu) May 23, 2016 This feature is called ‘Property sets’ and will be found in the Search Analytics section of Search Console.

People love using search engines, but what do they search for? Here are the best ways to discover the most popular topics, keywords and trending stories

Research keywords and pick up the relevant keyword ideas from different sources through Topvisor. The post How to Segment Keywords Into Relevant Groups Using Topvisor by @sejournal appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller and friends do a ton of what they call “office hours…

Whether you’re new to the publishing world or a seasoned vet, everyone could use a refresher course in pitch etiquette.

The Daily Dot’s Amy Vernon on how journalism should shape the content we write and publish online.