Verizon has agreed to acquire Yahoo’s operating business in a $4.8 billion cash deal, sealing the fate of one of the internet’s pioneering giants.

Check out the new look for the Google Maps imagery and features. It is subtle, but Google said it helps users navigate

For years, search engines have proved themselves as the gateway to the web, an entry point to the content of webpages people wanted to read. However people don’t want to just read anymore, they want to publish, play, share, watch and exchange. The way they search has evolved too: they have gone from asking “what” to asking “why” and “ how to .” At Bing we have seen a three-fold growth of queries starting with “Why” compared to “What” queries, which tells us people are no longer looking for information… They are looking for answers

So I thought Google killed off emojis showing in the search results. I mean…

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When it comes to effectively and meaningfully reaching your audience, I think it’s pretty safe to say that all marketers understand the important role social media plays in that quest. Not only does your audience seem to live on social networks—posting vacation selfies and checking into newly opened restaurants—but they also rely on them for information, entertainment and engagement.

To successfully optimize for local search on mobile, you need to understand what makes your users tick.

This comes as no surprise, as you know, Yahoo was looking to sell and over the weekend…

So you have a spam issue with your web site and your web site doesn’t rank well in Google.

Posted by Dr-Pete It’s been over two years since Google launched Featured Snippets, and yet many search marketers still see them as little more than a novelty.