Instagram has announced the launch of Stories, a new feature which introduces the concept of fun and ephemeral posts that disappear after 24 hours.

Posted by Alex-T When it comes to brick-and-mortar storefronts, local businesses often struggle to compete with neighboring big brands. Statistics show that, even for a well-known local store that’s established a strong relationship with its customers and built a community through the years, having such a neighbor can be detrimental. But what about a newly opened business?

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

A Google help document has been released, defining exactly what counts as impressions, positions, and clicks in the Search Analytics report of Google Search Console. The post Google Defines What Counts as Impressions, Positions, and Clicks by @SouthernSEJ appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Your Google local profile description field can now only be edited on Google+. You can no longer update it on Google My Business. The post Google My Business drops ability to edit business description field appeared first on Search Engine Land

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Siri commands, AMP errors & mobile search up appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Yesterday Google announced their plans to expand AMP, accelerated mobile pages, from the top news section, where it first launched in February, to the ten blue main links in the mobile results.

Hitwise examined hundreds of millions of queries across 11 key categories. The post Report: Nearly 60 percent of searches now from mobile devices appeared first on Search Engine Land

Want a head start in making the shift to expanded text ads in AdWords? Columnist Frederick Vallaeys has an AdWords script that pulls information from your SEO titles and meta descriptions

Pssst, hey did you miss it? Google Analytics quietly rolled out a new feature for measuring AdWords performance in April that could have easily been overlooked, but is packed with data and happens to be one of my favorite features right now.