A thread at Black Hat World, a public black hat forum, is having a discussion about the value of PBNs, public blog networks…

Posted by Whitespark Have you noticed that a lot of local pack results don’t seem to make sense these days? Almost every time I search Google for a local search term, the pack results leave me wondering, “Why are these businesses ranking?” For example, take a look at the results I get for “plumbers”: (Searched in an incognito Chrome browser on PC in Edmonton) Here’s a quick summary of the basic local ranking factors for the businesses in this local pack: Notice that: None of the businesses have claimed/verified their Google listing.

Google is telling their Site Search customers they have to find a new internal search engine service. The post Google to sunset Google Site Search product, recommends ad-supported Custom Search Engine appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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

We all know the creative process is challenging. Its non-linear nature often causes frustration, delays, unplanned expenses and burned-out creative teams. Join brand expert Lesya Lysyj and Hightail’s Chief Operating Officer Mike Trigg as they explore the hidden costs of a broken creative process…

Columnist Daniel Gilbert of Brainlabs unleashes another AdWords script — this time helping you keep track of what your competitors are up to. The post Keeping an eye (or three) on your AdWords competitors appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

MarTech rates increase at the end of this week. Register now and save $400 off on-site rates. See below for details on all you get at this year’s event!

As you know, we were by far the first to break the news on the February 7th Google update that seemed really big so big that I actually asked Google to confirm it which they said no comment. And when Google gives a no comment…

A blog can be a major investment, but the SEO benefits can make it worth the effort. Columnist Stephanie LeVonne makes the case for why blogging works to improve search visibility