We all know how bad some feature snippets in Google’s search results can look but even if you point it out to one of Google’s lead search engineers…

Within the coming months, Google intends to expand close variant matching with rewording and reordering for exact match Keywords.

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

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: DMOZ officially closes, Google dilutes Exact Match in AdWords & more appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Company says its sophisticated search can be implemented without replacement of existing enterprise search. The post Twiggle offers plug-and-play semantic search to online retailers appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Would-be-legal remedies for online reputation issues are still up in the air, explains contributor Chris Silver Smith, arguing that it may be time to amend the applicable legislation.

In part two of his three-part series on SEM account management, contributor Ted Ives discusses how to keep your PPC campaigns running smoothly and performing well. The post SEM account management: How to improve account performance appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Google is encouraging webmasters and site owners to verify their sites in Google Search Console to help both prevent and fix website hacks. The post Google: Hacked sites increased 32% in 2016 appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Some think that being included in Google News, which is a human, manual inclusion process, is the same as being included in the “top stories” section in web search. It is not..