Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: New Google Earth, Google Posts & Esther Afua Ocloo Google doodle appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

It’s currently only available on Chrome and Android, but Google says its latest version of Google Earth will soon roll out on iOS and other browsers.

Feature available on Android and desktop since 2015 hits iOS; Google’s main iOS search app also gets a small update. The post Google Maps Timeline finally comes to iOS appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Have you ever noticed that sometimes, Google shows a slightly different URL for your content in their search results? So maybe they show your normal URL with tracking parameters at the end? Or maybe something else but similar..

In a follow-up to his last article, columnist Dave Davies explores a Google patent on guided purchasing, which describes how smartphone behaviors and user data could be used to predict and direct purchase behavior. The post Part 2 of 2: How Google learns to guide purchasing decisions appeared… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

I want you to check your own sites and/or client sites and let me know if you saw a huge 50% or higher decline on March 7th…

Ocloo spent her life helping the women of Ghana — and, eventually, the world — start and run their own businesses. The post Esther Afua Ocloo Google doodle honors co-founder & chairman of Women’s World Banking appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

A few months ago, I covered the topic of how long does it take to rank well in Google. In a Google video on how to hire an SEO, Google said “in most cases, SEOs need four months to a year to help your business first implement improvements and then see potential benefit…

Want to get more insights from your search analytics data? These three Google Search Console tools can help. The post 3 Tools That Make Your Search Console Data Even More Valuable by @gincollette appeared first on Search Engine Journal

After two decades of growth and development, mobile devices now bring the largest chunks of traffic to online businesses, and their influence is only going to expand further and further. That’s exactly the reason for Google’s switch to mobile-first: to open new possibilities in the art of website optimization