The largest gathering of the search marketing community is happening March 13-15 in San Jose, California. Search marketers from around the globe are flocking to SMX West for three days of unrivaled training alongside industry experts in a warm, welcoming environment.

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

We’ve been covering the significant drop in Google AdSense earnings from some publishers for over a month now…

Back in 2005 Google and Yahoo would compete over the size of their search engine index. That competition somewhat ended at the end of 2005…

The new year is a great time to take a step back and review your campaigns to see where you can make improvements.

Facebook changes direction, adding a focus on music content. Will this prove to be more advertiser friendly than news content? The post Is Facebook’s New Direction Advertiser Friendly?

I am starting to see some early chatter within the webmaster and SEO community around a Google search algorithm update.

Avoid brand-related rankings and traffic loss during the crucial stages of website rebranding with these SEO best practices. The post How to Achieve an SEO-Friendly Website Rebrand by @aleyda appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Jurado won a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for her role in the 1952 Hollywood classic “High Noon.” The post Katy Jurado Google doodle marks 94th birthday of film star from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Google’s John Mueller offers insights into how Google handles duplicate content on category and product pages. The post Google Advice: Duplicate Content on Product & Category Pages by @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal