Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google local news, voice search usage & Facebook content appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

A new survey from CIRP argues that Google Home captured about 40 percent of holiday sales. The post Analyst firm: Google Home gains ground on Amazon Echo, now 44M total devices sold appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Texting is the most common use case for voice, and men use voice search more than women, according to new data from Stone Temple Consulting. The post Survey: People becoming less inhibited about using voice search in public appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google announced they are adding two new features to help searchers and users see less ads they don’t want to see. Google announced “more additions to Ads Settings and Mute This Ad to give you more control to mute the ads you see on Google, on websites..

Ranking factors are important, but is that really what you should be focusing on? Columnist Garrett Mehrguth believes marketers need to first turn their attention to design, audience research, content and attribution.

Penfield’s research in brain mapping led to groundbreaking advancements in the treatment of epilepsy. The post Wilder Penfield Google doodle spotlights neurosurgeon once considered the ‘Greatest Living Canadian’ appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Google has already proven it can crowdsource local content at scale through its Local Guides program.

This week in search, we reported that the Google Search Console beta is now live for everyone.

Contributor Mona Elesseily shares her insights on fine-tuning your PPC campaigns for 2018 and beyond. The post 5 New Year’s resolutions for your PPC campaigns appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Facebook will bar publishers and creators from using its branded content tagging tool to promote content that they were not involved in creating. The post Facebook updates branded content policy to clarify what qualifies as content appeared first on Search Engine Land.