Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google new video ad format, SEO checklists & more appeared first on Search Engine Land

Google’s John Mueller addressed the topic of page pruning again, but this time explains that Google can only judge the overall site quality based on the pages they have of that site that is in their index…

Google’s latest version of Chrome for desktop will disable most videos with sound from playing automatically. The post Google Chrome to Prevent Videos With Sound From Autoplaying by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s latest version of Chrome for desktop will disable most videos with sound from playing automatically. The post Google Chrome to Prevent Videos With Sound From Autoplaying by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Marketing organizations of all sizes are being inundated by data from multiple digital marketing channels and an increasing number of consumer devices. Faced with challenging market dynamics and increasing ROI pressure, more B2B marketers are using marketing automation platforms to manage complex… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google Maps is testing a feature which gives drivers turn-by-turn directions using fast food restaurants as landmarks. The post Google Maps is Now Using Fast Food Locations as Reference Points by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

A month ago, Google began allowing businesses to once again edit their business description. Now, people are noticing the box that shows this business description…

Startups can’t afford to miss a SEO trick when it comes to launching a new site, says Contributor Pratik Dholakiya. Here’s a checklist to help keep you on track. The post The 40-point SEO checklist for startups appeared first on Search Engine Land.

A bug in how Google handles XML sitemaps helped new sites hijack equity from legitimate sites.

A new video ad format brings video to mobile devices, in locations where no YouTube videos currently exist.