Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
Google Search Will Now Let You Roll The Dice
Ever want to roll a dice but not have one handy? Now you can just go to Google and search for [roll a dice] and Google will roll one for you. You can do this via voice search in the Google Search App, by typing it into the Google search box and likely on Google […]
58% Of Local Marketers Will Change Tactics After Pigeon Update
Columnist Myles Anderson shares the results of an InsideLocal survey detailing the impact of Google’s recent local algorithm update, Pigeon.
Buried Gems: 6 Important AdWords Reports You’ve Never Heard Of
Every paid search marketer has their “pet” reports. Some are obsessed with quality score, others with queries, and some chase sheer numbers of active keywords. Over the years, I’ve developed a set of “go to” reports where I always find meaningful insights and account improvements. You probably already know what some of them are — […]
AdWords Glitches? Google Says Shopping Campaigns Access Issues Have Been Fixed
Paid search management is demanding enough without platform connectivity issues. Over the past weeks, several AdWords users have taken to Twitter to complain about ongoing issues with what’s come to be known as the “red bar of death”. The red banner looks like this: Last week, there was a widespread issue that affected user’s ability […]
Target App Now Features In-Store Product Search And Inventory Maps
Just in time for the frenzied holiday shopping season, Target is introducing product inventory search into its mobile app. The functionality is powered by PointInside but doesn’t rely on beacons or other indoor location technologies. Following a 40-store trial earlier this year, PointInside announced this morning that Target will be rolling out its “StoreMode” product inventory search and mapping […]
Recent Headlines From Marketing Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:
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Care & Feeding Of Creatives
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Stop Wasting Time & Money On Your Content Marketing
Report: Facebook Targeting Professionals With Secret “Facebook At Work” Product
Facebook News Feed Will Throttle Pages’ “Promotional” Posts
Search News From Around The Web:
Industry
Have We Reached Peak Google?, SEO Book
Link Building
6 Reasons Why Penguin Has Been A Great Success AND An Epic Failure, Ahrefs Blog
Why Private Blog Networks & Microsites Are Dangerous – Here’s Why with Mark & Eric, Stone Temple
Searching
Through the Google lens: search trends November 7-13, Official Google Blog
Why Is Bing Such a Bad Search Engine?, SEO Theory
SEO
4 Recent Bing Updates You Should Understand before 2015 Hits, www.highervisibility.com
Announcing the Google Algorithm Changes Tool, advancedwebranking.com
Google Not Indexing Click To Expand Content Now?, Search Engine Roundtable
The Coming Integration of PR and SEO, Moz
The Web Is Dying; Apps Are Killing It, m.wsj.com
What to Expect From SEO Reporting, icanagency.com
Why SEO Still (And Always) Matters, www.searchenginejournal.com
SEM / Paid Search
Bots And Spiders Causing Unusual Spikes in Analytics Traffic, www.e-nor.com
Google AdWords Customer Gets Courtesy Credit: Calls AdWords Defaults Sneaky, Search Engine Roundtable
Holiday Preparation Overview: Are Product Ads Right for Your Business?, Bing Ads Blog
Making Good Use Of Those Location Extensions, PPC Hero
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