Google Takes on Twitch With a New YouTube App Built for Gamers
Google announced it will soon be releasing a new app built for gamers, called YouTube Gaming, which will put the company in direct competition with...
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm Taking Into Account Time Spent Reading Stories
Facebook announced it has added a new ranking factor to its News Feed algorithm. In addition to likes, comments, and shares — Facebook will now...
Jack Dorsey Appointed Twitter Interim CEO as Dick Costolo Steps Down
Twitter announced this afternoon that Dick Costolo will be stepping down as CEO, to be replaced in the interim by co-founder Jack Dorsey effective July 1....
Facebook Partners With Shopify to Launch Its Own ‘Buy’ Button
It was announced today that Shopify and Facebook are teaming up to launch a ‘Buy’ button that will enable people to buy items found in...
Tweets Without Hashtags or Mentions Get More Click-Throughs [STUDY]
Want the links in your tweets to get more clicks? A new study suggests you should avoid using hashtags or mentions. After missing Wall Street...
A Rundown of Apple’s New Search Features in iOS 9
Apple unveiled a suite of new search features coming to iOS 9 at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) held yesterday. With Apple’s new intelligent...
Google Will Now Index App Content on iOS Devices
Google has announced that iOS users who search via the Google app will now be able to find content that exists on other iOS apps....
Tumblr Finally Adds the Ability to Search for GIFs
Social media microblogging site, Tumblr, has added new search capabilities to its site that allow people to search through the plethora of GIFs that have...
Here Are The Speakers For #SEJSummit Silicon Valley! (Part 2)
SEOs and chief executives representing leading enterprise marketing agencies and innovative search marketing ssoftware companies, are making their way to Silicon Valley for SEJ Summit...
Bing to Index Content from iOS, Android, and Windows Apps
Bing intends to expand its index of search results to include content from mobile apps, the company stated in an announcement today. In fact, Bing...
Google Product Listing Ads Come to YouTube Allowing Retailers to Promote Own Products
Today Google announced an integration between its product listing ads and YouTube videos in a feature its calling TrueView for shopping. TrueView for shopping allows...
Google Rebrands Webmaster Tools as Google Search Console
After nearly 10 years of being known as Google Webmaster Tools the search giant has decided to rebrand one of its more popular web-based services:...
Google Adds Traffic Conditions to Maps in Time for Memorial Day Weekend
Today Google announced an addition to Maps that promises to make traveling on one of the busiest driving days of the year a little more...
Indexed Tweets Are Now Live in Google Mobile Searches
Tweets have returned to Google search on mobile devices as of today, the company stated in an announcement on its blog. When searching on either...
Here Are The Speakers For #SEJSummit Silicon Valley! (Part 1)
The most cutting edge city requires the most cutting edge speakers — the SEJ team has been hard at work to secure the types of...
Hundreds of New Top-Level Domains Now Up for the Taking
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has expanded access to top-level domains, meaning domain extensions like .photography, .expert and .pizza are now...
Twitter’s Redesigned Search Experience Hits the Web
A redesigned version of Twitter’s search results interface is rolling out to all logged-in web users, according to a report from TechCrunch. In addition to a...
Google to Add ‘Buy’ Button to Search Results Within Next Few Weeks
Within the next few weeks Google will be rolling out a “buy” button that will allow people to purchase certain items directly from its search...
Bing to Roll Out Its Own Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Update
Today, Bing published details about a future update that promises to improve how it delivers mobile-friendly search results to mobile searchers. Bing’s approach is not...
Google “Phantom” Update Rolling Out Targeting Informational, ‘How-To’ Content
NBC reports that an undisclosed, “phantom” algorithm update is rolling out in Google search right now which is primarily impacting publishers of “how-to” style content. HubPages,...
“How-To” Searches on YouTube up 70%, More Than 100M Hours Watched So Far in 2015
When it comes to searching for how to do something, 91% of smartphone users rely on their devices to find that information. This has resulted...
Facebook Introduces Instant Articles: A Faster, Richer Content Reading Experience
Facebook has announced the launch of a new way to read and consume content in a way that promises to be a vast improvement over...
Save the Date for #SEJSummit New York: September 16, 2015
SEJ Summit “3Takeaways”, Hosted by Searchmetrics, is coming to New York! The one-day conference for enterprise marketers will be held at the Manhattan NYC Hotel...
Periscope Uncouples Itself From Twitter, Twitter Account No Longer Required
An update to Twitter’s iOS live streaming app, Periscope, introduces the ability for users to sign in without the need for a Twitter account. Previously,...
Facebook is Testings its Own In-App Search Engine, A Possible Threat to Google
Facebook is testing its own in-app search engine, which TechCrunch reports is now live for a select test group of users. This search engine is...
Google Partners With Delivery Companies, Now You Can Order Food Right From the SERPs
Google has announced a partnership with six delivery providers across the United States, which will help facilitate a new service Google is offering within its...
New Flickr 4.0 Takes Image Search to a New Level
Flickr released version 4.0 of its mobile and desktop service this week, bringing with it a fleet of new features — not the least of which...
Google to Discontinue PageSpeed Services as of August 2015
Google has announced that, after 4.5 years, the PageSpeed Service team will be “refocusing their efforts” and PageSpeed services will be turned down as a...
Apple Wants To Make Spotlight Into A Serious Web Search Engine
AppleInsider reports that Apple plans to make its Spotlight search into a serious web search engine to compete with the likes of Google and Bing....
Save the Date for #SEJSummit Silicon Valley: July 22, 2015
The SEJ Summit “3 Takeaways” one-day marketing conference, hosted by Searchmetrics, is coming to the technology capital of the world: Silicon Valley!