Google Webmaster Tools Now Detects Issues With Mobile Usability
Today, Google announced an addition to its Webmaster Tools in an effort to keep webmasters more informed of specific website issues that mobile users may...
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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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Read And Respond To Customer Reviews In Real-Time On The Google My Business Mobile App
Today, Google announced an update to its Google My Business mobile app intended to to give more control to business owners on the go by...
Largest CTR Study Ever Finds Mobile Rankings Are 3 Times More Valuable
Click through rate (CTR) studies are an important source of data for marketers when forecasting results, projecting ROI, and building models for estimating the market...
Twitter Stock Plunges Following Reports Of Declining User Engagement
On Monday, Twitter reported its user engagement had dropped by 7% in the third quarter despite its user base having grown by 23% in the...
Facebook Considering Hosting Linked Content Rather Than Directing Users To Other Sites
The New York Times has brought to light the fact that Facebook is looking at options for hosting linked content on its own site, and...
Allow Googlebot Access To Javascript And CSS For Optimal Rankings
You may remember an announcement made by Google several months ago that its indexing system now renders web pages more like a typical web browser....
Ad-free Social Network Ello Raises $5.5 Million In New Venture Funding
Ello, the new social network that whose mandate is to never display ads or sell user data, just completed a round of venture funding where...
Larry Page Transfers Leadership Of Core Google Products, Including Search, Re/Code Reports
Re/code reported late Friday evening on a reorganization of Google management. Sources close to the situation tell Re/code that Google CEO Larry Page is transferring...
Facebook Embraces Anonymity With The Launch Of New ‘Rooms’ iOS App
Facebook has announced the launch of new iOS app that encourages users to interact anonymously in a way that’s reminiscent of late 90’s – early...
Twitter Introduces Digits, A Password-Free Sign In Solution For Apps and Websites
Today at Twitter Flight, the company’s first mobile developer conference, a new sign in service called Digits was introduced. Digits is being touted as a...
Google Reinvents The Email Experience With New ‘Inbox’ App
Today, Google announced the launch of a brand new email app that was said to be years in the making. From the creators of Gmail...
Penguin 3.0 A Refresh Affecting 1% of English Queries, Google Confirms
Google engineer, Pierre Far, shed some new light this morning on the Penguin 3.0 update that was confirmed to have starting rolling out this past...
Google Confirms Penguin 3.0 Update, Here’s The Reaction So Far
A Google representative has confirmed what has been the subject of much speculation over the weekend — a Penguin 3.0 update was rolled out on...
30% Of Google Ad Conversions Happen On Mobile [STUDY]
Marin Software recently published the results of a study they conducted, showing smartphones and tablets account for 30% of conversions on Google ads. As mobile...
Google Updates Search Algorithm To Weed Out “Notorious” Piracy Sites
Today Google released an updated version of their report on How Google Fights Piracy, which details the ways the company fends off piracy across its...
Google Recommends Using Both XML Sitemaps And RSS/Atom Feeds For Optimal Crawling
Google published a set of best practices for XML sitemaps and RSS/Atom feeds on its Webmaster Central Blog this week, explaining which fields in sitemaps...
Local Number Call Forwarding Coming To Google AdWords in November 2014
Google has updated its AdWords support section with a new entry on local number call forwarding, a new feature that’s said to be coming in...
Google Faces Criticism From FTC For “Deceptive” Search Ads
The Wall Street Journal reports Google, along with Yahoo and Microsoft, is under scrutiny by the FTC for doing little to heed the direction of...
Facebook Surpasses YouTube For Most Desktop Video Views Per Month
ComScore has revealed to Beet.TV the results of a recent study that shows in the month of August 2014, Facebook surpassed YouTube for most desktop...
Reddit General Manager Announces Decision To Step Down
Long-standing Reddit General Manager, Erik Martin, announced his decision to leave the company today after serving as its GM for six years. Martin broke the...
Earn With Useful #Marketing, How To Build Google-Safe Links, and More From #Pubcon 2014
Jay Baer of Convince and Convert kicked off the final day of Pubcon as only he could, and luckily for him, three days in Las...
Who Provides Better Answers Between Siri, Google Now, And Cortana?
Stone Temple Consulting analyzed data from 3086 different queries to find out which gives the best answers between Siri, Google Now, and Microsoft’s Cortana. The...
Google Makes Conversational Search Even More Intelligent
The Google Search app on your smartphone is probably not the first place you would turn to when planning a trip, but that may no...
Live At #Pubcon Day 2: The Future Of Everything, Optimizing For Hummingbird, US Search Awards, and More!
It may have been Vegas, a jam packed day 1, or a combination of both,but the exhaustion everyone was feeling at day 2 of Pubcon...
Live At #Pubcon Day 1: Facebook Audience Network, Google Chaos Theory, Writing For SEO, and More!
Legions of passionate marketers who eat, sleep, and breathe SEO, content, and social media filled the Las Vegas Convention Center today as Pubcon Las Vegas...
Google Will (Probably) Not Be Updating Toolbar PageRank Again, John Mueller Confirms
Google’s last Toolbar PageRank update, which rolled out on December 2013, may have been its last as Google’s John Mueller stated in a recent Google...
Google Answer Boxes Appearing 44% More Frequently [STUDY]
Moz published a report today containing data which shows a significant jump in the appearance of Google’s Quick Answer boxes. The jump initially began last...
Facebook To Pull Back On Research Following Controversial Mood Study
Today, in a response to negative feedback over the company’s controversial mood study, Facebook revealed its plans to change the way research is conducted by...
Facebook To Change Real Name Policy, Issues Apology To LGBT Community
Facebook’s Chief Product Office, Chris Cox, issued a formal apology to members of the LGBT community who were affected by the recent issues involving Facebook’s real...
Reddit Raises $50 Million in Funding, Promises To Share 10% With Its Users
Reddit announced this week that they have just closed a $50 million round of outside funding lead by investor Sam Altman, with participation from Alfred...