Advice Interactive Group Closes First Round of Funding For Local Search Tool
Advice Interactive Group provider of Local Site Submit, announced today that it has raised its first round of funding led by Cypress Growth Capital, LLC...
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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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Mark Zuckerberg Answers Pressing Questions About Facebook In First Ever Public Q&A
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg conducted his first ever public Q&A today, and while he was lobbed fluff questions about his fashion choices (among other things),...
Google Offers A New Way To Monetize Site Content – Embedded Consumer Surveys
This week Google introduced a new way for website owners to monetize their site’s content — the Google Consumer Surveys publisher network is now open...
Google Improves Maps With New Local Search Features, New Material Design, And More
With the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has been redesigning its apps with a focus on material design and Maps is the latest to...
Penguin 3.0 Still Being Rolled Out, Google’s John Mueller Confirms
When Google’s Penguin 3.0 refresh began rolling out this month, it was understood that the process could take several weeks. Now there’s confirmation from Google’s John Mueller,...
How To Rank Well In Local Search: 3 Leading Experts Weigh In
At Pubcon 2014 in Las Vegas the SEJ team was able to catch up with three experts on the subject of local search. Below you...
This Was Pubcon – Reminiscing On 2014’s Biggest Marketing Convention [VIDEO]
It has been three weeks since Pubcon 2014 ended, and not a day has gone by during that time where I haven’t thought about it...
Twitter Gives Advice On How To Drive Sales In The 2014 Holiday Season
According to a Twitter study, 54% of users said promotions on Twitter were what motivated them to make a purchase. For businesses looking to capitalize...
Now You Can Stay Logged In To Multiple Google Accounts On The Same Browser
It’s not always the biggest changes that are the are the most newsworthy. Google recently announced a small change that’s actually very significant in terms...
Microsoft Undergoes Restructuring, Top Bing Positions Eliminated
Duane Forrester broke the news on his personal blog this morning that Microsoft is in the midst of restructuring several divisions within the company, which...
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...
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...