Google’s Local Search Algorithm Is Rolling Out To UK, Canada, And Australia
Earlier this summer Google introduced an algorithm specifically designed to improve local search results. At first it was only rolled out in the US, but...
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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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Here Are the Speakers For #SEJSummit Santa Monica! (Part 1)
The SEJ team has been hard at work behind the scenes to secure the best speakers for 2015’s first SEJ Summit, hosted by Searchmetrics, to...
WordPress 4.1 is Now Available: Here’s What’s New
WordPress announced the release of version 4.1 of it’s software today, which is now available to either download or update directly from your WordPress dashboard....
Google Blocks Thousands Of WordPress Sites Following Malware Attack
Security firm Sucuri reports that Google has blacklisted over 11,000 malware-infected WordPress domains, and over 100,000 sites in total have been affected by a new...
Traffic To News Sites Down After Being Forced Out Of Google News in Spain
If you’ve ever wondered how important Google News is when it comes to driving traffic, I’d like to draw your attention to what’s going on...
Google Adds New Features To Keep Up With What’s Trending In Search and On YouTube
Want to know what’s trending in Google search? What about the hottest videos on YouTube at this moment? Now it’s easier than ever to find...
Google Reportedly Working On A ‘Buy Now’ Button To Compete With Amazon
The latest in an ongoing battle between Amazon and Google sees the Wall Street Journal reporting that Google is preparing to take on Amazon with its...
There Is (Still) No Ranking Advantage To Using New Top-Level Domains
Google’s John Mueller felt the need to reiterate the fact that new top-level domains (TLDs) still do not provide any ranking benefit in search results....
Hands-On With YouTube’s New Animated GIF Creator
It seems that everyone but Facebook is jumping on the animated GIF bandwagon these days, with YouTube having recently released its own GIF creator to...
Google Isn’t Spying On You, Says Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt
Criticism against the search giant for allegedly spying on its users isn’t going unheard, as Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt reportedly shot back in defense...
Facebook Launches Call-To-Action Buttons For Business Pages
Facebook is on a roll right now when it comes to introducing useful new tools for business pages. In case you missed it, yesterday the...
Google Brings Its Android Features And Material Design to iOS
Google announced today that its bringing to the Google Search iOS app the latest features and design that recently came to Android with the launch...
Facebook Introduces Organic Post Targeting, Along With Other New Tools For Pages
In an effort to help publishers better connect with their audience on Facebook, the company announced today a new set of tools and and improvements...
Instagram Is Now Larger Than Twitter With 300 Million Monthly Active Users
Instagram announced a new milestone today — less than a year after hitting the 200 million monthly active user mark the photo and video sharing...
Bing Reveals What It Looks For In Content Quality When Ranking Web Pages
In a blog post published this week by Bing’s Senior Program Manager, Michael Basilyan, we learned how Bing’s algorithms assess content quality when ranking web...
Online Advertising To Grow By 15% Over Next Two Years, Driven By Mobile And Display
A report released this week by ZenithOptimedia reveals projections for global ad spend in 2015, with online advertising said to be the fastest growing medium...
Bing Makes Local Search More Intuitive With Google-Like Quick Answers
The local search features we’ve grown accustomed to using on Google are now making their way over to Bing, the company revealed in an announcement...
Facebook Brings Graph Search To Mobile, Makes It Possible To Search For Individual Posts
Almost two whole years after Facebook’s Graph Search launched on desktop the company announced it is finally bringing the feature to mobile devices. Listening to...
Mobile Search Spend To Surpass Desktop Next Year, iOS Still King Of Mobile Web Traffic
A report published today by research firm eMarketer reveals projections for mobile search spending over the next four years. As of 2015, mobile search spending...
Shots Fired! Mark Zuckerberg Defends Against Anti-Ad Statements From Apple’s Tim Cook
If you follow Apple news you might remember a story back in September where CEO Tim Cook published an open letter expressing his criticism of free...
Highlight Your Most Important Google+ Updates With New Pinned Posts
Despite all the criticism against Google+, there are still those who swear by it. Whether you love it, hate it, or are just plain indifferent...
European Search Awards To Be Held In Berlin In April 2015, Now Taking Entries
The European Search Awards, now going into their fourth year, have officially announced the location for the 2015 awards ceremony. The 2015 winners will be...
Expect Further Rankings Fluctuations As Penguin 3.0 Continues To Roll Out, Perhaps Indefinitely
There has been much discussion about Penguin 3.0 over the past several days, as site owners have reported fluctuations in rankings that are believed to...
Twitter Updates: Improvements To Managing Blocked Accounts, Reporting Harassment, And Adding Filters To Photos
Twitter announced several updates to its service today that will all be appreciated for entirely different reasons. One update aims to protect users from abuse,...
Firefox 34 Released Today With Improved Search Bar, Yahoo As Default Search Engine
Mozilla released Firefox 34 today and with it came several notable updates, namely an improved search bar and the first appearance of Yahoo as the...
Microsoft To Replace Clip Art With Bing Images In Office Software
Clip art, those delightful images reminiscent of the 90s, are set to become a thing of the past as Microsoft announced today they’re doing away...
The Vote Is In: European Parliament Is In Favor Of Breaking Up Google
Earlier this week I reported on a story about European Parliament wanting to break up, or “unbundle”, Google search from the rest of its services....
Looming Decision By Apple Could Have Significant Impact On Search Market
It’s being speculated that Apple may be trying to distance itself from Google by dropping the company’s search engine as the default option within the...
Twitter Is Now Keeping Track Of What Apps You Use, But Don’t Worry, You Can Opt Out
A new change to Twitter’s mobile app will see it collect information about the other apps installed on your phone for the purposes of delivering...
Tumblr Is Now The Fastest Growing Social Media Platform, Edging Out Instagram and Pinterest
A report released today by Global Web Index (GWI) reveals that Tumblr is now the fastest growing social network, with its active user base having...