Google Acquires Military Robot-Maker Boston Dynamics
Google confirmed to the New York Times late last week they have acquired military robot-maker, Boston Dynamics. Boston Dynamics is know for producing military-grade robots...
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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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Moz CEO Rand Fishkin to Swap Roles with COO Sarah Bird
Moz co-founder, Rand Fishkin, went public today on his blog with his decision to step down as CEO. Fishkin will be switching roles with current COO,...
Bing Expands Their Knowledge Repository With More Interactive Content
Bing made an announcement today about an expansion to their knowledge repository, called Satori. They have added a few new features to enhance the search...
Matt Cutts Answers Whether Guest Blogging Will Be Considered Spam In The Future
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about guest blogging in his latest video where a user writes in to ask: I predict that...
Photos from #SEJMeetup in San Francisco Last Week
Thanks to everyone who attended Search Engine Journal’s first networking meetup last week at the Creamery in San Francisco! #SEJMeetup will be a regular series of...
Majestic SEO Launches Live Ranking Factors In Search Explorer
This past October, Majestic SEO launched a new search tool called Search Explorer, which is a search engine that allows you to find sites based...
Target Tests An Online Store Powered By Pinterest, Called The ‘Awesome Shop’
Retailer Target is taking a new approach to e-commerce with the launch of an online storefront powered by Pinterest recommendations. Target’s “Awesome Shop” is refreshed...
Turn Google+ Content Into Ads On Google Display Network With New +Post Ads
In their first attempt to monetize Google+, Google made an announcement today about the introduction of +Post ads. These new ad units allow users to...
Google Is Testing Embedded Images In Search Results Snippets
SEJ reader Samuel Edwards, from Tenthwave Digital, gave us a heads up about something he recently spotted while doing a Google search. Google appears to be...
Google Toolbar PageRank Has Been Updated, First Update In Over 10 Months
Just a couple months ago Matt Cutts said he would be surprised to see an update to Google Toolbar PageRank by the end of this...
Twitter Announces Ad Retargeting Feature Called ‘Tailored Audiences’
In an announcement made on their blog yesterday, Twitter is releasing a new product for their advertisers called “tailored audiences.” After testing tailored audiences for...
Matt Cutts: Not A Good Practice To Create Articles By Combining Content From Other Sites
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about content in his latest video where a user writes in to ask: Can a site still...
Smartphone Specific Crawl Errors Now Reported In Google Webmaster Tools
In an announcement made this morning on the official Google Webmaster Central Blog, starting today Google Webmaster Tools will now help you identify pages on your...
Google Promises More Accurate Results With New Google Trends Topic Reports
An announcement was made on the official Google Search blog today about a new addition to Google Trends being rolled out that promises to deliver more...
Topsy, A Leading Twitter Search And Analytics Company, Purchased By Apple For $200 Million
Topsy, one of the last remaining Twitter search and analytics companies, has been purchased by Apple for $200 million as reported today by the Wall...
Google Introduces Change To AdWords: Pay By Viewable Impression CPM Bidding
Google rolled out a major change to AdWords this week by introducing CPM bidding by viewable impressions. This change was first noticed by Kim Clinkunbroomer of...
Google Adds Reviews Tab To Google Places For Business, See All Reviews In One Place
Google announced today that they will be adding a Reviews tab in Google Places that allows business owners to see all their customer reviews in one...
Matt Cutts Wants To Know How You Would Improve Google Webmaster Tools
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, published a post on his personal blog today asking for feedback about how Google can improve Webmaster Tools...
Executive from Facebook Added to Bruce Clay SEO Workshop
On December 3rd in San Francisco, SEJ is hosting an SEO Workshop by the man himself, Bruce Clay. Bruce just got some exciting news: a Facebook...
Matt Cutts Answers Whether You Should Disavow Links Without Receiving A Warning
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about disavowing links in his latest video where a user writes in to ask: Should webmasters use...
SES Conference Undergoes Rebranding, Will Now be Known as ClickZ Live
An email sent from Incisive Media announced that the SES Conference & Expo will be rebranded as ClickZ Live. The email states: In a natural...
Bing Announces Connected Pages, Track Data For Pages Beyond Your Website
Bing made an announcement today on their blog about the introduction of a new feature to their Webmaster Tools called Connected Pages. Bing Webmaster Tools...
Matt Cutts Answers If Every Page Needs To Have A Unique Meta Description
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about meta descriptions in his latest video where a user writes in to ask: Is it necessary...
See SEJ’s Brent Csutoras At Two Upcoming Speaking Engagements On November 18th and 20th
SEJ’s Brent Csutoras has been booked to speak at two prestigious search marketing conventions this coming week. On November 18th Brent will be at the State...
Matt Cutts Explains How To Avoid Spam Penalties From Blog Comments
Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, answers a question about link spam in his latest video where a user writes in to ask: Google’s Webmaster Guidelines...
Get Your Website Reviewed By Google This Monday, November 18th
Google’s John Mueller announced on Google+ that on Monday, November 18th, they will be offering live, online reviews of websites during their office hours. If you’re...
Yahoo Announces Auction Of Over 100 Premium Domain Names
Have you ever wanted to own an elusive domain name like AV.com? What about webserver.com? Well if you’ve got the cash Yahoo is giving you...
Google Increases Locations Serving Search Requests By 600% From Last Year
Google has significantly increased the number of sites and ISPs it uses to serve search requests according to a study by researchers at the University of...
US Search Awards Winners, Nominees and Attendees Party at #Pubcon
Thanks to SEJ’s #Pubcon coverage sponsor Majestic SEO “Bigger, Better, Faster.” The first ever US Search Awards ceremony was held this past Wednesday night, October 23rd in...
Facebook To Begin Offering Custom Audiences To All Advertisers
Facebook announced Wednesday that Custom Audiences will be available to all advertisers worldwide by the end of November. Custom Audiences allows users to import their own...