Barry Schwartz a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Local ranking factors study finds reviews, organic SEO best practices boost local visibilityNov 10, 2017 by Greg Sterling This is the second year of the LocalSEOGuide ranking factors study, performed in […]
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google’s 2017 top contributor summit: Source: Google+ A Google door with a nautilus wheel lock: Source: […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Removal of hotel review reporting rape creates crisis of confidence for TripAdvisor contentNov 9, 2017 by Greg Sterling The site had scrubbed first-person reviews and content about rape and sexual assault […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google adds new knowledge panel to provide information about news publishersNov 7, 2017 by Barry Schwartz In an effort to combat fake news and equip searchers with more data about news […]
The info search operator is the latest Google search feature to have changed, possibly for the worse.
In an effort to combat fake news and equip searchers with more data about news sources, Google has released a new publisher knowledge graph.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google promises to improve accuracy of tweets shown in search resultsNov 7, 2017 by Barry Schwartz After misinformation surfaced in the Google search results under the Twitter section for the Texas […]
Hate waiting for your seat in a restaurant? Now Google can tell you the current wait time before you go.
After misinformation surfaced in the Google search results under the Twitter section for the Texas church shooter's name, Google has promised to make changes.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: US court orders Google not to comply with Canadian court’s order delisting search resultsNov 3, 2017 by Greg Sterling The US court agreed with Google that implementation of the Canadian court’s […]
The feature, launched in February on Google Maps mobile versions, is now available on the desktop interface.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google rolling out new curved mobile search results interfaceNov 2, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Are you seeing a new look for the Google mobile search results page? You are not alone! […]
Do you subscribe to Google News RSS feeds? Well, you may have noticed that they appear to be completely broken now.
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google zombie apocalypse: Source: Instagram Googlers horsing around: Source: Instagram SEOs as the Google algorithm: Source: […]
Are you seeing a new look for the Google mobile search results page? You are not alone!
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Creating a B2B and B2C overlap strategyNov 2, 2017 by Justin Freid How should you structure paid search accounts when your targets include both businesses and consumers? Columnist Justin Freid discusses […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The SEO ‘do more with less’ cookbookNov 1, 2017 by Bobby Lyons How do you get the most out of your SEO program with limited resources? Columnist Bobby Lyons outlines his […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google home services ads program rebrands, expanding to 30 cities by end of 2017Oct 31, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The program is now in 17 cities. A new app helps businesses […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Microsoft search revenue grew 15% last quarter, after hovering around 10% previous 4 quartersOct 30, 2017 by Ginny Marvin LinkedIn sessions increased again by more than 20 percent. How to ensure […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google searches now correspond to user location instead of domainOct 27, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues Users can still change their search settings to select a country service if desired. Mobile-first updates […]
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google office ready for Halloween: Source: Instagram A scary Google cake: Source: Instagram Android cowboy statue: […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Tips to troubleshoot your technical SEOOct 26, 2017 by Patrick Stox Stumped by a technical SEO issue? Columnist Patrick Stox has some tips and tricks to help you diagnose and solve […]
Gary Illyes from Google would not give us any timelines, but the rollout of the mobile-first index is going well, and a blog post about the process should be out soon.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 5 ways to sell more this holiday season with Google’s updates to shopping ads Oct 25, 2017 by Frederick Vallaeys Contributor Frederick Vallaeys shares techniques to get the most out of […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google announces new online-to-offline features on the cusp of the holiday shopping seasonOct 24, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The announcements are aimed at giving brick-and-mortar retailers greater visibility on Google search […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Businesses can now sign up to add booking buttons to their Google local resultsOct 23, 2017 by Barry Schwartz After many questions, Google finally adds a feature to let you easily […]
After many questions, Google finally adds a feature to let you easily add a "book online" button to your local business on Google Maps or Google Search.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 10 ways to generate links with online influencersOct 20, 2017 by Kevin Rowe Columnist Kevin Rowe shares tips on working with online influencers to boost your brand’s link profile, its brand […]
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Danny Sullivan wearing his Noogler hat: Source: Twitter A Google Sukkah at the NYC office: Source: […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Salesforce’s Einstein boosts search in its Commerce CloudOct 19, 2017 by Barry Levine The new features make it easier for online retailers to tailor site search to their visitors. S. Chandrasekhar […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Our ‘Ultimate Guide to Google Penalties’ launches todayOct 18, 2017 by Michelle Robbins Google penalty notifications – and how to respond to them – continue to be confounding issues for SEOs. […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google AMP and call attribution — 5 things you need to know Oct 17, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot AMP stands for Accelerated Mobile Pages, Google’s open source initiative to improve […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Posts can now be automated with new API supportOct 16, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google My Business API version 4.0 adds new features, including the ability to manage your Google […]
Google My Business API version 4.0 adds new features, including the ability to manage your Google Posts.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords rolls out new interface to all advertisersOct 11, 2017 by Susan Wenograd The new experience touts speed, upgraded visuals, more management tools. AMP up your call conversions: 5 things you […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Ads launches automated bid strategy to ‘Maximize Clicks’Oct 10, 2017 by Susan Wenograd Bing Ads can now automatically manage keyword bids in an effort to generate the most clicks possible […]
On his 156th birthday, Google celebrates the life and contributions of this Norwegian scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and athlete.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Submit your SEO questions to Google for upcoming short Q&A videosOct 9, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google hasn’t produced short-form SEO video answers for three years, but now they’re looking to […]
Google hasn't produced short-form SEO video answers for three years, but now they're looking to start it back up again.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google test surfaces user data for publishers as part of new Insights Engine ProjectOct 4, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Several new initiatives are aimed at bringing machine learning into publisher products […]