Google is testing a new type of local result, but this time they are styled as local shopping ads, showing on a map where a product can be bought. Moz was the first to spot the change with a query for “gas grills”. It seems to only be a test at this time, as many […]
Archives for August 2014
Google Starts Warning Websites That Redirect Mobile to Homepage
A couple of months ago, Google warned webmasters that they would be showing an alert in the Google search results to mobile users who were attempting to go to an internal page of a website but the website itself redirects all mobile users to the homepage instead. Now, Google has started sending letters to websites […]
Is the Google update mostly SSL implementation issues?
There has been a lot of chatter about a possible Google update happening late Friday and over the weekend. However, while there were two UK link networks that were penalized, it is unclear if there was actually an update or if it is fallout from the panic SSL switches that many websites are in the […]
Google Penalizes Two More UK Link Networks
As part of the flux SEOs are seeing this morning in the search results comes news that Google took out at least two link networks in the UK. The two networks were penalized but it is unknown if those who bought or sold links have received notices in their Google Webmaster Tools accounts yet. It […]
Google’s New AdWords Tracking Follows User Between Apps & Mobile Web
Reports state that Google is ready to begin testing a new type of tracking that will enable users to be tracked between apps and pages as one user. Right now, the same user who utilizes both apps and regular mobile are considered two different people for tracking purposes. This obviously creates a gap for advertisers […]
Why Marketers Should Have “CLIENTS” Vanity Plates
Weirdest. Client. Ever. Also, Great Client. Have you ever fantasized about your vanity plate? I have. For quite a while, I thought it would be cool to drive around with the plate ADWORDS. In Ontario, where they cram eight letters into a vanity plate, I could even go with PAGEZERO – following the logic of […]
Google Testing Music Pay Per Click Ads in Knowledge Graphs
Google is testing out new pay per click ads that promote music listening services when a Google search is performed for well known bands or artists. In the knowledge graph for artists on the right side of the page, the ads appear underneath the artist photos and name. Because it appears above the biography, these […]
Best of SEM – Week in Review August 10, 2014
Here is the best of the best that you might have missed last week in the SEM industry, so you are all caught up for the start of the work week. From The SEM Post Facebook Drops Ratings for Pages Without a Physical Address Twitter Removes Bing Translations While Yelp Adds Them Gmail Makes It […]
Facebook Drops Ratings for Pages Without a Physical Address
If you have suddenly noticed the ratings on your Facebook page vanish, Facebook is considering it a “feature”. Facebook has removed ratings from all Facebook Pages for Pages that fdo not have a physical address listed according to Inside Facebook. The Facebook help pages have been changed to reflect the ratings change, with advice on […]
Twitter Removes Bing Translations While Yelp Adds Them
Twitter has quietly removed the option to translate tweets from their platform. The addition made it easy for users to translate tweets made in other languages, something that was valuable for those working in international markets or simply those with friends around the world. The translation service definitely had some hiccups – especially when people […]