I noticed this example of a Google Local Pack listing, and noticed one listing standing out significantly. It is taking advantage of how a business can list their local business when they have both a lengthy physical address along with a long shopping center name. The reason was due to the use of an abormally […]
Archives for April 17, 2015
Google Adds Apps to Mobile Search Results
If you are using an Android phone, you will now see apps from Google Play in the search results when there are apps that match the keywords searched for. Here is the image Google provided that shows the apps in search results. These app results can definitely be intrusive. In the screen shot included in […]
Google Showing Google+ Posts in “In the News” in Search Results
Google is pulling posts from Google+ in order to display them in the “In the News” section of the Google search results. It seems to only appear when users are logged in and following the brand on Google+. But the fact it can edge out one of the three “in the news” slots, it could […]
Google Testing “People Also Ask” Box in Search Results
Google is testing a new search feature for desktop users, displaying “People also ask” with additional search results displayed. The box appears after the top one or two organic search results. Google then displays a box underneath showing “People also ask” with a set of additional search queries in the form of a question, […]
Google Testing Desktop-Style Mobile Search Results
Google is testing a brand new style of mobile search results that is much cleaner and seems to take some style elements from regular desktop search. Google has taken the Google logo and placed it above the search box Android Police has the screenshot comparing the old style with the new, and I must say […]
Upgraded Adwords Reporting Rolling Out to Accounts
Who remembers April 22, 2014 when Google hosted a livestream forum titled #StepIntoAdwords on upcoming enterprise level features that would be added to Adwords? Of the announcements, most SEMs were most excited about the promise of customizable multidimensional reports and data visualization tools. Only a week later, excited about the potential, some started questioning when exactly […]