It is something that has become a bit more common over the last year… someone burns a website and gets it penalized in Google. And instead of cleaning it up, they try and wield it for negative SEO by 301 redirecting it to a competitor they feel is doing better than them in the search […]
Google Testing Sponsored Flight Box Search For Generic Flight Queries
We have seen a Google displaying flight results when a search query is made for flights between two locations. However, Google is now testing a sponsored flight search box that appears for generic airfare queries without locations being added in the search. The ad unit is geotargeted to the searcher’s location when the search is […]
Google Maps Views Seeking Focus Study Participants
Google is looking for participants for a three day online focus group for those who are users of Google Maps Views. This study is an opportunity to provide feedback on Google Maps Views. This study will help the Google Maps Views team better understand why and how you use the product to help inform ongoing […]
Google Analytics Adds New AdWords Reporting Section
Life just got a bit easier for Google AdWords advertisers using multiple AdWords accounts that are linked to a single Google Analytics account… Google is adding new support to show AdWords reports directly in Google Analytics. While the new reporting isn’t as detailed as when you log directly into Google AdWords, it does have a […]
73% of Newspapers Still Behind a Paywall
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about how many news sites are locking their content behind paywalls, despite the fact they lose online advertising revenue by doing so. But a new poll shows that 73% of all newspapers are behind some kind of paywall. Paywalls vary from hard paywalls, where nearly […]
Twitter Adds Date Range Calendar to Twitter Analytics
If you have found Twitter Analytics slightly clunky when it comes to selecting date ranges to dig deeper into data, you will be happy to know that Twitter has added a new date range calendar to Twitter Analytics. The date range button has preset options, such as last 7 days, last 28 days and the […]
German News Sites Lost 80% Google News Traffic With Snippets Removed
After Germany passed a law requiring Google to pay news publishers for publishing snippets and thumbnails in the search results, it took only two weeks for publishers to concede and ask for Google to return their Google News listings to the way they appeared prior to the judgement. And now we have more details about […]
Google Adds AdWords Shopping Campaign Reports in Analytics
Google has added more integration between Google AdWords and Google Analytics with more support for Shopping Campaigns. The changes will give advertisers more data about their shopping campaigns, including which products and product categories drive the most purchases. And best of all, these new additions come just in time for the busiest shopping season of […]
Google Launches Publisher Monetization of Google Consumer Surveys
You have probably come across a site that instead of hiding their content behind a paywall, they instead hide it behind a Google Consumer Survey, which requires visitors to answer a survey question before users get access to the content. Something new with the publisher program however, is a new option where a user can […]
Twitter Changes Placement of New Tweet Box on Desktop
Twitter desktop users have been accustomed to seeing the box for typing a new tweet sitting in the left sidebar. But Twitter has now moved the box to the middle column, appearing above the tweet stream. They have also added a tweet prompt asking users “What’s happening” in the text box that disappears when the […]