Saturday, December 7, 2013

Friday, December 6, 2013

Google Officially Testing Images In Web Search Results Snippets

Google has confirmed they are running a user interface in the search results to show images within the web search snippets. Reader, Samuel Edwards from Tenthwave Digital sent us a screen shot of this unusual Google search results test. A Google spokesperson confirmed this is indeed one of...



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Bing Brings Enhanced Mapping To Windows 8.1

Yesterday Microsoft announced “Bing Maps Preview” for Windows 8.1 (including tablets). The new mapping app offers a range of enhanced features and capabilities. It seeks to bring highly realistic, 3-D imagery together with a more intuitive UI. Google Earth and what used to be called...



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Search engine penalty for links that only appear in old cached pages?





from Google SEO News and Discussion WebmasterWorld http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/4628360.htm

3 Must-Dos For Landing Page Testing

Great landing pages do not happen overnight or as a lucky happenstance. They are developed through many rounds of testing — some successful, some not. My experience with conversion improvement efforts and landing page testing has taught me three critical lessons that apply, regardless of the...



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Google Expands In-Depth Articles

Google had updated the in-depth articles feature they launched back in August 2013. The new additions, as they announced on Google+, adds more ways to see more in-depth articles within the search results. Google added a link under the main block of in-depth articles to “More in-depth...



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Google Toolbar PageRank Lives On With The First Update In Over 10 Months

Google has updated the Toolbar PageRank values this morning, despite Google’s Matt Cutts implying the update would not happen again within 2013. The SEO community, discussion forums and social media outlets are lighting up with the news that Google has actually updated the Toolbar PageRank...



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