For better or worse, Google My Business (GMB) and Knowledge Graph (KG) are transforming mobile local search. It pays to watch the areas of innovation,...
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View articleVisual search on the web has been around for some time. In 2008, TinEye became the first image search engine to use image identification technology, a...
View articleGoogle has added a new fact check feature within its News products, allowing users to separate fact from fiction on trending stories. The tag will be ...
View articleWe’ve written an awful lot about Google’s open source accelerated mobile pages project (better know as Google AMP) over that last 12 months. AMPs impl...
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A couple of weeks ago we published an article covering 12 high profile websites that have been hit with a Google penalty. Not all of these companies ...
View articleIn a deal that one observer called “the saddest $5 billion deal in tech history,” Yahoo agree to sell itself to telecommunications giant V...
View articleIt’s search, Jim, but not as we know it. In a search industry where most of the major players are focused on machine learning, artificial intell...
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View articleOnline writing has its own style and it’s even more challenging when you consider its impact on SEO. Here are 15 tips to keep in mind when writi...
View articleOn September 23, Google announced Penguin 4.0, the latest version of its web-spam algorithm, and it is fair to say that this iteration has tip-toed it...
View articleWe don’t generally think of paid search as a great channel for personalisation, but increasingly, it's becoming one. Read More...
View articleSite search matters, yet many ecommerce sites are actually deterring customers through poor experiences. Indeed, a fifth of UK shoppers are not satisf...
View articleBack in 2013 John Gagnon wrote a very popular post detailing some of his favourite Excel tips and tricks. We thought we’d update the list of classic s...
View articleThe 10 types of content and experience platforms: Which are best for your business? How can you create content marketing which works for search, righ...
View articleAs you’re no doubt aware, Google finally rolled out its Google 4.0 algorithm update at the end of last week. Penguin is now part of Google’s core algo...
View articleJust in case you’re ever tempted to try a few black-hat practices to manipulate your search positions in Google, here are 12 tales to persuade y...
View articleSponsored content in collaboration with Marchex. When it comes to brand keyword bidding, most tests show that it makes sense to bid on brand keywords...
View articleA new study underlines the massive influence that Amazon exerts over the ecommerce market, with the site being the first port of call for the majority...
View articleOnline consumers with intent to purchase only find what they’re looking for in 50% of ecommerce searches. That needs to change. eBay has one. As do Se...
View articleUpdate: Google’s Rudy Galfi, Google’s lead product manager for AMP, has revealed to Greg Sterling from Search Engine Land that the global rollout of A...
View articleThree years ago, Mark Knowles wrote a thorough checklist for testing a website prior to its live launch. It was a very helpful guide, so we thought we...
View articleSridhar Ramaswamy, Google’s SVP of Ads & Commerce made announcements about two new products this morning at DMEXCO 2016. The first centred on even...
View articleAs local marketing becomes more important, it’s time to focus on local search strategy in order to beat your competition. David Whatley, Founder...
View articleHere we present a brand new guide, full of updated information and tips to give your online business a boost without the need of a credit card. Please...
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