Google has begun testing a new filter for the hotel search results they provide in both web search and local search. You can now filter your hotel searches for “vacation rentals.” Skift was first to notice this Google test but now we at Search Engine Land are able to replicate it. Try a search for […]
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By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON Queries about Islam and Muslims on the world’s largest search engine have been updated amid public pressure to tamp down alleged disinformation from hate groups. However, activists who have worked to bring about the changes say more work remains. In the past, users on Google seeking information about the religion or
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AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that they are now rolling out a new design for Sitelinks. Sitelinks are additional links within the snippets of the search results where searchers can quickly jump to important and relevant pages on that site, as opposed to the main listing in the search result
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The internet, which is a global medium, presents all kinds of problems for different cultures and legal systems around the world. Google’s recent legal battles in Canada and France against “local” orders to remove content from its global index are immediate examples of this challenge. Whose rules should apply and where? Because of the fundamentally
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Aiming to give users more information when a crisis occurs, Google’s new SOS Alerts are the latest addition to its family of crisis response search features. The SOS Alerts will appear at the top of search results related to an incident or searches for the location where the crisis has happened. According to Google, alerts
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A recent visit to TopSEOs.com revealed some amazing “facts” about online marketing vendors. Did you know, for example, that: One of iProspect’s biggest clients is Circuit City (which went bankrupt in 2008)? iCrossing’s annual revenue is between $1 million and $3 million? Geary LSF (which closed in early 2016) currently has 93 employees and revenue
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For website owners and/or managers, there are many paths for online marketing and optimization. From SEO to PPC and content marketing to social media marketing, there is certainly no shortage of ways through which to achieve your goals. However, those options and opportunities for your website come with rules that you have to play by,
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Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that they are running a small experiment where they auto-play videos in the search results page. Jennifer Slegg spotted the test this morning after conducting some test searches using Internet Explorer. The video in the knowledge panel will auto-play if you are in this experiment. A Google spokesperson
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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, yet again beat financial expectations with its second-quarter earnings, bringing in $26 billion in revenue for the three-month period, an increase of 21 percent from the second quarter of 2016. Earnings per share totaled $5.01, beating Wall Street’s forecast of $4.46 per share. According to its earnings statement released today, the
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