It’s no secret that the state of digital marketing conferences is in flux. Some conference series have become long in the tooth; others are ascendant. How dire is the situation? Whoops, I might have let the cat out of the bag. “Flux” is usually a code word for “trouble.” The old logic may be unraveling. […]
Archives for September 9, 2014
Google Clarifies Sitelinks Search Box Usage in Search Results
When Google added the new search box in sitelinks within the Google search results, there were certainly many questions about the new feature. Was it guaranteed to display if a webmaster sets it up? Would it only display for certain queries that would lead Google to believe that additional site: search would be warranted? Or […]
Google Showing Inline Knowledge Graph Snippets in Search Results
Alex Chitu at the Google Operating System Blog has noticed a new feature Google is testing in their search results – inline facts displayed underneath a search result listing. It is unclear when Google decides to display these inline knowledge graph snippets. For example, searching for “King of Rome” shows inline snippets, as does “King […]
Twitter Officially Introduces Buy Now Buttons on Tweets
Twitter has been dropping lots of hints about a planned ecommerce addition to tweets in the past couple of months. And those plans have finally been realized with the launch of “Buy Now” buttons in tweets. The new program is open to select Twitter accounts at this time, including Burberry, Rihanna and RED, however only […]
Google’s Webmaster Academy Now Available in 22 Languages
Back in March, Google re-launched the Webmaster Academy for English webmasters, which was essentially a roadmap – albiet a fairly basic one – of what webmasters should be doing to rank well in Google. It must have proven to be a hit, as they have updated it to include the academy in 22 languages. They don’t […]