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Why Duane Forrester is a Fabulous Search Personality of the Year

October 13, 2014 at 5:00 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Why Duane Forrester is a Fabulous Search Personality of the Year

As one of the judges for this year’s US Search Awards, I knew who the winner of the Search Personality of the Year would be – Duane Forrester of Bing Webmaster Tools.  And what made this choice even better?  Sitting close to Duane Forrester as Marty Weintraub – last year’s winner – described the winner […]

Local Carousel Search Results Increase Clicks on Google AdWords Ads Below Carousel

October 13, 2014 at 4:24 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Local Carousel Search Results Increase Clicks on Google AdWords Ads Below Carousel

Many people aren’t fans of the local carousels that display in Google search results.  They often look out of place with the black border, although they look better for mobile and tablet users.  However, a new study shows just why Google isn’t putting much priority into redesigning them to look better – they increase ad […]

Warning for Flash Sites in Mobile Search Results Expands Internationally

October 13, 2014 at 4:00 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Warning for Flash Sites in Mobile Search Results Expands Internationally

Earlier this year, Google made a change within the US where a website’s snippet would change for mobile users to indicate that a page is Flash heavy and might not display well for mobile users.  Now Google is expanding this by starting to implement this for some mobile searches outside of the US. Starting today, […]

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