Google is testing a brand new search feature for those who are using Hangouts on Air or YouTube Live events. When someone searches for the person’s name or brand, at the top of the search results will be a new knowledge graph box with the name, the event name, a screenshot and a link to […]
Google Wins Lawsuit in Brazil Over Removal of Viral Video and All Related Content
Google recently won a case in Brazil over the removal of a video – and all derivatives of it – that went viral in the country. The lawsuit, which hasn’t been reported in the English media but has been covered extensively in Brazil, was over a viral video that a family demanded Google remove. However, […]
Local Businesses Will See Reduced Check-ins As Foursquare’s App Drops Checking In Feature
If you are a local business, you should expect that your to see a drop off in Foursquare check-ins as the Foursquare officially drops the check-in feature from their app. Foursquare is dropping user’s ability to check-in, the feature that made the company famous. Instead, users will now have to download a second app in […]
How to Prevent Your AdWords Ads From Being Displayed in Apps
If you like running on the Google Display Network but are loathe to have your ads running inside apps, there is good news. Google has a feature that allows advertisers to prevent their ads from being shown in apps, or from being shown in specific apps, a feature that has been available for some time, […]
Google’s Penguin Algo Update is Being Worked On By Engineers
In yesterday’s Google Webmaster Central office hours, John Mueller commented that engineers are currently in the process of updated the Google Penguin algorithm. This is good news for those who may have been penalized by Penguin, as it has been over 9 months since we saw the last update to the Penguin algo. John Mueller […]
Time.com Reduces Bounce Rate With Continuous Scrolling Design
Continuous scrolling sites – also known as infinite scrolling sites – seem to be the “in” thing for websites undergoing redesigns this year. And some pretty big brands are weighing in about how they are seeing massive benefits from continuous scrolling pages in an article from Sam Kirkland at Poynter.org Many people got their first […]
Facebook Launches Save and Why it is Good for Facebook Pages
How often have you been standing in line somewhere, pulled out your phone for a quick Facebook check and see links you want to follow, but don’t have time in that minute long window you have while waiting for the cashier? Facebook is launching Save, a Pocket competitor, which is spun out of their Spool […]
Google Video Snippets Visibility Continues to Drop in Search Results
When SEER Interactive noticed that the visibility of Google video snippets in the search results were significantly reduced, I did a story looking at the drop in visibility, but noticed that the visibility jumped up by 4% on that day. So people wondered if it just a temporary flux that would sort itself out, or […]
Top SEM Picks – Week in Review July 20, 2014
Here is the best of the best that you might have missed last week in the SEM industry, so you are all caught up for the start of the work week. From The SEM Post Life Insurance Company Advertises on “Malaysian Airlines” on AdWords Google Reduces Video Snippets Visibility in Search Results More Large Embedded […]
Life Insurance Company Advertises on “Malaysian Airlines” on AdWords
We have often heard about pay per click advertisements being displayed at inopportune times or on inopportune news stories, but it is mostly the case of PPC managers who don’t react quickly enough when a bad news story hits their market area – such as cruise ships advertising on Costa Concordia news stories or Porsche […]