In the past, Google might have explained such shifts in an attempt to maintain user trust. Now, Google either assumes it has so much user...

Last month, Google made one of the biggest changes in search privacy ever, by routing all searches through its Google Secure Search...

Once again, SEO is in the news. Once again, the media (along with an elected official or two — shocker!) clearly doesn’t understand how...

B Google announced that it is using a new search algorithm called “Hummingbird” to sort through its millions of facts and billions of web...

encrypting all search data, regardless of whether a user was signed in or not. The company offered the following statement to clarify...

Narrowing the brand’s focus on home improvement, repair and maintenance, the rebranding effort was a massive undertaking that included a...

Read more in Google’s post and also see our longer recap on Search Engine Land: Google Provides FAQ About Authorship, From Blocking To No...

In 2014,  we updated our popular Search Engine Land  Guide To SEO with a quick slideshow summarizing the key factors of successful search...

All of this was covered in depth on our sister site, Search Engine Land, but a recap is in order for our Marketing Land readers. Below, I...

If Google’s predictive search service Google Now needed a catchier name similar to Apple’s “Siri,” how about “Joan?” As in Joan Harris,...

Google hasn’t done an official blog post about the new feature, which works for its Google Chrome browser, but it confirmed to us...

We have full coverage of the roll-out on our sister-site Search Engine Land: iPhone & iPad Users To Get Google Now, As It Comes To iOS:...

When I started publishing online back in 1998, I didn’t have a shred of traditional marketing experience. It may sound counter-intuitive,...

crazy, farfetched idea when it was announced more than a year ago is now reality. In a series of moves late Monday, Google: notified its...

The concept of search dates back to the days of cavemen searching for food. So does social interaction and the exchange of information,...

The latest movie in the “Fast & Furious” franchise is coming, Fast & Furious 6. It’s getting a lot of attention because of its Super Bowl...

The wave of browsers using Google SSL Search — and thus blocking publishers from receiving search term data — continues. Google’s own...

Social media isn’t solely about direct social results. There are many places on your website where social media may improve your search...

Every few months, someone seems to attack search engine optimization. SEOs are often quick to rise in defense of their profession. I’ve...

“Build a better search” is an anthem many of us in the search business have been hearing for well in excess of a decade. Last month,...